Several of our Intermediate players played in the Katikati Intermediate on 19th May.
Well done to Judy Waldvogel and Janice Simpson (Tga) who finished 2nd, Patty Spencer and Lyn Bailie 4th and Ronelle Middleton and Julie Downs 6th.

Two days of play at Tauranga have produced our 16-strong IP squad to contest the 2019 Inter-Provincial event in Christchurch on November 23rd. In the Opens we have Yuzhong Chen and Noel Grigg accompanied by Tom Winiata and Tom Henwood. The Womens team will be comprised of Christine and Jenna Gibbons along with Kate Terry and Judy Pawson (selected) while the Seniors are Julie Sheridan and Karen Martelletti accompanied by Ella Gray and Michael Neels - the only non-grandmasters in the make-up of these three teams.

Congratulations to Jill Stewart & Kathy Abel on their win at the Matamata Junior Tournament. Well done girls.

If you are looking for a partner for an upcoming event why not try using our 'Partnering' page above. You will need to set up a profile first. There are also our Partnership Stewards. These are shown on the top of the page of your programme book for each of the different sessions.

Dot & Margaret
There were 21 tables for our Multigrade Tournament on 13th April. Many of our members were among the prizewinners.
1st Open/Intermediate, first overall and winners of the Tom Uden trophy for best Mt Pair at our 3A Tournament - Dot Skousgaard and Margaret Guy
2nd Open/Intermediate - Bob Callcut and Sarah Stacey
4th Open/Intermediate - Kay Wright and Lyn Bailie
1st Junior/Junior - Teri Logie and Gill West
1st Intermediate/Intermediate - Anne Clarke and Chris Gibson

Bridging the gap: Why playing bridge is good for you ... and fun

A recent major study has revealed that playing bridge keeps people smarter, happier and more social into old age.

It used to be accepted that as you got older, your brain power faded.

But research in recent years has showed there are a variety of things you can do to stave off that process - learning a new language or playing an instrument, doing the crossword, making new friends are among some of them - and one of the newest discoveries is that the card game bridge can also help.

World’s No 1 bridge player suspended after failing a drugs test
• Norway’s Geir Helgemo tests positive for testosterone
• Helgemo stripped of all titles from 2018 World Bridge Series
Press Association

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Bridge is not known for doping violations and Kari-Anne Opsal, president of the Norwegian Bridge Federation, insists the drugs Geir Helgemo took were ‘not performance enhancing’

The 2018 Annual Accounts are in 'Committee Minutes' under 'Articles'.

See the lessons page under 'Articles'

Player rating points were updated on Jan 1st and the new tournament grades for 2019 are now available on the NZB site.