Congratulations to Petersfield A  on reaching the NICKO final.  They took an early lead in the semi-final against a strong Young Chelsea team, and were 36 Imps up at halftime. A few lapses of concentration in the third set and YC regained most of those Imps. The final set was mainly a quiet affair - until the last board!

North opened 1S at both tables and both Souths responded 2H. In the open room after a lengthy sequence (Mike ran out of Pass cards), Ben Norton located the 6-2 H fit, but missing one key-card and QH settled for 5H, 450. In the closed room the bidding was less esoteric, but more exuberant. James Clark loved his 6 card Spade suit and bid on to 7S! The defence didn't lead a D, the spades behaved, and James could easily set up the hearts for 13 (or 15) tricks. So Petersfield chalked up 1510 for a 14 Imps swing and a fine victory.  It certainly made crawling through early evening traffic in SW London more bearable. Congratulations to Mike Kinsey, Owen Leigh, Steve Preston & James Clark. An excellent Result. (As first reported on the Petersfield Bridge Club Website).

Congratulations to Petersfield A  on reaching the NICKO final. ..........

On 14^th Septenber 2024, HIWCBA entered a team of 8 into each of the 3 divisions of the Metropolitan Cup – and all 3 teams finished in the top 3 of their divisions. Special congratulations to the B team (Stephen Scott & Mike Kinsey, Lilias Lamont & Tim Smith, Stuart Burnett & Dominic Cooke, Michael Yeo & Stevie Parker) who won the B division. The A team (James Bond & Gabriel Hearst, Nigel Dent & Chun Yin Kam, Eleanor Rice & Stuart Strachan, Karen Dewar & Adrian Fontes) and the C team (Guy Malcolm & Hugh Merry, Rick Assad & Dennis Adams, Andrew & Mary Ferguson, Andrew Fry & Phil Brown) finished third in their divisions. In the B division, with only one result outstanding (board 49 Kent vs Sussex), HIWCBA were tied first with Kent – and board 49 was only a part score board. However this was teams of 8, not teams of 4, and Kent managed to lose 10 imps on that board to drop a VP and leave HIWCBA B clear winners. Click on team names to see  full results for each division

On 14^th Septenber 2024, HIWCBA entered a team of 8 into each of the 3 divisions of the Metropolitan Cup – and all 3 teams finished in the top 3 of their divisions. ..........

The following HIWCBA members won trophies in HIWCBA leagues and Knockouts.

League Division 1: Congratulations to the winners :Team Preston (Jeremy Baker, Jeremy Dhondy, Dave Huggett, Andy Hughes, Steve Preston)  Final Positions Here 2nd:Team Fithyan (Stuart Burnett , James Clark, Mike Fithyan, Owen Leigh, Christine Ray, Richard Ray) In Relegation Position: Team Thomas. Team Johnson withdrew.
League Division 2 : Congratulations to the winners: Team Lamont (Andrew Doye. Mike Kinsey, Lilias Lamont, Philip Mitchell, Tony Truluck)  Final Positions Here 2^nd Team Bennett (Keith Bennett, Philip Brown, Nick Browne, Judi Coady, John Fairhurst, Madeline Lawson). In Relegation Positions : Team Assad & Team Nixon.
League Division 3 : Congratulations to the winners: Team Jones (Mike Day, Ivor Jones, Peter Toghill, Harry Tuffill, Maarten van der Kolk, David Walton) Final Positions Here 2^nd Titchfield Harriers (Luis Barbero, Antony Blunt, Dick Heasman, Mike Howell, Clive Murphy).
Cahalan Cup : Congratulations to the winners Team Hyde (Dick Hyde, Bob McRobert, Geoff Oldfield & Peter Crouch)
Hicko:  Congratulations to the winners Basingstoke G (John Glasscock, Sam Golding, Andrew & Mary Ferguson)

Other 2023-24 competition winners have been announced below and holders are also encouraged to collect their trophies on 15th September.

The following HIWCBA members won trophies in HIWCBA leagues and Knockouts. ..........