January 2025

Suzanne Anisfeld, member of Watford and Bushey Bridge Club, has recently appeared on Channel 4's Countdown. Her episode aired earlier this week, 21st January 2025. 

I first encountered bridge in the school sixth form, where I was lucky to get an excellent introduction to the game from my French teacher. I was also lucky that this happened in Wales, where there weren’t many young players competing, meaning that four of us from Haverfordwest Grammar School were fast-tracked to represent the country at Junior Camrose level.

2025-26 competition

Competition overview

The Pairs Player of the Year Award replaces the previous Player of the Year Championship. It is intended to give a realistic chance of winning to a wide range of members, while still providing a strong ranking.

The award includes all EBU national face-to-face pairs events that have no entry restrictions – ie not NGS-limited, not county-representative, not master-point restricted, not events that require qualification via advance heats.

I started off as a chess player, playing bridge at home and then at local clubs. However the university bridge club was both strong and supportive, and gradually bridge took over. I have played semi-regularly for 40 years, although never at a very high level – the highlight of my career so far has been winning the Premier Life/Life Masters Pairs in 2023.

Away from the bridge table I now design, develop and support computer software. I am also a keen 'parkrunner' and sing in a choir. I joined the Selection Committee in January 2025.

Below is your monthly update from the EBU. All previous updates are available on the EBU Updates page.

This poster shows the upcoming EBU events. Please consider adding this to your club/county website and encourage your members to enter online via My EBU.