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Congratulations to Beryl Dawson and Diana Weaver who convincingly won the Michael Marks competition. Yvonne Perkins and Vona Hadfield came second with Anne Crothers and Kaye Outram in third position. Thanks to Sue Falkingham our Director, who ran a very smooth and enjoyable day.
Peninsula Bridge Club is hosting a Swiss Teams Congress on Sunday 24th April at 10am. There are two sections, open, and a restricted/novice section (if enough numbers). This is a red point day with prize money for both sections plus best Peninsula team. Put together a team for a fun day directed by John McIlrath. BYO lunch, cheese and wine is complimentary at the end of the day. Enter online at the NSWBA http://www.nswba.com.au/ or on the noticeboard at the club.
Congratulations to Yvonne Perkins who won the final of the McCutcheon ranking award in 2015 as a National Master **. This is the accumulation of master points won throughout the year. It is an excellent result. Jennifer Ardill also did well to come 7th as a Local Master * and Colin Dempster 10th as a Regional Master.
You will find these results month by month in the ABF newsletters with the final results in December. Here is the link http://www.abfmasterpoints.com.au/newsletters.asp
Congratulations to Anne Small and Michael Draper on their convincing win in the State Mixed Pairs. Runners up were David Farmer and Cath Whiddon with Beverley Schultz and Jim Fairley in third place.
Anne Small, Ron Smith and Margaret and Michael Draper won the GNOT qualifier which finished on Saturday. David Farmer, Cath Whiddon, Alan Davies and Vivien Eldridge were second. The novice team of Len Evershed, Ray Hurst, Heidi Colenbrander and Marieta Borthwick diod very well all the way through and ended up third.
Thanks very much to all who participated. Thanks also to Ronnie Ng who directed the teams and the side game each week.
Peninsula Bridge club was well represented at the Gold Coast Congress this year with over 35 members participating. There were some very good results and a lot of fun was had throughout the week.
The Van Weeren team with Hans, Peter Clarke, Norman Greche and Colin Dempster did fantastically well to come 2nd in the Novice Teams Championship. Hans and Peter also did well to come 4th in the Novice Pairs. Suzanne Cole and Jennifer Ardill came 11th in this event. Robin Ho and her partner Alex Cook won the Ivy Dahler Butler Swiss Pairs. Congratulations to them. Vivien Eldridge & Alan Davies did very well in the Intermediate Pairs to come 6th; they also came 11th in the Intermediate division of the Ivy Dahler Intermediate Butler Swiss Pairs and 11th in the Intermediate Teams Championship with Maurice and Rachael Loomes. Maurice & Rachael came 11th in the Restricted division of the Ivy Dahler Butler Swiss Pairs.
Ron Smith and Anne Small did very well in the Open Teams event with an outside pair. They came 32nd in a very strong field.
The Club Pairs Champions for 2016 are Rachael and Maurice Loomes (with assistance from Lyn Smith). Well done to them! The runners up were Lynn Baker and Peter Robinson, closely followed by Jutta Gradwell and Colin Dempster. It was a great turn out this year with 22 pairs vying for the top position.
Good luck to everyone who is participating at the Gold Coast. To see the results please click here http://www.qldbridge.com/gcc/results2016.php
