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Deal of the WeekLeague, Goldstone and Cup Update (Feb 11th)In division one of the league Mutton Madras (Justin Hackett et al) are in the lead with five wins including a good win against St Titus (Michael Byrne) who are in second place, now 6 VPs behind with two matches to play. Rejuvenated (Stuart Hunter et al) lead division 2 but have only played one match, Hindsight Convention (Andy Burnett et al) are second with two wins. In division three lastminute.bid (Judith Dunkerley et al) lead with three wins. In division four AZ trumpers (Ian Ashworth et al) have taken the lead with three good wins ahead of The Randoms (Kit Butterwoth et al) who have also won three matches. The two Newcomers leagues have started with a small number of matches now played. In the Goldstone all the quarter finalists are known; St Titus (Michael Byrne) are through to the semi-final. In the Higson Cup St Titus and Hindsight Convention are through to the final. Results can be seen via the links on the league, Goldstone and cup pages. Harrogate Spring CongressIN the EBU congress at Harrogate from 7th-9th February Martin Taylor and Justin Hackett did well to finish second in the Swiss Pairs. Paul Murray was fourth with Paul Hackett. Algarve CongressSeveral Manchester Pairs played in the EBU holiday congress from 3rd to 9th Feb. Congratulations to Rhona Goldenfield and Raymond Semp who won the pre-congress pairs and Joy and Irving Blakey who won the imp pairs. These two pairs teamed up to win the Swiss teams. Results are on the EBU web site. Nicholas Greer SeminarNicholas Greer will be giving a seminar on Suit Preference Signals at Manchester Bridge Club 10.30-12.30 Friday 14th February. Change of Venue for GazetteThe Gazette Cup event on 16th February will now be at Bramhall as many roads will be closed for the Hale 10K race. Ten teams have entered, start time is 11.00, hoping to finish at about 18.30. This event qualifies for the EBU's Garden Cities competition. There will be two sessions with a refreshment break (bring your own food). There will be prizes for the winners and best non-expert teams. Tollemache FinalManchester finished third in the Tollemache final at Telford on 1st-2nd February. They were just 1 VP behind Surrey but a long way behind London. Manchester won five of their seven matches and the two they lost were only 8-12 losses. Congratulations to Alec Smalley/Tom Slater, Alan Mould/John Hassett, Rodney Lighton/Tom Dessain and Nicholas Greer/Phil Taylor. Alec and Tom were our best pair on the cross imps, Alan and John also did well. Results are on the EBU web site. Green Point Swiss PairsThere are still plenty of places left for the Green Point Swiss Pairs at Altrincham on Saturday 1st March. Click here for details and click here for online entry. Cantor CupThis single session event (~18 boards) for new and inexperienced players will be held at Manchester Bridge Club on Sunday 23rd February. Click here for further details. EBU Swiss PairsRichard Acaster and Gil Fletcher did well to finish third with 72 pairs playing in the EBU online event on 26th January. Results are on the EBU web site. Chester CongressThis popular event took place at Deva Bridge Club on 25th-26th January. In the pairs on Saturday 28 pairs played with a good entry of about 13 from Manchester. Karen Reissman and Irene Davies were top qualifiers, followed by Rodney Lighton and Tom Dessain. The top 14 pairs played a Howell movement in the evening. Congratulations to Tom Slater and Alec Smalley who won with a good score of 63% ahead of John Holland and Jackie Pye. In the consolation final Boris Ewart and Tracy Sherman were second, with Gideon Harvey and Daniel Kelsall fourth. The multiple teams event on the Sunday was won by Alan Mould, John Hassett, John Holland and Jackie Pye. Tom Slater, Daniel Kelsall, Barbara Lewis and Alec Smalley were third. Thanks to David Smith and Deva members for organising and to James Vickers for directing. Results are on the Deva Club web site. ![]() David Smith of Deva with Alec Smalley and Tom Slater ![]() David Smith with Alan Mould, John Holland, Jackie Pye, John Hassett Last updated 12th February 2025. Pages updated recently - News, Goldstone
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