Tuesdays games on BBO:

10:15am Friendly Online BC Pairs - relaxed duplicate followed by a zoom hand discussion

7:15pm Oliver Cowan Pairs - open to all

Members and visitors welcome

We have our new Tuesday afternoon game on BBO starting at 2pm under Oliver Cowan BC Pairs on the tournament list and all are welcome.

 Come and join the fun but remember the same best behaviour rules as normal will apply!

The Dragon Swiss Pairs series continues with Round 7 on Saturday 22nd March at 1pm for the normal 6 x 6 board rounds. We will have a break after 3 rounds and finish by 6pm.

Each players best 5 scores will count towards their final total but players can play in as many or as few sessions as they like as each game is a separte tournament where green points are awarded for each round won or drawn and on overall standing.

The game is open to members of ALL home nations and masterpoints won will be transferred to you account from the WBU. The game does not count towards NGS as it is under the WBU.

Please fill out your details on the entry form below. Entry is $16BBO which you pay on the day when regsitering. If you do not use dollars but want to play, please send £13 to sort 204895 acct 43186903 acct name Oliver Cowan Bridge Club Virtual and the dollars will be put in your account prior to the event.

The 2025 renewal took place on the weekend of 11th and 12th January at the usual venue of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nottingham.

The Richard Bowdery Pairs was won by Tom Cohen & Jake Milne and the teams on Sunday was won by Natalie Hoff, Imogen La Chapelle, Harry Madden & Andy Cope.

At the dinner on Saturday evening, we had a great meal and some exciting games of Play Your Cards Right meant we raised over £1000 for charity with the main beneficiary being the Homeless Street Angels.

The 2026 event will take place on the weekend of 17th & 18th January and the good news is that prices are being held at the same rate as this year!

 Booking will open soon!

Upcoming Congresses being run by Oliver Cowan Bridge 

Oliver Cowan New Year Congress 2025 Nottingham 11-12 January

Sunday 18th May Leeds Swiss Pairs - Leeds Bridge Club

Spring Bank Holiday Congress 24-26 May - Hilton Hotel, Reading (EBU)

(Llan)Brighton 13-15 June - Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Seafront (LlanBrighton Bridge Union)

28-29 June Yorkshire Congress - Cairn Hotel, Harrogate (YCBA)

17-20 July EBU Summer Festival - Crown Spa Hotel Scarborough (EBU)

1-3 August Llandudno Congress - Craig-y-Don Leisure Centre (North Wales Bridge Association)

26-28 August Northern Midweek Congress - Cairn Hotel, Harrogate (EBU)

12-14 September Isle Of Man Congress - Venue TBC

15-16 November Lancashire Congress - Barton Manor Hotel & Spa, Preston (LCBA)

There are also going to be a number of 1 day events in clubs that will appear here when confirmed!

All details and booking information for the EBU congresses are on the EBU website under 'forthcoming events' and flyers for each will appear in the menu tab once bookings open.

Season 7 of the Online Teams League is starting on 7th October 2025 which will be used to fund a program of helping develop junior bridge.

The event is not designed to compete with any clubs as the 5:45 start time will allow players to get to their clubs to play Face to Face or to play online in their club duplicate sessions.

Teams will play 2 x 8 board matches each week, ideally on a Monday and Friday but captains can agree to play at a different time. Teams of 4 and £36 entry per team to cover a full cycle which will run for 7-10 weeks depending on the number of entries. Email Oliver for more information.