Open Trials Final
In Semi-final B Colin Simpson (David Price; Andrew McIntosh; Phil King) beat Janet de Botton [non-playing captain] (Nick Sandqvist; Gunnar Hallberg; Jason Hackett; Justin Hackett) by 42 IMPs. The Final match score was 334 IMPs - 292 IMPS, including a 3 IMP carry-over from the round-robin stage in favour of Simpson.
A 160-board final will be played in London between Armstrong and Simpson on February 27th -29th. The winning team of four will then go on to represent England in both the forthcoming European Championships (Sweden) and World Olympiad (Turkey) later this year, with a 3rd pair, non-playing captain and coach being added into the team.