Competitions 2007/2008
LONDON
METROPOLITAN BRIDGE ASSOCIATION
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| Date | Event | Time | Venue | Organizer | Tel. | Notes |
| 1-Sept-07 | Closing date for London Leagues | Sati McKenzie | 020 7627 0977 | |||
| 16-Sep-07 | Mixed Pairs | 1:00 PM | YC | Nigel Freake | 020 8801 2884 | |
| 7-Oct-07 | Champions Cup | 1.00 PM | YC | Sati McKenzie | 020 7627 0977 | |
| 7-Oct-07 | Junior Inter County Teams Postponed |
12.00 Noon | YC | David Muller | 020 8204 3975 | |
| 20-Oct-07 | Lederer Memorial Trophy | 1:00 PM | YC | Simon Cochemé | 020 7603 3032 | Spectator Event |
| 21-Oct-07 | Lederer Memorial Trophy | 1:00 PM | YC | Simon Cochemé | 020 7603 3032 | Details |
| 11-Nov-07 | U-19 Pairs Championship | 12.00 | YC | David Muller | 020 8204 3975 | |
| 2-Dec-07 | Daily Telegraph | 1:00 PM | YC | Chris Duckworth | 020 7385 3534 | Invitation Event |
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| 13-Jan-08 | London Teams of Four for the Ian Gardiner Trophy |
11.30 AM | YC | Sati McKenzie | 020 7627 0977 | Pachabo Qualifier |
| 3-Feb-08 | London Championship Pairs | 1.00 PM | YC | Nigel Freake | 020 8801 2884 | Corwen Qualifier |
| 24-Feb-08 | Simple Systems Pairs - Palmer Bayer | 1.00 PM | YC | Chris Duckworth | 020 7385 3534 | |
| 8-Mar-08 | Green Pointed Pairs | 1.00 PM | Earls Court | Chris Duckworth | 020 7385 3534 | Details |
| 9-Mar-08 | Green Pointed Teams | 11.30 AM | Earls Court | Chris Duckworth | 020 7385 3534 | Details |
| 16-Mar-08 | National Newcomers Pairs | Gordon Rainsford | 020 7373 1665 | |||
| 17-Apr-08 | Garden Cities Heat | 7:00 PM | YC | Chris Duckworth | 020 7385 3534 | |
| 13-Apr-08 | Senior Pairs - Fox Shammon | 2:00 PM | Queens Club | Steve Eginton | 01628 780862 | Details |
| 11-May-08 | Newcomers Day | 2:00 PM | YC | Chris Duckworth | 020 7385 3534 | |
| 1-June-08 | London Trophy Final | 2:00 PM | TBA | Cecil Leighton | 020 8500 0700 | Spectator Event |
| 3-July-08 | AGM | 7.00 PM | YC |
MIXED PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP HOLDERS: Paul Lamford & Anne Catchpole This is a single extended session, match-pointed, mixed pairs event. Permitted conventions: EBU Level 4. Membership requirements: All players must be EBU members. Date and venue: Sunday 16th September 2007 at the Young Chelsea Bridge Club. Start time: 1.00 pm. Entry fee: £20.00 per pair. Entries: Advance entry is not required but a phone call to the Young Chelsea guarantees your entry! Contact: Nigel Freake or the Young Chelsea Bridge Club for further information LONDON LEAGUE
New teams are always welcome and will be considered for entry at any level, although it would be exceptional for a new team to be put directly into Division 1. Permitted conventions: Division 1 – Anything (provided reasonable notice is given), lower divisions - EBU Level 4, Membership requirements: All players must be LMBA members Entry fee: £16.00 per team Contact: Entries should be sent to Sati McKenzie, to arrive no later than 1st September 2007 (Form). LONDON NEWCOMERS LEAGUE Holders: Division 1 August Red Capt: Paul Spence The league is designed particularly for those who have had little experience of competitive bridge. Teams of four matches are probably the most enjoyable form of bridge you can play, and new players are encouraged to try to get together teams to participate in this. Teams must consist of at least four players, but may include up to eight, any four of whom play in each match. There is no reason why one or more members of the team should not be more experienced, perhaps the captain who is willing to make the match arrangement, but any group of friends, colleagues, associates etc can take part. Matches may be played in homes, offices, bridge clubs or any convenient location that you choose, and you are unlikely to need to play more than about 1 match every six weeks or so. The league is open to all players – you do not need to be LMBA or EBU members, but teams are restricted to only one player of National Master rank or above. The winners of this League will be eligible for promotion to the lowest division of the London League. Permitted conventions: EBU Level 3. Membership requirements: Anyone, including non-EBU members may play. Entry fee: £16.00 per team (that’s just £4 per player!) Contact: Entries should be sent to Sati McKenzie, to arrive no later than 1st October 2007. (Form) CHAMPIONS CUP HOLDERS: Surrey - Graham Davison; Russell Allan, Keith Wilson, Penny McCleod This is a one-day, two-session, multiple teams event for the 2006/2007 season winners of the highest divisions of leagues organised in London and the home counties. New leagues are always welcome to enter. Permitted conventions: EBU Level 4. Membership requirements: Anyone who is a bona fide member of the league that they represent, including non-EBU members, may play. Date and venue: Sunday 7th October 2007 at the Young Chelsea Bridge Club. Start time: 1.00 pm. Entry fee: £40.00 per team. Entries: Should be sent to Sati McKenzie to arrive no later than 1st October 2007. Contact: Sati McKenzie for further information. JUNIOR INTER-COUNTY TEAMS HOLDERS:Warwickshire; Mike Bell, Sinéad Bird, Simon Creasey, Jonathan King This is a single extended session teams of four competition for junior players. It is run as two parallel events – one for Under-25s and one for Under-19s. Entries are invited from all counties whose players are able to travel to London to compete. Counties may enter as many teams as they wish subject to space restrictions at the venue (The LMBA reserves the right, if necessary, to restrict the number of teams per county). All players must properly qualify as juniors in 2007, that is, be born on or after 1st January 1981 for the Under-25s and 1st January 1987 for the Under-19s. Permitted conventions: EBU Level 4 Membership requirements: Anyone, including non-EBU members, may play. Date and venue: TBA (Postponed from Sunday 7th October 2007) Start time: 12.00 noon (Finish at approximately 6.30 pm). Entry fee: £20.00 per team. Entries: Should be sent to David Muller to arrive no later than 8th October 2007. Contact: David Muller for further information. UNDER-19 PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP Heat Winners: Alex Bishop & Charles Bishop This is a single session match-pointed pairs competition for juniors born on or after 1st January 1988 and is a qualifying heat of the national Under-19 Pairs Championship. Qualifying pairs will compete in the final to be held on 22nd March 2008 and will also be offered free entry to the London Easter Festival of Bridge. Permitted conventions: EBU Level 4. Membership requirements: Anyone, including non-EBU members, may play. Date and venue: Sunday 11th November 2007 at the Young Chelsea Bridge Club. Start time: 12.00 noon (Finish at approximately 4.30 pm). Entry fee: £2.00 per player. Contact: David Muller for further information DAILY TELEGRAPH CUP HOLDERS: London – Ian Payn & Rob Cliffe, Brian Callaghan & David Burn This is a green-pointed, two-session, multiple teams of four event for London and invited teams from surrounding counties. A FREE buffet meal is provided during the interval. Permitted conventions: EBU Level 4. Date and venue: Sunday 2nd December 2007 at the Young Chelsea Bridge Club. Start time: 1.00 pm. Entry fee: £50.00 per team. Entries: Invitations will be sent to counties during October 2007. Contact: Chris Duckworth for further information. LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS OF FOUR for the IAN GARDINER TROPHY HOLDERS: Paul Martin, Benjamin McCarron, Justin Corfield, Mary Stanley The competition has this year been renamed in memory of Ian Gardiner OBE, a well-known and long-standing London member who died from cancer in 2003. This is the major county teams championship and is therefore green-pointed. The format this year will be as in 2005/6 – the competition will consist of a single-day, two-session multiple teams event, from which the top two teams with London allegiance will qualify to a head-to-head final match to be arranged at a mutually convenient later date. The winning team will be expected to represent London in the Pachabo Cup on 14th - 15th June 2008 in Hinkley. The multiple teams event will be scored using the same method as the Pachabo itself – using a combination of IMPs and point-a-board. Green points will be awarded for both stages of the competition as a whole. Please note the early start time which, combined with a short break between the two sessions – approx 30 minutes only, will allow an early finish on Sunday evening. Permitted conventions: EBU Level 4. Membership requirements: All players in the multiple teams stage must be LMBA members. In order to qualify for the two-team final stage, all players in a team must have London allegiance. Date and venue: Sunday 13th January 2008 at the Young Chelsea Bridge Club. Start time: 11.30 am Entry fee: £56.00 per team. Entries: Should be sent to Sati McKenzie to arrive by 6th January 2008. LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS HOLDERS:Carl Nelson & Abigail Nichols This is the major county pairs championship and is therefore green-pointed. It is also the qualifying event for the Corwen Trophy. The leading four pairs with London as their county of allegiance will be expected to represent the LMBA in the Corwen Trophy on 31st March/1st June 2008 in Hinkley. This is a one-day, two session, match-pointed pairs event. The top fourteen pairs from the first session will compete in an all-play-all final with carry forward scores whilst the remainder of the field competes in a consolation final. Permitted conventions: EBU Level 4. Membership requirements: All players must be LMBA members but allegiance is only required if representing London in the Corwen Trophy. Date and venue: Sunday 3rd February 2008 at the Young Chelsea Bridge Club. Start time: 1.00 pm. Entry fee: £28.00 per pair. Entries: Advance entry is not required but a phone call to the Young Chelsea guarantees your entry! Contact: Nigel Freake or the Young Chelsea Bridge Club for further information. PALMER BAYER TROPHY HOLDERS: Cliff Feldman & Wierd Minzinga This single extended session, match-pointed, ‘No Fear’ pairs event is for those who would like to play tournament bridge under more relaxed conditions than often apply in other events and also for those who particularly want to enjoy a social atmosphere when playing. The principal aim of this event is to have fun. The pace of play is a little more leisurely than usual. A glass (or two!) of wine awaits you at the end of the session and you can discuss the hands that you have just played with an expert who will be happy to answer any questions that you may have. Improvers and tournament novices are most welcome. More experienced London members may find this the ideal way to introduce family, friends and colleagues to organised bridge (always remembering everyone is there to enjoy themselves). Permitted conventions: The regulations for the Palmer Bayer Simple System Pairs have been relaxed this year to allow those who have only played certain methods, for example Standard American, to be able to participate happily. The intention has been to allow only those conventions which players feel they cannot cope without, but not to allow any where natural methods will serve just as well. Permitted agreements now include 5-card majors, weak two openings and transfers opposite 1NT and 2NT openings. Full details of the system are available in a convention card which can be downloaded Here (Word Download). Membership requirements: Anyone, including non-EBU members, may play. Date and venue: Sunday 24th February 2008 at the Young Chelsea Bridge Club. Start time: 1.00 pm. Entry fee: £16.00 per pair. Entries: Advance entry is not required but a phone call to the Young Chelsea guarantees your entry! Contact: Chris Duckworth or the Young Chelsea Bridge Club for further information. GARDEN CITIES TROPHY London Heat Winners: Woodberry Nigel Freake, Anne Catchpole, Colin Hepworth, Ken Rolph, Gill Hutchinson, Doug Dunn, Paul Lamford, Stefanie Rohan This is the national teams of eight championship for EBU affiliated clubs. The winner of London’s single-session qualifying heat will be eligible to play in the South-East Regional Final that takes place in Richmond on Saturday 17th May 2008 and, if successful there, in the National Final that takes place on Saturday 21st June 2008 (venue TBA). Clubs may enter as many teams as they wish subject to space restrictions at the venue (The LMBA reserves the right, if necessary, to restrict the number of teams per club). Permitted conventions: EBU Level 4. Membership requirements: Clubs must be members of the LMBA. Players must be members of the EBU and of the club they represent but do not have to be LMBA members. It is not necessary for the same eight players to represent a team at each stage of the competition but no player may play for more than one club. Date and venue: Thursday 17th April 2008 at the Young Chelsea Bridge Club. Start Time: 7.00 pm. Entry fee: £48.00 per team. Entries: Should be sent to Chris Duckworth to arrive by 17th March 2008. Contact: Chris Duckworth or the Young Chelsea Bridge Club for further information. FOX-SHAMMON TROPHY HOLDERS: Simon Cochemè & James Smith This is a single extended session, match-pointed, pairs event for seniors who must be aged 55 or over. Permitted conventions: EBU Level 4. Membership requirements: All players must be EBU members. Date and venue: Sunday 13th April 2008 at the Queen’s Club, London, W14. Start time: 2.00 pm (Finish at approximately 6.00 pm). Entry fee: £20.00 per pair Entries: Advance entry is strongly advised and should be sent to Steve Eginton, to arrive no later than 15th April 2008. Contact: Steve Eginton for further information. Why not take lunch at the prestigious Queen’s Tennis Club, before playing in the Fox Shammon? What could be nicer on a spring Sunday? NEWCOMERS’ DAY HOLDERS: Jo Living (& Chris Duckworth) This is a special single session event designed to provide players new to duplicate bridge with an opportunity to get their first taste of county-organised bridge in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. There will be refreshments, prizes and lots of fun for everyone and there is no need to come with a partner. Date and venue: Sunday 11th May 2008 at the Young Chelsea Bridge Club. Start time: 2.00 pm. Entry fee: £7.00 per person. Entries: Advance entry is not required but a phone call to the Young Chelsea guarantees your entry! Contact: Chris Duckworth or the Young Chelsea Bridge Club for further information. LONDON TROPHY & DELLA-PORTA PLATE Knock-Out Teams Competition for Non-Bridge Clubs HOLDERS: Cameron McKenna - Chris Larlham & Cicily Nichols, Mark Nichols & David Reueen A knock-out teams of four competition for sports, social and all other non-bridge clubs with a knock-out Plate competition for teams eliminated in their first match. Early rounds are regionalised to minimise travel Hosted finals on Sunday 1st June 2008 Extensive prize list for trophy and plate No team may have more than one player of National Master or above. Only natural bidding systems are permitted together with Stayman and Blackwood. Entry Fee: £16 per team To guarantee entry, please contact Cecil Leighton before 1st September 2008. (Every effort will be made to accommodate later entries.) Tournament Organiser: Cecil Leighton, 6 The Bowls, Chigwell, IG7 6NB ? 020 8500 0700 |