| Michael Coda Cup 2025 |
| Michael Coda Cup 2025 |
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The 2025 Michael Coda Cup will be contested from Monday 24th to Friday 28th February.
We will play in the heat taking place on Monday 24th February.
This year, like last year, the format is that each club will run its own session on its usual evening
from a prescribed set of boards, and the results from clubs taking part each night will be combined.
So it is effectively a mini-simultaneous pairs each day that week,
enabling players to play at more than one club during the week.
This year's charity to benefit from Somerset's Michael Coda Cup, chosen by the SCBA Committee
on behalf of the late Sheila Coda, is the Young Carers Development Trust (www.ycdt.org.uk),
a charity that tackles the lack of opportunity experienced by
many young carers in the West of England due to their caring responsibilities
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| Frome Bridge Club |
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Welcome to the Frome Bridge Club web site. The club is affiliated to the EBU and aims to provide friendy but competitive duplicate bridge for members and visitors.
Boards are electronically duplimated and Bridgemate scoring is used meaning that results are available as soon as the last board is completed.
Frome is a pleasant Somerset market town and is situated 12 miles South of Bath.
The club meets every Monday at 7.00pm in Wesley Methodist Church at Wesley Slope, Frome for Face-to-Face play.
In addition, we provide lessons followed by assisted play on:
Thursday mornings from 9.30 to noon and
Tuesday evenings from 7pm.
For further details contact: John Perry on 01373 467508.
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| Calling the Director |
Director Please!
When your opponent makes a Claim
If a claim for ‘x’ tricks is made at your table, please try and follow these steps
The claimant should:
- State the number of tricks being claimed and how they will be playing the remaining cards to achieve that
- Only claim when the line of play outlined will be simple for the opponents to follow
- Avoid making a claim where there are trumps remaining or finesses to take!
- Not hurry the opponents, instead allowing them plenty of time to evaluate the claim
The opponents should:
- Make a mental note of the exact explanation given by the claimant
- Keep their cards hidden until they have had time to review the claimant’s cards and the line of play outlined
- Accept only if they are satisfied that the claim is correct
- Call the Director straight away if any concerns exist.
- Not ask the claimant simply to play on as this forfeits the chance to call the Director afterwards.
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| Best Behaviour at Bridge |
Enjoy the evening!
Whether you are playing in a competitive or social session, please ensure that
you make the bridge enjoyable for yourself, your partner and your opponents.
Enjoy their company and congratulate them on their good play or bidding
Click here to read the EBU's "Best Behaviour at Bridge " statement.
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| Bridge Tuition at Frome Bridge Club |
Learn to play Bridge at Frome
We are pleased to announce that bridge lessons will
restart at Frome on Thursday 3rd October.
Four different classes are available:
On Thursday mornings we hold three classes. One is for complete beginners,
one is for refreshers and another for improvers.
On Tuesday evening there is a mixed group of different bridge experience.
For further details contact: John Perry on 01373 467508.
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| Morning Closure of Park Road from Thursday 25th April |
This is a reminder that, as from Thursday 25th April 2024,
Park Road, which leads to the car park at Wesley Church, will
be closed from 8.25 to 8.55 each morning during term time.
This will impact us each Thursday morning.
Please time your arrival to allow for this closure.
Those who park at the Memorial Theatre should have no problem
but may be delayed by traffic congestion,
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| Bridge Lessons at Frome Bridge Club |
LEARN BRIDGE AT FROME BRIDGE CLUB
Courses for both Improvers and Beginners are well established at Frome Bridge Club.
During the Summer months we offer friendly Assisted Play sessions..
Sessions take place each Thursday from 9.30 to 12 noon
Lessons at various levels are scheduled to restart in early October 2023.
Full details can be found by contacting:
John Perry on 01373 467508 or
email jp007g9418@blueyonder.co.uk
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| Bridge at Frome |
As at May 2022 the bridge provided at Frome consists of:
1. A competitive Face-to-Face Duplicate session on Monday evenings at the Club's venue in Wesley Church, Frome.
2. Face-to-Face Assisted Play on Thursday morning
For further details about lessons please contact
Marianne Lewin on 01373 451989 or
John Perry on 01373 467508
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| What are Master Points and the Ranking System? |
Master Points(MP) and the Ranking system
After each Monday session the results for the evening are uploaded to the EBU.
The EBU allocates MPs to each player in the top ranks for that evening
depending on the number of tables in play.
For example, on Monday 3rd Sept. there were 8 tables so MPs were awarded
to the top three pairs for both N/S and E/W.
The ranks start with:
Local Master 100 MPs
Club Master 200 MPs
Area Master 500 MPs
District Master 1000 MPs
County Master 2500 MPs
Master 5000 MPs
and then upward
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