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Deal of the WeekNational PairsWell done to Kath Nelson who finished 5th with Arthur Hughes of Yorkshire in the final of the National Pairs held online on 12-13th April. Results are on the EBU site. Wakefield Swiss PairsCOngratulations to Gideon Harvey and Daniel Kelsall who were joint winners of the Wakefield Swiss Pairs on 6th April. Results can be seen here. Save the DateThe Manchester Congress will be held on Jan 3rd-4th 2026 at the Airport Hotel SK9 4LR. Please mark in your diary, further details to follow. League, Goldstone and Cup Update (Apr 9th)In division one of the league the final meaningful match is between Mutton Madras (Justin Hackett et al) against Alec Smalley's Grasshoppers. Mutton Madras need to win by 20 imps or more after St Titus (Michael Byrne) beat Tracy Sherman's Deal or No Deal by a largish margin. Rejuvenated (Stuart Hunter et al) lead division 2 but have only played one match, Hindsight Convention (Andy Burnett et al) are second with three wins. In division three lastminute.bid (Judith Dunkerley, Sally Leigh, Liz and Stephen Halstead) have won the division with five good wins, congratulations to them. In division four AZ trumpers (Ian Ashworth et al) lead with four good wins well ahead of The Randoms (Kit Butterwoth et al) who have won three matches. In the Newcomers A league A Bridge Too Far (Rachel Hardcastle et al.) lead with six wins. In the B division Bridge of Sighs (Paul Dickinson et al.) have started with two good wins. In the Goldstone North Star (Mike Hart) play Inverted Minors (Rhona Goldenfield) in one semi-final while St Titus (Michael Byrne) have reached the final beating Hindsight Convemtion (Irene Davies) in the other. In the Higson Cup all the mini leagues have been completed. The winners of each league will play in the Higson final and the second placed teams in the Higson Plate final on April 27th. Results can be seen via the links on the league, Goldstone and cup pages. Northern PairsCongratulations to Kath Nelson who won the Northern heat of the National Pairs with Yorkshire's Arthur Hughes on Sunday 23rd March. Jeff Morris and David Sarabowski were second. Both these pairs qualify for the national final finishing sixth and eleventh in the national ranking respectively. John Armstrong Green Point Swiss PairsSaturday 17th May at Deva Bridge Club. Click here for details. Last updated 17th April 2025. Pages updated recently - News, Calendar
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