18 April 2010 at 12:15

Midlands Mixed Pairs and Flitch

Please see attached link for the entry form for the Midlands Mixed Pairs & Flitch, It takes place on Sunday 25th April 2010 at the East Midlands Bridge Achademy, starting at 2pm. The closing date for entries in 18th April.

This competition is open to all members of EBU affiliated clubs.

The entry fee is £24 per pair which includes a two course meal at half time.

09 March 2010 at 10:45

Brigden Round 3 Delayed Match

In the final Round 3 match, Briggs beat Clayton.

In Round 4, the two undefeated teams Young and Smedley are destined to meet each other to determine the advantages that the last undefeated team will have in the semi-final.  The six once-defeated teams will play in two threesomes, with only one surviving team from each going through to the semi-final.  Round 4 of this competition will be held on Wednesday March 24th. 

For details of the 4th Round draw,  click here

04 March 2010 at 12:26

Winter Plate

The battle for second place continued in the 8th Round of the Winter Plate on  3rd March, 2010.

Randy Curzon's team were winners on the night for the 2nd week in a row with +61 IMPs.

Don Smedley's mixed bag of Eric White players were 2nd +50 IMPs.

Amanda Sowter's team  lead overall with 191 IMPs, well ahead of Malcolm on 110 followed by Randy on 109.

For details after Round 7,  click here (to see details of a round, touch the round number at the top of its column in the summary).

The next round will probably even things up somewhat, with Randy dropping -61 and Malcolm -27.

04 March 2010 at 12:16

Teams of 8

Good news!  An early match!  Associates beat Ripley B 13 - 7.

04 March 2010 at 12:15

Eric White

Only one match was played last night, Wells versus Elliott resulting in a 13-7 win for Wells.

For full details with 2 rounds to go (and also 3 postponed matches),  click here

02 March 2010 at 14:38

Winter League Delayed Match

East Midlands Red had a resounding 20-0 victory over their clb-mates East Midlands Green last night.

02 March 2010 at 12:15

Teams of Eight Debacles

Several matches suffered disruptions, resulting in boards being removed last Wednesday. This has happened on several occasions during this last season. The following  simple check list for team captains could eliminate practically all the problems. 1. Make sure you speak to the players at least 24 hours before the day (not just an answer phone). 2. Make sure all players know exactly where the venue is, and meet them at a known collection point if any doubts exist. 3. Ensure everyone has a contact phone number in case of accidents or emergencies.

I realize for most, it is either preaching to the converted or shutting the door after the horse has bolted, but a reminder could save other such frustrating evenings for many. Wendy

 

25 February 2010 at 13:04

Last nights teams of 8 results

Congratulations to British Rail A and Rolls Royce A who both won 20-0.  A special mention is due to Derby C who took 3 vps from East Midlands White who have already won Division 1.

The current standings are:

Division 1 East Midlands White dominate with 165, followed by Briish Rail A on 114.  Derby A are lurking in 3rd place on 102 but they have a match in hand.

In Division 2, the situation is very close as only 4 vps separate the top 3 teams British Rail B (95), Ripley A (94) and Chesterfield A (91).  There are adjusted scores to be added to some of these totals, though.

Allestree Red lead Division 3 with 111 and Belper Yellow hold the second spot with 107.

In Division 4 Allestree Blue are lying in first place with 95, followed by Markeaton on 87.

It is still difficult to assess the situation in Division 5 owing to postponed matches, but the current leaders are Matlock B with 153 and Belper B with 130.

22 February 2010 at 10:01

Overseas Congress in Madeira

Congratulations to Liz Hall & David Taylor who won the Open Pairs in Madeira with a fantastic 71.53%

For Details, click here.

19 February 2010 at 18:39

New ClubTournament Directors

Congratulations to John Squires (Chesterfield), Clive Warbrick (Allestree) and Mary Marshall (Derby) who have all passed the EBU Club Director Assessment at Spondon recently.

19 February 2010 at 11:06

Brigden Round 3

In the last delayed Round 3 Brigden match between undefeated teams Madden and Smedley, Smedley won by 30 imps.  Smedley will automatically meet Young in Round 4 and there will be a draw to decide the fate of the once-defeated teams.

For details of the current position,  click here

For hand records for the Friday, 19th February, match go to the Friday IMPs session by  clicking here

17 February 2010 at 14:26

Eric White

On 17th February 2010, Madden beat Elliott 19-1, Wells beat Floutier 14-6, with Kelly overcoming George 20-0. An earlier Kelly/Floutier match has still to be played.

For full details with 3 rounds to go,  click here

15 February 2010 at 10:40

County Pairs Championship

Paul Madden & John Squibb have won the DCBA County Pairs Championship for the second year in a row with an unbelievable 69.32%. Relative newcomers to Derbyshire, Roman & Jakub Gembicki, were runners up. For details, click here

John Sowter &  Brian Elliott  were winners of the Consolation Pairs for the Hazel Whinfrey Plate. Howard & Annice Morton were in second place. For details, click here

Thanks to Ken Smith, Mary Marshall & Richard Edwards for directing so efficiently.

14 February 2010 at 10:32

Adjusted Scores for Teams of Eight Matches

This is just to clarify how these adjustments are made.  If, for example, a match is called off at late notice because a player does not arrive within the time limits, that team is awarded zero victory points.  When all the results are in at the end of the season, the 'non-offending'  team receives either its own average or the reciprocal of their opponents' average,  whichever is the higher score.  In the meantime, I've put in a notional score of 10, but in most cases, this score goes up at the end of the season.

Mary

12 February 2010 at 23:47

Delayed Matches

Matlock B beat Chesterfield B 14-6 last night to consolidate their lead to 139 in Division 5.  However, contenders Ringwood have a match in hand.

The match between Rolls Royce B and Allestree Blue has been postpomed.