Laura Covill

I was born in 1995 in Oxford, and still live a few metres from the Oxford Bridge Club.

I was first selected for the England U25 girls’ team in December 2013 playing with Alex Birchall, ostensibly because I can tell the difference between spades and clubs (which according to Michael Byrne is all you need to be able to do before they’ll let you play bridge for England) but more likely for plying the entire U20s squad with cake. I have since played in the Junior European Pairs, the Mixed Pairs with Shahzaad Natt and the Girls Pairs with Alex Birchall. I have now formed a new partnership with Stephen Kennedy, and we will be playing for the England U20s in November 2014 in a tournament in the Czech Republic. I will also be playing for the England girls again in the 2014 Channel Trophy.

I list having come completely last in the teams events at both Year End and the London Easter Festival amongst my top achievements in bridge.

Aside from playing bridge, in my spare time I’m studying for a degree in Biochemistry at King’s College London, and am a connoisseur of period dramas. My life ambitions are to win a Nobel Prize, and to make the list of junior bridge ‘luminaries’ in Alan Shillitoe’s player biography.

Last updated: November 2014

Major International Selections
Junior European Championships: 2015

Peggy Bayer Trophy Selections: 2015