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Playing a mixture of face-to-face and online bridge. Check the calendar for details. Click here for details of our regular bridge sessions.

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Blue-Pointed Swiss Pairs

Sun 7th July at 1pm

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Morrie Marsh Novice Pairs Competition Winners

Many congratulations to Graham Bray & Philip O'Neill who are the winners of this year's Morrie Marsh Novice Pairs Competition held at the club on 16th May. Both are Bridge for All students and they win the Morrie Marsh Trophy which will be formally awarded at the club's AGM in the summer. Well done to everyone who took part in the competition.

 

EBED Simultaneous Pairs

Congratulations to Chris Earl & Stephen Bedford who won OBC's heat of the EBED Simultaneous Pairs held on Monday 13th May. Andy King & Amr El-Kashef were second, and Chris Bone & Juliette Riehl were third, so very well done to them too. 

Nationally the results are slightly different - click here to see the national results.

Click here to view the commentary on the hands

Blue-Pointed Swiss Pairs - Sun 7th July

On behalf of Oxfordshire Bridge Association, Oxford Bridge Club is holding a Blue-Pointed Swiss Pairs on Sunday 7th July, at 1.00pm. 

We will be playing 6 x 6-board matches, and there will be cash prizes for the winners, runners-up, second-half ascenders, and highest placed non-expert pair. 

Entry fee: £16 per player, to include tea and refreshments. Entry is via the OBA website: CLICK HERE TO ENTER

Click here for the information leaflet.

Abingdon Cafe Bridge - 21st May

Oxfordshire Bridge Association is running a Café Bridge event in Abingdon on Tuesday 21st May.  Proceeds in aid of Sobell House. Click here for further information and to book

Bridge for All Courses - Term 3 classes available to book

Calling all Bridge for All students - booking is now open for your respective courses, if you enjoyed the second term please sign up for Term 3. For more information click on the course you wish to join in the LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE box to the right.

Playing Bridge at the Clubhouse

We are playing face-to-face (F2F) bridge at the clubhouse on the following days:

Monday mornings:  this is a hybrid session with two sections playing the same set of hands - one section playing at the club, and the other on RealBridge.

Tuesday mornings:  this is a Gentle Duplicate session with restrictions on experienced partnerships.

Wednesday evenings: duplicate pairs, except 1st Wednesdays when we play teams.

Thursday evening Supervised Play sessions are at the clubhouse and must be prebooked. Click here for more information about Supervised Play sessions

Friday mornings: this is a hybrid session with two sections playing the same set of hands - one section playing at the club, and the other on RealBridge.

Friday evenings: cross-Imp pairs on 1st Friday evenings only. Must be booked in advance. Not hosted. 

As always please check the calendar for details. Pay for F2F sessions by card when you arrive at the club (except for 1st Friday evenings and Thursday evening Supervised Play which must be booked in advance).

Free tea and coffee is available at every session; the bar is open during the evening sessions. 

All sessions (except 1st Friday evenings) are hosted, so you can come along without a partner. Visitors are very welcome. 

RealBridge - Audio and Video problems

If you are having trouble with sound or video on your iPad or other device when using RealBridge, this guidance may help you to fix the problem.

Social Bridge

Social Bridge

♥  Saturday afternoons 2.30pm F2F for anyone wanting to play social bridge in a relaxed atmosphere 

Back to normal this week

♥  Click here for more information
♥  No need to book - just come along!

 

SEMINARS & COURSES

Saturday Seminar with Charlie Bucknell. Competitive bidding and when to stop. 18th May at 10.00am. For more information and to book click here.

LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE!

Bridge for All Courses

Year 1 Monday afternoons click here
Year 2 Monday evenings click here
Year 2 Tuesday afternoons click here
Year 1 Tuesday evenings click here

 

Bucknell Bridge

OTHER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AT OBC

♥  BucknellBridge - training courses at OBC

♥  BucknellBridge - tips on bidding and play

Playing Bridge Online
PLAYING ONLINE BRIDGE RealBridge
Click here to book your place at a RealBridge session (& Fri evening X-Imp pairs)
Further information on playing on RealBridge is available here.
Results
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge
Director: Diane (F2F); Cliff P(online)
Scorer: SMF
Host: Peter E (online); Holly K (F2F)
Teams
RealBridge
Director: Martin I
Scorer: Martin I
Host: Not hosted
Morrie Marsh/Novice Pairs Competition
Bridge Club
Director: Anne L
Scorer: Liza
Host: Pamela F, Nick W, Anne D
9-High Pairs
RealBridge
Director: Brian
Scorer: Brian
Host: Esther W
Supervised Play
RealBridge
Director: Kathy T
Scorer: SMF
Host: Nick W
Gentle Duplicate
RealBridge
Director: Steve
Scorer: Steve
Host: Marianne O'C
Calendar
Mon 20th May 2024
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge 10.00
Director: Diane (F2F); Chris D (online)
Scorer: Phil Chaundy(F2F); Marion (online)
Host: Gaynor C (online); Paul W (F2F)
 More Info
Tue 21st May 2024
Gentle Duplicate
Clubhouse 10.00
Director: Peter Sh
Scorer: Diana E C
Host: Gaynor C
 More Info
Wed 22nd May 2024
Supervised Play
RealBridge 10.00
Director: Nick W
Scorer: Anne L
Host: Neil F
 More Info
Wed 22nd May 2024
Gentle Duplicate
RealBridge 14.00
Director: Viccy
Scorer: Viccy
Host: Patricia L
 More Info
Wed 22nd May 2024
John Deech Challenge Pairs
Clubhouse 19:15
Director: Nick
Scorer: Pat L
Host: Victor R-R
 More Info
Thu 23rd May 2024
Supervised Play
Bridge Club 19.15
Director: Christine B
Scorer: Ian B
Host: Ian B
 More Info