They have three matches today
| Round 20 | 09:30 | England v Norway |
| Round 21 | 13:15 | England v Austria |
| Round 22 | 16:35 | England v Wales |
The First match match, against Norway will be shown on Bridge Base Online. and BBOTV.
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Showing posts with label Bridge Base Online. Show all posts
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Pau - England Women remain 9th
Day 7 of the Womens championship was a fairly quiet day for the women, in the first match they lost 14 - 16 to Croatoa they had a bye in the middle match and they finished in a high with a 16 - 14 win against leaders Germany. They remain 9th but still very much in touch with the leaders.
They have three matches today
The First match match, against Norway will be shown on Bridge Base Online. and BBOTV.
They have three matches today
The First match match, against Norway will be shown on Bridge Base Online. and BBOTV.
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Pau - Open team slip to mid-table
Day three of the Open team final and the England team have slipped to a mid-table position. Match 6 was against Norway and they won it 17 - 13. Match 7 was against France and they lost it 11 - 19. England now lie 10th on 105 Vps. The leaders are Germany 129, Norway 127, Sweden 127, Russia 115. The top 6 teams will qualify for the world Championship in Sao Paulo next year.
England have three matches today
The second match, against Italy will be shown on Bridge Base Online. and BBOTV.
You can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
England have three matches today
| Round 8 | 09:30 | England v Netherlands |
| Round 9 | 13:15 | England v Italy |
| Round 10 | 16:35 | England v Israel |
The second match, against Italy will be shown on Bridge Base Online. and BBOTV.
You can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Pau - bad day for England Open team
Day two of the Final went badly for Englands Open team. Having started so well they were hoping to continue where they left off on day two, but it as not to be. Match 3 went OK, it was against Portugal and England won it 18 - 12. Match 4 was the first reversal, England played Gerlamy and lost 7 - 23. It continued in match 5, against Denmark, England losing that too, 6 - 24, and they have dropped to 6th position. Leading scores are now Germany 103, Norway 95, Sweden 94, Iceland 89, Denmark 82, England 77, Netherlands 77. The top 6 teams qualify for the World Championships in Sao Paulo next year, so despite this setback England are still very much in the race for one of the qualifying places.
They have just two matches today
The second match, against France will be shown on Bridge Base Online. and BBOTV.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
They have just two matches today
| Round 6 | 09:30 | England v Norway |
| Round 7 | 13:15 | England v France |
The second match, against France will be shown on Bridge Base Online. and BBOTV.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
Pau - England Women slip out of medal positions
Day 5 was a medioche day for the England Womens team, and at the end of it they had slipped down to 4th place. round 12 was against Turkey, and the result was a loss, 12 - 18. Round 13 was a narrow loss to Poland 14 - 16, and in Round 15 they lost again, 10 - 20. They are now loying in 4th Position. Leading scores Italy 153, Germany 248, France 240, England 238, Norway 238, Netherlands 237. The top six teams qualify for the World Championships in Sao Paulo, so despite the last two day's results the team is still on course for qualificaion.
They have just two matches today
The second match, against Netherlands will be shown on Bridge Base Online. and BBOTV.
They have just two matches today
| Round 15 | 09:30 | England v Sweden |
| Round 16 | 13:15 | England v Netherlands |
The second match, against Netherlands will be shown on Bridge Base Online. and BBOTV.
Monday, 23 June 2008
Pau - England take early lead in Open final
At the end of the first days play in the Open Final, England have taken an early lead. They had a massive struggle to qualify for the Final, but having got there, they have started in the best possible way, with tow big wins, one of them a maximum. In match one they played Estonia, and beat them 25-4. Their second match was against Turkey, ant that resulted in a 21-9 win. Thet lead with a score of 46 Vps, and are followed by Sweden 45, Bulgaria 41 & Norway 41.
They have three matches today
The first match, against Portugal will be shown on Bridge Base Online. and BBOTV.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
They have three matches today
| Round 3 | 09:30 | England v Portugal |
| Round 4 | 13:15 | England v Germany |
| Round 5 | 16:35 | England v Denmark |
The first match, against Portugal will be shown on Bridge Base Online. and BBOTV.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
Sunday, 22 June 2008
Pau - England Women move further ahead
The England Women's team had another good day on day 3, getting two more wins, and so keeping their 100% winning record. Match 7 was against Scotland, and they won that one 22 - 8. Match 8 was against Czech Republic and they got their second maximum win, 25 - 3. They are now 15 ahead of second. Leading scores England 166, Italy 151, Germany 146, Sweden 145.
Today's matches are (BST)
The final match, against France will be shown on Bridge Base Online. and BBOTV.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
Today's matches are (BST)
| Round 9 | 09:30 | England v Israel |
| Round 10 | 13:15 | England v Denmark |
| Round 11 | 16:35 | England v France |
The final match, against France will be shown on Bridge Base Online. and BBOTV.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
Saturday, 21 June 2008
Pau - Down to the wire
Open group A will go down to the wire. There are nine qualifying places up for grabs, and only two teams, Netherlands and Italy, have secured their places. There are eight teams battling today for the seven remaining places. Today will not be about bridge, it will be about which teams can play best under pressure. After a poor day yesterday, England start in tenth place. They need a good result, and they need one of the teams above them to faulter. Ironically it was our old rivals Scotland that caused England the most problems yesterday. They always save their best form for when they play England, and so it proved yesterday, Scotland beat England 20 - 10 in match 16. Match 17 was against qualifying rivals Denmark and it ended with honours even, a 15 - 15 draw. England recovered a bit from the Scotland defeat in match 18, with a 19 - 11 win over Croatia. Leading Scores: 1. Netherlands 331, 2. Italy 319, 3. Latvia 309, 4. Iceland 304, 5. Denmark 299, 6. Czech Republic 296, 7. Israel 294, 8. Turkey 291, 9. Finland 290, 10 England 286. Group B is alot clearer, Sweden, Norway, Rusia, Bulgaria, Germany, France, Portugal & Poland have all secured their places in the final. Estonia are 9th and Ireland are 10th, 15.3 Vps behind them. So Ireland need a big win and they need Estonia to lose heavily, otherwise Estionia will be the 9th qualifier from Group B.
England's final group match, against Switzerland, will be broadcast on Bridge Base Online . I trust you all will be watching and supporting!.
You can download Bridge Base Online or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
England's final group match, against Switzerland, will be broadcast on Bridge Base Online . I trust you all will be watching and supporting!.
| Round 19 | 09:30 | England v Switzerland |
You can download Bridge Base Online or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
Pau - England's Women riding high
The England Women's team continued on day 2 as they began on day 1 with three more good wins, making the it six out of six. In Round 4 for they played Lebanon and scored a maximum 25 vps. In round 5 they played a the strong Russian team and beat them 20 - 10 , and they finished the day with a 16 - 14 win over Iceland. They lead with a score of 119, ahead of Germany 113, Italy 112 and Norway 109.
Today they just have two matches:-
Today they just have two matches:-
| Round 7 | 13:15 | England v Scotland |
| Round 8 | 16:35 | England v Czech Republic |
Pau - Seniors begin
The Seniors championship gets under way today. The England team is
Our team consists of
David Price and Colin Simpson, Chris Dixon and Victor Silverstone and Ross Harper and Andrew Thompson.
Today they just have two matches:-
England's opening first match, against France, will be broadcast on Bridge Base Online.
Our team consists of
David Price and Colin Simpson, Chris Dixon and Victor Silverstone and Ross Harper and Andrew Thompson.
Today they just have two matches:-
| Round 1 | 13:15 | England v France |
| Round 2 | 16:35 | England v Switzerland |
England's opening first match, against France, will be broadcast on Bridge Base Online.
Thursday, 19 June 2008
Pau - Ladies Day!
It's Ladies day at Royal Ascot. What colour hat will the queen be wearing?
It's also Ladies day in Pau. The Women's championship gets under way today. The England team is Heather Dhondy - Nevena Senior, Catherine Jagger - Sarah Teshome, Catherine Draper - Anne Rosen.
Heather Dhondy is playing in her seventh European. So far she has won three gold medals and two bronze medals in her six outings, quite a record! She has a new partner this time, Nevena Senior. Nevena is playing her fifth European. The first three were for her native country, Bulgaria. In the fourth which was her first outing for England, she won a bronze medal, her partner then was Sandra Penfold.
Catherine Jagger & Sarah Teshome made their debut appearance at the last European in Warsaw 2006, and were bronze medalists there. They were also in the England team that won the Lady Milne ( Home International Championship) earlier this year.
Catherine Draper & Anne Rosen are making their debut in the European Championship this year. They were winners of the Womens trials, and were also in the England team that won the Lady Milne this year.
The England Womens team will play a complete round robin of twenty-five matches. Their first three are today and are (BST)
Day 4 was a frustrating day for the Open team. They won two matches but they were not playing the top teams so were hoping for better. Match 10 was against Lithuania, and they won that 20 -10. Match 11 they lost to Turkey 11 - 19, and they finished the day with a 18 - 12 win over Luxembourg. England are still in 11th position, their score is now with 185 Vps, just 5 Vps behind 9th position. Netherlands have now taken the lead and have 224. They are followed by Czech Rep 223, Finland 214 & Italy 210. England need to finish in the top 9 out of the 19 teams in their group to qualify for the second stage. Ther is also a new leader in group B, it's Sweden with 242 Vps. They are followed by Rusia 225, Germany 220 & Norway 206.3.
The England Open team have three tough matches today, and will have to play well to maintain their position. All three of their matches are being shown on Bridge Base Online. The matches are (BST)
You can download Bridge Base Online or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
It's also Ladies day in Pau. The Women's championship gets under way today. The England team is Heather Dhondy - Nevena Senior, Catherine Jagger - Sarah Teshome, Catherine Draper - Anne Rosen.
Heather Dhondy is playing in her seventh European. So far she has won three gold medals and two bronze medals in her six outings, quite a record! She has a new partner this time, Nevena Senior. Nevena is playing her fifth European. The first three were for her native country, Bulgaria. In the fourth which was her first outing for England, she won a bronze medal, her partner then was Sandra Penfold.
Catherine Jagger & Sarah Teshome made their debut appearance at the last European in Warsaw 2006, and were bronze medalists there. They were also in the England team that won the Lady Milne ( Home International Championship) earlier this year.
Catherine Draper & Anne Rosen are making their debut in the European Championship this year. They were winners of the Womens trials, and were also in the England team that won the Lady Milne this year.
The England Womens team will play a complete round robin of twenty-five matches. Their first three are today and are (BST)
| Round 1 | 09:30 | England v Ireland |
| Round 2 | 13:15 | England v Hungary |
| Round 3 | 16:35 | England v Portugal |
Day 4 was a frustrating day for the Open team. They won two matches but they were not playing the top teams so were hoping for better. Match 10 was against Lithuania, and they won that 20 -10. Match 11 they lost to Turkey 11 - 19, and they finished the day with a 18 - 12 win over Luxembourg. England are still in 11th position, their score is now with 185 Vps, just 5 Vps behind 9th position. Netherlands have now taken the lead and have 224. They are followed by Czech Rep 223, Finland 214 & Italy 210. England need to finish in the top 9 out of the 19 teams in their group to qualify for the second stage. Ther is also a new leader in group B, it's Sweden with 242 Vps. They are followed by Rusia 225, Germany 220 & Norway 206.3.
The England Open team have three tough matches today, and will have to play well to maintain their position. All three of their matches are being shown on Bridge Base Online. The matches are (BST)
| Round 13 | 09:30 | England v Netherlands |
| Round 14 | 13:15 | England v Czeck Rep. |
| Round 15 | 16:35 | England v Iceland |
You can download Bridge Base Online or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Pau - England moving up slowly
On Day 3 of the Championship the England Open team continued their fightback and are slowly working their towards qualification for the final stage. Match 7 was a narrow defeat, 14 - 16 to Spain. In Match 8 they beat Serbia 17 - 13 and they finished the day with a 19 - 11 win over Greece in Match 9. At the end of day 3 England are in 11th position with 136 Vps, just 3 Vps behind 9th position. Italy still lead group A with 164, followed by Netherlands 163, Czech Rep 161 & Finland 157. England need to finish in the top 9 out of the 19 teams in their group to qualify for the second stage. Germany head Group B with 186, followed by Sweden 183, Russia 154 and Norway Poland 152.3.
England have three more matches today, but none of these matches are being broadcast on Bridgebase Online. The matches are (BST)
You can download Bridge Base Online or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
England have three more matches today, but none of these matches are being broadcast on Bridgebase Online. The matches are (BST)
| Round 10 | 09:30 | England v Lithuania |
| Round 11 | 13:15 | England v Turkey |
| Round 12 | 16:35 | England v Luxembourg |
You can download Bridge Base Online or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Pau - England fight back
Day 2 of the Championship was a much better day for our open team, as they fought their way right back into contention. It didn't start well, as in match 4 they played Latvia and were beaten 14 - 16. However the rest of the day was much better. In round 5 they faced one of the fancied teams, Israel and got a very good 20 - 10 win over them, then in round 6 they took on Finland. Finland are not normally rated as one of the top teams, however they had started extremely well and were lying in second place when England played them. England won the match 17 - 13, and the end of day 2 they have moved up to 11th position and have 86vps. Italy still lead group A with 115, followed by Finland 112, Netherlands 111, and Czech Rep 108. England need to finish in the top 9 out of the 19 teams in their group to qualify for the second stage. Germany head Group B with 123, followed by Sweden 117, Russia 115 and Poland 108.
England have three matches today, but none of these matches are being broadcast on Bridgebase Online. The matches are (BST)
You can download Bridge Base Online or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
England have three matches today, but none of these matches are being broadcast on Bridgebase Online. The matches are (BST)
| Round 7 | 09:30 | England v Spain |
| Round 8 | 13:15 | England v Serbia |
| Round 9 | 16:35 | England v Greece |
You can download Bridge Base Online or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
Monday, 16 June 2008
Pau - England start slowly
England got off to a slow start in the Open Series of the European Championships. In match 1 they lost 10 - 20 to Monaco, in match 2 they scored 18 for a bye and in match 3 they lost 7 - 23 to tournament favourites Italy. At the end of day 1 they are in 16th position with 35vps. Italy lead the group with 65, followed by Czech Rep. 60, Israel 58, Finland 56. England need to finish in the top 9 out of the 19 teams in their group to qualify for the second stage.
They have three matches today, and all three are being broadcast on Bridgebase Online. The matches are (BST)
You can download Bridge Base Online or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
They have three matches today, and all three are being broadcast on Bridgebase Online. The matches are (BST)
| Round 4 | 09:30 | England v Latvia |
| Round 5 | 13:15 | England v Israel |
| Round 6 | 16:35 | England v Finland |
You can download Bridge Base Online or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
Sunday, 15 June 2008
Pau - watch & support England from home
The Championship starts today. I hope some of you will be making the trip to Pau to watch and support our teams at the Championship, but for those of you unable to make the trip, thanks to modern technology, you can still watch all the action and follow the progress of our teams, and you can do it in the comfort of your own home.
The championships are being broadcast over the internet, and they can be viewed on Bridge Base Online. You can download Bridge Base Online or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
Let the games begin!
The championships are being broadcast over the internet, and they can be viewed on Bridge Base Online. You can download Bridge Base Online or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website.
Also, you can follow the results round by round on the European Bridge League website. You can even get the running scores of matches currenly in play, click in the box at the top of the page.
Let the games begin!
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Under 28 Trials for Beijing
The Trails for the Under 28 team that will represent England in the 2008 World Mind Sport Games (formerly known as the Olympiad) in Beijing will take place this weekend, 17th - 18th May.
It will be a pairs trial (scored by cross-imps), and there are six pairs entered:-
Ben Handley-Pritchard and Alex Hydes
Andrew Murphy and Simon Cope
Ollie Burgess and Andrew Woodcock
Mike Bell and Michael Byrne
Ben Green and Duncan Happer
Susan Stockdale and Fiona Brown
The format will be a double round robin of 10 x 10-board matches with 50 boards on each day starting at 11.00 and finishing at 20.15, the winners are guaranteed seelction for the World Mind Sport Games.
The trials will be shown on Bridgebase online. You can download Bridge Base Online from their website http://online.bridgebase.com or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website http://www.bbotv.com/vugraph/
It will be a pairs trial (scored by cross-imps), and there are six pairs entered:-
Ben Handley-Pritchard and Alex Hydes
Andrew Murphy and Simon Cope
Ollie Burgess and Andrew Woodcock
Mike Bell and Michael Byrne
Ben Green and Duncan Happer
Susan Stockdale and Fiona Brown
The format will be a double round robin of 10 x 10-board matches with 50 boards on each day starting at 11.00 and finishing at 20.15, the winners are guaranteed seelction for the World Mind Sport Games.
The trials will be shown on Bridgebase online. You can download Bridge Base Online from their website http://online.bridgebase.com or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website http://www.bbotv.com/vugraph/
Monday, 5 May 2008
Spring Foursomes - Quarter-Final
There were no big surpises in this afternoons Quarter-final matches.
Alexander Allfrey, David Bakhshi, Peter Crouch, Tony Forrester, Glyn Liggins, Andrew Robson & Tim Rees (seeded 1) beat Geoffrey Wolfarth, Gary Hyett, Vladi Isporski & Valio Kovachev (seeded 7) 96 - 52
Simon Gillis, Boye Brogeland, Tom Hanlon, Espen Lindqvist, Hugh McGann, Odin Svendsen (seeded 2) beat Neil Rosen, Martin Jones, Catherine Draper, Ben Green, Duncan Happer & Andrew Woodcock (seeded 3) 72 - 36
Jon Cooke, Martin Garvey, Jeffrey Allerton, Frances Hinden & Graham Osborne (seeded 11) beat Ian Lancaster, Dave Franklin, John Frosztega & Gerry Stanford (seeded 32) 87 - 38
the Undefeated team Chris Jagger, Filip Kurbalija, Ian Pagan & Tim Rees (seeded 10) had a bye this round. They also get to choose their semi-final opponents, and chose to play against Cooke.
The Semi-Final line up is :-
Jagger*(10) v Cooke (11)
Allfrey (1) v Gillis (2)
*If Jagger (the undefeated team) is in arrears after 32 boards, the match will be extended to 40 boards. If they are still in arrears after 40 boards it will be deemed that they have been twice defeated, and they will be eliminated from the competition.
The semi-final & final which take place tomorrow (Tuesday 6 May) will be shown on Bridge Base Online. You can download Bridge Base Online from their website http://online.bridgebase.com or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website http://www.bbotv.com/vugraph/
Alexander Allfrey, David Bakhshi, Peter Crouch, Tony Forrester, Glyn Liggins, Andrew Robson & Tim Rees (seeded 1) beat Geoffrey Wolfarth, Gary Hyett, Vladi Isporski & Valio Kovachev (seeded 7) 96 - 52
Simon Gillis, Boye Brogeland, Tom Hanlon, Espen Lindqvist, Hugh McGann, Odin Svendsen (seeded 2) beat Neil Rosen, Martin Jones, Catherine Draper, Ben Green, Duncan Happer & Andrew Woodcock (seeded 3) 72 - 36
Jon Cooke, Martin Garvey, Jeffrey Allerton, Frances Hinden & Graham Osborne (seeded 11) beat Ian Lancaster, Dave Franklin, John Frosztega & Gerry Stanford (seeded 32) 87 - 38
the Undefeated team Chris Jagger, Filip Kurbalija, Ian Pagan & Tim Rees (seeded 10) had a bye this round. They also get to choose their semi-final opponents, and chose to play against Cooke.
The Semi-Final line up is :-
Jagger*(10) v Cooke (11)
Allfrey (1) v Gillis (2)
*If Jagger (the undefeated team) is in arrears after 32 boards, the match will be extended to 40 boards. If they are still in arrears after 40 boards it will be deemed that they have been twice defeated, and they will be eliminated from the competition.
The semi-final & final which take place tomorrow (Tuesday 6 May) will be shown on Bridge Base Online. You can download Bridge Base Online from their website http://online.bridgebase.com or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website http://www.bbotv.com/vugraph/
Friday, 2 May 2008
Schapiro Spring Foursomes
The Schapiro Spring Foursomes, one of the great events in the English calendar, begins this evening. Details about all aspects of this exciting and challenging tournament can be found on the EBU Website. The principal event, the Schapiro Trophy, has become one of the toughest events in domestic bridge. It is run on double-elimination lines over nine sessions each of 32 boards. Due to the generous sponsorship arrangement in place for this event, prizes are approximately twice the normal EBU value. The English Bridge Union extends its gratitude to Mrs. Helen Schapiro in supporting this most prestigious event in this way, and in donating a trophy in the name of her husband, the late, and truly great, Boris Schapiro.
In my column I will be following the progress of the leading seeds, and of course reporting on all the great giant-killing acts.
The top seeds this year are:-
1. Alexander Allfrey, David Bakhshi, Peter Crouch, Tony Forrester, Glyn Liggins & Andrew Robson
2. Simon Gillis, Boye Brogeland, Tom Hanlon, Espen Lindqvist, Hugh McGann & Odin Svendsen
3. Neil Rosen, Martin Jones, Catherine Draper, Ben Green, Duncan Happer, & Andrew Woodcock
4. Janet de Botton, David Burn, Jason Hackett, Justin Hackett, Artur Malinowski & Nick Sandqvist
5. Stephen Green, Rob Helle, Egbert Henstra, Ed Hoogenkamp & Simon de Wijs
6. John Armstrong, Paul Hackett, John Holland & Tony Waterlow
7. Geoffrey Wolfarth, Gary Hyett, Vladi Isporski & Valio Kovachev
8. David Mossop, Gojko Zivkovic, John Carroll, Tommy Garvey, David Price & Colin Simpson
Many foreign players have been attracted to these shores to take part in this great event. These include
from Norway: Boye Brogeland, Glenn Groetheim, Ulf Tundal, Espen Lindqvist, Odin Svendsen, Tonje Brogeland, Torkel Viken
from Bulgaria: Vladi Isporski, Valio Kovachev, Kalin Karalvanov, Ruman Trendafilov
from the Netherlands:Egbert Henstra, Ed Hoogenkamp, Simon de Wijs, Frank Burghout
from Croatia: Sandra Probst, Lara Ruso
from Switzerland: Gojko Zivkovic
From Denmark: Kenneth Edvardsdal
and of course many players from Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
The semi-final & final which take place on Tuesday 6 May will be shown on Bridgebase online. You can download Bridge Base Online from their website http://online.bridgebase.com or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website http://www.bbotv.com/vugraph/
In my column I will be following the progress of the leading seeds, and of course reporting on all the great giant-killing acts.
The top seeds this year are:-
1. Alexander Allfrey, David Bakhshi, Peter Crouch, Tony Forrester, Glyn Liggins & Andrew Robson
2. Simon Gillis, Boye Brogeland, Tom Hanlon, Espen Lindqvist, Hugh McGann & Odin Svendsen
3. Neil Rosen, Martin Jones, Catherine Draper, Ben Green, Duncan Happer, & Andrew Woodcock
4. Janet de Botton, David Burn, Jason Hackett, Justin Hackett, Artur Malinowski & Nick Sandqvist
5. Stephen Green, Rob Helle, Egbert Henstra, Ed Hoogenkamp & Simon de Wijs
6. John Armstrong, Paul Hackett, John Holland & Tony Waterlow
7. Geoffrey Wolfarth, Gary Hyett, Vladi Isporski & Valio Kovachev
8. David Mossop, Gojko Zivkovic, John Carroll, Tommy Garvey, David Price & Colin Simpson
Many foreign players have been attracted to these shores to take part in this great event. These include
from Norway: Boye Brogeland, Glenn Groetheim, Ulf Tundal, Espen Lindqvist, Odin Svendsen, Tonje Brogeland, Torkel Viken
from Bulgaria: Vladi Isporski, Valio Kovachev, Kalin Karalvanov, Ruman Trendafilov
from the Netherlands:Egbert Henstra, Ed Hoogenkamp, Simon de Wijs, Frank Burghout
from Croatia: Sandra Probst, Lara Ruso
from Switzerland: Gojko Zivkovic
From Denmark: Kenneth Edvardsdal
and of course many players from Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
The semi-final & final which take place on Tuesday 6 May will be shown on Bridgebase online. You can download Bridge Base Online from their website http://online.bridgebase.com or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website http://www.bbotv.com/vugraph/
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Bonn Nations Cup
There is more international action coming up in the form of the Bonn Nations Cup, which will take place on Wed 30 Apr & Thu 1 May.
The tournament will consist of 20 (national) teams. They will be drawn at the beginning into 2 groups of 10 each, such that 2 German teams will be drawn in each group. Within each group there will be a complete Round Robin, which means 9 matches of 10 boards each. After the conclusion of the Round Robin the leading team from each group will play a final of 3 segments of 8 boards.
England will be represented this time by the team that were runners-up in this year's Open Trials, David Gold, Tom Townsend, Gunner Hallberg and Andrew McIntosh.
Information about the event, including a list of all participants and the playing schedule, can be found here
Up to the minute scores from all matches can be viewed using Liveticker.
The event will be broadcast on Bridge Base Online. You can download Bridge Base Online from their website http://online.bridgebase.com/ or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website http://www.bbotv.com/vugraph/
The tournament will consist of 20 (national) teams. They will be drawn at the beginning into 2 groups of 10 each, such that 2 German teams will be drawn in each group. Within each group there will be a complete Round Robin, which means 9 matches of 10 boards each. After the conclusion of the Round Robin the leading team from each group will play a final of 3 segments of 8 boards.
England will be represented this time by the team that were runners-up in this year's Open Trials, David Gold, Tom Townsend, Gunner Hallberg and Andrew McIntosh.
Information about the event, including a list of all participants and the playing schedule, can be found here
Up to the minute scores from all matches can be viewed using Liveticker.
The event will be broadcast on Bridge Base Online. You can download Bridge Base Online from their website http://online.bridgebase.com/ or view it without downloading anything, from the BBOTV website http://www.bbotv.com/vugraph/
Friday, 18 April 2008
English Women do battle in Gallipoli
This is definitely Women’s week. Last weekend the England Women’s team were triumphant in the Lady Milne Trophy (the Home International Championship), this weekend they are in action again, this time in an invitation tournament in the city of Canakkale in Turkey, the tournament being the International Gelibolu Peace Cup. Six teams are taking part in the event. As well as the England Women’s team, there are teams representing France, Germany, South Africa,Turkey and a team representing the City of Canakkale. The teams will play a round robin of 20 board matches. Each round one feature match will be broadcast on Bridge Base Online.
The match timings are:-
Fri 18 Apr 10:30 Round 1
Fri 18 Apr 14:30 Round 2
Sat 19 Apr 12:00 Round 3
Sat 19 Apr 16:00 Round 4
Sun 20 Apr 07:30 Round 5
You can download Bridge Base Online from their website http://online.bridgebase.com/ or view it without downloading anything , from the BBOTV website http://www.bbotv.com/vugraph/
The team representing the England Women is Heather Dhondy, Nevena Senior, Susan Stockdale, Fiona Brown and Sarah Teshome.
Information about the tournament can be found on the tournament website http://www.tbricfed.org.tr/docs/Gelibolu-PeaceCup2008.htm
The match timings are:-
Fri 18 Apr 10:30 Round 1
Fri 18 Apr 14:30 Round 2
Sat 19 Apr 12:00 Round 3
Sat 19 Apr 16:00 Round 4
Sun 20 Apr 07:30 Round 5
You can download Bridge Base Online from their website http://online.bridgebase.com/ or view it without downloading anything , from the BBOTV website http://www.bbotv.com/vugraph/
The team representing the England Women is Heather Dhondy, Nevena Senior, Susan Stockdale, Fiona Brown and Sarah Teshome.
Information about the tournament can be found on the tournament website http://www.tbricfed.org.tr/docs/Gelibolu-PeaceCup2008.htm
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