Worthing Venture Pairs

It was a very pleasant and relaxed afternoon in the Sussex Venture Pairs at Worthing on Sunday July 19th.

Congratulations to winners Angela Neale and Neil Fairburn and well done to joint runners-up Denise Ireland & Jan Adams and Laurence Chiswell & Debbie Hildick-Smirh.

Thank-you to Alexa Baxter for directing and for keeping all running smoothly.  Thanks to the Worthing ladies for producing a delicious afternoon tea that was thoroughly enjoyed.

Congratulations to everyone for making the event so enjoyable.

Eileen Perrigo (Organiser)

SCCBA Green-Pointed Swiss Pairs
Patcham Community Centre
Sunday July 26th at 11am

As always with Swiss Pairs, you will play against players on similar scores so all types of players are welcome and can flourish in a friendly atmosphere . In this event, the master-point premium is increased and green points are won for every match won or drawn as well as ranking points to a portion of the field.  There will be seven matches of seven boards each for you to outplay your opponents.

It would be great to see you there!   The entry fee is £20 per player.  See how to enter.

Please note that the maximum number of pairs possible at this venue is 40.  To date (Wednesday July 22nd), 39 pairs have entered so if you want to play, please get your entry in ASAP and by Friday July 24th at the latest!

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available throughout and you can order sandwiches in advance or bring your own food.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me or ring me on 07515 333539.

Peter Clinch
(Competition Organiser)

Exactly one month after the Green-Pointed Swiss Pairs, there's the popular and friendly

Blue-Pointed Midweek Swiss Pairs
Henfield Hall
Wednesday August 26th at 10:30am

This is another county event which uses the popular Swiss format so you'll always be playing against pairs who are on a similar score to you.  You also get enhanced master points which are always nice.

The entry fee of £20 per player includes a Ploughman's lunch of your choice, tea and biscuits.

See how to enter.  If you have any questions, please email Organiser Peter Clinch or ring him on 07515 333539.

SCCBA Youth Bridge Festival

2026 Spring Congress 

At the Sussex Spring Congress on May 30th/31st, the heat was fierce and the competition was strong.  The winners of the Swiss Pairs were Paul King and Colin Holehouse of Hertfordshire who ended twelve points clear of the top Sussex pair, David W Green and John Hazard.  The top 10-high pair was Lawrence Goldberg and Clive Hardebeck.  The bidding competition was won by Gary Hyett; the highest non-expert was Dev Jaffe.

The teams trophy was retained by Matt Smith, Giles Faulkner, David Benjamin and Matt Read, who held off Andy Briggs, Milli Fawssett, John Williams and Dudley Edwards.  Congratulations to all the winners!

Many thanks to Stephen Kennedy for directing on a weekend that produced quite a few scoring anomalies and to Charlotte Setahul for producing a delicious lunch despite the heat.  Also thanks to Martin Pool for dealing the hands and to John Hardy and Mervyn Wotton for managing the entries.

Sussex League 2025/26

The Sussex League competition is now complete for another season.  25 teams have participated this season in 4 Divisions and congratulations are due to the winning teams in each Division, captained by Julian Mitchell, Alan Gillespie, Thea Sydenham, and Mark Elliott.  This popular competition will start again in September, running through the autumn and winter months, and entries for the new season will be invited in early August.  New teams, of whatever level of experience and ability, are always welcome to join the competition, please contact the organiser, David Galpin, if you would like more information.

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