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During these unusual times, most congresses are still running online, with a few being (very cautiously) held face to face.
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The Sydney Spring Nationals moved online this year, as a matchpoint pairs event held on RealBridge on 12-13 December. There were 54 pairs competing in the Open division and 15 pairs in the Restricted section. NSW players topped this national event – could this be because of the "home" advantage? Congratulations to:
OPEN
1st Nicky Strasser - George Bilski (SBC)
2nd Arjuna De Livera - George Kozakos (Bridge at Beaumont and Canberra)
3rd Julian Foster - Jenna Gibbons (SBC and NZ)
RESTRICTED
1st Jay Novak - Richard Carter (SBC and BWBC)
2nd John Russell - Judith Parsons (SBC)
3rd Mary Poynten - Tony White (SBC)
The State and Country Open Pairs also moved online and was played on RealBridge in mid-November – it was hoped that this would make it possible for more country players in remote areas to join a truly state-wide competition. Well done to:
STATE OPEN PAIRS
1st Kate McCallum - Axel Johannsson (SBC)
2nd Liz Adams - Andrew Peake (SBC)
3rd Tony Nunn - Paul Dalley (SBC)
COUNTRY OPEN PAIRS
1st Sally Clarke - Garry Clarke (CCLCBC)
2nd Chris Williams - Jan Clarke (CCLCBC)
3rd Rakesh Kumar - Jenny Michael (SHBC and Berry Bridge Club)
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The Under Hundred Masterpoints Pairs Championship (based on masterpoints at the end of November) offered players with less tournament experience an opportunity to compete with their peers. We were pleased to see participants from Illawarra, Cowra, Wellington, Woolgoolga, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Central Coast and even Victoria! Applause to:
1st Ngaire Meehan - Elizabeth Cusack (IBA)
2nd Jane Glowrey - Meredith Landale (Deniliquin Bridge Club)
3rd Jenni Fagan - Barbara Proctor (Cowra & District Bridge Club)
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Congratulations to the winners of recent congresses and events:
Griffith Ex-Servicemens Bridge Club Online Swiss Pairs (BBO) on 14 November:
Margaret Foster - Colin Clifford
NSWBA Online Spring Swiss Matchpoint Pairs (RealBridge) on 22 November:
Tony Nunn - Paul Dalley
Wollstonecraft Bridge Club Online Swiss Pairs (BBO) on 29 November:
Steven Bock - Kevin Davies
Central Coast Bridge Club Online Swiss Pairs (BBO) on 6 December:
Lavy Libman - Tomer Libman (Open)
Pauline Caust - Alan Bustany (Restricted)
Derrick Browne from Trumps Bridge Centre has written an analysis of some interesting deals from their F2F congress last month:
Trumps Spring Teams (F2F) on 8 November
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Keep updated with the latest restriction in NSW
The Australian Government is monitoring the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and restrictions are currently in place regarding travel and public gatherings.
For the latest information about restrictions in NSW, please refer to the NSW Government COVID-19 website.
Please also take note of NSWBA Insight for bridge during COVID-19.
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Forthcoming NSW events: note that planned events that have not (yet) been cancelled are shown HERE.
For face-to-face events, please double-check with the host to confirm whether it is proceeding as planned.
ONLINE EVENTS ON RealBridge
Jan 4 - 18 (over 3 Monday nights) NSWBA
New Year Online Teams
Jan 10 (Sun) NSWBA
Summer Online Swiss Pairs
ONLINE EVENTS ON BBO
Jan 3 (Sun) MasterBridge
Online January Online Swiss Pairs
Every Friday, 7.30pm start. ABF
National Online Pairs (Open, Restricted and Novice)
Every Sunday, 2.30pm start. ABF
National Online Pairs (Open, Restricted and Novice)
F2F CONGRESSES IN NSW
Dec 26 - Jan 3 (Sat-Sun) Trumps Bridge Centre
Festival of Bridge
Jan 31 (Sun) NSWBA
Summer Teams
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