Mixed Pairs |
The Mixed Pairs was held at Dunholme VH on Sunday 14th April. Seventeen pairs had entered and played a 9 table 3/4 Howell of 28 boards. Congratulations to overall winners of the Hannam Challenge Cup, Nick Hunter & Ruby Schnalke, followed by Mark Wardell & Jacqueline Pfister and Maurice Lynn & Jennifer Knowler. A smoothly run event enjoyed by all.
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Last updated : 14th Apr 2024 21:42 BST |
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County SIM Pairs |
The Third County SIM Pairs of the 23/24 season took place on Monday 25th March. Five affiliated clubs provided a total of 67 pairs of all ranks and grades. A very successful result, with the honours going to Ethel (Chris) Taylor & Catherine Caldow from Scunthorpe BC, closely followed by Chris Heames & Ian Clarke from Spalding DBC and Rodney Mitchell & Glyn Jackson from Louth DBC. (Sadly, Heighington BC used the wrong board set and cannot be included).
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Last updated : 26th Mar 2024 20:02 GMT |
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Championship Teams |
The annual County Championship Teams event was held on Sunday 17th March. Eight teams participated in the qualifying event for the D & A Brown Trophy. The field was then split with the top four teams competing in the Championship Teams Final for the Dutton Challenge Cup, and the four lower ranking teams competing in the Championship Teams Consolation for the Turner Brumpton trophy. An enjoyable day was had by all. Congratulations to the various winners, who were as follows:
Championship Teams Final: Team Heighington A with Mo Parsons, Debbie Burton, Nick Hunter & Ruby Schnalke
Championship Teams Consolation: Team Ruff Diamond with Bill Crymble, Cos Corry, Colin Ryan & David Minnis
Championship Teams Qualifier: Team Louth with Mark Wardell, Jackie Pfister, Ed Harris & Kiat Huang
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Last updated : 18th Mar 2024 09:02 GMT |
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Men's & Ladies' Pairs |
The Mens's & Ladies' Pairs was held at Dunholme on Sunday 3rd March. A field of 6 Ladies' and 8 Men's pairs were combined to play a single session comprising a 3/4 Howell movement of 11 x 3 board rounds. In first place overall and clear Men's winners of the Vincent Cup were Alan Millington & Graham Marshall. In third place overall the Ladies' winners of the Sydney Vincent Cup were Mo Parsons & Debbie Burton. Well Done! Thanks to all present for providing a great afternoon of bridge enjoyed by all.
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Last updated : 3rd Mar 2024 21:35 GMT |
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Championship Pairs |
The annual County Championship Pairs event was run on Sunday 18th February. A healthy turnout of 12 tables participated in the qualifying event, for the Ernest Harrison Trophy. The top 10 pairs then competed in the Championship Pairs Final for the Arthur Wilson trophy, awarded to the overall winners. The remainder of the field played in the Championship Pairs Consolation Final, for the Bell trophy. An enjoyable day was had by all. We did experience a problem with the scoring system, and many thanks to all the players for their patience and understanding while we attempted to resolve the problem. Apologies for the fact that the results were a little delayed. Many thanks to Roy for his tremendous hard work at processing the results as quickly as he did. Congratulations to the various winners, who were as follows:
Arthur Wilson Trophy (for the Championship Pairs final): Mo Parsons and Debbie Burton
Bell Trophy (for the Championship Pairs Consolation final): Aaron Hutton and Kiat Huang
Ernest Harrison Trophy (for the qualifier): Rodney Mitchell and Mike Waters (beat Alison and Andrew Howarth on a split tie)
Margaret Briggs Trophy (highest pair both below Master): Jeremy Wong and Helen Clapham
Lucy Osborne Trophy (highest senior pair): Alison & Andrew Howarth
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Last updated : 21st Feb 2024 11:42 GMT |
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Bainton Trophy Final |
Sadly, one of our pairs had to withdraw at the last minute due to being unwell, and we were unable to raise a substitute. The remaining nine pairs participated in the "all-play-all" movement, playing 32 boards. All ran smoothly and it was an enjoyable afternoon of bridge for those taking part. The honours go to Rob Fabian & Brian Chamberlain, closely followed by Roy Brixton & Brigid Hughes and Maurice Lynn & John Hill. The top three pairs are eligible to take part in the Corwen Trophy next June.
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Last updated : 4th Feb 2024 21:23 GMT |
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Bainton Trophy Semi-Final |
We had a good turnout of 24 pairs for the Bainton Semi-Final playing a skip Mitchell of 11 x 3-board rounds. Despite a slight early hiccough as a result of a necessary movement change the event ran quite smoothly and was enjoyed by all. The honours go to Louise Mitcham & Sally Hippisley from Boston BC, closely followed by Anthony & Jean Lyndon-Smith from Heighington BC. Well Done! The top 10 pairs go on to the Final, which will be an "all-play-all" movement of 36 boards and for which all pairs will receive green Masterpoints.
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Last updated : 23rd Jan 2024 07:51 GMT |
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Charles Heward Trophy |
The Charles Heward Trophy (Restricted Teams of Four) was held at Dunholme VH on Sunday 3rd December. Four teams had entered, two from Scunthorpe BC, one from City of Lincoln BC and one from Louth DBC. All pairs played 24 boards from the 32 in play in a Stagger movement. Congratulations go to the winning Scunthorpe 1 team of Louise Lewis, John Mainwaring, Paul Readhead & Pam Readhead. The restricted teams consisted of a team captain of any Masterpoint rank, and three players of rank below Master (less than 5,000 points). It was very encouraging to see many of our lower ranking players making use of the County facilities. Everything ran smoothly despite the atrocious weather and everyone had a very relaxed and enjoyable afternoon of bridge.
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Last updated : 4th Dec 2023 08:28 GMT |
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Garden Cities Qualifier |
Seven teams of eight from five affiliated clubs participated in this event on Sunday 12th November. Each team was split into two sections and the separate sections played identical American Whist movements of 6 x 5 board rounds. The results were combined to provide the overall winner. Congratulations go to the Louth team of Janice Troughton & Mary Jo Mangion, Edward Harris & Kiat Huang, Rodney Mitchell & Glyn Jackson, Mark Wardell & Jacqueline Pfister, having a VP score 93, well ahead of runner up City Sharks 74. Everyone had a very enjoyable afternoon of teams of 8 bridge. The winning club (Louth) is eligible to enter the Regional Finals at Stamford or Bradford (F2F) on 11th May 2024. They will represent their club and the County. Details can be found HERE
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Last updated : 13th Nov 2023 09:51 GMT |
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Random Seeded Pairs |
The Random Seeded Pairs (Teams event) was held at Dunholme VH on Sunday 29th October. Fourteen pairs had entered and so we were able to make up 7 teams by randomly selecting the tables occupied by the seeded and unseeded pairs. All pairs played 30 of the 35 boards in play in an American Whist single line movement. Congratulations to the North/South seeded pair Mark Wardell & Jackie Pfister and the East/West unseeded pair Sue Barraclough & Phillip Harland who won very convincingly. Everything ran smoothly and it seems that everyone had a very enjoyable afternoon of bridge.
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Last updated : 29th Oct 2023 22:27 GMT |
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Northern Bridge League |
The final session of the Northern Bridge League took place on the 14th October.
The “A” division is made up of the first teams from Yorkshire, Manchester, Lancashire, Scotland, Mersey and Cheshire, and Lincolnshire. Our team was:
Rodney Mitchell and Chris Barnard, Edward Harris and Andy King
Kiat Huang and Graham Marshall, Jackie Pfister and Mark Wardell
The “C” division has teams from Cumbria, Lancashire, Scotland, Yorkshire, Westmorland, Mersey and Cheshire, Manchester, and Lincolnshire. Our team was:
Roy Brixton and Jane Brown, Megan Williams and Keith Stewart
Cos Corry and Andy Tomlinson, Patricia Donaldson and Lou Lewis
In the “A” division, we had just 1 win and lost the other 4 matches.. This placed us last of the 6 teams on the day. Over the whole competion, we finished in last place.
https://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwoq/bw.cgi?pid=display_rank&event=20231014_1&club=cumbria
In the “C” division we won 2 matches by good margins , but lost the other 5, and were 7th out of the 8 teams on the day. Over the whole competion, we finished in last place.
https://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwoq/bw.cgi?pid=display_rank&event=20231014_2&club=cumbria
Full Results Here: http://www.manchesterbridge.org.uk/NBL/r2023.html
Rodney
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The final session of the Northern Bridge League took place on the 14th October.
The “A” division is made up of the first teams from Yorkshire, Manchester, Lancashire, Scotland, Mersey and Cheshire, and Lincolnshire. Our team was:
Rodney Mitchell and Chris Barnard, Edward Harris and Andy King
Kiat Huang and Graham Marshall, Jackie Pfister and Mark Wardell
The “C” division has teams from Cumbria, Lancashire, Scotland, Yorkshire, Westmorland, Mersey and Cheshire, Manchester, and Lincolnshire. ..........
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Last updated : 17th Oct 2023 21:34 BST |
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Ghost Pairs |
Our second event of the season was the Ghost Pairs played at Dunholme on Sunday 8th October. Sadly, two pairs were lost due to illness, and so it only attracted five tables. Winners N/S were Rodney Mitchell & Glyn Jackson and E/W were Louise Mitcham & Sally Hippisley. Well done both pairs. Our next event is the Random Seeded Pairs on October 29th. The event was played in a very friendly spirit and we would encourage as many members as possible to play in all our events. There is nothing to fear.
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Last updated : 16th Oct 2023 12:12 BST |
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National Handicap Pairs |
We only managed to set seven tables for this National heat, but it was still an enjoyable afternoon of bridge for the attendees. Congratulations to Mark and Jackie for their prowess in coming top in our heat and seventh overall in the handicap nationally.
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Last updated : 16th Oct 2023 12:12 BST |
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Eileen & Bill Herbert Trophy |
Twenty Eight members attended the Annual General Meeting of the Association and made up seven tables for "free to enter" pairs starting at about 3pm. A simple standard Mitchell movement of seven x three board rounds was set. The honours go to Mark Wardell & Aaron Hutton, closely followed by Mike Llewellyn & Jackie Pfister. A fun afternoon of bridge made a fine ending to this annual event.
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Last updated : 16th Oct 2023 12:11 BST |
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