The latest in the new Bid72 video series, Pros and Cons, is now available to view. Episode seven titled "Gazzilli Goes Gold" features English International player David Gold, talking about tough bidding decisions. The series of short videos looks at bidding dilemmas with championship players. You can subscribe to the free series on the Bid72 YouTube channel.
In the Bid72 EBU Bidding Contest, there are different ranked groups (A, B, C and New). The aim of the bidding contest is to bid with your own chosen partner and your preferred system, using the app bid72.
Following the November monthly score, the top partnership of group A are HarryF-TonyQ with an average score of 8.60. In second place are GuillaumeP-Jean-FrançoisR and in third place are Gordonr-JonathanL.
In group B, six partnerships will be promoted to group A, they are; JoolsHem-Neil heydon; OlivierL-CarolineL; MarkB-Lawman; Mikeas-robertf; BrendaV-FransVas and Bucket22-Bucket21.
In group C one pair will be promoted to group B, they are; Abbey-Robin.
In the New group, three pairs have been seeded, they will join the following groups; stevemattx-lynmatt will join group A; BillH-FionaL will join group B and Hillsey-Ruthrdh will join group C.
First time players compete in the New group. Each month there is a relegation or promotion of players, during this time new players are also placed into one of the three groups depending on their score. This service is completely free for EBU members and made available by bid72, the premium app on bridge bidding. For more information and to register see Bid72 EBU.
December 5, 2023