Hubert Phillips Bowl | English Bridge Union

The Hubert Philips Bowl and Plate is by default a face-to-face competition but captains can agree to play matches online.

Please refer to the Online Match Regulations for matches agreed to be played online. If you are concerned about security, you can always use Skype or equivalent, so that each player has a video connection to one of their opponents at the table.

The knockout mixed teams-of-four championships of England. Named after the former EBU chairman, Hubert Phillips.

Scoring is by aggregate with honours counting. At no time may an all male or all female team be playing. Matches are played on the full pivot principle such that one plays one-third of the match with each of one’s teammates as a partner.

This is an ideal tournament for new players to the game of duplicate from rubber or chicago bridge.

Eight teams are seeded, and every non-seeded team is guaranteed at least one match before meeting a seed. There is a Plate competition at no extra cost, so all non-seeded teams play at least two matches. There was no change to the entry fee.

Matches are of 30 boards up to and including the quarter-final, except that 24- or 27-board matches may be played in Rounds 1–3 by mutual agreement. The semi-final is 48-boards, and the final is 60-boards.

Teams may contain 4, 5 or 6 players, but only 4 players may play in any single match prior to the semi-final stage.

The draw for the early rounds is regionalised to try to help keep travelling distances small.

Current results

Results of the ongoing competitions are available here: 2022/23 Bowl, 2022/23 Plate

To enter

The easiest way to enter is online through My EBU.

Log-in and select 'Book Events' from the Utilities menu.

You can also call 01296 317203, email comps@ebu.co.uk.

Entries are now closed for the 2022/23 event.

Holders

2021/22

Bowl - Frances Hinden, Jeffrey Allerton, Graham Osborne, Jon Cooke, Tony Forrester & Chris Jagger

Plate- Paul Hackett, Barbara Hackett, Jason Hackett, Martin Taylor

Timetable
Round	Play by
Bowl
I	18th July 2022
II	28th September 2022
III	23rd November 2022
Quarter-Final	25th January 2023
Semi-final	20th March 2023
Final	By mutual agreement

Plate
I	28th September 2022
II	23rd November 2022
QF	25th January 2023
SF	20th March 2023
F	By mutual agreement

The final will be arranged by mutual agreement between the finalists.

Entry Fees
The entry fee for 2022/23 is £80 per team

Entries close on Monday 30th May at midday.

Master Points

Master Points will be awarded in the form of Green Points for each round won as follows (based on an entry of over 64 teams): MP awards for Bowl

Round	I	II	III	IV	QF	SF	Final
GPs	2	2	3	3	4	6	8

MP awards for Plate

Round	I	II	III	QF	SF	Final
GPs	1	1	1.5	2	3	4

All awards quoted are 'per player'. To receive points, a player must have played in at least one third of the boards involved in the match in question.