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Green Point Swiss TeamsManchester's annual event at Altrincham on Sunday 26th July at 11.00. There are still plenty of places available. Click here for entry form and more details. Northern Bridge LeagueThe first round of the NBL took place on Saturday 11th July online on RealBridge. In division A Manchester were third of five teams. The team was Peter Foster/Royce Alexander, Kath Nelson/Rhona Goldenfield, David Barton/Robert Ferrari, Phil Taylor/Dan Kelsall with David and Robert & Phil and Dan doing well on cross imps. In division B the Manchester team of Eddie Thornton-Chan/Tony Hodgson, Karen Reissmann/Irene Davies, Espen Gisvold/Raymond Semp, Alan Tranter/Andy Burnett did well to win by a good margin ahead of the North-East. All four pairs did well on cross imps. In division C Manchester also won, just ahead of Merseyside. The team was Gordon Bickley/Ann Farquhar, Karen Jones/Ann Thornton, Richard Acaster/Gil Fletcher, Susan Triggs/Graham Winn. Again all four pairs were plus on cross imps. Detailed results are on the Cumbria web site. European Championship - Open Team Qualify for Bermuda BowlThe European Championships took place in Riga, Latvia from 27th June to 7th July. Michael Byrne played for the England Open team with Kieran Dyke, David Gold, Tom Paske, Stefano Tommasini and Ben Norton. Congratulations to the team who finished in sixth place thus qualifying for the World Championships to be held in Barbados next year. Michael and Kieran were England's best pair on cross imps and third overall on cross imps. Alan Mould played in the Seniors event with Brian Senior, Kay Preddy, Norman Selway, Patrick Shields and Richard Chamberlain. They finished ninth, just missing out from qualifying for the World Championships. The event web site is here Results are also on the EBU web site. The European Youth Team Championship follows on from 9th to 15th July. Isabel Edelsten plays in the U26 Women's team and David Sargent in the U21 Team. Isabel and David are both studying at Manchester University and play at local clubs. The U26 Women and U21 teams finished mid-table. President's CupThe annual inter-counties teams of eight competition was held over the weekend of 4-5th July on RealBridge. Eleven teams completed, with nine from England, one from Scotland and a team from Dublin. Congratulations to Manchester who were third on Saturday and were the best team on Sunday, finishing second overall behind Dublin. The team was David Sarabowski/Andy Brocklehurst (both days), Rhona Goldenfield/David Barton, Pete Foster/Royce Alexander, Eddie-Thornton-Chan/Tony Hodgson (Saturday), Roger Hopton/Dave Fussell, David Barton/Royce Alexander, Raymond Semp/John Hassett (Sunday). Roger and Dave were our best pair on the cross imps closely followed by David and Royce. Results can be found on the Cumbria web site. Thanks to David Stevenson and Ken Johnston for organising and directing. Last updated 21st July 2026. Pages updated recently - News
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