January/February 2012
New Year Resolutions…
Yes, I know, "Newsletter: beginning of month, not end", that one's gone already.
2011 Master Point Lists
The new year brings the EBU Master Point awards and recognition for those who did well in 2011. These are the club and edited highlights, further information available from the links below and from the news item on the Suffolk site. Well done to all the winners – you only have to keep it up this year.
Club Champions
| Aldeburgh Bridge Club | Susan Cook | 652 |
| Bury St. Edmunds Bridge Club | Norma Shannahan | 1025 |
| Clare Duplicate Bridge Club | David Price | 1596 |
| Colchester Duplicate Bridge Club | Julian Lang | 1011 |
| Deben Bridge Club | Peter Killen | 680 |
| Felixstowe Bridge Club | Tony Shearman | 922 |
| Framlingham Bridge Club | Ora Watson | 498 |
| Frinton Bridge Club | David Haig-Thomas | 727 |
| Heritage Coast | Phyllis Spratt | 734 |
| Ipswich & Kesgrave Bridge Club | Graham Beeton | 1262 |
| Ipswich Hospitals Bridge Club | John Garbutt | 447 |
| Newmarket Bridge Club | Roger Timmins | 588 |
| Risbygate Bridge Club | Kevin Fletcher | 1143 |
| Stowmarket Bridge Club | David Willson | 1236 |
| Stratford St. Mary Bridge Club | Ann Grant | 695 |
| Sudbury Contract Bridge Club | Mike Malin | 450 |
| Woodbridge Bridge Club | Keith Manley | 940 |
Unfortunately none of the county's club champions was lucky in the EBU prize draw.
Prize Winners
| Leader Board Level 4 | (Star Masters, Tournament Masters, Premier Masters) | |
|---|---|---|
| Capt RI Waters | 5261 | 3 Star Premier Master |
| Leader Board Level 5 | (County Masters, Masters, Advanced Masters) | |
| Mr PT Brown | 4462 | Advanced Master |
| Leader Board Level 6 | (Unranked, Club Masters, District Masters) | |
| Mr Kevin Fletcher | 5064 | District Master |
Suffolk's full lists are available from the dedicated EBU page.
National Call-Up for Suffolk Stars
Jane Moore wins national trials
Congratulations to Suffolk's Jane Moore playing with Gillian Fawcett for winning the Lady Milne Trials. That selection competition forms the English Women's team in the home internationals. Jane and Gillian will represent England in Wales on 13th-15th April with Frances Liew, Belinda Bridgen, Nicole Cook and Christine Duckworth.
Full details of the trials are on the EBU site as are the Trials' results.
David Price wins play-off for Europeans
David Price was part of the team who won the play-off to represent England at the European Championships in Dublin in June. David plays with Colin Simpson the rest of the team is Paul Hackett, Tony Waterlow, Gunnar Hallberg and John Holland.
Bridge in the Cupboard
Lucky or good? You decide – Napoleon certainly had his own view on the matter.
Forthcoming Events
Bury St. Edmunds Congress
Sunday 12th February 2012, 11:00am, New Green Community Centre Thurston, a Swiss Teams event, entry £40 per team including refreshments.
Note the new, earlier start time, by popular request.
There are cash prizes for the top three teams and an ascenders' prize in case it doesn't start so well. For more details contact (01284 724165).
Download an entry form [PDF] which includes directions.
Jyl Marsh Individual
Sunday 19th February 2012, 2:00pm, Colchester. This event is the Suffolk Individual where each player partners as many of the field as numbers allow. The cost is £10 per player including tea.
The Jyl Marsh is hosted by Stratford St Mary Club who meet at the St Johns & Highwoods Community Centre, Colchester CO4 9SR.
Enter via the Suffolk Competition Secretary, (01379 870291). You can also download an entry form [PDF] which includes directions.
Suffolk Pairs Semi-Final
Friday 24th February 2012, 7:00pm, Kesgrave. Did you qualify from your club last October for this, the next stage of the Suffolk Championship Pairs?
Any doubts or questions to who looks after this event [Chris is on holiday but answering emails].
Sudbury/Colchester Swiss Teams
Sunday 4th March 2012, 2:00pm, Leavenheath. Sudbury and Colchester's annual Swiss Teams held as before at Leavenheath Village Hall, CO6 4NR. The cost is £28 per team; tea, coffee and soft drinks are provided but players are invited to bring their own food.
Download an entry form [PDF] which includes a map.
Suffolk Club Teams-of-Four
Sunday 11th March 2012, 2:00pm, Ipswich Indoor Bowls Club. The county event for teams made up of members from the same club. A club may enter any number of teams, the only stipulation is that players must be members of that club. The cost is £10 per player including tea.
Enter via the Suffolk Competition Secretary, (01379 870291).
2012 Norfolk Congress
King's Lynn. The 2012 Norfolk Congress will be held at the Duke's Head Hotel, King's Lynn, from Friday 30th March to Sunday 1st April. The Saturday and Sunday events are Green-Pointed, and there is a prize fund of approximately £1500 including prizes for the highest-placed Pair and Team all of whom are ranked below Regional Master.
Download an entry form from or see the Norfolk website.
Results
Suffolk Championship Teams
From Round One seven teams played in the championship Round Two and the remaining six contested the plate.
Plate
Butler won handily, congratulations to Eva and Michael Butler, Gill and Roy Newton.
| Team | But | Hea | Edw | Wat | May | Bac | IMPs |
| Butler | x | 7 | 31 | 6 | 3 | -21 | 26 |
| Heath | -7 | x | 11 | 3 | -2 | -2 | 3 |
| Edwards | -31 | -11 | x | 7 | 12 | 22 | -1 |
| Waters | -6 | -3 | -7 | x | 14 | -5 | -7 |
| Mayhew | -3 | 2 | -12 | -14 | x | 17 | -10 |
| Bacon | 21 | 2 | -22 | 5 | -17 | x | -11 |
Championship Round Two
| Team | New | Moo | Ort | She | Sto | Mas | Tal | IMPs |
| Newman | x | 10 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 5 | 24 | 56 |
| Moore | -10 | x | -2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 16 |
| Orton | -8 | 2 | x | -9 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 8 |
| Shearman | -11 | -1 | 9 | x | -7 | -1 | 15 | 4 |
| Stokes | 2 | -5 | -10 | 7 | x | -10 | 14 | -2 |
| Mascall | -5 | -16 | -17 | 1 | 10 | x | -11 | -38 |
| Talaga | -24 | -6 | 4 | -15 | -14 | 11 | x | -44 |
Knock-out Stage
The top four teams advance to the semi-finals. As winners of the qualifier, Newman (Eric Newman & Mike Sherer, Rick Hanley & Bill Tweddell) have the right to choose their semi-final opponents and selected Shearman therefore Moore meet Orton in the other semi-final.
Newman against Shearman has been decided; Newman winning by 17 IMPs.
See the full results with all team line-ups.
Suffolk Simultaneous Pairs 2011
Held in the last week of November and finalised in early December, 133 pairs from seven clubs took part. Clare featured prominently, providing first and third, sandwiching Stowmarket.
| 1. | Elizabeth Tora & Jane Moore | 67.50% |
| 2. | Michael O'Reilly & Mick Spencer | 65.07% |
| 3. | Tony Aldous & Allyn Bignell | 64.26% |
See the full results including Master-Point awards and club identification.
Suffolk Mid-Anglia Pairs
The first event of the new year was the Suffolk IMP pairs (teams scoring). This was won in fine style by Neil Bresler and David Cooper.
| 1. | Neil Bresler & David Cooper | +112 |
| 2. | Bogdan Talaga & Chris Hinchliff | +74 |
| 3. | Helen Mason & David Mathews | +68 |
See the full results including Master-Point awards and also the separate sessions, 1, 2 and 3.