Convener: Penny Fisher 

Table Fees: $9.00

Partner Finder:  Sue Solomons  - WhatsAPP is available - please contact Sue

The following Competitions will be played:-

RIMU PAIRS

Twelve Rounds, nine to qualify for trophies. All rounds played with the same partner, who must be a different person from the Rata Pairs partner. If more than nine rounds are played all such rounds will be counted. There are Senior and Junior competitions.  Progressive results will be posted after each round.  After three rounds the top eight pairs will be seeded.

RATA PAIRS

Ten Rounds, eigth to qualify for trophies, all rounds played with the same partner, who must be a different person from the Rimu Pairs partner.  If more than eight rounds are played all such rounds will be counted. As with Rimu there are Senior and Junior Competitions. 

In both the Rimu and Rata Pairs competitions

• Trophies are awared to the Senior and Junior winners.
• If a pair consists of a Senior and a Junior it will be regarded as a Senior pair
• The committee may approve a permanent substitute for anyone unable to continue in the competition owing to long term illness, moved away, resigned or has passed away.
  
  

NOTE: The Rimu Pairs and Rata Pairs competitions are regarded as having equal satus.

INDIVIDUAL

Five rounds, four to qualify for trophies.  Each round to be played with a different partner. If more than four rounds are played all will count except when more than one has been played with the same partner and then only the first such round will count.  If a pair consists of a Senior and Junior player, the pair will be regarded as a Senior pair, consequently the score will not count towards the Junior partner's qualification. 

PRESIDENT'S COMPETITION

Senior & Novice/Junior Mixed Partnerships

Four rounds, three to qualify for trophies. Each round can be played with the same or a different senior & novice/junior partner who must not be their Rimu or Rata Pairs partner. If more than three qualifying rounds are played all will be counted. 

The competition is intended for novice/juniors to benefit from the experience of playing with seniors and only senior and novice/junior partnerships are eligble. This is a handicapped competition. 

For those members who do not wish to participate in the competition for trophies there will be a separate section played with the same boards.

OVERALL INDIVIDUAL

To qualify, a player must qualify in each of these competitions:- Rimu Pairs, Rata Pairs and Individual. To determine the Overall Individual winner, the sum of all the scores in the three competitions is divided by the total number of sessions played. If more or fewer than 26 boards are played in any one competition then the session scores will be weighted. A Junior, playing with a Senior in any of the competitions will be regarded as a Senior in the Overall Individual Competition.

THREE DAY MATCHES

These matches are played on three consecutive club days. To qualify, a player must play all days of a match with the same partner, who must not be their Rimu or Rata Pairs partner. However, one substitute is allowed for each three day match.  Double substitution is not permitted (ie a player who is already playing or who has played as a substitute in the competition cannot be a substitute for another pair).  Substitute partners must be declared before play starts each day.  

OPEN DAYS

These are non-competition days when there are no partnership requirements and members may play with whomever they wish. Open days which fall on Public Holidays are subject to sufficient numbers of players signifying an intention to play.

TEAMS OF FOUR, TOURNAMENTS and GRADED Nights

Refer to Teams, Tournaments, Graded, Menu

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING on Wednesday 12 March.

 

JANUARY		JULY
6	New Year 3 Day H/Cap Pairs	7	Winter 3 Day H/Cap Pairs
13	New Year 3 Day H/Cap Pairs	14	Winter 3 Day H/Cap Pairs
20	New Year 3 Day H/Cap Pairs	21	Presidents H/Cap 4
27	Individual 1	28	Rata Pairs 7
FEBRUARY		AUGUST
3	Rimu Pairs 1	4	Rata Pairs 8
10	Rimu Pairs 2	11	Rata Pairs 9
17	Rimu Pairs 3	18	Rata Pairs 10
24	Presidents H/Cap 1	25	Individual 3 **
MARCH		SEPTEMBER
3	Autumn 3 Day Pairs	1	Spring 3 Day Pairs
10	Autumn 3 Day Pairs	8	Spring 3 Day Pairs
17	Autumn 3 Day Pairs	15	Spring 3 Day Pairs
24	Rimu Pairs 4	22	Individual 4
31	Rimu Pairs 5	29	Rimu Pairs 7
APRIL		OCTOBER
7	Rimu Pairs 6	6	Rimu Pairs 8
14	Presidents  H/Cap 2	13	Rimu Pairs 9
21	Easter Open Pairs	20	Individual 5
28	Rata Pairs 1	27	Labour Day Open Pairs
MAY		NOVEMBER
5	Rata Pairs 2	3	Rimu Pairs 10
12	Rata Pairs 3	10	Rimu Pairs 11
19	Presidents H/Cap 3	17	Rimu Pairs 12
26	Individual 2	24	Summer 3 Day Pairs
JUNE		DECEMBER
2	King's Birthday - Open Pairs	1	Summer 3 Day Pairs
9	Rata Pairs 4	8	Summer 3 Day Pairs
16	Rata Pairs 5	15	Christmas Party Pairs ***
23	Rata Pairs 6
30	Winter 3 Day H/Cap Pairs

**Discussion about 2026 programme

*** Pot luck lunch