Bridge Blog
I hope everyone has had a very good summer and enjoyed the long sunny days.
The coming season is a busy one in the calendar with a variety of special bridge events scheduled, so please do keep a look out for notices on the Bridge Board in reception and reported in this fortnightly blog.
I look forward to seeing everyone back in the bridge room for our regular duplicates too.
| September Dates | |||||
| 8 | Thursday | Match vs RAC Woodcote (Home) | 6.00pm | 4 pairs | |
| 16 | Friday | Team Practice | 1.30pm | ||
| 21 | Wednesday | Royal Mid-Surrey Golf and Bridge (Home) | 8.30am | 4 pairs | Mixed Pairs |
Playing friendly social matches vs other clubs is enjoyable and you can practice your teams’ tactics by coming along to our monthly Friday afternoon teams practice sessions.
You can sign up on the notice board or by contacting our match convenor Simon Lucas (simonhlucas@gmail.com) or contact Simon if you have any questions at all.
Internal Golf/Bridge Competition- Monday 26th September
The day starts at 9am with golf and is followed with a break for lunch and then bridge. The expected finish time is around 4.30pm.
Please sign up in pairs, but if you would like to play but don’t have a partner then contact Simon who may be able to partner you with someone. (simonhlucas@gmail.com).
This is a fun day with prizes for the winners, so to all bridge playing golfers do think about joining in.
Please sign up by Monday 19th September.
Bridge Committee 2022-23
Nomination forms to serve on the Bridge Committee are now available from 1 September until 14 September.
If you would be interested in joining the committee, please do contact Julie Bacon (Chair) for an informal chat to find out more about what is involved. (julie@juliebacon.plus.com or 07762 379526). The normal term of service for committee members is three years.
Nomination forms are available from Reception.
October– dates for your diary
Monday 10th October- British Open Sims (Simultaneous pairs)
Identical boards are played across all participating bridge club at the same time in a single event.
This means your results are scored across hundreds of other pairs playing at bridge clubs across the country. You also have the benefit of a written commentary available after the event and players can see how they did nationally very soon after the event.
This is an EBU event with masterpoints and prizes for heat winners
https://www.ebu.co.uk/information-resources/simultaneous-pairs-sim-pairs
Thursday 13th October- No Fears Trophy
This is our annual trophy for less experienced players/beginners.
Details will follow including the criteria for eligibility and restrictions. Please look out for notices in this blog and on the bridge notice boards.
Monday 17th October – AGM.
5pm All welcome.
Sunday 23rd October- 1.30pm Annual Swiss Teams Challenge Cup
This is a team of 4 event and is open to teams from other clubs.
Swiss teams competition is a form of teams scoring, which by being scored after each round allows teams with similar scores to play against each other. This means that soon into the competition teams should be playing against players at a similar level to themselves. (that’s the theory).
The completion ends with dinner and prize giving.
Posters are on the notice boards but if you would like further information or wish to reserve a table, please contact Belinda Stone. ( belindadweck@gmail.com).
Some Members may be in interested in the following Surrey County Bridge Association- Competitions
Handicapped Pairs
On 4th September there is an event that anyone can win. All pairs will be handicapped based on their average NGS, so all you have to do is beat your own NGS and you could do well.
There are several venues around the country that are holding sessions and all the handicapped scores will be combined into a national list. For those that are interested in these things, the top third of the national list will be awarded National level Blue master points.
Currently in Surrey there are face-to-face sessions being held at:
Richmond Bridge Club https://www.bridgewebs.com/richmond/
Wimbledon Bridge Club https://www.bridgewebs.com/wimbledon/
and for those that prefer to play online the SCBA is running a session on BBO, more information can be found HERE
For further information please contact the above clubs for the face to face sessions or the SCBA competition Secretary at competitionsecretary.scba@bridgewebs.com for any queries regarding the online session.
Annual Teams competitions
We pride ourselves on providing a range of team competitions that are suitable for all levels of experience and ability. We would like to encourage more people to take up this version of the game and so we are offering free entry to the competitions listed below.
Surrey League
We run an annual league with several divisions, Division 1 is for the top teams in the County while Division 5 is for those just starting out and wanting to give team playing a try. So, there is a place that is suitable for anyone. For more information on this please contact the League organiser at: leagueorganiser.scba@bridgewebs.com
Lady Rose Cup knockout
This is a Green pointed knockout where any team knocked out in the first two rounds will be eligible to play in the Lady Rose Plate competition, so all teams have the possibility of playing at least two matches. For more information and to enter, please click here