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Competitions - Rules and Conditions

The Club runs various internal competitions throughout the year:-

Championship Pair ; Michael Farey Trophy ; Weir Trophy ; Individual Club Championship ; Slammer of the Year ; Most Improved Player ; Most Improved Pair ; Ladies Championship Pair ; Mens Championship Pair ; Most Masterpoints ; Simultaneous Pairs 

All competition winners receive a commemorative trophy to permanently retain and, in addition, many competitions have their own club trophy. Full rules and current trophy holders are given below.

In addition to our own competitions, we participate and compete in local matches against other clubs.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS

The Championship Pairs is, as the name suggests, the most prestigious Club Competition and the winners are presented with a magnificent cup to retain for 12 months. The cup was generously donated to the Club by John and Jill Williams.

1.  The qualifying rounds will be held from the last Wednesday in November until the second Wednesday in May. Pairs will be ranked in order of the accumulation of their best 12 weeks percentages and have at least 9 scores to qualify.

2.  The Championship Pair will be the pair that is in first place at the conclusion of the qualifying rounds. 

3. The winning pair and runners up pair are sponsored by the Club to represent the Club in the WCBA Club Championship Pairs event.

4. Masterpoints in accordance with the EBU Masterpoints Handbook (Club Edition) are awarded.

Our 2007 Club Champions are:  Alan Boyes and Mel Downing

 

 
MICHAEL FAREY TROPHY

The Michael Farey Trophy is an annual competition in memory of Michael Farey, a founder member of the Club.

1. The competition will be open to all players but only Club members may win the Trophy.

2. The Michael Farey Trophy is a Handicap Pairs event with the winners being decided after application of handicap scores. The Handicaps will be calculated using the average scores of the preceding 13 weeks results.

3.  A partnership without a handicap will be ineligible to win the Trophy.

4. The competition will be held on a normal club night in March.

5. Masterpoints will be awarded for the normal club evening result but no masterpoints can be issued for the Michael Farey Trophy event.

6. The Trophy will be presented to the winning pair at the earliest suitable opportunity.

Our picture shows 2008 winners Howard and Lyndsey Parsons.  
WEIR TROPHY - Teams Competition

Due to the generosity of grandmasters, Grahame and Sharleen Weir we hold an annual single session Teams of Four Competition. The winners are presented with the Weir Trophy.

The exact format of the competition cannot be finally determined until all team entrants are known, but it is normal for it to be a multiple teams event. If this is not possible, a Swiss Teams or other teams competition may be substituted at the discretion of the Director for the evening.

The date of the competition will usually be in May and members should check their calendar of events for precise information. From 2008, in the event of a tie, the result of the match between the two tied teams will determine the winning team; and if that fails to produce an outright winner the result will be determined by the total number of victories and, as a last resort, on the cut of the cards.

Teams will NOT be randomly selected - therefore members should team up in good time and appoint a Captain. All teams will be expected to register their entry, which is free, prior to the actual event by notifying the Events Secretary.

 WEIR TROPHY  JOINT WINNERS 2007

Robert  Barry Lesley Chris  tied with Di Bernie Michael Jean

   
INDIVIDUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

 1. The qualifying rounds will take place from the first Wednesday of June until the third Wednesday of October.

2. Players will be ranked in order of the accumulation of their best 11 weeks percentages and have at least 7 scores to qualify.

3. A Play Off final of the leading 12 players will determine the Individual Club Champion.

3.  Masterpoints are awarded for the Individual Ladder result as per the EBU Master Point Handbook (Club Edition) and for the Play Off Final result.

  Our 2007 Individual Champion - Mark Stretch

 

 

 
SLAMMER OF THE YEAR

1. The competition will run from January to December each year.

2. Any partnership bidding and making a small slam will be awarded 1 point, any partnership bidding and making a grand slam will be awarded 3 points.

3. Points will be accumulated throughout the year and the winner will be the player or players who have the highest number of points.

4. In the event of a tie, the player having made the most grand slams will be the winner. If the result is still a tie the prize will be shared.

5. No masterpoints are awarded for this competition.

6. The prize will be presented at the Christmas club night.

Our 2007 Slammer of the Year:  Chris Enticknap.
LADIES PAIRS & MENS PAIRS

In 2005 we introduced two new competitions to our schedule – the Ladies Pairs and Mens Pairs. Both competitions are held on the same evening and feature single pair winner movements. A small Trophy  will be awarded to the winning Ladies and winning Mens Pair for the winners to retain.

          Mens Pairs Winners 2007                                     Ladies Pairs Winners 2007

      David Wakefield and Robert Strong                        Jean Hill and Lesley Mitchell

   
MOST IMPROVED PAIR and MOST IMPROVED PLAYER

1. Twice a year the Club will run an Ascendancy competition for both most improved pair and most improved player. The pair and individual whose average percentage score has increased the most over the preceding six months will be awarded a small trophy.

2. The competitions will run from the last week of June to the second week in December and from the third week in December until the third week of June.

3. Members must have played a minimum of 8 matches in each six month period to qualify.

4. The same player cannot win both Most Improved Pair and Most Improved Player in the same period.

 Our July - Dec 2007 Most Improved Pairs winners; Alan Dixon and Marianne Thomas  and our  June- Dec  2007 Most Improved Player (Singles) winner;  Geoff Smith

   
MOST MASTERPOINTS

The annual cumulative total of club masterpoints for every member is maintained and the player who has won most in the preceding 12 months is awarded a small prize.

Our 2007 winner was Alan Boyes
SIMULTANEOUS PAIRS

The club enters for many simultaneous events with differing sponsoring organisations. Visitors are welcome at these events but we limit visitors to two simultaneous events only.

The sponsors of these events usually take up to three weeks to confirm / ratify the results and for that reason our own scoring of the event is provisional. Only after confirmation of the result has been received will masterpoints be issued.