Suffolk Bridge

Bury St. Edmunds – change of venue28-Aug-2010

Bury St. Edmunds have a new venue; from next Thursday 2nd September, they meet at:

Nowton Court Village
Nowton Road
Bury St. Edmunds
IP29 5LU

Directions and a map can be found on their club web site. Visitors are welcome and the new facilities are excellent. Bury play on Thursdays at 7:00pm.

Winter League 2010-201124-Aug-2010

The Winter League is one of the SCBA's premier tournaments. However, it is also a very friendly competition with matches played in members' homes on dates agreed between captains. The League has a Premier and Second Division and, if sufficient teams enter, there will also be a Third Division. There are promotions and relegations between the Divisions at the end of each season. The competition runs between October and April inclusive with each team usually playing one 24-board match per month.

New teams are very welcome – contact league Secretary to register interest or ask any questions – by Tuesday 7th September 2010 please. Download an entry form.

Invites have been sent out to captains of last year's teams (check your inbox if you played in 2009-10). The arrangements are the same this year except that the EBU VP Scales have been almost imperceptibly updated. Download an updated copy.

Felixstowe Congress 201019-Aug-2010

Congress Weekend – 2nd/3rd October

Programme

Saturday 2nd October – Green Pointed Pairs

• 1:00pm Pairs Qualifying
• A break of approximately one hour
• 6:00pm
  Championship Pairs Final
  Consolation Pairs Final
  Open Pairs Final
• Projected finishing time – 9:30pm

Sunday 3rd October – Green Pointed Swiss Teams

• 11:00am Two 7-board matches
• A break of approximately one hour
• Five 7-board matches
• Projected finishing time – 8:00pm

Entries are already coming in for this year's Felixstowe Congress, make sure you don't miss out! Each day (Pairs or Teams) is £20 but the full congress is only £35 and there will be a prize fund of £1500. Both the Saturday Championship Pairs and the Sunday Swiss teams are Green-pointed.

Need a partner or team-mates? The congress has a partnership desk, run by Congress Secretary, (01206 861729) who will also answer any questions you might have.

Download an entry form for you, your friends or your club noticeboard.

Suffolk CBA gratefully acknowledges the continuing sponsorship of Dummett Copp LLP, International Patent and Trade Mark attorneys based in the county.

Stratford St Mary – change of venue29-Jul-2010

Due to the recent fire that destroyed the Officers Club in Colchester where Stratford St Mary met, with immediate effect the club is relocating to:

St Johns & Highwoods Community Centre
Highwoods Square
Colchester
CO4 9SR

On a more positive note, Stratford St. Mary have now acquired a website, www.bridgewebs.com/stratfordstmary (linked from the clubs item on this page and the main clubs digest).

Suffolk Team News28-Jul-2010

Suffolk Squad Session 22-August, Ipswich Bowls Club

There will be a squad session on Sunday 22nd August at the Ipswich Bowls Club – from 11:00am to 7:00pm. Please come if you can and also let anyone else know if you think they may be interested in playing for Suffolk. Further details to follow. If you have any questions, please contact the county captain .

Suffolk v Hertfordshire – Match Rearranged

All county players have been informed; the match against Herts (was 1-August) has been rearranged for Sunday 5-September

Suffolk Seniors' Pairs – Stokes Trophy22-Jul-2010

Congratulations to Andrew Moore and David Price who retained the Seniors' Pairs. Mike O'Reilly and Doc Lacey were winners of the Veteran's prize. See the full results.

Welcome Back Stratford St. Mary20-Jul-2010

Stratford St. Mary Bridge Club have rejoined the EBU and all their members are now part of Suffolk Bridge.

The club meets at the Officers Club, St Johns Green, Colchester CO2 7EZ and plays on Wednesdays at 7:15pm. See our club pages for contact details.

Suffolk Married Pairs – Lang Cup7-Jul-2010

Congratulations to Andrew and Jane Moore who won the Lang Cup for Married Pairs. See the full results.

European Team Championships21-Jun-2010

Update 30-Jun: the first phase of the Open is over and the cut has been made. That sees England playing on but Scotland, Ireland and Wales going home. The Welsh suffered most; they finished in a three-way tie with Hungary and Latvia for the final qualifying spot but it was the Latvians that went through.

The English Women are in with a chance of the title but the Seniors started poorly and will be now concentrating on reaching the top six to qualify for the next World Championships.

The links below for Women and Seniors are still good, the amalgamated Open qualifiers are at:

• Open Final – inc. England, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Iceland – cross-table

Update 26-Jun: the Seniors starts today. There's also an unscheduled attraction: the England Sweden rematch. Why? Well, yesterday the players managed to sit in the wrong seats…

Also when rounds are in progress you can get running scores:

• Open A – inc. Scotland, Wales, Italy, Norway – cross-table
• Open B – inc. England, Ireland, Poland – cross-table
• Women – cross-table
• Seniors – cross-table

Also recent match-scores and next opponents on EBU front-page.

The 50^th European Championships begins in Ostend on Tuesday 22-June. England have representatives in all three competitions, Open, Women's and Seniors'.

Suffolk's David Price is a member of the Senior Team, playing with regular partner Colin Simpson and the same team-mates who won the World Championships in Sao Paulo last year. They are very much one of the favourites for the European title and David will be striving to add the title after the success in Brazil and in the Camrose, the British domestic championship.

However, unlike the World Championships – and other concurrent sporting events – the Europeans are, for the Women and Seniors at least, a straight all-play-all of 27 and 23 rounds respectively. The Seniors play their first board on Saturday 26-June, the Open and Women start on Wednesday 23-June. The Open series is a double all-play-all; split initially into two groups the top nine from each qualify for a final reckoning, playing teams from the other group and carrying forward their scores.

Bridge Base Online (BBO) is following the event, you can see the full schedule. It's a free service enabling you to follow top-class bridge over the Internet, in a web-browser, without having to download any software. Matches from the Seniors are well covered. The Championship website has all the details and the bulletins are always good value.

Heritage Coast – Suffolk's Newest Club16-Jun-2010

Welcome to Heritage Coast Bridge Club who joined the EBU and Suffolk today. The club meets at the Community Centre, Leiston (King George's Avenue, IP16 4JX, opposite Sylvester Rd.) and plays on Wednesdays at 1:15pm. They welcome visitors and can arrange partners – see our club pages or the club's own website.