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BEGINNERS BRIDGE CLASS -CHANGE OF DATE
Sorry for any inconvenience but it has been necessary to postpone the Beginners Class scheduled to start on Tuesday 12th January 2010. The new course will start at 7pm Tuesday 26th January 2010 (when we hope to have better weather!!). There is limited space available - it would be helpful if you can confirm your attendance. |
Manchester Congress 2nd and 3rd January 2010
Pairs on the Saturday starting at 1:00 pm.
Teams on the Sunday starting at 11:00 am
Novice events at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm Saturday, 11:00 am Sunday and 4:00 pm Sunday.
If you are looking for team mates or a partner please contact Jeff Morris on the club number (0161 445 3712) or Mobile No (07960 871035).
To view the poster please click here |
Peter Ader Memorial Trophy – Wednesday 23rd December 2009
Peter Ader Memorial Trophy retained by Stuart Shalom - this year in partnership with John Athey. This one session duplicate on Wednesday 23 December 2009 was won by Stuart Shalom and John Athey. Stuart won this event last year with Alec Smalley. It is appropriate that Stuart is one of the few people remaining who remember Peter Ader as the owner of Central Bridge Club in the late 1960's and early 1970's. |
Cheadle Royal Cup
| The final result of the Cheadle Royal Cup which took place between October and December are: |
| 1st |
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Lesley Johnson & David Sarabowski |
60.25% |
| 2nd |
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Graham Winn & Susan Triggs |
57.29% |
| 3rd |
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Annie Thornton & Dave Matthews |
56.57% |
| 4rd |
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Gillian McMullen & John Fitzgerald |
56.18% |
| 5th |
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Stephen Ward & Chris Hine |
55.01% |
| 6th |
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Ross Allen & Peter Morgan |
54.04% |
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SANTA CLAUS PAIRS 2009
Bad weather on the day reduced the turn out by three or four tables. Nevertheless there were 17 tables of intrepid bridge players who braved the elements to play. They were met at the door with a glass of hot mulled wine and play commenced a little later than intended with Tony Woollin, the Tournament Director arriving after the scheduled starting time having struggled to get from Blackburn in appalling conditions.
The first session was initially won by Maggie McPhillips & Dorothy Lewis before a rescore just pushed them into second place behind Paul Hackett & Mike Bell. Nevertheless it was a tremendous result for Maggie & Dorothy to do so well in such a distinguished field. Because Paul Hackett and Mike Bell went on to win the event the first session prize went to Maggie McPhillips & Dorothy Lewis. The second session prize went to Alec Smalley & Barbara Lewis as all the pairs above them were major prizewinners.
Manchester Bridge Club's sponsors Atherton Thind donated two bottles of Champagne to be won as a result of a prize draw. The winners were Ian Kane and Jean Hand. Atherton Thind are Chartered Financial Planners and full information about them can be found on a link on our website. The club is very pleased to be associated with Atherton Thind who have provided sponsorship to re-cover all the chairs in the main downstairs playing room.
| The final results were as follows to half-way:- |
| 1st |
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Paul Hackett & Mike Bell |
61.18% |
| 2nd |
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John Hassett & Bill Hirst |
59.58% |
| 3rd |
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Pauline & John Rudolf |
58.61% |
| 4rd |
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David Debbage & Eve Lighthill |
57.01% |
| 5th |
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Alec Smalley & Barbara Lewis |
55.97% |
| 6th |
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David Stevenson & Liz Commins |
55.76% |
| 7th |
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Mike Burtt & John Holland |
54.65% |
| 8th |
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Gary Hyett & Brian Senior |
54.03% |
| 9th |
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Maggie McPhillips & Dorothy Lewis |
53.89% |
| 10th |
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Ian Kane & Ken Hassell |
53.82% |
| 11th |
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Ed Levy & John Parsons |
53.54% |
| 12th |
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Joy & Irving Blakey |
53.06% |
| 13th |
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Chris Hine & Stephen Ward |
52.22% |
| 14th |
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Kath & Alan Nelson |
52.15% |
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World Champion Bridge Players Honoured By Manchester County Bridge Association
Manchester County Bridge Association recently held a reception at Manchester Bridge Club to celebrate the success of two members who have returned with Gold Medals from a grueling two weeks playing in the World Seniors Bridge Championship in Sao Paulo Brazil.
Kevin Comrie,Chairman of the Association, paid tribute to Paul Hackett and John Holland who have done much for the international reputation of Manchester.
Paul Hackett has been the Country's leading professional bridge player for nearly forty years. In the past he has brought many famous bridge players to Manchester including Omar Sharif in 1973 and again in 1981.He and Jeff Morris were instrumental in founding the Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship which was inaugurated in Manchester in 2002 and the Warren Buffett Cup which is an America vs. Europe contest held at the same time as Golf's Ryder Cup. His twin sons, Justin and Jason, are themselves former Junior World Champions having won their medals in 1996.
John Holland has established a reputation as one of England's best bridge players. In the recent European Championships in Pau, he and his partner were rated as one of the two top pairs in the whole event. Kevin described John as the John Wayne of bridge -not one for making speeches but getting results by his actions at the bridge table. He and his life partner Michelle Brunner live in Stockport. Remarkably Michelle is a former World Bridge Champion having won her first Women's World Championship in 1985 in where else?........Sao Paulo!! |
Annual General Meeting Sunday 10 January 2010
The AGM will be held at 6:30 pm. Members are cordially invited to be our guests for a buffet after the AGM. At about 7:30 pm there will be a Duplicate Session for which there will be a small charge of £5 per player for those wishing to participate. Prizes will be given. Players wishing to play in a friendly non competitive game are encouraged to come! |
Sponsorship for Manchester Bridge Club
Atherton Thind are Chartered Financial Planners and full information about them can be found by clicking here. |
MANCHESTER INTERMEDIATE PAIRS VICTORY FOR CLUB PAIR
Ross Allen and Paul Batstone who play regularly together on Tuesday nights in the club's supervised duplicate competition finished top in the Manchester County Intermediate Pairs held on Sunday 8th November at Altrincham.11 tables participated and this was their first outing together playing in outside competition. |
MANCHESTER BRIDGE CLUB "BRIDGE SURGERY"
With so many people playing bridge in the Manchester Area the club gets asked for advice on a range of topics from bidding and play to questions of laws and etiquettte.We want to encourage players of any level to ask questions if they need help or clarification whether it be in hands played at home or in the club.The Manchester Bridge Club "Bridge Surgery" will be advertised on our web site and the county web site.Consultations will be free to members of the club but there will be a nominal charge for non members.All proceeds will go to support Junior Bridge in our area. |
Manchester Bridge Club Committee
Nominations for the committee are warmly welcomed especially from those who have joined the club in recent years. Committee meetings are usually held on the last Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm. Please inform Jeff or David if you are interested in being nominated. |
Annual Subscriptions for 2010
These are still unchanged at £40 single and £65 joint. All table money for Duplicates and Supervised Play Sessions will increase by 50 pence per player. Players will automatically become members of the EBU. Current EBU members will not have to pay a separate membership fee to the EBU when Pay-to-Play comes on line in April 2010. |
NEWCOMERS LEAGUE 2009 2010
Round III is on Thursday 7th January 2010 at 7:30 pm Leading scores after the second session on December 3rd are as follows:
| Posn |
Names |
IMPS |
| 1st |
Joan Hinchliffe, Geoff Ashcroft, Denise Phythian, Anne Groome, Alan Hinchliffe, Andrea Bell |
+94 |
| 2nd |
Lionel Cox, Danny Murphy, Peter Clothier, John Hurst |
+35 |
| 3rd= |
Wendy Gonsalkorale, Jill Birch, Jian Pang, Faye Georgiou |
+ 3 |
| 3rd= |
Nick Tarrier, Christine Barrowclough, Sonia Hopkinson, Peter Hallsworth, Harry Yu, Toby Searle, Luke Webb, Steve Parr |
+ 3 |
| 3rd= |
Jo Krasner, Amy Dean, Paul Batstone, Fiona Alcock, Hans Kurer |
+ 3 |
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Thursday Swiss Pairs Christmas Party Night - Thursday 17th December 2009
The final session of Swiss Pairs for 2009 will be a fun evening with special refreshments and prizes. |
Monday Night Duplicate Christmas Party Night - Monday 21st December 2009
This will be a special evening with Christmas refreshments and special prizes. |
Tuesday Night Duplicate - Christmas Party Night - Tuesday 22nd December 2009
This will be a special evening with Christmas refreshments and special prizes. |
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Cheadle Royal Cup
The final night of the Cheadle Royal Cup will be held on Monday 28th December 2009. The leading three pairs up to 30th November are Graham Winn & Susan Triggs on 58.1%, Lesley Johnson and Dave Sarabowski on 57.6% and Annie Thornton & Dave Matthews on 55.9%. |
Tollemache
Congratulations to the Manchester team of Michelle Brunner & John Holland, Michael Byrne & Mike Bell, Gary Hyett & Rodney Lighton, John Hassett & Bill Hirst who comfortably won their 9 team group over the weekend of 28th and 29th November to qualify for the final in February 2010. |
Ben Franks Trophy
Congratulations to Michelle Brunner and John Holland who won this 23 pair event on Sunday 6th December with a storming second session of 70%. The remaining qualifiers for the Corwen Trophy to be held in June 2010 were Gary Hyett & Rodney Lighton, Bernard & Rhona Goldenfield and Kath & Alan Nelson. |
Channel Trophy, Ostend 19th and 20th December 2009
Congratulations to Amy Stout and Sinead Bird on their selection to play for England in the Channel Trophy with Michael Byrne as Coach. |
BGB Simultaneous Pairs Monday 11th January & Wednesday 13th January 2010
Please note that we are holding a heat of this event starting at 7:30 pm. |
National Pairs Heat Thursday 28th January 2010
Qualifier for the Regional Final in Bradford on Sunday 21st March. Start time 7:30 pm. |
| Atherton Thind Chartered Financial Planners, Member Of The St. Jamess Place Partnership Is Proud To Sponsor The Manchester Bridge Club |
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