The SBU is running its Overseas Congress in Rhodes, Greece between 9-15 May 2023 and welcomes players from Northern Ireland to the Congress. Master points will be awarded. Players may enter either singly or as a pair or as a team of 4. Prices start at £569 half board/transfers but not flight which has to be booked and paid for separately. To date 60 players have already registered. For more information, please contact Matthew Pumphrey at matthewpumpfrey55@gmail.com.
Chairman Brian meeting Peggy Bayer Players
Northern Ireland Pairs
Congratulations to Eric Lesage and Ken Hammond, winners of the NI Pairs, which was hosted at Kelvin Malone Bridge Centre on 4 December. Full results can be viewed here.
Inter-Provincials – Ulster Finishes in 2nd Place
The IBU Inter-Provincials competition took place this weekend of 19th/20th November in Templeogue Bridge Centre, Dublin. Congratulations to the 9 Ulster Teams who finished in 2nd place overall.
A special tribute to our Intermediate Team for winning their section.
Mr Monty Handicap Pairs
This event was held on BBO on Friday 18 November at 7pm. There was a great turn out with 32 pairs participating.
The overall winners were Helen Hall and Michaell McFaul with Stan Lowe and Bill Scott close runners up. The winners of the intermediate section were Antoinette Bradley and Elspeth Cummings. Full results can be found here.
Mid Ulster Intermediate A/B Pairs – CANCELLED
The above event due to be held on BBO on 25 November 2022 has now been cancelled due to a lack of entries.
Galway 84th Annual Bridge Congress
The Galway Bridge Congress will take place at the Ardilaun Hotel in Galway over the weekend of 3-5 February 2023. Click here for more details.
Lady Milne Trophy 2023 – Scotland, 21-23 April
Following recent trials, the Lady Milne Team has been named as follows:
Zrinka Kokot & Diane Greenwood
Sandie Millership & Anne Hassan
Mary Kelly-Rogers & Anne Fitzpatrick
Reserves: Heather Hill & Clare Watson
NPC: Alan Hill
A Tribute to Stephen Cairns by Gerry Hegarty
Stephen’s sudden death while playing the game he loved came as a great shock for his many friends in the bridge playing world in Fermanagh and in the many places he and Ann, his wife and playing partner, regularly visited. Stephen was born in Belfast and spent his working years in Enniskillen where he and Ann made their home with their sons, Adam and Keith.
Knockout Cups 2022-23
The draws have now been made for the Knockout Cups 2022-23.
Click here to view the draws.