Oban Bridge Club meets face2face in St Columba's Cathedral Hall, Esplanade, Oban on Wednesdays at 7pm and Fridays at 1.45 p.m. (a more relaxed and social afternoon for players of varying standards) and also online every Monday at 7 p.m. on BBO (SBU_W_OBA).

Visitors are always welcome and should contact
Joy at 07754 298331 or email her at joy@ushers.eu, whom failing Morag  on 0795 605652 if they wish to play.

Please do not attend if you feel unwell or have any symptoms of Covid/flu. Hand sanitizer is available at the club. 

The 49th Oban Congress was held 14th-16th March 2025.
Tournament Director - Angus MacDonald
Prizes presented by Club President, Morag Telfer

PAIRS
Championship Final
Winners - Pam & Archie Leith
2nd Jim Hay & Tom Robertson
3rd Norman & Bett Morrison
Full Results

Congress Final
Winners - Ann & Graham Anderson
2nd - Jack Shearer & Catherine Grainger
Full Results

Consolation Final
Winners - Colin McCormack & Mary Volume
Full Results

Pairs Qualifying - Full Results  - Section Results

Section A - Finlay Marshall & Ross Woodburn
Section B - Michele Grainger & Marc Shearer
Section C - Bron McWhinney & Dilys Gellatly

TEAMS 
Championship Final
Winners - Jack Suchodolski, David Pollard, Pam McGuire & Sue Pollard
2nd - David Mcleod, Paul Kerr, Angela Knox & Eddie McGeough
3rd - Tom Robertson, Ross Woodburn, Finaly Marshall & Jim Hay
Full Results

Congress Final
Winners - Michele Grainger, Marc Shearer, Jack Shearer & Catherine Grainger
2nd - Terry Mcnair, Kieron Green, Campbell Young & Gordon Brechin
Full Results

Consolation Final
Winners - Mike & Gill Scully, Alan Hutton & Winifred MacCallum
Full Results

Teams Qualifying 
Section Winners - Section A - David Pollard, Jack Suchodolski, Pam McGuire & Sue Pollard
Section B - Jim Hay, Tom Robertson, Finlay Marshall & Ross Woodburn
Section C - Wan Ying Hill, Malcolm Hill, Colin McCormack & Mary Volume

Bidding Competition - N/S David Pollard & Ian Muir
E/W Jo Usborne & Stephen Carr

Two Board Knock-out
Winners - Christine Baillie, Joyce Hamilton, Ann & Graham Anderson
Runners up - Campbell Young, Gordon Brechin, Bett & Norman Morrison

Balloted Teams
Winners - Section A - Andrew & Mary Grant, Lesley Kydd & Janis Perry
- Section B - Steve & Gill Terry, Wan Ying & Malcolm King

Congratulations to Pam & Sue, winners of the Memorial Trophy.

We take this time to remember all those who have helped, inspired and put up with us as we play.

Congratulations to David & Jack and Campbell & Gordon for winning the Charity Night Event.

Carol won the Deuce Prize and we raised a further £128 for charity making a total of £272 to go to MacMillan Nurses locally.

Thanks to everyone for their generous donations.

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Congratulations to all those who have recently been promoted.

Tony is now a District Master.

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  Best Oban Swiss Pair
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  The Team
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  Winners of the Consolation Pairs

Congratulations to Jack & David, second in the Congress Pairs and Campbell & Gordon, first in the Consolation Pairs.
Not forgetting Morag & Carol - Best Oban Swiss Pair!

Congratulations to Jack & David - 3rd overall in the ECATS UNICEF Charity Challenge

If you wish to donate further, please follow this link to the JustGiving page.

David & Jac came third in the Fairlie Trophy, one of the SBU Ranked Pairs events beating 17 other pairs of Regional, Scottish or National Masters.

A wonderful weekend on Arran.
Best Oban Pair - Pam & Sue  (3rd overall)
Campbell & Tommy won the Pairs Consolation with Sandy & Margo 2nd and Catherine & Joy 3rd.
Best Oban Team - David, Liz, Pam & Sue (2nd in the Consolation Final) but Gordon & Willie and Campbell & Tommy actually qualified.
David & Sue won the Balloted Teams.
Margo was in the winning 2-Board Knockout Team with Sandy's Team second.
 

Congratulations to Carol & Alice who won the local heat of The Thea Teale Trophy and came 11th overall (out of 76 pairs).

Full amalgamated results 

Congratulations to Janet & Judith and Pam & Sue, winners of the Balloted Teams; closely followed by Lesley & Brian and Jack & David.

A fun-filled Congress with lots of prizes.

David & Jack came 3rd in the Swiss Pairs
David & Jack and Sue & Pam came 3rd in the Swiss Teams
Gordon & Campbell came 1st in the Bidding Competition.

Congratulations to the winners of the Summer Season:

                                                            Best f2f                   David
                                                            Runner up              Liz
                                                            Nearest to 50%      Catherine

                                                           Best online             David
                                                           Runner up              Jack

Runners up in the Teams event.

A fantastic daylong Congress with amazing hospitality.

Festival of Bridge 9th-15th September

!Bridge Fun Day! 
Dalmally Golf Club

We raised well over £500 towards Cancer Research UK.

Result - Pairs
Results - Teams

Donations to Cancer Research UK
or text 70470 with the word BRIDGE5 to donate £5
or BRIDGE10 to donate £10 etc.  
Thank you for your support.

A lovely day out with Bridge included!

Winners of the 2024 Lochgilphead Congress pictured with the organiser, Campbell.
David & Jack came first N/S on both nights; Nina & Carol won E/W on Saturday.
Donnie & Drew (not pictured) won on the Friday night.

Ladies from Helensburgh came to play.

Charlotte & Gerhard from Bremen, Germany join Friendly Friday Bridge

Congratulations to Jack for coming 4th out of 24 Scottish Masters in the recent SBU Ranked Individual tournament.
Alice  & Lesley came 9th & 12th out of 32 in their event.

Winter F2F League -  1st     Jack 
                                   2nd   David 
                                   50% John S

Best Overall Improver - Lesley 

Memorial Trophy - Jack  & David 

Donald Johnston Balloted Teams- Campbell & Gordon and Tony & John  S

Winner of Hugh Kelsey Local Heat - Michelle & Liz M
Best Overall Position - Toril & Audrey

Winter Online League - 1st      Jack 
                                     2nd   David 

The Oban Heat of the Hugh Kelsey Trophy was held on 26th March.

Congratulations to Michelle & Liz who won our local heat with 60.4%. 

Liz and Sandy - Winners Playing with the Professionals