SBU President
Congratulations
to Michele Alexander on becoming President of the SBU at the 76th
Annual General Meeting in the Stirling & Union
Bridge Club on Tuesday, 25th May. |
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International Activities
Open Series
Mike Ash & Alan Goodman
Jim Hay & Frazer Morgan
Douglas Piper & Alex Wilkinson
Sandy Duncan (NPC) |
Women Series
Sheila Adamson & Anne Martin
Maida Grant & Sheila Macdonald
Veronica Guy & Sam Punch
William Whyte (NPC) |
Senior Series
Derek Diamond & Irving Gordon
Willie Coyle & John Matheson
Jack Paterson & Brian Short
Brian Short (PC) |
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Lady
Milne
The Lady Milne took place in Manchester, 16-18 April.
The Scottish team was Veronica
Guy & Sam Punch, Sheila Adamson & Anne
Symons,
Maida Grant & Sheila Macdonald
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EBU
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Eng
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Ire
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Sco
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N
I
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Wal
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Adj |
Total
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| 1 |
EBU
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15
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13
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19
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18
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23
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-1
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87
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| 2 |
England
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15
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|
15
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18
|
18
|
15
|
|
81
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| 3= |
Ireland
|
17
|
15
|
|
20
|
11
|
17
|
|
80
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| 3= |
Scotland
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11
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12
|
10
|
|
22
|
25
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|
80
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| 5 |
Northern Ireland
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12
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12
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19
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8
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|
19
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-1
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69
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| 6 |
Wales |
7
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15
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13
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4
|
11
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50
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The
non-playing captain was Brian Short.
Camrose
2010
Congratulations
to England on winning the Camrose Trophy and to BBO on an excellent
presentation.
Information
and results here
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The
Scottish team was -
John
Matheson & Iain Sime
John Murdoch & Brian Spears
Brian Short & Dave Walker
Mike Ash (NPC)
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NI |
NIBU |
Ire |
Eng |
Sco |
W |
Total |
| N
Ireland |
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19 |
17 |
4 |
15 |
2 |
114 |
| NIBU |
11 |
|
10 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
83 |
| Ireland |
13 |
20 |
|
15 |
23 |
11 |
182 |
| England |
25 |
25 |
15 |
|
16 |
16 |
196 |
| Scotland |
15 |
22 |
14 |
14 |
|
20 |
150 |
| Wales |
25 |
21 |
14 |
13 |
10 |
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167 |
Senior
Camrose
Congratulations to the English team of John Holland
& Gunnar Hallberg, Patrick
Collins & Malcolm Lewis, Ross Harper & Paul Hackett on
winning
the Seniors Camrose.
Click here
for info.
Commonwealth
Nations Bridge Championships
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Selection Committee is pleased to announce that Scotland will enter
the following team for the Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championships,
to be held in New Delhi in October 2010, immediately following the
Commonwealth Games. |
Brian
Spears & John Murdoch
Derek Diamond & Derek Sanders
Irving Gordon & Sandy Duncan
Captain: Brian Spears. |
The follow-on Commonwealth Games will be held in Glasgow in July 2014.
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VuGraph Operations Manual
At the recent BBO seminar held at the October Congress we used a manual
produced by the Australian Bridge Federation that was extremely useful
to help train future BBO operators. This is now available for download
on the Resources page.
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VP Scales
Convenors should ensure that the correct
scales
are used. They should also check the default scales on their
computer scoring programs to ensure that the SBU scales are being used
for Scotttish events.
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SBU National (Red Point)
Congresses 2010
at
Peebles
Hotel
Hydro
Autumn
Congress
Download
the brochure here. |
15-17
October |
| Gold
Cup Congress |
10-12 December |
For
further
information contact -
Peter Cohen
4 Westbrae Road
Newton Mearns
Glasgow G77 6EQ
0141-639 1724
e-mail ap.cohen@virgin.net |
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Open Trials 2010/11
The closing date for entries for the above is August 1st 2010.
Entries
should be lodged with the Selection Committee Secretary by this date
and entrants will be allocated to the Preparation Weekend on August
28-29 or to the first Camrose Trial weekend on September 11-12,
depending on previous experience and achievements.
Those who satisfy the exemption criteria in the International
section, may progress directly to the 2nd and 3rd weekends on November
20-21 and 27-28.
Selection Committee Secretary – Anne Perkins (0131 539 6634)
or anne@sbueast.org.uk
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Master Point Rankings
Rankings with effect from 30th June have been published.
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East District Congress Trophy for
Open Teams of Four
for
the Watson Trophy
Melville Bridge Club, Edinburgh
Sunday 19 September 2010
Start Time: 13:00
£50 per team
Generous Prizes for Silver & Bronze Categories!
Entries to Mike Ash
Email: mike@sbueast.org.uk Tel: 0131 6573579
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World
Bridge Series Championships
Click here for
the announcement.
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Laws and
Ethics - Ruling Examples
In an effort to achieve consistency in rulings by Tournament Directors
and Appeals Committees, the Laws and Ethics Committee has launched a
discussion forum. Their fourth case which is on Minor Penalty
Cards
can be found here.
If you have any comments please send them to here.
Previously - Hesitations,,
Revoke,
Mistaken Explanation
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Learn
Bridge
Contact the Education Officer
in your District for information on classes in your area.
Bridge
for Students in Further Education
A fast-track course in the basics of bridge, aimed at University
students,
has been produced by the European Bridge League, and a translation is
now available on our website.
See the Education page.
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Junior
Entry Fees
Entry fees for Juniors (i.e. under 25) are 50%
of
the standard rate.
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