September 2025

John Pugh, a great friend for over fifty years and former bridge partner for many years, has just died of a heart attack; he was 76. John will be remembered as a stalwart of the Sussex representative teams throughout the fifties and sixties and as a winner of numerous national events, including the Gold Cup. He also represented GB in the World Pairs Olympiads in 1962 and 1964 (with me) and later in the European Championships with Irving Gordon. John was a superb player and a generous and understanding partner. A solicitor by profession who really enjoyed his spare time playing bridge.

The annual online pairs event for juniors, will this year be hosted by the EBU on behalf of Bridge Great Britain. The home nations event will take place on Saturday 29th November, with free entry...

The World Bridge Federation have announced an exciting new global initiative: The e-Bridge Cup, created in collaboration with BBO and Funbridge. This innovative event is open to bridge lovers...

The Dyson team of Andrew Dyson, Glyn Liggins, Ben Norton, Stefano Tommasini, Ben Handley-Pritchard & Tom Townsend are leading Division 1 of the Premier League after the first weekend. They...

There are three daylong robot games each day, two on BBO and one on Funbridge. Games are 12-boards long and each runs for 24 hours (starting at midnight), with one human and three robots at each...

I first learnt bridge aged 7 - alongside my two older brothers and sister – taught by our dad, Peter. We all got the bug and within a couple of years were regulars at the Doncaster BC, a wonderful club. Throughout my teens, we spent most of the holidays travelling the country in search of green points. My best memories are playing the big events at The Park Lane Hotel, where players would arrive for the evening session in black tie, I’d get static from the winding brass staircases and we got to play against Omar, Boris, Zia et al.

The English Bridge Union & Welsh Bridge Union, alongside Oliver Cowan Events, are coming together to present LlanBrighton 2026, a Green Pointed congress co-sanctioned by both Unions, at the...

The results from the National Handicap Championship Pairs have now been finalised. Congratulations to Pam Yeomans & Linda Brett from Wymondham u3a Bridge Group, who finished in first place, with...

The deadline to apply to play the Open Trial for the 2026 European Team Championships is 19th September 2025 by 12 noon. The entry fee for Stage One is £180 per person. Pairs may apply for an...