Well, that's it for another congress successfully completed. There was very serious competition as well as much laughter and, though tiring, many happy players at the end of each day.

The final results were :
Sat Open Pairs 1st - Frances Gaunt & Rod Roark (Coffs Harbour); 2nd - Margaret Boniface & Judy Scott (Great Lakes) and Under 300MP's 1st - Neah Williams & James Parker (Coffs Harbour); 2nd - Jennifer Bissett & Neil McMaster (Newcastle).

Sun Open Teams 1st - Peter Briscoe, Sam Kebby, Carol Briscoe & Saima King (PMHBC); 2nd - Nerida Gillies, Sandy Carter, Anne Small& Loraine Neville (Peninsula) and Under 300MP's - Carol Parker, Sharon Versteege, Anne Meyer and Kevin Hughes (Community Bateau Bay). 

The compliments flew thick and fast for the work done by the catering team with some declaring it the best of all. Sincere thanks to all those who contributed by baking, shopping, spending hours in the kitchen to clean and serve; the dealers and especially Tom the convenor, who has to deal with all the logistics of participants and balancing table numbers.

See some photos of winners below.

After two hotly contested rounds in each division, we are happy to announce that the winners of the Club Teams competitions are....
In the Intermediate Division were Kirsten Hartley, Simon Elderfield, Elly Edgar and Harley Hart and in the Open Division were Murray Booth, Robyn Griffiths, Saima King & Bob Jess. Congratulations on a great result and well done to all participants. We look forward to seeing you all back next time.

The results have been collated for the recently held NSW State-wide Pairs Competition. In the 50-100MP section were Sandra Jackson & Margaret Jordan in 28th place followed in 32nd by Kirsten Hartley & Simon Elderfield. In the overall rankings Sue Lindner & Pat Sleat were in 65th and Ron Cross & Graeme McLaren were placed 136th. Well done to all participants. For a full run down of placings use the link below.

https://www.australianbridge.com/SWP/2026SWP.php

September:
Thur 24th - Spring Pairs
Sat 26 / Sun 27th - State Teams & Pairs Regional Finals 

October:
Sat 10th - Chris Manser Shield
Tues 20th - NSWBA's <100MP Championships 
Fri 23rd - NSWBA's < 100MP Championships
Tues 27th - Australia-wide Restricted Pairs <300MP's
Sat 31st - Anniversary Pairs

Please check your bookings regularly to ensure that you are booked in for the days you wish to play. We understand that it can become confusing, playing different days with different partners. However, it makes our directors days easier if they have accurate numbers for each seating plan.