This is the website for inter-club duplicate tournaments, held with a 6.35pm prompt start on the 3rd Tuesday of most months at the Athenaeum Club in London's Pall Mall.  Dinner is held at around 8.30pm, shortly after the mid-point for the evening's hands.

Members of a St James's or other kindred club wishing to play in these sessions should contact Christina Hemmett at Christina@hellenist.org.uk. Players are requested not to invite professionals as partners.

Sir Basil Hall Trophy

The Sir Basil Hall Challenge Trophy is awarded to the player with the highest average percentage score over their best five Interclub appearances during the season, not more than three of which are with the same partner and subject to a minimum of five appearances. The winner must be a current member of a St James's or kindred club. A list of previous winners is available on this website. The picture above shows John Neilson, winner for the 2023-2024 season, being presented with the trophy by Geoffrey Lloyd, the previous year's winner, at the Bridge Circle's annual dinner held on 3 December 2024.

Visitors Douglas Shaw and Alex Cooper won the latest round of this year's competition with Tim Smith and Gitte Johansen and John Neilson and Heather Johnson also gaining podium places. After three rounds Gregory Stone holds a narrow lead in the race for the Trophy. There is no Interclub event in December. Many members and guests will be playing in the traditional pre-Christmas pivot teams competition.

St James's Bridge Drive

Congratulations to Catherine Rice-Evans who, with her partner, and husband, Rex Goad (O&C) won this year's St James's Bridge Drive with an impressive score of 70.35 per cent. This is a fitting reward for Catherine and Rex who pioneered the bridge drive which has proved such a popular event and which has now completed 14 cycles. It was a good day for The Athenaeum with five of the top ten pairs containing at least one club member. Our thanks go to the Reform Club for organising this year's event and to Victor Lesk for his immaculate organisation of the playing arrangements.