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Christmas Dinner
Wednesday 11th December
Contact Joy or Nina

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Christmas online Social

Monday 16th December
on RealBridge

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Christmas Tea
Friday 20th December

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Every Monday online
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Welcome to Oban Bridge Club
WELCOME!

Oban Bridge Club meets face2face in St Columba's Cathedral Hall, Esplanade, Oban on Wednesdays at 7pm and Fridays at 1.45 p.m. (a more relaxed and social afternoon for players of varying standards) and also online every Monday at 7 p.m. on BBO (SBU_W_OBA).

Visitors are always welcome and should contact
Joy at 07754 298331 or email her at joy@ushers.eu, whom failing Morag  on 0795 605652 if they wish to play.

Please do not attend if you feel unwell or have any symptoms of Covid/flu. Hand sanitizer is available at the club. 

Recent Promotions

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Congratulations to all those who have recently been promoted.

Margo is now a Scottish Master and Alice a Regional Master.

Brian is a 1* Master & Clare is a Master.

Fairlie Trophy 2024
Fairlie Trophy 2024

David & Jac came third in the Fairlie Trophy, one of the SBU Ranked Pairs events beating 17 other pairs of Regional, Scottish or National Masters.

Ogilvie Congress, Arran November 2024
  • The Stones
  • 1 & 2 in the Knockout & 2nd in Cons Pairs
  • A Coo
  • 3rd Equal in the Pairs
  • It s just around the corner
  • Winners of the Balloted Teams
  • The Shore
  • The Walkers
  • Winners of the Consolation Pairs

A wonderful weekend on Arran.
Best Oban Pair - Pam & Sue  (3rd overall)
Campbell & Tommy won the Pairs Consolation with Sandy & Margo 2nd and Catherine & Joy 3rd.
Best Oban Team - David, Liz, Pam & Sue (2nd in the Consolation Final) but Gordon & Willie and Campbell & Tommy actually qualified.
David & Sue won the Balloted Teams.
Margo was in the winning 2-Board Knockout Team with Sandy's Team second.
 

 

The Thea Teale Trophy

Congratulations to Carol & Alice who won the local heat of The Thea Teale Trophy and came 11th overall (out of 76 pairs).

Full amalgamated results 

Balloted Teams

Congratulations to Janet & Judith and Pam & Sue, winners of the Balloted Teams; closely followed by Lesley & Brian and Jack & David.

Newtonmore Congress October 2024
  • Dancing the night away
  • Does anyone know this cowboy
  • Enjoying the ceilidh
  • Girls in the Woods
  • Give us a twirl
  • Im just thinking
  • Rowan Trees
  • Third in Swiss Teams
  • Third in the Swiss Pairs

A fun-filled Congress with lots of prizes.

David & Jack came 3rd in the Swiss Pairs
David & Jack and Sue & Pam came 3rd in the Swiss Teams
Gordon & Campbell came 1st in the Bidding Competition.

Club Winners Summer 24

Congratulations to the winners of the Summer Season:

                                                            Best f2f                   David
                                                            Runner up              Liz
                                                            Nearest to 50%      Catherine

                                                           Best online             David
                                                           Runner up              Jack

                                                         

Dunbar Congress September 24
Dunbar Congress September 24

 

Runners up in the Teams event.

A fantastic daylong Congress with amazing hospitality.

Festival of Bridge 9th-15th September

!Bridge Fun Day! 
Dalmally Golf Club

We raised well over £500 towards Cancer Research UK.

Result - Pairs
Results - Teams

Donations to Cancer Research UK
or text 70470 with the word BRIDGE5 to donate £5
or BRIDGE10 to donate £10 etc.  
Thank you for your support.

Dalmally Bridge Fun Day
Perth Café Bridge
  • Off to the next venue
  • Sexy?
  • Stornoway

A lovely day out with Bridge included!

Lochgilphead Mini Congress

Winners of the 2024 Lochgilphead Congress pictured with the organiser, Campbell.
David & Jack came first N/S on both nights; Nina & Carol won E/W on Saturday.
Donnie & Drew (not pictured) won on the Friday night.

Lochgilphead Mini Congress
Friendly Friday
Friendly Friday

Ladies from Helensburgh came to play.

Friendly Friday Bridge

Charlotte & Gerhard from Bremen, Germany join Friendly Friday Bridge

Friendly Friday Bridge
SBU Ranked Individual Tourneys

Congratulations to Jack for coming 4th out of 24 Scottish Masters in the recent SBU Ranked Individual tournament.
Alice  & Lesley came 9th & 12th out of 32 in their event.

Winter Prize Winners

 

Winter F2F League -  1st     Jack 
                                   2nd   David 
                                   50% John S

Best Overall Improver - Lesley 

Memorial Trophy - Jack  & David 

Donald Johnston Balloted Teams- Campbell & Gordon and Tony & John  S

Winner of Hugh Kelsey Local Heat - Michelle & Liz M
Best Overall Position - Toril & Audrey

Winter Online League - 1st      Jack 
                                     2nd   David 

The Hugh Kelsey Trophy

The Oban Heat of the Hugh Kelsey Trophy was held on 26th March.

Congratulations to Michelle & Liz who won our local heat with 60.4%. 

 

Strathpeffer Congress 2024
Strathpeffer Congress 2024

Liz and Sandy - Winners Playing with the Professionals

  • 2024 Winners of the Congress Teams
  • 2024 Joint Winners of the Bidding Competition East West
  • 2024 Second in the Congress Teams
  • 2024 Winners of the Consolation Pairs
  • 2024 Winners of the Consolation Teams
  • 2024 Winners of the Pairs Championship
  • 2nd in the Two Board Knock-out
  • 3rd in the Teams Championship
  • Best Oban Pair
  • Best Oban Team
  • Best Oban Team half of!
  • Helensburgh goes to Oban
  • I ve got the cash
  • It s all over
  • Runners up in the Teams Championship
  • Runners up in the Pairs Championship
  • Still Quizzing
  • The Kiss!
  • The Kyle of Lochalsh Bridge Club Gang
  • The Trophys
  • The youngest quiz team
  • The Youngest Quizzer
  • Tony s Quiz
  • Winners of the Teams Championship 2024
  • Winners of the Two Board Knock-out

The 48th Oban Congress was held 15th-17th March 2024.
Tournament Director - Angus MacDonald

Results

Pairs Championship
Pairs Congress
Pairs Consolation

Teams Championship
Teams Congress
Teams Consolation

Newtonmore Congress February 2024
  • A bit of a blow
  • Just made it!
  • Riverside walk
  • So apt!
  • So true!
  • Winners of the Consolation Teams

A lovely sociable event despite our lack of prizes!

ECATS Charity Challenge

Congratulations to Sue & David - 3rd overall in the ECATS Charity Challenge

Results
Friendly Friday
Cathedral Hall
Scorer: Sue Pollard
Christmas Social
Cathedral Hall
Director: Morag Telfer
Scorer: Sue Pollard
Oban Dalbeattie Stewarton Helensburgh online
BBO
Scorer: mattpom
Calendar
Mon 16th December 2024
Oban Dalbeattie Stewarton Helensburgh online
BBO 7p.m.
Wed 18th December 2024
Wednesday Evening Pairs
Cathedral Hall 7pm
Director: Morag Telfer
Fri 20th December 2024
Friendly Friday
Cathedral Hall 1:45pm