'The Last Navigator' by Paul Goodwin
Paul Goodwin is a long time member of our club and is a regular player at East Lindfield - especially in the Thursday game. He came through the Greg Quittner era at the Gordon Bridge Centre and often plays with his wife Trish.
NSBC Restricted Pairs Championship
Our inaugural RESTRICTED Pairs Championship was run online over 3 Thursday afternoon sessions.
The overall winners were Felix Shteyman and Janice Olevson.
Runners Up were Owen Aubrey and John Bartrop.
NSBC Rookie Championship
Our first ROOKIE Championship was run online over 3 Tuesday afternoon sessions.
The overall clear winners were Nick Armitage and Richard Samuels.
Runners Up were Jo Ampherlaw and Ian Newton.
East Lindfield Open Pairs Championship
The East Lindfield State Open Pairs Championship event was run online over 3 Monday afternoon sessions.
The overall winners were Michael Seldon and Chris Dibley, who joined NSBC only recently - all the way from Newcastle.
Invitation to a Virtual High Tea!
As a sponsor of our Stratified Pairs Championships, Hyegrove Willoughby - the new luxury retirement living community at the upcoming Heart of Willoughby precinct - would like to invite you to a Virtual High Tea in early October.
September mid-month Update
Have you read the latest Newsletter? A link is available at the end of this article,
In this mid-month update, articles include
Kevin and Elli Know Their Goulash
Wild hands were definitely on the menu when NSBC served up the first Goulash event on Thursday night. The session was run as a pairs event with IMP scoring.
The winners were Kevin Davies and Elli Urbach.
Runners up were Tom Fischer and Trish Lacey.
Goulash Night this Thursday!
In the days when we used to deal the cards by hand (anyone remember them?), one way to have fun in a social setting was to deal unshuffled cards in packets - say 3 or 5 at a time.
Vale Ian Bailey
We are all saddened by the news that our long time friend and member Ian Bailey, has passed away.
Graham Markey and Robin Devries share some memories:
Board-a-match won by BLOOM Team
The latest Thursday night Chamionship event - the BAM Teams - has been won by the BLOOM team.
This follows a complex set of preliminaries where the entries were divided into 3 Pools, culminating in 4 divisions on the last night - FINAL; PLATE; CONSOLATION 1 and CONSOLATION 2.
Thursday Night
Coming Up...
Annual Matchpoint pairs event held on the Monday of the long weekend. Online on RealBridge in 2021. Enter via the NSWBA website by clicking here
Inaugural Spring Teams event in 2021. Online on our RealBridge platform. Open to all Australian players. Enter via the NSWBA website by clicking here
One night Matchpoint pairs event during the Spring Nationals. Please pre-register via Upcoming Events
One night Matchpoint pairs event during the Spring Nationals. Please pre-register via Upcoming Events
5 week Thursday night teams event. 7pm October 28th, November 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th. Partnerships must be of mixed gender for each session played - including subs. All financial members of ABF welcome. Pre-registration essential
Click on above event name to view brochure, and to register for events. Congress entries are done via NSWBA link
Build on the Basics lessons will continue online on Wednesday and Thursday mornings.
You can see the topics during September - October if you click the link below:
For further information,
please contact Jessica:
jessicabrakebridge@gmail.com
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August - October 2021
Improvers' Schedule
September - October 2021
Intermediate Schedule
For further information,
please contact Anita:
ac210927@bigpond.net.au
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