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Waikato Bays Junior and Intermediate Championship Leagues

Well done to our members who were among the prizewinners at our Tournament. Full list of results in 'Results' above.
Intermediate
4th - Diane Rodger & Annie Barry
7th - Brenda Macfarlane & Judith Wilson
8th - Bob Callcut & Ruth Sweatman
9th - Robyn Knight & Judith George
Junior
6th - Jane Larsen & Kathy King
Novice
2nd - Emma Barber & Michele Larnder

Diane & AnnieBob & Ruth

Congratulations to Joe Brown and Bob Callcut on their 3rd placing at the Hamilton Intermediate Tournament.

Congratulations to the following members who ventured to Tauranga on Sat 15th June.
Intermediate
1st - Helen Charteris & Suzanne Lugton
Junior
1st - Trish Kidd & Gabrielle Harris
3rd - Jill Stewart & Kathy Abel
Well done to you all.

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.