After two matches we are now up to 5th courtesy of beating Greece 18-12 and Belgium 25-5. We are only 6VPs behind the leaders.
About to start Match 3 v Ireland, who incidentally have just beaten a strong fancied German team 19-11.
Friday, 25 June 2010
Thursday, 24 June 2010
Ostend Women, Two
Day two was not good for us - we did not have a good match against Russia and came out losing 8-22. The afternoon match v Belarus was a very tight affair that once again we came out on the wrong side of - although this time it was only 14-16. The early evening match against Croatia gave us a chance to steady the ship and this we managed with a 21-9 win.
We are currently lying 11th out of 28 but there is a lot to play for. Tomorrow we play Greece, then the home nation, Belgium and finally Ireland. A good day will see us right back in the hunt.
We are currently lying 11th out of 28 but there is a lot to play for. Tomorrow we play Greece, then the home nation, Belgium and finally Ireland. A good day will see us right back in the hunt.
Ostend Open, Two
Day 2 was a significantly tougher day, with matches against three potential qualifiers. We ended Day 1 2nd in our group. So far on Day 2 so good. It's been quiet which means that Townsend-Gold can play a match or two without a brass band rehearsing in the next room. We won the first match against Spain 19-11. If you want to try for the team decide what action you would take on:
You are vulnerable in 4th seat and it goes 3
— Dbl — Pass to you. Answer next blog (no cheating and looking it up on BBO).
The second match was against the fancied Russian team and we managed a narrow 4 IMP win including bringing home a grand slam on a finesse (no law against being lucky). Last match of the day is against Denmark just started. Ostend is basking in sunshine and it is not too hot to play bridge.
If you have nothing to do pop over.
Jeremy Dhondy
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You are vulnerable in 4th seat and it goes 3
— Dbl — Pass to you. Answer next blog (no cheating and looking it up on BBO).The second match was against the fancied Russian team and we managed a narrow 4 IMP win including bringing home a grand slam on a finesse (no law against being lucky). Last match of the day is against Denmark just started. Ostend is basking in sunshine and it is not too hot to play bridge.
If you have nothing to do pop over.
Jeremy Dhondy
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Ostend Women, One
Hopefully you will have read about the Open team's first day and know that they have started well. The English Ladies have also begun in fine form. Their lot is a 28 team Round Robin which means 27 x 20-board matches. Our goal is obviously to get a medal; failing that, to finish in the top 6 to earn a place in the next Venice Cup.
We had a tough start against a competent Norwegian team — we managed to win that one 18-12. A nice homeland tussle against the Welsh followed — we dispatched them 20-10. We finished with another tough one — the Polish — we managed to sneak a 17-13 win against them.
All in all a very satisfactory start that leaves us lying third at the end of the first day.
We had a tough start against a competent Norwegian team — we managed to win that one 18-12. A nice homeland tussle against the Welsh followed — we dispatched them 20-10. We finished with another tough one — the Polish — we managed to sneak a 17-13 win against them.
All in all a very satisfactory start that leaves us lying third at the end of the first day.
Ostend Open, One
The Open series started today (Wed 23rd). There are so many countries that the field is divided into two groups. We will play every other team in our group and then the top 9 out of 19 qualify for the second and final round robin together with the top 9 in the other group. We will carry forward our entire score against all other qualifiers. Our first two matches were against teams from the lower half of our group. We beat Monaco 25-5 in our first match. We played them first in Pau in 2008 also but then lost 8-22. We then played Estonia in the second match winning 25-5 again to head our group at this early stage.
Jeremy Dhondy
Jeremy Dhondy
European Championships 2010
The European Championships kick off in Ostend on Wednesday so good luck to all our teams. We'll keep you up to date with progress here throughout the event and you can also view a lot of the matches on Bridge Base.
- Selections: Open Women Seniors
- Event information
- Watch online
Friday, 23 April 2010
Date of U25 trials announced
This year’s trials will be held on the weekend of October 16/17th. These trials will help the selectors choose teams to play in the Channel Trophy, the Junior Camrose and the Amsterdam White House tournaments, as well as selecting the squad for the 2011 Europeans.
The venue is West Midlands Bridge Club. If you would like to take part, please click here to email the organisers.
Monday, 8 February 2010
Blog In Japan
To tell the truth Blog is from somewhere considerably less exotic than Japan, but a few of our leading players are in Yokohama for the 15th NEC Bridge Festival. Here's the link:
http://www.jcbl.or.jp/game/nec/necfest.html
Our official representatives are England Ladies, Olympiad (or whatever) champions Heather Dhondy and Nevena Senior:
http://www.ebu.co.uk/general/biographies/players/heatherdhondy.htm http://www.ebu.co.uk/general/biographies/players/nevenasenior.htm
and newly recruited (for the Europeans in Ostend) Fiona Brown and Susan Stockdale:
http://www.ebu.co.uk/general/biographies/players/fionabrown.htm http://www.ebu.co.uk/general/biographies/players/susanstockdale.htm.
Then we have Kendrick. Unimaginative teamname, highly imaginative players. David Kendrick from Royston partners Brian Senior from Nottingham. We all know that Brian on a going day can play like a magician. David also has a few ideas about the game, the pairing is very effective when these don't interfere with Brian's spells. Last time out they reached the final of the Reisinger in San Diego. Their team-mates are Jon Cooke and Martin Garvey. These two have spent many hours developing their complex strong club system. Another high variance pair, they were on last year's winning EBU Camrose squad. On one of their going days Cooke-Garvey can dismantle any opposition. On a not-so-going day for this team you can look up the scores on the back of the bidding cards.
Two of the strongest of many Davids in English bridge, Gold and Bakhshi
http://www.ebu.co.uk/general/biographies/players/davidgold.htm http://www.ebu.co.uk/general/biographies/players/davidbakhshi.htm
play on team CANUKUSA (pass the sickbag) with North Americans John Carruthers and Howard Weinstein. This team are a banker to make the knockout stages.
It's all on BBO, here's the schedule:
http://www.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php
Good luck to you all!
http://www.jcbl.or.jp/game/nec/necfest.html
Our official representatives are England Ladies, Olympiad (or whatever) champions Heather Dhondy and Nevena Senior:
http://www.ebu.co.uk/general/biographies/players/heatherdhondy.htm http://www.ebu.co.uk/general/biographies/players/nevenasenior.htm
and newly recruited (for the Europeans in Ostend) Fiona Brown and Susan Stockdale:
http://www.ebu.co.uk/general/biographies/players/fionabrown.htm http://www.ebu.co.uk/general/biographies/players/susanstockdale.htm.
Then we have Kendrick. Unimaginative teamname, highly imaginative players. David Kendrick from Royston partners Brian Senior from Nottingham. We all know that Brian on a going day can play like a magician. David also has a few ideas about the game, the pairing is very effective when these don't interfere with Brian's spells. Last time out they reached the final of the Reisinger in San Diego. Their team-mates are Jon Cooke and Martin Garvey. These two have spent many hours developing their complex strong club system. Another high variance pair, they were on last year's winning EBU Camrose squad. On one of their going days Cooke-Garvey can dismantle any opposition. On a not-so-going day for this team you can look up the scores on the back of the bidding cards.
Two of the strongest of many Davids in English bridge, Gold and Bakhshi
http://www.ebu.co.uk/general/biographies/players/davidgold.htm http://www.ebu.co.uk/general/biographies/players/davidbakhshi.htm
play on team CANUKUSA (pass the sickbag) with North Americans John Carruthers and Howard Weinstein. This team are a banker to make the knockout stages.
It's all on BBO, here's the schedule:
http://www.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php
Good luck to you all!
Friday, 22 January 2010
Lady Milne Trials
The selectors have chosen the team for the ladies European Championship in Ostend. The "Big Four", reigning world champions Brock/Smith and Dhondy/Senior, selected themselves. (Not literally!) Youngsters Fiona Brown and Susan Stockdale got the nod to complete the team, ahead of Catherine Jagger and Sarah Teshome who are the reserve pair.
Trials take place this weekend to find England's teams for the Lady Milne Trophy, the ladies home international series. I do mean teams plural, we have two this year, to make the numbers even.
The top three pairs will automatically be the funded "England" team. The next three may play on the self-funding "English Bridge Union" team if they wish, and then down the list in order if a pair declines.
20 pairs have entered in total, a very good turnout. Perhaps we will have debut internationalists by Sunday night? A list of pairs and further information here:
www.ebu.co.uk/internationals/ladiestrials.htm
It's going to be on BBO, starting 7.15 tonight (Friday). Good luck to you all!
Trials take place this weekend to find England's teams for the Lady Milne Trophy, the ladies home international series. I do mean teams plural, we have two this year, to make the numbers even.
The top three pairs will automatically be the funded "England" team. The next three may play on the self-funding "English Bridge Union" team if they wish, and then down the list in order if a pair declines.
20 pairs have entered in total, a very good turnout. Perhaps we will have debut internationalists by Sunday night? A list of pairs and further information here:
www.ebu.co.uk/internationals/ladiestrials.htm
It's going to be on BBO, starting 7.15 tonight (Friday). Good luck to you all!
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
1st Camrose weekend
The first of this season's two Camrose weekends takes place 8-10th January at the Edinburgh Novotel. There's plenty of information on the local website:
www.camrosebridge.com
The England team looks like this:
Peter Crouch & Derek Patterson from Kent, the only English pair selected for both weekends. Peter and Derek are in fine form. They topped the Butlers whilst winning the Premier League, and faced each other in the final of the Gold Cup, Peter coming out on top. Derek was on the winning British team in the 1987 World Juniors.
Michelle Brunner & John Holland from Manchester, where they run a bridge school together. John has recently won the Senior Bowl in Sao Paulo. Michelle has won the IPBA prize for the best defence two years running, and everything in the ladies game over the years.
David Price & Colin Simpson, from Suffolk and Buckinghamshire respectively, were also on the Senior Bowl team. They played on the 2004/5 England team, the only one ever to qualify for the Bermuda Bowl.
The captain is Paul Hackett, vice-captain Simon Cocheme.
As usual the Irish will be the main opposition. Four of the six "whaaaales of Irish bridge" (as per their npc David Jackson) will appear each weekend. I don't suppose Jacko will risk his third pair very much, so the whaaaales will have to play more or less throughout. This might just give England the edge. Wales won't be far away. On form Scotland and the two Northern Ireland teams are there to make up the numbers.
The first match starts 7.30pm Friday, if you'd like to cheer on your team every board will be broadcast live with commentary on BBO.
www.camrosebridge.com
The England team looks like this:
Peter Crouch & Derek Patterson from Kent, the only English pair selected for both weekends. Peter and Derek are in fine form. They topped the Butlers whilst winning the Premier League, and faced each other in the final of the Gold Cup, Peter coming out on top. Derek was on the winning British team in the 1987 World Juniors.
Michelle Brunner & John Holland from Manchester, where they run a bridge school together. John has recently won the Senior Bowl in Sao Paulo. Michelle has won the IPBA prize for the best defence two years running, and everything in the ladies game over the years.
David Price & Colin Simpson, from Suffolk and Buckinghamshire respectively, were also on the Senior Bowl team. They played on the 2004/5 England team, the only one ever to qualify for the Bermuda Bowl.
The captain is Paul Hackett, vice-captain Simon Cocheme.
As usual the Irish will be the main opposition. Four of the six "whaaaales of Irish bridge" (as per their npc David Jackson) will appear each weekend. I don't suppose Jacko will risk his third pair very much, so the whaaaales will have to play more or less throughout. This might just give England the edge. Wales won't be far away. On form Scotland and the two Northern Ireland teams are there to make up the numbers.
The first match starts 7.30pm Friday, if you'd like to cheer on your team every board will be broadcast live with commentary on BBO.
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