Congratulations to Chris Jagger, Filip Kurbalija, Ian Pagan & Tim Rees , winners of the Schapiro Spring Foursomes.
They had a massive final set, to beat top seeds Alexander Allfrey, David Bakhshi, Peter Crouch, Tony Forrester, Glyn Liggins & Andrew Robson by 57 - 28 in the final. They were undefeated throughout the tournament. This was their second victory over the Allfrey team in the tournament, they had already beaten them in Round 6 in the match between the last two undefeated teams.
Earlier in the day, two very close Semi-finals were fought.
In their match the Jagger had won through to the final by beating Jon Cooke, Martin Garvey, Jeffrey Allerton, Frances Hinden & Graham Osborne (seeded 11) ,
Meanwhile the Allfrey team had won through to the final buy beating Simon Gillis, Boye Brogeland, Tom Hanlon, Espen Lindqvist, Hugh McGann, Odin Svendsen (seeded 2) 56 - 53.
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Tuesday, 6 May 2008
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/
Spring Foursomes - Round 6
The upset of round 6 came in the match between the last two undeafeted teams, with underdogs Chris Jagger, Filip Kurbalija, Ian Pagan & Tim Rees (seeded 10) overturning the top seeds Alexander Allfrey, David Bakhshi, Peter Crouch, Tony Forrester, Glyn Liggins, Andrew Robson & Tim Rees by a score of 88 - 56.
In the once defeated pool, no. 7 seed Geoffrey Wolfarth, Gary Hyett, Vladi Isporski & Valio Kovachev beat the no. 4 seed Janet de Botton, David Burn, Jason Hackett, Justin Hackett, Artur Malinowski, Nick Sandqvist by just one imp, 56 - 55.
The other results in the once defeated pool were:-
Neil Rosen, Martin Jones, Catherine Draper, Ben Green, Duncan Happer & Andrew Woodcock (seeded 3) beat Sarah Dunn, David Ewart, David Gold, Gunnar Hallberg, Andrew McIntosh & Tom Townsend (seeded 13) 59 - 53
Ian Lancaster, Dave Franklin, John Frosztega & Gerry Stanford (seeded 32) beat Alex Gipson, Paul Gipson, Finlay Marshall & Harry Smith (seeded 22) 91 - 58
Jon Cooke, Martin Garvey, Jeffrey Allerton, Frances Hinden & Graham Osborne (seeded 11) beat Patrick Jourdain, Tony Ratcliff, John Salisbury, Mike Tedd & David Jones (seeded 23) 83 - 62
Simon Gillis, Boye Brogeland, Tom Hanlon, Espen Lindqvist, Hugh McGann, Odin Svendsen (seeded 2) beat Sandra Penfold, Nevena Senior, Rumen Trendafilov & Kalin Karalvanov (seeded 25) 79 - 51
and that the draw for the Quarter-Final is
Undefeated team - Jagger (10) - Bye
Allfrey (1) v Wolfarth (7)
Gillis (2) v Rosen (3)
Cooke (11) v Lancaster (32)
In the once defeated pool, no. 7 seed Geoffrey Wolfarth, Gary Hyett, Vladi Isporski & Valio Kovachev beat the no. 4 seed Janet de Botton, David Burn, Jason Hackett, Justin Hackett, Artur Malinowski, Nick Sandqvist by just one imp, 56 - 55.
The other results in the once defeated pool were:-
Neil Rosen, Martin Jones, Catherine Draper, Ben Green, Duncan Happer & Andrew Woodcock (seeded 3) beat Sarah Dunn, David Ewart, David Gold, Gunnar Hallberg, Andrew McIntosh & Tom Townsend (seeded 13) 59 - 53
Ian Lancaster, Dave Franklin, John Frosztega & Gerry Stanford (seeded 32) beat Alex Gipson, Paul Gipson, Finlay Marshall & Harry Smith (seeded 22) 91 - 58
Jon Cooke, Martin Garvey, Jeffrey Allerton, Frances Hinden & Graham Osborne (seeded 11) beat Patrick Jourdain, Tony Ratcliff, John Salisbury, Mike Tedd & David Jones (seeded 23) 83 - 62
Simon Gillis, Boye Brogeland, Tom Hanlon, Espen Lindqvist, Hugh McGann, Odin Svendsen (seeded 2) beat Sandra Penfold, Nevena Senior, Rumen Trendafilov & Kalin Karalvanov (seeded 25) 79 - 51
and that the draw for the Quarter-Final is
Undefeated team - Jagger (10) - Bye
Allfrey (1) v Wolfarth (7)
Gillis (2) v Rosen (3)
Cooke (11) v Lancaster (32)
Spring Foursomes - Rounds 1 to 5 Highlights
Round 1
Two of the top eight seeds lost a life to unseeded teams in the first round.
Nick Doe, Simon Husband, Stuart Nelson & Alan Shillitoe beat the No. 5 seed Rob Helle, Steven Green, Egbert Henstra, Ed Hoogenkamp & Simon de Wijs.
Steve Johnston, David Owen, Stephen Peterkin & Samantha Punch neat the No. 8 seed David Mossop, Gojko Zivkovic, John Carroll, Tommy Garvey, David Price & Colin Simpson.
However the result of the round was achieved by a team of Under 20's Juniors. James Paul, Graeme Robertson, Adam Hickman & Daniel McIntosh who are the England Under 20's B team beat the No. 13 seeds Sarah Dunn, David Ewart, David Gold, Gunnar Hallberg, Andrew McIntosh & Tom Townsend the latter four being the team that were runners-up in the trials for the European Open team only two months ago. Very well done to James, Paul, Graeme & Adam.
Round 2
Just one upset this round, again it was achieved by a team of Juniors (well almost). I say well almost, Michael Byrne is no longer a Junior, but only just, he still qualifies for our Under 28 team, and is Squad Trainer & Captain for our Under 20's team so that counts, surely? Anyway, his team consisting of Michael Byrne, Ed Jones, Rob Myers, Ben Paske, Tom Paske beat the no 7
Geoffrey Wolfarth, Gary Hyett, Vladi Isporski & Valio Kovachev, so another great result achieved by a Junior team. Well done!
Round 3
The result of the round was achieved by Sandra Penfold, Nevena Senior, Rumen Trendafilov & Kalin Karalvanov seeded 25, who comfortably beat the No. 9 seed Espen Erichsen, Glenn Groetheim, Nick Irens, Norman Selway & Ulf Tundal in the undefeated pool.
Meanwhile in the once defeated pool No. 21 seed Sarah Teshome,Tony McNiff, Bill Townsend & Richard Winter inflicted the second defeat over the No. 5 Seeded Rob Helle, Steven Green, Egbert Henstra, Ed Hoogenkamp & Simon de Wijs, causing them to become the first of the top eight seeds to exit the tournament.
Round 4
This is the round that will reduce the Udefeated Pool from 8 teams down to four. Three of the top four seeds survived, the only on that didn't make it through this round was No 2. Seed Simon Gillis, Boye Brogeland, Tom Hanlon, Espen Lindqvist, Hugh McGann & Odin Svendsen who lost their first life to No. 10 seed Chris Jagger, Filip Kurbalija, Ian Pagan & Tim Rees
Meanwhile in the once defeated pool the Under 20's team of James Paul, Graeme Robertson, Adam Hickman & Daniel McIntosh collexted another scalp, this time beating 21 seed Sarah Teshome,Tony McNiff, Bill Townsend & Richard Winter.
Round 5
We were now down to the last four Undefeated teams. No 1. Seed Alexander Allfrey, David Bakhshi, Peter Crouch, Tony Forrester, Glyn Liggins, Andrew Robson beat No. 4 seed Janet de Botton, David Burn, Jason Hackett, Justin Hackett, Artur Malinowski & Nick Sandqvist while No. 10 seed Chris Jagger, Filip Kurbalija, Ian Pagan & Tim Rees beat No 3. Neil Rosen, Martin Jones, Ben Green, Duncan Happer, Catherine Draper & Andrew Woodcock.
In the once defeated pool one more of the top eight seeds was destined to go out, as two were drawn against each other. The outcome was that the no 7. seed Geoffrey Wolfarth, Gary Hyett, Vladi Isporski & Valio Kovachev survived, at the expense of John Armstrong, Paul Hackett, John Holland & Tony Waterlow.
The run of the Under 20's team finally come to an end when they lost to No. 11 seeds Jon Cooke, Martin Garvey, Frances Hinden, Graham Osborne, Jeffrey Allerton but they can be proud of their achievement, surviving as far as round 5 in such a tough tournament is no mean feat.
Two of the top eight seeds lost a life to unseeded teams in the first round.
Nick Doe, Simon Husband, Stuart Nelson & Alan Shillitoe beat the No. 5 seed Rob Helle, Steven Green, Egbert Henstra, Ed Hoogenkamp & Simon de Wijs.
Steve Johnston, David Owen, Stephen Peterkin & Samantha Punch neat the No. 8 seed David Mossop, Gojko Zivkovic, John Carroll, Tommy Garvey, David Price & Colin Simpson.
However the result of the round was achieved by a team of Under 20's Juniors. James Paul, Graeme Robertson, Adam Hickman & Daniel McIntosh who are the England Under 20's B team beat the No. 13 seeds Sarah Dunn, David Ewart, David Gold, Gunnar Hallberg, Andrew McIntosh & Tom Townsend the latter four being the team that were runners-up in the trials for the European Open team only two months ago. Very well done to James, Paul, Graeme & Adam.
Round 2
Just one upset this round, again it was achieved by a team of Juniors (well almost). I say well almost, Michael Byrne is no longer a Junior, but only just, he still qualifies for our Under 28 team, and is Squad Trainer & Captain for our Under 20's team so that counts, surely? Anyway, his team consisting of Michael Byrne, Ed Jones, Rob Myers, Ben Paske, Tom Paske beat the no 7
Geoffrey Wolfarth, Gary Hyett, Vladi Isporski & Valio Kovachev, so another great result achieved by a Junior team. Well done!
Round 3
The result of the round was achieved by Sandra Penfold, Nevena Senior, Rumen Trendafilov & Kalin Karalvanov seeded 25, who comfortably beat the No. 9 seed Espen Erichsen, Glenn Groetheim, Nick Irens, Norman Selway & Ulf Tundal in the undefeated pool.
Meanwhile in the once defeated pool No. 21 seed Sarah Teshome,Tony McNiff, Bill Townsend & Richard Winter inflicted the second defeat over the No. 5 Seeded Rob Helle, Steven Green, Egbert Henstra, Ed Hoogenkamp & Simon de Wijs, causing them to become the first of the top eight seeds to exit the tournament.
Round 4
This is the round that will reduce the Udefeated Pool from 8 teams down to four. Three of the top four seeds survived, the only on that didn't make it through this round was No 2. Seed Simon Gillis, Boye Brogeland, Tom Hanlon, Espen Lindqvist, Hugh McGann & Odin Svendsen who lost their first life to No. 10 seed Chris Jagger, Filip Kurbalija, Ian Pagan & Tim Rees
Meanwhile in the once defeated pool the Under 20's team of James Paul, Graeme Robertson, Adam Hickman & Daniel McIntosh collexted another scalp, this time beating 21 seed Sarah Teshome,Tony McNiff, Bill Townsend & Richard Winter.
Round 5
We were now down to the last four Undefeated teams. No 1. Seed Alexander Allfrey, David Bakhshi, Peter Crouch, Tony Forrester, Glyn Liggins, Andrew Robson beat No. 4 seed Janet de Botton, David Burn, Jason Hackett, Justin Hackett, Artur Malinowski & Nick Sandqvist while No. 10 seed Chris Jagger, Filip Kurbalija, Ian Pagan & Tim Rees beat No 3. Neil Rosen, Martin Jones, Ben Green, Duncan Happer, Catherine Draper & Andrew Woodcock.
In the once defeated pool one more of the top eight seeds was destined to go out, as two were drawn against each other. The outcome was that the no 7. seed Geoffrey Wolfarth, Gary Hyett, Vladi Isporski & Valio Kovachev survived, at the expense of John Armstrong, Paul Hackett, John Holland & Tony Waterlow.
The run of the Under 20's team finally come to an end when they lost to No. 11 seeds Jon Cooke, Martin Garvey, Frances Hinden, Graham Osborne, Jeffrey Allerton but they can be proud of their achievement, surviving as far as round 5 in such a tough tournament is no mean feat.
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/
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