Peninsula Bridge club was well represented at the Gold Coast Congress this year with over 35 members participating. There were some very good results and a lot of fun was had throughout the week.
The Van Weeren team with Hans, Peter Clarke, Norman Greche and Colin Dempster did fantastically well to come 2nd in the Novice Teams Championship. Hans and Peter also did well to come 4th in the Novice Pairs. Suzanne Cole and Jennifer Ardill came 11th in this event. Robin Ho and her partner Alex Cook won the Ivy Dahler Butler Swiss Pairs. Congratulations to them. Vivien Eldridge & Alan Davies did very well in the Intermediate Pairs to come 6th; they also came 11th in the Intermediate division of the Ivy Dahler Intermediate Butler Swiss Pairs and 11th in the Intermediate Teams Championship with Maurice and Rachael Loomes. Maurice & Rachael came 11th in the Restricted division of the Ivy Dahler Butler Swiss Pairs.
Ron Smith and Anne Small did very well in the Open Teams event with an outside pair. They came 32nd in a very strong field.
Anne Small, Ron Smith and Margaret and Michael Draper won the GNOT qualifier which finished on Saturday. David Farmer, Cath Whiddon, Alan Davies and Vivien Eldridge were second. The novice team of Len Evershed, Ray Hurst, Heidi Colenbrander and Marieta Borthwick diod very well all the way through and ended up third.
Thanks very much to all who participated. Thanks also to Ronnie Ng who directed the teams and the side game each week.
Congratulations to Anne Small and Michael Draper on their convincing win in the State Mixed Pairs. Runners up were David Farmer and Cath Whiddon with Beverley Schultz and Jim Fairley in third place.
Congratulations to Yvonne Perkins who won the final of the McCutcheon ranking award in 2015 as a National Master **. This is the accumulation of master points won throughout the year. It is an excellent result. Jennifer Ardill also did well to come 7th as a Local Master * and Colin Dempster 10th as a Regional Master.
You will find these results month by month in the ABF newsletters with the final results in December. Here is the link http://www.abfmasterpoints.com.au/newsletters.asp
Peninsula Bridge Club is hosting a Swiss Teams Congress on Sunday 24th April at 10am. There are two sections, open, and a restricted/novice section (if enough numbers). This is a red point day with prize money for both sections plus best Peninsula team. Put together a team for a fun day directed by John McIlrath. BYO lunch, cheese and wine is complimentary at the end of the day. Enter online at the NSWBA http://www.nswba.com.au/ or on the noticeboard at the club.
Congratulations to Beryl Dawson and Diana Weaver who convincingly won the Michael Marks competition. Yvonne Perkins and Vona Hadfield came second with Anne Crothers and Kaye Outram in third position. Thanks to Sue Falkingham our Director, who ran a very smooth and enjoyable day.
On Monday 2nd May the Peninsula Bridge Club is having a fun filled day in support of Bridge for Brains. Jo Jarvis has put together two huge hampers of goodies to raffle on the day. We encourage all members to support the club on this day and enjoy a game of bridge and afternoon tea. If you would like to contribute towards the afternoon tea, please do. What is the Bridge for Brain Research Challenge? Please read below
We had a great turnout of 32 teams for the Swiss Teams Congress at Peninsula on Sunday. There were some very impressive names in the field. John McIlrath did a splendid job of directing on the day. The Hans team consisting of Sartaj Hans, Fraser Rew, Sophie Ashton and Susan Humphries were unbeatable with 7 wins. Coming in 2nd place was the Bock team with Steven Bock, John Newman, Derrick Browne and Joshua Wyner and in 3rd place the Sharp team with Marilyn Chadwick, Toni Sharp, Liz Fanos and George Finikiotis. Best Peninsula team was the Bertram team that did extremely well and came 5th with Jocelyn Bertram, Chris Duggin, Margaret and Michael Draper. The best restricted team was the Fawcett team with Fiona Fawcett, Michelle Levy, Kerry Rymer & Kit Meyers. Congratulations to all these teams. Click here for the full results.
