Convenor: Kevin Kuch

Table Fees: $9.00

Partner Finder: Sue Solomons.  A WhatsApp is available - please contact Sue.

It is stressed that ALL members are entitled to play at the Club every Wednesday evening of the Bridge Year.

Members may either select their partners in accordance with the various competition rules in order to qualify, or alternatively, they may play with whomever they wish and not qualify for trophies.

The Anniversary Pairs Tournament, Three Night Matches and the Presidents events are primarily intended to foster a better club spirit by encouraging members of any ability to play together in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

RULES GOVERNING COMPETITIONS

Although Senior and Junior Pairs play together in the same group they are placed separately and awarded separate trophies for the Premier Pairs, Plate Pairs, Individual and Overall Individual competitions. Whereas for the Three Night Matches all partnerships (Junior, Senior or Mixed) participate in the same competition.

PREMIER PAIRS

15 ROUNDS. 11 to qualify. If more than 11 rounds played then only the top 11 will count.  All rounds played with the same partner, who must be a different person from their Plate Pairs partner. In the top 11 rounds a substitute player may be included in the final scoring in only one of the qualifying 11 rounds.  Any substitute must be declared at the start of play..   Progressive results will be posted after each round.  After 3 rounds the top 8 Pairs will be seeded.. 

PLATE PAIRS

12 ROUNDS. 9 to qualify. , If more than 9 rounds played then only the topy 9 will count.  All rounds played with the same partner, who must be a different person from their Premier Pairs partner.  In the topy 9 rounds a substitute player may be included in the final scoring in only one of the qualifying 9 rounds. Any substitute must be declared at the start of play.. Progressive results will be posted after each round.  After 3 rounds the top 8 Pairs will be seeded..

In both the Premier and Plate Pairs competitions:

• Trophies are awarded to the Senior and Junior winners.
• If a pair consists of a Senior and a Junior it will be regarded as a Senior Pair.
• Juniors are encouraged to compete as pairs to win the junior trophy.
• 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.

INDIVIDUAL

5 rounds, 4 to qualify.  Each round to be played with a different partner who must not be their Premier or Plate Pairs partner. . If more than 4 qualifying rounds are played, then the top 4 will count except when more than one round has been played with the same partner, only the first such round will count. If a pair consists of a Senior and a Junior player the pair will be regarded as a Senior Pair and consequently the score will not count towards the Junior partner's qualification. Senior and Junior pairs trophies are awarded to the winners in this competition.

OVERALL INDIVIDUAL

To qualify, a player must qualify in each of the Premier Pairs, Plate Pairs and Individual competitions.  To determine the Overall Individual winner the sum of all the scores in the three compettitions is divided by the total number of sessions played..If more or fewer than 26 boards are played in any session, then the session scores will be weighted.  

A Junior, playing with a Senior in either Pairs competitions will be regarded as a Senior in the Overall Individual Competition.

PRESIDENTS COMPETITION

Senior & Junior Mixed Partnerships

5 rounds, 4 to qualify for trophies. Each round to be played with a different partner who must not be their Premier or Plate pairs partner.  If more than 4 qualifying rounds are played then the top 4 will be counted.

This competition is intended for juniors to benefit from the experience of playing with seniors.. This is a handicapped competition.  Only Senior and Junior partnerships are eligible.

The convenor and partner finder will provide active support to enable pairing of Seniors and Juniors.  Senior/Senior pairs will be able to play if. after exhaustive efforts, no Junior partner can be found.  If 4 or more such partnerships attend then a separate section will be played with the same boards.  However, 'C' points will not be allocated.

THREE NIGHT PAIRS EVENTS

These matches are played on 3 consecutive Club nights. To qualify, a player must play all nights of a match with the same partner, and play each match with a different partner, who must not be their Premier Pairs or Plate Pairs partner. One substitution is allowed in each 3 night match. Double substitution is not permitted. (ie A player who is already playing or who has played as a substitute in he competition cannot be a substitute for another pair).  Substitutions must be advised in writing to the Director before play srarts each night.

MOST IMPROVED SENIOR PLAYER

This is a Wednesday-only award to recognise the senior player who has improved most in the last two years.  A minimum of 30 sessions per year must be played in two successive years to qualify.  All scores will count and the winner will be the senior player with the largest average score increase.

TOURNAMENTS, TEAMS and AGM Nights

Refer to Tournaments, Teams and AGM menu on page 4..

 

JANUARY		JULY
7	Summer 3 Night H/Cap Pairs	1	Plate Pairs 6
14	Summer 3 Night H/Cap Pairs	8	Plate Pairs 7
21	Summer 3 Night H/Cap Pairs	15	Plate Pairs 8
28	Individual 1	22	Presidents 2
		29	Winter 3 Night Pairs
FEBRUARY		AUGUST
4	Premier Pairs 1	5	Winter 3 Night Pairs
11	Premier Pairs 2	12	Winter 3 Night Pairs
18	Premier Pairs 3	19	Presidents 3
25	Premier Pairs 4	26	Premier Pairs 11*
MARCH		SEPTEMBER
4	Premier Pairs 5	2	Premier Pairs 12
11	Individual 2	9	Premier Pairs 13
18	Plate Pairs 1      AGM	16	Premier Pairs 14
25	Plate Pairs 2	23	Premier Pairs 15
		30	Individual 4
APRIL		OCTOBER
1	Plate Pairs 3	7	Presidents 4
8	Plate Pairs 4	14	Plate Pairs 9
15	Individual 3	21	Plate Pairs 10
22	Autumn 3 Night H/Cap Pairs	28	Plate Pairs 11
29	Autumn 3 Night H/Cap Pairs
MAY		NOVEMBER
6	Autumn 3 Night H/Cap Pairs	4	Plate Pairs 12
13	Premier Pairs 6	11	Presidents 5
20	Premier Pairs 7	18	Individual 5
27	Premier Pairs 8	25	Christmas 3 Night Pairs
JUNE		DECEMBER
3	Premier Pairs 9	2	Christmas 3 Night Pairs
10	Premier Pairs 10	9	Christmas 3 Night Pairs
17	Presidents 1	16	Christmas Party
24	Plate Pairs 5

* Discussion about 2027 programme.