Category: NIBU Events

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Senior and Intermediate Leagues and Knockout Cups 2024-25

Entry to the Senior and Intermediate Leagues has now closed. The draws are available in the Leagues section of the website.

The Closing date for the Millership Cup has been extended to Friday 11 October 2024. The entry form for the Millership Cup can be found here. Entries are especially encouraged for this trophy which was donated by Sandie and Jeff Millership in the early 1990’s. Message from Sandie below:

The Millership Cup
“When Jeff and I first started playing bridge we played in every competition we could.  Mostly with no chance of winning 😊.  Over the years we realised that there was a large hole in the competition calendar with respect to the knock-out cups.  There was the Hynman Cup for Juniors (now called Inter B’s) and the Kelvin & Mackinnon Cups, which were open to all players.

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Belfast Swiss Pairs Competition

This red pointed event took place on Sunday 7 April at Kelvin Malone Bridge Centre.
Full results here.
Prizes presented by Diane Greenwood, Vice Chairperson, NIBU.

Ken Hammond & Eric Lesage – Overall Winners
John Forsythe and George Harper – Best Intermediate A
Diana Patterson & Gerry Henry – Runners Up Intermediate A
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East Down Pairs

This competition has traditionally been the first of the season after the Autumn Congress.

To try and normalise the season as best as possible, the event is being run on-line on BBO on Sunday 4th October, two sessions from 11am, finishing about 17:30. All entrants welcome.

Please enter via the following link – East Down Pairs Entry

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On Line Tournaments

NIBU run three online tournaments

Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday begin at 7pm and will run under vNIBU136
The entry fee will be $2 per person 

Click here for a guide to entering and playing in these tournaments

All competitors should note that BBO retains a complete archive of all hands played. Should any player fall under suspicion of cheating, their playing records may be accessed and presented as evidence

Results of the NIBU Tournaments can be viewed in the Results Calendar.

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NIBU Interclub Duplicate Club Pairs

Two heats of the NIBU Interclub Duplicate Pairs were held during the week beginning 20 September. The winners of each heat are as follows:

Heat 1A (130 pairs) : Paul and Helen Tranmer, 72.41%
Heat 1B (60 pairs; Beatrice Lowry and Tom McKeever, 64.79%

As usual, we are very grateful to Ian Hamilton for his efforts over many years in organising the Interclub Duplicate Pairs.

Click here to see the full results.