The 2025 Program has been developed by Ken Horne, Kaye Frankland, Jill Parsons, Gail Hamer and Ruth Perris.
There are some new additions to the program and some changes to how some events will be run.
There are still a few events that need finalising and you will be informed about these when the planning is finished.
All players are asked to become familiar with the updated versions of two MBC documents:
- MBC Rules and Information for Members and Guests
- MBC Tournament regulations
The Maitland Bridge Club Tournament Sub-Committee Guidelines have also been revised.
The updates to these three documents are currently in red font so members can easily see the changes. The red font will remain red until the end of January 2025 to allow all members time to familiarise themselves with the changes.
You can find these documents in several locations:
- the Information section of the MBC website
- on display at the MBC clubhouse near the kitchen door and on the white cupboard opposite the sign on table
- in a display book that is located on the sign on table at the clubhouse – for easy reading at your bridge table (please return this copy to the sign on table when finished)
Please note the term ‘Rounds’ e.g. GNOT Rd 1 will no longer be used. These will now be called ‘Sessions’ to bring us in line with ABF and Bridge NSW terminology e.g. GNOT S1.
To assist you with planning holidays etc for 2025, this is a list of the events, other than normal bridge sessions for 2025. Please mark any that interest you in your diary.
Events being trialed for 2025:
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Event Name
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Date/s
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Criteria for entry
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Criteria for running event
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Cost
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Nationwide Pairs
Queens Slipper events
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To be advised
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Open to all
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At least 3 tables
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1 token.
MBC will subsidise the additional $1 per player for 2025 and review this for 2026 if the competition is successful.
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Changes to current events:
State mixed Pairs: NSWBA requires the field to be a majority of mixed pairs. In 2023 this was not seen as a popular event in its previous format with only 6 mixed pairs competing in all rounds on Mondays and the event being abandoned for the Friday sessions due to lack of mixed pair interest.
In 2024 this was run as a 2 session event on a Sunday This was also not very popular.
For 2025 we are trialing 2 Tuesday mornings so it will not be one whole day.
We will use Creightons Sponsorship vouchers to provide prizes to the overall Best Novice, Best Restricted and Best Open Pairs who play in both sessions.
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Event Name
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Date/s
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Criteria for entry
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Criteria for running event
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Cost
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State Mixed Pairs
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Session 1
Tuesday 8 April 2025
Session 2
Tuesday 29 April 2025
9.15 am.
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Mixed pairs
Special event Criteria applies
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At least 5 tables
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1 token per session
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Country Teams/Club Teams Championships will again be run as one event concurrently. In 2025 this will be over 2 Sunday mornings, rather than one Sunday with 2 sessions.
This is following feedback from members who did not like the whole day event.
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Event Name
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Date/s
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Criteria for entry
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Criteria for running event
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Cost
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Club Teams Championship combined with Country Teams
Sponsored by Creightons
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Session 1:
Sunday 30 March 2025
Session 2:
Sunday 27 April 2025
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Teams of 4
Special event Criteria applies
Entries close one week prior to Session 1.
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Minimum 5 teams, maximum 9 teams
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1 token per session
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Dinner Bridge will replace Pizza Bridge and will be held on Saturdays after the normal Saturday bridge session.
There will only be 3 Dinner Bridge sessions in 2025.
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Event Name
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Date/s
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Criteria for entry
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Criteria for running event
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Cost
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Dinner Bridge
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Saturdays:
22 February 2025
14 June 2025
30 August 2025
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None
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At least 3 tables
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2 tokens per player for members
$14 for non members
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Annual General Meeting:
Monday 4 August 2025. 5.00 pm after bridge.
A motion was passed at the December 2023 Management Committee meeting to alternate AGMs between the first Monday and Wednesday in August to ensure greater equity of access for meeting attendance.
Wednesday now attracts more tables per year than any other bridge session.
Other events::
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Event Name
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Date/s
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Criteria for entry
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Criteria for running event
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Cost
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Red Point
14 Rounds
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See calendar for dates
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As decided by members attending the 2024 AGM:
Special event Criteria applies
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At least 3 tables
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1 token
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GNOTS
Grand National Open Teams
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Saturday Sessions:
1: 3 May 2025
2: 10 May 2025
3: 17 May 2025
Monday Sessions:
1: 5 May 2025
2: 12 May 2025
2: 19 June 2025
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Teams of 4
Special event Criteria applies
Entries close 1 week prior to Session 1.
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Minimum 5 teams, maximum 9 teams.
If there are less than 5 teams entered, GNO Pairs will be run instead of teams.
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2 tokens for Session 1.
1 Token for
next Sessions
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Australia Wide Novice Pairs
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Wednesday 28 May 2025
12.45 pm
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Players must have less than 100 MPs.
Special event Criteria applies
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At least 5 tables
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2 tokens
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Australia Wide Restricted Pairs
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Tuesday 28 October 2025
9.15 am
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Players must have less than 300 MPs.
Special event Criteria applies
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At least 5 tables
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2 tokens
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Australia wide Open Pairs
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Tuesday 26 August 2025
9.15 am
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Special event Criteria applies
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At least 5 tables
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2 tokens
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Club Pairs Championships Qualifying
Events
and Final
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Ongoing
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Pairs must play a minimum of 30 times together and their best 24 scores will be averaged.
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Top 18 pairs invited to participate in Final. If there are not 18 pairs with 30 games, the next in order will be invited to participate.
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Club Pairs Championship
Final
Open and Novice.
Sponsored by Creightons
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Date to be advised.
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Invited Pairs only
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Up to 9 tables
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Final free to invited players.
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State Open Pairs
We are currently able to run 5 sessions.
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Mondays:
1 September 2024
8 September 2025
15 September 2025
Fridays:
5 September 2025
12 September 2025
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Special event Criteria applies
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At least 5 tables
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1 token per session
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Invitation Days
3 sessions
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Wednesdays:
25 June 2025
13 August 2025
12 November 2025
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One player to have less than 25 MP. This may be adapted if deemed necessary as our newer players are progressing very quickly.
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At least 3 tables
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1 token
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Christmas Function
Venue to be advised
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Thursday 4 December 2025
6.00 pm
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Members and guests welcome
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To be advised
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All these events are now on the MBC website Calendar for 2025.
At the top of each month you can click the right facing arrow on the top right of the calendar page to take you to the next month. (e.g. May to June)
The down facing arrow will take you to the next year. (e.g. 2024 to 2025)
The left facing arrow at the top left of each page will take you back one month. (e.g. June to May)
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