| Club Mixed Pairs Sunday 4th July 2010 |
| Terrific result for Craig & Tean Porteus finishing ahead of two very strong pairs. |
| 1st |
Craig Porteus & Tean Porteus |
60.65% |
| 2nd |
Alec Smalley & Barbara Lewis |
57.87% |
| 3rd |
Eve Lighthill & Ian Kane |
56.02% |
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Sensational Win for Barbara Lewis in Merville Goldstone Trophy
Manchester's County Knockout teams competition played to choose a representative County team for the English Counties Teams of Four Championship (Pachabo Cup) is a fearsome event. Manchester is one of the strongest counties in the country and all the top players enter. So it is a remarkable achievement for Barbara Lewis's team (Sam Herman, Alec Smalley, Tom Slater) to win for the first time this year.
In the final they played Michael Byrne, Michael Newman, Gary Hyett and Rodney Lighton. After 24 of the 32 boards Barbara's team led by 1 IMP. Michael Byrne won the last eight boards by 1 IMP to make the scores dead level. Four more boards had to be played to break the tie, three of them were flat, but on the fourth Tom Slater and Alec Smalley bid and made an excellent slam to win by 11 IMPs! Well done! |
CROCKFORDS CUP VICTORY
Congratulations to Justin and Jason Hackett on winning the Final of the English Knockout Teams Championship (Crockfords Cup) over the weekend of 15 – 16 May 2010 together with Janet De Botton, Artur Malinowski, Andrew McIntosh & Nick Sandqvist. This is the second time in the last four years that Justin and Jason have been victorious in this event. Well done also to David Debbage who played in the team which finished in 5th place (Catherine Draper, Ollie Burgess & Andrew Woodcock.) |
SENIORS CAMROSE VICTORY
In the Seniors Camrose held over the weekend 29 – 30 May Paul Hackett and John Holland were part of the winning English team. Paul Hackett and John Holland will be playing in the European Seniors at the end of June. Jason and Justin Hackett will be playing in the Open and Barbara Hackett will be playing for Germany in the Ladies. |
RUIA CUP
There was an excellent turnout of 18 tables in the first round on Thursday 20 May 2010 with three current World Champions playing (Catherine Draper, Paul Hackett and Ross Harper) and the current English Open Teams Champion (Justin Hackett) After the first night Catherine Draper’s team have a good lead on 53VPs followed by Paul Hackett’s team in second place on 45 VPs, with a tie for third on 41 VPs with Boris Ewart’s team and John Parsons’ team. The second date for the Ruia Cup is 17 June 2010. |
NEWCOMERS / INTERMEDIATE SWISS PAIRS
This Thursday 3rd June there will be a Newcomers / Intermediate Pairs Swiss Pairs event as the first Thursday of the month is dedicated to Newcomers and Intermediates. |
WORKSHOP – SUNDAY 13 JUNE – THE FINESSE
David Adelman is holding a workshop on the Finesse from 7:00 pm. Cost is £15 per player. The workshop will delve into aspects of card play that are beyond the basic fundamentals so it is appropriate for more experienced Newcomers. Please contact Jeff or David to enrol. |
ITALIAN EVENING – THURSDAY 10 JUNE
Swiss Pairs with Italian food. Entry fee is £9.50 per player. |
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Well done to Rhona Goldenfield on winning the Club Championship for the ninth time in the last twenty one years!!! The new Club Championship started at the beginning of May and runs until the end of April 2011 with the best 21 scores counting. |
TONY WOOD MEMORIAL CUP – MONDAY NIGHTS
Starting from the beginning of May until the end of August there will be a Monday night competition for the Tony Wood Memorial Cup which will be decided on the best performance over eight Mondays. The trophy has been donated by Tony’s partner Beryl and his sister Janet. |
JUNIOR EUROPEAN PAIRS
Four of our junior players will be travelling to Croatia in July to play in the 10th Junior European Pairs Championship. Best of luck to Lavinia Constantin, Sinead Bird, Alex Birchall and Laura Bonney. |
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| GEOFF NUTTALL MEMORIAL TROPHY |
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The winner of the Geoff Nuttall Memorial Trophy, Lesley Johnson, receiving trophy from Harry Nuttall at the duplicate on Monday 3rd May 2010.
The trophy is awarded to the best performance on Monday nights over the period 1st January -30th April 2010. |
MANCHESTER TOLLEMACHE
The Manchester Tollemache team of Michelle Brunner & John Holland, Michael Byrne & Mike Bell, Gary Hyett & Rodney Lighton and John Hassett & David Debbage achieved Manchester’s best result for many years in coming runners- up in the final held 13 – 14 February 2010. |
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Under 19 Pairs Qualifier Results
The Under-19 Pairs Qualifier was held at Manchester Bridge Club on Sunday 7th February 2010. Well done to Laura Bonney and Alex Birchall and Jack Hassan and Luke Webb who have qualified for the final to be held in London at Easter. To view the results click here. |
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Sunday Telegraph Salver
Congratulations to John Holland who has won the Sunday Telegraph Salver for the most Master points earned in 2009. In sixth place was Michelle Brunner. In the Gold Point listing to the end of 2009 John Holland was in second place and Michael Byrne in fourth. |
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Camrose 2010
Michelle Brunner & John Holland represented England in the first weekend held from 8th – 10th January. England lie a close second to leaders Ireland. |
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EBU National Swiss Teams Congress
Congratulations to Jeff Smith who with team mates from Yorkshire came second in the EBU National Swiss Teams Congress held over the weekend of 30th to 31st January 2010. |
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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!! |
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Arnott Davidson Trophy
Well done to four of our youngsters - Jack Hassan, Luke Webb, Laura Bonney and Alex Birchall – who won the Northern Heat of the Arnott Davidson Trophy which is the inter-regional team of eight Championship for Under 19’s. |
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Sponsorship for Manchester Bridge Club
Atherton Thind are Chartered Financial Planners and full information about them can be found by clicking here. |
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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 £0.50 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. |
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| Atherton Thind Chartered Financial Planners, Member Of The St. James’s Place Partnership Is Proud To Sponsor The Manchester Bridge Club |
ARNOTT DAVIDSON TROPHY
Well done to four of our youngsters - Jack Hassan, Luke Webb, Laura Bonney and Alex Birchall - who won the Arnott Davidson Trophy in February which is the inter-regional team of eight Championship for Under 19's. |
GREEN POINT PAIRS SATURDAY 13 MARCH 2010
Congratulations to Eve Lighthill and Sid Travers on winning this 24 table event at Altrincham Bridge Club. |
CROCKFORDS 2010
Congratulations to David Debbage on reaching the final of Crockfords Cup. The other members of the team are Catherine Draper, Andrew Woodcock and Ollie Burgess. |
BUXTON EASTER CONGRESS
Congratulations to Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Rhona Goldenfield and Rhona Goldenfield who won the Buxton Swiss Teams out of an entry of 34 teams. |
UNDER 25 PAIRS
Congratulations to Rob Myers who in partnership with Daniel McIntosh was joint winner of the Under 25 Pairs at the Easter Baker Tilly Festival. |
UNDER 19 PAIRS
Congratulations to Jack Hassan and Luke Webb who came third in the Under 19 Pairs at the Easter Baker Tilly Festival. Laura Bonney and Alex Birchall were also in the final finishing just above average. |
| ISAAC GILBERTWe are very sorry to inform members that Isaac Gilbert (Gill to most people) passed away just before Easter. Gill was a regular at the rubber bridge table for many years dating back to Central Bridge Club days. Our sincere condolences go to his wife June and his family. |
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