News From The Selectors
Unfortunately there were not sufficient pairs to hold a trial this year, so the selectors had to select a team from the 6 pairs that expressed an interest in playing.
Adrian Thomas & Andy Hughes
John Salisbury & Tim Rees *
Paul Lamford & Gary Jones
*=PC
On-line Home International event for Mixed Teams
A new online Home International Mixed Teams event is held on RealBridge by the Scottish Bridge Union on Friday 28th March to Sunday 30th March – approx start time of 16.00 hrs Friday, 11.00 hrs Saturday and Sunday. Teams of 4 (each team has up to 3 pairs). Short breaks at half way in each match for team changes.
All play all, head to head matches, IMPs, converted to VPs.
Cost – £120 per team (no funding available).
Expressions of interest are invited from pairs OR teams – contact ceri@wbu.org.uk by 31st December 2024.
All entries will be forwarded to the Selectors for consideration.
A trial may be held if there is enough interest.
Further to excellent performances in last months “Premier League” the WBU is pleased to select the following team for the first Camrose weekend:-
Andy Hughes & Steve Auchterlonie
Julian Pottage & Tony Ratcliffe
Paul Denning * & Adrian Thomas
*=Captain
FULL RESULTS ON THE LINKS BELOW …
http://www.msg.uk.com/pl24totalximps.pdf
http://www.msg.uk.com/pl24overallrankings.pdf
The link below has the draw for the first weekend of the Premier League.
http://www.msg.uk.com/WBU%20PREMIER%20LEAGUE%202024%201st%20Weekend-Final.pdf
WE ARE LOOKING FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST IN PLAYING IN A TELTSCHER TRIAL AT CARDIFF BRIDGE CLUB ON 1-2nd FEBRUARY 2025.
TO HOLD A TRIAL WE WILL NEED AT LEAST 8 PAIRS.
PLEASE USE THE ENTRY FORM BELOW TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST BEFORE 30th NOVEMBER 2024.
PAYMENT WILL NOT BE REQUIRED UNTIL THE SELECTORS DECIDE THAT A TRIAL WILL BE APPROPRIATE.
THE 2025 LADY MILNE TRIAL WILL BE HELD AT CARDIFF BRIDGE CLUB ON 18 & 19TH JANUARY 2025.
THREE PAIRS WILL BE SELECTED TO PLAY IN THE LADY MILNE ON 11-13th APRIL 2025 SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND.
ALL WELSH PLAYERS SELECTED WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THEIR OWN EXPENSES WHICH WE ESTIMATE WILL BE IN THE REGION OF £400 + TRAVEL.
Full details are on the entry form link below.
WHERE: GWENT BRIDGE ACADEMY, NEWPORT, GWENT
WHEN: TWO WEEKENDS 28-29 SEPTEMBER & 19-20 OCTOBER 2024
WHO: TEAMS OF 4, 5 OR 6 PLAYERS
HOW: PLAYING APPROXIMATELY 90+ BOARDS EACH WEEKEND WITH SCREENS .
COST: £440 PER TEAM
WHY: THIS IS THE BEST TEAMS BRIDGE EVENT HELD IN WALES. THE SELECTORS WILL USE THE RESULTS TO SELECT A TEAM FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST WEEKEND OF THE CAMROSE FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION.
CAMROSE WEEKEND 1: 3-5 JANUARY 2025 IN SCOTLAND
CAMROSE WEEKEND 2: 7-9 MARCH 2025 IN NORTHERN IRELAND
WELSH TEAM CAMROSE SELECTION CRITERIA: THE WINNING PAIR ON X-IMPS WILL BE GUARANTEED A PLACE ON THE TEAM FOR AT LEAST ONE CAMROSE WEEKEND. THE OTHER TWO PAIRS WILL BE SELECTED BY THE SELECTORS.
WEALTH WARNING: THERE IS NO FUNDING THIS YEAR FOR CAMROSE PLAYERS WHO WILL BE EXPECTED TO PAY AROUND £400 EACH FOR ACCOMMODATION PLUS ALL TRAVEL COSTS.
HEALTH WARNING: A LIGHT BUFFET LUNCH WILL BE SERVED EACH SUNDAY. COFFEE, TEA AND BISCUITS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON BOTH DAYS. YOU NEED TO BRING YOUR OWN REFRESHMENTS ON SATURDAYS.
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES: ENTRIES RECEIVED AFTER 29th AUGUST 2024 MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED.
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: COLIN SIMCOX
TOURNAMENT ORGANISOR: SIMON GOTTSCHALK
WHAT NEXT: USE THIS LINK TO ENTER
Good luck to our junior teams playing this coming weekend.
The venue is: Le Mon Hotel and Country Club – Castlereagh, Belfast.
Programme Booklet is:
https://nibu1.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Booklet-for-JC-and-PB-Website.pdf
Welsh Team Players: Sophie Akers, Lolo Williams, Joseph Bentley, James Brindle, Emilia Cadden, Milan Malecki (NPC: Soozy Nesom)
How to kibitz
Click https://kibitz.realbridge.online to join.
The first match on Friday actually starts at 7pm; you can follow the play from 7:05pm onwards. (a minor detail).
SO NO DELAY FOR THIS EVENT.
Bridge Great Britain link here: https://www.bridgewebs.com/bgb
NIBU link (the organisers) here: https://nibu1.co.uk/junior-camrose-and-peggy-bayer-trophies-2024
Thank you for playing in the Teltscher Trial last weekend.
After reviewing the results and performance of the players in some detail, the selectors have selected the following team:
Alan Stephenson and Peter Kaufmann
Tim Rees and John Salisbury
Paul Denning and Diane Kurbalija
Playing Captains Paul Denning / Tim Rees