Wiltshire Contract Bridge Associaiton is affliated to the EBU and is the umbrella organisation for clubs in Wiltshire, supporting, developing and promoting bridge in the County.

Cafe bridge returns to Devizes!

This fun and social event will take place on 30th April 2025 in Devizes. It is open to all bridge players, whether you play at a club or not, and the cost of entry incudes a welcome hot drink, lunch, a finishing drink and prizes. If you would like to take part, but do not have a partner, please contact the organiser, Phil Meats, as there are people looking to play. For more information, and to enter, please click here.

WILTSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS

It was a very close fought match in the Wiltshire Championship Pairs competition, held at Nursteed Centre, Devizes on Sunday 16th March. The winners were Martyn Tranter and Paul Cooper, second place went to Garry Towns and Evelyne Thomas, and in third place were Stuart Bridge and Roger Karn. The top three pairs will go forward to represent Wiltshire in the Corwen Trophy. There was only a 5% difference between second place and 11th place so just a few boards made all the difference. For the full results, please click here. For more information about the Corwen Trophy, please click here. 

There was glorious weather for the Wiltshire congress at Bath University this year, with numbers attending the roughly the same as last year despite the clash with the North Devon Congress. The winners of the Swiss Pairs on Saturday were brothers Matthew and Robert Covill, with 106 victory points, and coming a close second were Tim Rees and Mia Deschepper with 103 victory points. The top Wiltshire players were Richard Samter and Andrew Parkes who came 7th out of 60 pairs. For the full results, please click here.

As last year the Swiss Teams was a close run event and ended in a joint first place for the Solomon team (Warner Solomon, Ian Walsh, Stefan Lindfors and Rob Lawy) and the Hobhouse team (Robert and Lou Hobhouse, Sebastian Atisen and Susanna Gross). The top Wiltshire team, who ended in 7th place, was led by Richard Samter, with Andrew Parkes, Stuart Bridge and Roger Karn. For full results of the Swiss teams, please click here.

Congratulations to Bath A

The Wiltshire qualifying event for the Garden Cities Trophy was held on 19th January 2025. The winners were Bath A, comprising of Stuart Bridge, Roger Karn, Richard Samter, Andrew Parkes, Chris Jones, John Treble, Phil Howard and Graham Hodges.  The full results and hands are available through this link.

There was a good win for Wiltshire A in the Western League match against Cornwall on Saturday 8 March, beating Cornwall A 16VP to 4VP leaving the A team in 4th place, very close to 3rd place Herefordshire, so there is all to play for in the final match on April 5th. Wiltshire B drew 10-10, while Wiltshire C lost 4-16. In the x-imps, which shows how each pair did against all the pairs playing, the top Wiltshire players were Angela and Lynne Flavell who came 3rd overall, with Nick Pegg and bob Bannister coming 10th. For the full results and to see the hands, please click here.

The final match of this season will be on Saturday 5th April 2025. If you are interested in taking part, please contact Stuart Bridge. 

The 2024-2025 season of the Wiltshire league is now at half-way. In Division One, the Hogdson team are leading having won 4 out of 5 matches with a better score than the team in second place, Dunlop. There is still everything to play for in the final matches. In Division Two the Cooper team are in front, with the Phillips team in the runner-up slot, though things could change as every team in this division has won a match. In Division Three, it is close between the Hutchinson team currently in first place, with the Forsyth team in second. For the full tables and results, please click on the links on the right.

The next matches will take place on Monday 6th January, start time is 7pm.

A Wiltshire team, comprising Trevor Purches, Susie Gall, Stuart Bridge and Roger Karn, were the runners-up in the West of England Swiss Teams which took place on Sunday 13th October. It was quite close between first and second, and although the Wiltshire team won all their 6 six matches, the winning team won their 5 matches by a bigger margin. For the full results and to see the hands, please click here.

Many congratulations to Graham Hodges and Dave Latchem for their win in the first event of the 2024-2025 Wiltshire calendar - the Blue Point Swiss pairs, held on Sunday 22nd September. The runners-up were John Perry and Marianne Lewin. There were 18 pairs competing and every pair won some Blue Points, showing how a Swiss Pairs competition is a great introduction to County events. For the full results and the hands, please click here.

Congratulations to Di Bishop and David Brown who came top in the non-expert pairs played on Sunday 20th. There was success for some newcomers to county events, with 15 pairs taking part.  Full results and the hands may be seen in the results calendar. 

Wiltshire ran a Charity Bridge event on Sunday 1st December at Nursteed Centre, Devizes. This event was open to everyone, played in a friendly, social atmosphere. The winners on the day were Hugh Gross and Mark Sheppard with a great score of 70.17%, with Chris Jones and James Dunlop coming second with 65.85%. The event raised £500 for Wiltshire Air Ambulance who have thanked the Wiltshire bridge players for their fantastic effort. For full results and the hands, please click here.

There are many opportunities to learn bridge in Wiltshire, and many local teachers. To find out about opportunities to learn this fascinating and stimulating game, please click here.