Selection

183 – TELTSCHER TROPHY

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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.

https://www.msg.uk.com/bess2024/?eventcode=WBUTT25

182 – THE LADY MILNE TRIAL 2025

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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.

https://www.msg.uk.com/bess2024/?eventcode=WBULM25

181 – THE PREMIER LEAGUE 2024

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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

JUNIOR CAMROSE & PEGGY BAYER FEB 16-18 2024

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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

 

179 – Teltscher Team Selection

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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