NEWS ARCHIVE – 2025 – Welsh Bridge Union

Neville Richards – it is with deep sadness that we report that Neville died on Christmas night. Neville was a past President, and CEO of the Welsh Bridge Union for many years. Our thoughts and condolences go to his family.
The funeral will be on Thursday 15^th January at 11.30 am. It will be a family only green burial at Staunton Greenfields and then a Celebration of Life event at the Corse Lawn Hotel from 12 noon.
In recognition of Neville’s contribution to StepBridgeUK, the national event on Wed 28^th January will be free, and prizes will be awarded.
Obituary
27.12.25

Belfast Swiss Pairs – the NIBU are holding a one-day Swiss Pairs event on RealBridge on Jan 31^st. A special invite is extended to WBU members. See Details
24.12.25

Hirst / Kurbalija Teams – this event will be held on 11^th January – limit of 16 tables. Please see here for more details.
10.12.25

Welsh/Cambria Cups – entries are now open for the 2026 competitions. The format has slightly changed, but all teams are still guaranteed at least two matches before being eliminated. See Competition Details
10.12.25

Home Internationals – the Welsh Bridge Union has announced the teams for the first weekend of the forthcoming Camrose Internationals (Dublin – Jan 9^th – 11^th), as follows: Wales – Andy Hughes & Steve Auchterlonie, Julian Pottage & Tony Ratcliff, Paddy Murphy & Mark Roderick (npc. Tony Disley). By hosting the second weekend (in Newport), Wales are entitled to chose a WBU team as follows – Gary Jones & Paul Lamford, Liz Commins and David Stevenson, Martin Garvey & Andrea Knox (npc. Simon Edwards). We wish them all the best.
After the first weekend, Ireland are leading, with Wales in third position, and the WBU in fourth. Results
9.12.25/12.1.26

Welsh Cup – Congratulations to Mieke Deschepper’s team (Tony Disley, Tim Rees, Ceri Pierce, Adrian Thomas) on winning this year’s Cambria Cup.
8.12.25

Welsh Cup – Congratulations to Paul Cunningham’s team (Sophie Cunningham, Fu Cheung, Viking Yuen) on winning this year’s Welsh Cup.
7.12.25

December Cake Club – The next Cake Club will be on 10th December at 2pm – social and friendly and best of all COMPLETELY FREE. Click HERE for more details.
24.11.25

November Newsletter – Paul Lamford’s next WBU Newsletter is hot off the press. Read all about it.
22.11.25

Club Meeting – A meeting will be held with Andrea and Ceri on Saturday 13^th December at 10am. This is a chance for the WBU to update you on its activities and for you to update us on yours. Zoom Link.
21.11.25

Dragon Pairs – Reminder – the Dragon Pairs will be held this weekend on Saturday 22^nd November at 1pm. – 6 x 6 board swiss pairs, green pointed. More Details
20.11.25

Christmas Gift – The Welsh Bridge Union would like to help its members GIVE THE GIFT OF BRIDGE this Christmas to their friends and family completely FREE! More Details about this amazing offer for a course of 6 lessons for beginners.
11.11.25

WBU Playing Cards – the WBU will be refreshing our playing cards and we need a new design. Our President has had a bash at it, which is precisely why we are opening this up as a competition for our members to come up with something better. To see the problem that we are facing and for more details, click HERE.
6.11.25

European Championships 2026 – These will be held this summer in Riga – Open, Mixed, Women and Seniors Teams and Pairs. Please send expressions of interest in playing in this to ceri@wbu.org.uk by 31^st December 2025. No funding is available for these events. More details can be found on the EBL website.
6.11.25

Obituary – It is with great sadness that we report the death of Diane Kurbalija. Diane died on 2nd November following a brief illness. The funeral will be held on Wednesday 26^th November at 1.20pm at Bradwell Crematorium, Newcastle under Lyme). There will also be a live stream weblink, at https://watch.obitus.com. Please use the following to access the website: Username – fupi7685 Password – 287569
Obituary.
3.11.25 – updated 24.11.25

Cake Club – The next cake club is on Wednesday 12^th November at 2pm. Come along and play, it’s free to enter and no partner is needed. Email Rachel Oliver at pontybridgecontact@gmail.com and let Rachel know if you are coming with a partner or on your own. More Details.
3.11.25

Women’s Team Championship – the EBL and its Women’s Committee have announced that the 3rd European Online Bridge Championships will take place on 9-11^th January 2026 on RealBridge. See Details
28.10.25

Strictly Come Teaching – the next Strictly Come Teaching event will be held on Saturday 31^st January. This event is for a novice/beginner partnering a ‘Pro’. Click here for Poster and for More Information.
22.10.25

North Wales BA – the Cath Spalding Area Teams Championship will be held on Sunday 14^th December in Llandudno Bridge Club. See Details
21.10.25

Teltscher Trials – the WBU are looking for expressions of interest in playing the Senior Camrose (Teltscher Trophy) 15-17^th May 2026. Players must be aged 65+ on 31^st Dec 2026). If there are enough pairs interested then a trial will be held at Cardiff Bridge Club on 31^st Jan/1^st Feb. To hold a trial there needs to be at least eight pairs. Please use the Entry Form to provisionally enter (no payments taken until a trial is confirmed).
13.10.25

Lady Milne Trials – the 2026 Lady Milne Trials will be held at the Cardiff Bridge Club on 24^th/25^th January 2026. Three pairs will be selected for the Lady Milne on 17-19^th April in Northern Ireland. All selected players will be responsible for their own expenses (~£400 plus travel). Full details can be found at Entry Form.
13.10.25

European Fall Transnational – the online senior team championship will take place on Oct 27^th/28^th and Nov 3^rd on RealBridge. Full Details and Entries
13.10.25

Premier League – congratulations to Paul Denning; Adrian Thomas; Steve Auchterlonie; Andy Hughes on winning this year’s Premier League. For full results see Results Cross-Imps
29.9.25

Cake Club – The next Cake Club will be on 8^th October at 2pm. on Realbridge. Social bridge with a tea and cake break. Contact Rachel Oliver at pontybridgecontact@gmail.com to register and to let her know if you need a partner.
29.9.25

Premier League – after the first weekend of this year’s Premier League, the leaders are Dafydd Jones, Martin Jones, Paul Lamford, Gary Jones, Adam Dunn. For details, see Results and Cross Imps
The second weekend will be on October 18-19^th.
29.9.25

Geoff Evans League – The 12^th season of the Geoff Evans League has now completed, with the winners: Division 1 – Adrian Thomas, Paul Denning, Andy Hughes, Steve Auchterlonie, Mieke Deschepper, Tim Rees (won on a split tie); Division 2 – Steve Jarvis, Mike Baker, Peter Milewski, Anthony Stevens, Nick Forrest; Division 3 – David Smith, Ray Marden, Shelia Montgomery, Chris Wormleighton, Rob Miller, Dan Baines.
Liz has now circulated the schedule for the next session of this ever popular event.
28.9.25

BGB Junior Pairs – the EBU are inviting junior pairs to compete for various trophies. The event will be run online (RealBridge) on Saturday 29^thNovember, with free entry, and masterpoints. See Brochure for further details.
17.9.25

BridgeMates – many BridgeMate users have experienced difficulties in the past few days, with BCS opening and then immediately closing. This appears to be due to a Windows 11 update, which has affected EBUScore. Full details on how to rectify the situation have been posted on the EBU website Connectivity Issues.
(You need to download all the EBUScore or ClubScore components (if relevant). Other scoring software – ScoreBridge etc. does not appear to be affected). It is not necessary to download the latest version of BCS.
11.9.25

Llanbrighton 2026 – Details are now available for our next nearly overseas summer congress on 5^th-7^th June at the Metropole Hilton Hotel, Brighton. Full details can be found on the calendar or by clicking here.
10.9.25

Cake Club – The next cake club is on Wednesday 10 September at 2pm – 18 boards of COMPLETELY FREE bridge fully hosted and supervised (where needed) by the lovely Rachel Oliver with her assistant host Andrea Knox and a partnership desk so single players are guaranteed to have a partner! To play, let Rachel know if you are coming with a partner or on your own (so would like a partner finding for you). You will then be sent a link to join on the morning of the event.
See Details.
8.9.25

WBU/StepBridge Sims – Stepbridge will be holding a heat of the WBU Simultaneous Pairs on Wed 24^th September. The usual 7.00pm. start – an extra 20PPs (£1). Hands scored in conjunction with other clubs running a heat on the same night. Proceeds to the Welsh Air Ambulance.
(There are other separate heats on each night during the week – ask your local club for details).
12.9.25

The World Bridge Federation is proud to announce an exciting new global initiative: The e-Bridge Cup, created in collaboration with BBO and Funbridge – two of the world’s leading online bridge platforms. This innovative event is designed to reach bridge lovers everywhere, from passionate club players to those who enjoy a casual game at home. For the first time, players of all levels will have the chance to compete globally in an online format, playing individually with and against robots – a unique and modern experience. The qualification phase will run from 1^st to 28^th September 2025. See Press Release
28.8.25

Dragon Pairs Results – 2025 season – congratulations to Ian Walsh for winning the overall Dragon Pairs Championship 2024-25 – the best five results over 10 sessions. Results can be found here. Don’t forget that the 2025-26 season starts this Saturday, 23^rd August at 1pm. Enter by clicking here.
17.8.25

East Wales Events – the EWBA has now published its forthcoming events. See the calendar and flyers for details of the Stan Berger Pairs, Patrick Jourdain Teams, Mixed Pairs, Congress
9.8.25

Gold Cup – entries for the 2026 Gold Cup, Britain’s Premier team event, are now being taken, and a number of important changes, highlighted in the Tournament Regulations have been made. The closing date for entries is October 27^th.
7.8.25

Chepstow – Free Bridge – in an effort to attract new members and to grow the club, Chepstow Bridge Club are offering free nights of bridge, on the the second Monday of September, October, and November. Please get in touch with the club (archwaysec@outlook.com), whether you wish to play or are keen to learn. See Flyer
2.8.25

Newsletter – Paul Lamford’s latest WBU Newsletter can be found here:Newsletter. Read all about it!
29.7.25

Llandudno Congress – this weekend, 2 and 3 August at Craig y Don Community Centre. Full details can be found here.
29.7.25

Women’s Bridge -the next Sunday session for the Welsh Women is taking place on 27^th July, start time 7pm on Realbridge. Please be online by 6.50pm at the latest, so the director can adjust the setup if need be and play can start on time.
24.7.25

Director’s Course – it is intended to run a 2-day basic Director’s Course in North Wales in the near future (date to be arranged). There is considerable interest already, but anyone else or club who wishes to be included, please contact Tony on x7tonyh@gmail.com
17.7.25

SBU Britannia Pairs – the Scottish Bridge Union will be hosting their first International Online Pairs tournament (Realbridge) on 6^th September. See Details
15.7.25

Swiss Pairs – ithe West Wales Bridge Association will he hosting the annual Green Pointed Swiss pairs on Sunday 21^st September. This is open to all WBU members. See Poster for details.
13.7.25

Cake Club -Wednesday 13^th August at 2pm – 18 boards of COMPLETELY FREE bridge fully hosted and supervised (where needed) by the lovely Rachel Oliver with her assistant host Andrea Knox and a partnership desk so single players are guaranteed to have a partner! To play, let Rachel know if you are coming with a partner or on your own (so would like a partner finding for you). You will then be sent a link to join on the morning of the event.
See Details
12.7.25

Obituary – David Spalding – It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of David Spalding on the 20th June, He will be fondly remembered by friends and bridge players in Wales and North Wales. We offer our condolences to Mark and his family. Pat Mullally has written a few words – Click Here
10.7.25

Dragon Pairs – The Dragon Pairs will see Swiss Pairs games on 10 Saturdays at 1pm over the course of the year. The entry list will be available on the Oliver Cowan Bridge Club Website after the previous event is completed. Dates are 23^rd August, 20^th September, 18^th October, 22^nd November, 24^th January, 14^th February, 28^th March, 18^th April, 16^th May, 27^th June. All games are green pointed and entries from all NBOs are welcome.
10.7.25

Dragon Pairs – Saturday 5^th July on BBO. The final event in the 2024/25 Dragon Swiss Pairs series takes place on Saturday 5^th July at 1pm for the normal 6 x 6 board rounds. We will have a break after 3 rounds and finish by 6pm.
For more details and to enter please click here.
3.7.25

Cake Club – Wednesday 9th July at 2pm – Join us on Wednesday 9^th July for a FREE sociable game on RealBridge. A partner is guaranteed, so no need to have one lined up.
See Cake Club for more info.
3.7.25

Llandudno Congress – NWBA (in conjunction with Oliver Cowan) are running the ever popular Llandudno Swiss Pairs Congress on 2^nd/3^rd August. £90 per pair. Please send entries to Oliver Cowan (ocbridgecomps@gmail.com). See https://www.bridgewebs.com/nwba/for full details.
3.7.25

Online League – the 12^th Geoff Evans Online League has now completed. Congratulations to the Division winners: Div 1 – Paul Denning, Andy Hughes, Steve Auchterlonie, Mia Deschepper, Tim Rees; Div 2 – Steve Jarvis team; Div 3 – David Smith team.
Final Results.
Once again our thanks to Liz for organising such a successful event.
28.6.25

Champion-Of-Champions -congratulation to Jennifer Wardell & Tony Campbell on winning this year’s Champion-of-Champions event – Full Results
23.6.25

Focus Group – Join us at the next focus group on 20th June at 1pm, and make your views and ideas known to the WBU. Stay online and play in the FREE and friendly Cake Club straight afterwards on Realbridge.
Zoom Link for Focus Group:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84269574239?pwd=uw7hd4vDcyotBNEGeYtaJnUoKwMz6n.1
3.6.25

Cake Club – Our first ever cake club was enjoyed by all who attended and following lots of positive feedback, this will now be a FREE monthly event – see POSTER for more details. Not only that, but there is also a partnership desk for those looking for a partner, and a partner is guaranteed. Next Cake Club is on 20th June at 2pm. Contact Rachel Oliver at pontybridgecontact@gmail.com to enter.
3.6.25

Frances Williams – Many members in West Wales and beyond will be sad to hear the news that Frances Williams, affectionately known as San, has passed away. She was highly thought of in bridge circles, and played in both Llanelli and Carmarthen clubs. She also set up and very successfully ran Llandybie Bridge club, which swelled so greatly that new members couldn’t be accommodated at one time! The club sadly was ended by Covid and then disrepair to their venue. Frances has been ill for quite some time, but continued to play at Carmarthen club until she went into hospital several weeks ago. She died peacefully at home, surrounded by her family.
3.6.25

LlanBrighton – the WBU are hosting a summer congress at “LlanBrighton” – a little corner of Wales in Europe – 13^th – 15^th June 2025 at the Leonardo Royal Seafront Hotel in Brighton. There will be Pairs, Teams, and Speedball. Book now – not long to go – spaces are limited. See Details.
20.9.24/7.6.25

Welsh Cup – the final of the 2024 Welsh Cup has finally taken-place with victory to Julian Pottage; Tony Ratcliff; John Salisbury; Tony Disley; Gary Jones; Paul Lamford. They won the match in the allowed extra boards stanza.
31.5.25

Women’s Bridge – ladies – why not enjoy a relaxed, pleasant game on a Sunday evening in the comfort of your home, playing against women from all over Wales? Join us for a free evening of fun on Realbridge. All level of players take part and are very welcome! If you are a beginner, don’t hesitate; grab yourself a female partner and play! So please, give it a try! Please email Mia Deschepper, women’s coordinator for Wales, at mpdeschepper@yahoo.com.
First session Sunday 8^th June, second Sunday 29^th June, then every last Sunday of the month.
28.5.25

Teltscher Trophy – CONGRATUALTIONS TO WALES who have won the Teltscher Trophy (Senior Camrose) Adrian Thomas & Andy Hughes; Paul Lamford & Gary Jones; Diane Kurbalija & Paul Denning (NPC – Andrea Knox). Details.
Team Photo
19.5.25.

WBU Focus Group – The next focus group is on Tues 27^thMay at 5pm by Zoom. Come along and make your views known, offer help or just listen in. Zoom Link
11.5.25

WBU AGM – The WBU AGM will be held prior to the start of the Perry, Spickett and Presidents Cup at Llandudno Bridge Club Penryn New Hall, Hartsville Ave, Penryn Bay LL30 3HSn Llandudno, and also online on Zoom on Sunday 1st June at 11am.
10.5.25

Zoom Link
Agenda
WBU Accounts
Motion – to restore funding for Lady Milne and Camrose NPCs
10.5.25

StepBridge AGM – This will be held on Saturday 10^th May at 11:00 am. by zoom – please see calendar entry for documents and zoom link.
9.5.25

EBL Transnational Championships/Poland 2025 – The EBL Transnational Championships will be held at the Pozna Congress Centre from 21^st June to 5^th July. Registrations can be made at http://db.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/25Poznan/microsite/participants.htm. A “partnership desk” which is available at http://www.eurobridge.org/partnership-desk/
1.5.25

Cake Club – The Welsh Bridge Union is delighted to announce the launch of its Cake Club – 18 boards of COMPLETELY FREE bridge fully hosted and supervised (where needed) by the lovely Rachel Oliver with her assistant hosts Jenny Vaughan and Andrea Knox and a partnership desk so single players are guaranteed to have a partner!
The first of these sessions will be at 2pm on Tuesday 27^th May 2025 on RealBridge. If you haven’t used RealBridge before we will arrange a short free trial session for you just to show you how it works.
But why “Cake Club” we hear you shout?! Because half way through we will have a break for a cup of tea and some cake – just like we would do in a social club! Feel free to bake your own and show your table your delicious creation or feel free to buy one of your local supermarket’s finest!
If you want to play please email Rachel Oliver at pontybridgecontact@gmail.com and let Rachel know if you are coming with a partner or on your own. You will then be sent a link to join on the morning of the event. Any queries please call Andrea Knox on 07958 611282.
22.4.25

Champion Of Champions – entries are now being accepted for the Champion of Champions event, to be held on June 22^nd in Pendoylan – Event Details – Entry Form
13.4.25

Lady Milne – the Welsh team of Diane Kurbalija & Liz Commins; Ceri Pierce & Mia Deschepper; Gilly Clench & Suzy Lawson, (nps Sophie Cunningham) came third in the overall rankings (won by the EBU team) – well done.
Final Results
9.4.25

Cambria Cup – congratulations to Paul Denning’s team on winning the 2024-54 Cambria Cup – Paul Denning, Diane Kurbalija, Dan McIntosh, Pat Shields.
9.4.25

Lady Milne – we wish all the best to the Lady Milne team this weekend, Diane Kurbalija & Liz Commins; Ceri Pierce & Mia Deschepper; Gilly Clench and Suzy Lawson. The programme can be found here and you can spectate, either at The Doubletree Hilton, Redcliffe Way, Bristol, or online at kibitz.realbridge.online.
8.4.25

International Mixed Teams Championships – Huge congratulations to the Welsh team who won Gold at the inaugural International Mixed Teams Championships for the new British Isles Trophy. Wales were represented by Tim Rees & Ceri Pierce; Paul Denning & Diane Kurbalija; Richard Plackett & Mia Deschepper.
Final Rankings
31.3.25

Newsletter – the latest WBU Newsletter can be found here:
Newsletter. Read all about it!
31.3.25

TD Courses – the WBU are running two TD courses. The course in Pembroke on 3^rd and 4^th April still has vacancies – contact Tony Haworth – x7tonyh@gmail.com.
Sarah Amos is also running a course in Cardiff on May 4^th and May 25^th – see Flyer for details.
31.3.25

David Carlisle – It is with great sadness we report the passing of David Carlisle. He represented Wales in 1991, playing with Mike Hirst in Anglesey.
31.3.25

Welsh & Cambria Competitions – the draw for the first two rounds of these competitions has now been made, and captains informed. It is important that captains view the relevant regulations –Welsh Cup Regulations Cambria Cup Regulations.
30.3.25

U3A – many WBU Members are retired, or working on a part-time basis and have free time during the days. The University of the Third Age is a great way to use some of this free time, in particular learning how to play Bridge.
It is a sociable organisation that runs many interesting and informative events and all are welcome! It has 400,000 U3A members in the UK of which 11,000 are based in Wales – their home website is U3A – Wales
You can also find your nearest U3A via Local U3A
The U3A are also running a Simultaneous Pairs event 24^th– 28^th March – Details
24.3.25

PhD Student – the SBU are are funding a PhD course on youth, schools and mindsport education at the University of Stirling (3.5 years or Masters plus PhD 4.5 years). For further info see Student Stakeholder
16.3.25

WBF World Tour – Strong performance by Plackett and Erichsen in the WBF World Tour final which is taking place at the moment in Memphis Tennessee, featuring 16 pairs who performed outstandingly well in 2024. After the first day of two, British pair Espen Erichsen and Richard Plackett are in second place, just behind Americans Joe Grue and Brad Moss. And they really are only just behind: the difference is only 0.1 IMPs. Play continues all day Thursday. There are two ways to follow the play, starting at about 3.30pm UK time. Either visit the RealBridge kibitz site, https://kibitz.realbridge.online/ or watch via the ACBL YouTube live stream page. ACBL – American Contract Bridge League – YouTube. The YouTube coverage can be viewed either live or recorded.
13.3.25

Subscriptions – the WBU would like to remind all members that WBU subscriptions are due from April 1^st. The fees are: – £20 via an affiliated Club (incl Area Subscription); – £25 Direct Membership; – £1 Juniors (under 25). Please use the Online Renewal Form . Alternatively send directly to WBU Membership Secretary mpmsec@wbu.org.uk with payment via cheque or BACS .
New members can join by submitting a WBU Application Form (members who joined after Jan 1^st will have their membership automatically renewed at no charge). Clubs can also submit a bulk membership renewal on behalf of their members – Bulk Renewals via Club.
For full details see 2025 Membership Details
13.3.25

Strictly Glitterball Photos – The first ever Strictly Come TeachingChampionship was won by PRO Jo Bentley and his Celebrity Learner James Williams! Congratulations to both of them! They are shown in this report proudly displaying their GLITTERBALL TROPHIES! Full results and a run down of the event can be found here.
11.3.25

After Hours at the Junior Camrose and Peggy Bayer – On Saturday night, once the side event during the day was over, the main event of the weekend was held. Sophie Akers came from nowhere and took no prisoners, leaving a trail of destruction behind in her quest for the number one spot at the launch of the official Welsh National Sport of “Pêl Cyflym” (Speedball with a Welsh twist…..!). Read the full story and see the photos here.
3.3.25

Camrose – Final Weekend – Good luck to Wales in the final Camrose weekend to be held in Belfast 7-9 March. The team is Dafydd Jones and Adam Dunn, Tony Ratcliff and Julian Pottage, Andy Hughes and Steve Auchterlonie. NPC Andrea Knox. We wish them all the best.
3.3.25

Strictly Come Teaching – The first ever Strictly Come Teaching Championship was won by PRO Jo Bentley and his Celebrity Learner James Williams! A full and entertaining report can be found here.
3.3.25

WBU Focus Group – the next focus group will be held on Zoom at 2pm on Friday 28th February. This is an open meeting – come along and share your views and ideas.
WBU Host is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: FOCUS GROUP
Time: Feb 28, 2025 02:00 PM London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81266416834?pwd=m1SHdvalRGNYTl98J1TzN6jqORb4vQ.1
18.2.25

Strictly Come Teaching News – The first ever Strictly Come Teaching event was held on Saturday with 68 players taking part. Read this informative and entertaining report on the event by our President Andrea, here.
6.2.25

Lady Milne – the following team has been selected to play in the Lady Milne which will be held in Bristol at the Doubletree Hilton Hotel between 11th and 13th April : Diane Kurbalija & Liz Commins; Ceri Pierce & Mia Deschepper; Gilly Clench and Suzy Lawson.
6.2.25

Junior Camrose/Peggy Bayer – the WBU are hosting this year’s Junior Camrose and Peggy Bayer home internationals on 14^th – 16^th February 2025 at the Holiday Inn, Coldra, Newport. In the Junior Camrose, Wales are represented by Joseph Bentley & James Williams; Sophie Akers & Sarah King; James Brindle & Emilia Cadden. The WBU Team is Angelo Davies & Jack Tatum; Sophia Rehman & Elizabeth Renaut; Jack Baxter & George Prothero (npc Sooz Nesom). In the Peggy Bayer, Wales are represented by Iolo Williams & Kester Woolley; Charlotte Smith & Josh West; Jack Baxter & George Prothero (npc Mel Thomas). We wish them the very best of luck.
The Brochure can be found here BROCHURE.
You can watch the play over the weekend using the link KIBITZ.
Results can be found on the WBU Results Bridgewebs site RESULTS.
2.2.25, updated 6.2.25

Mixed Teams – for the new online Home International Mixed Teams event to be held on RealBridge (hosted by the SBU), on Friday 28th March to Sunday 30th March, to respresent Wales, the selectors have chosen Paul Denning & Diane Kurbalija, Richard Plackett & Mia Deschepper, Tim Rees & Ceri Pierce; Paul & Sophie Cunningham, David Stevenson & Liz Commins, Fu Cheung & Viking Yuen.
22.1.25

East Wales Congress – the Congress is being held in the Gwent Academy on 8^th, 9^th February. See EWBA for details.
21.1.25

Camrose – for the second Camrose weekend, the selectors have chosen Tony Ratcliff & Julian Pottage; Steve Auchterlonie & Andy Hughes; Dafydd Jones & Adam Dunn (npc Andrea Knox).
(After the first weekend, Wales are lying fifth).
The event will be held in La Mon Hotel & Country Club, Belfast on March 7^th – 9^th.
20.1.25

Focus Group – The next focus group is on FRIDAY 31st JANUARY at 2pm. Join us to let us have your views and suggestions. Zoom Link.
18.1.25

The Oliver Cowan Dragon Swiss Pairs series (Green Pointed) returns on Saturday February 15th at 1pm for the normal 6 x 6 board rounds. Each player’s best 5 scores will count towards their final total but players can play in as many or as few sessions as they like as each game is a separate tournament.The game is open to members of ALL home nations. The game does not count towards NGS as it is under the run by the WBU.
See Oliver Cowan Website for full details. Latest Rankings
21.1.25 2/2/25

Senior’s Championship – the EBL are holding the first European Online Seniors Championship on RealBridge at the end of January and the beginning of February 2025. See Details
10.1.25

Teltscher Trophy – unfortunately there were insufficient pairs to hold a trial this year, so the selectors have chosen Adrian Thomas & Andy Hughes; John Salisbury & Tim Rees; Paul Lamford & Gary Jones (npc – Andrea Knox) to represent Wales.
The event will be held in Gormanston, Ireland, on May 16^th– 18^th.
21.1.25

Club Visit – Our President, Andrea, is planning to visit all of our Clubs and join you in a game of bridge. She is keen to hear your ideas, suggestions and feedback and to get to know our club players. Please contact her if she hasn’t already been in touch, to welcome her to your club soon! Contact andrea.knox@knoxcommercial.co.uk.
4.1.25