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Teltscher Trophy 2025

The Contract Bridge Association of Ireland hosted this Home International event for seniors, on 16-18 May in Gormanston. Congratulations to Wales (Adrian Thomas, Andy Hughes, Paul Denning, Diane...

Franck Riehm Elected as WBF President

The World Bridge Federation has announced that its new President is Franck Riehm from France. Franck was elected to the WBF Executive Board in August 2022 during the World Bridge Series in...

Spam/Phishing Emails

We are aware that an email has again been sent to a number of members regarding members' lists. If you have received such an email, please do not reply to the sender and do not be concerned...

Garden Cities finalists known

The Regional Finals of the Garden Cities trophy took place over the weekend at four different venues around the country. Eight teams in total qualified for the Garden Cities Final, which will...

Teltscher Trophy

The CBAI has sent us information about the Teltscher Trophy, the home international event for seniors, which is coming up next weekend. https://www.cbai.ie/teltscher-trophy-2025/ Information...

Lambourne Jersey Festival Winners 2025

The Lambourne Jersey Congress concluded over the weekend. The Swiss Pairs was won by Steve Bourton & Julia Brough (pictured), finishing with a score of 168 VPs, ahead of Barnet Shenkin & Cameron...

Next Generation Game Dates

The Generation Game, is a casual bridge event run by EBED on RealBridge. The next session will be held on Sunday 18th May, with future sessions on Sunday 15th June and Sunday 6th July. The start...

Moran Team Wins the Spring Fours

The final stages of the Spring Foursomes have come to a close with the Moran team from Ireland (Mark Moran, Tom Hanlon, Nick FitzGibbon, Adam Mesbur, John Carroll, Conor Boland & Grainne Barton...

April 12-board Ladder Winners

In the 12-board ladder for April, Tim Glover won the top prize of £30 with an average score of 74% over six games. Amr El-Kashef was second with an average score of 71.19%, and Tony Verran third...

Book now for the Summer Meeting

The Summer Meeting will take place in Eastbourne from 7th-10th August. If you book before 3rd June you will qualify for the early-bird reduced entry fees. Thursday - Mixed and Open Pairs (evening...

Ken Rowe

We are sad to report the death of Ken Rowe. Ken was the editor of English Bridge magazine from 1992 until 2002. Ken was a devotee of the game of bridge, teaching it for many years, and playing...

EBL Women's Teams

The EBL Women’s teams ended on Sunday 27 April. This was a transnational event. The “Yorkshirepuddings” team were the only English to reach the top bracket, finishing 8th. They were: Gill...

National Junior Pairs Championships

The inaugural National Junior Pairs Championship took place on 12th April 2025 at the Oxford Bridge Club. Directed by Charles Bucknell and organised under the auspices of the English Bridge...

Northern Easter Festival Winners

Congratulations to Brian Lawrence & Mike Dunne who won the 9-High Swiss Pairs at the Northern Easter Festival on Friday, to Tom Gisborne & Sandy Davies who won the Swiss Pairs, and to Jeff...

Easter Festival Winners

Congratulations to Michael Byrne & Kieran Dyke ( photo) who won the Championship Pairs for the Guardian Trophy at the London Easter Festival over the weekend with 59.97%, by the narrowest of...

Eddleston & Kaban win National Pairs

David Eddleston & Tugrul Kaban ( pictured) have claimed the National Pairs title, winning the national final which took place on 12th & 13th April with a score of 58.50%. The national finals...

Birdsall & Akayan win EBL U16 Pairs

Congratulations to Cecilia Hazel Birdsall and Sam Akayan who won the EBL Under 16 Pairs on April 13 with a Cross-IMP average of +3.65 over 14 boards, almost double the score of the runners-up.

Updates from Aylesbury - April 2025

The latest instalment of Updates from Aylesbury, the monthly newsletter for Club and County Officials is now available to read via the link below: Updates from Aylesbury - 9th April 2025 All...

Cambridge B win Portland Bowl

The Portland Bowl Finals took place this weekend, 5th - 6th April 2025 at the famous Portland Club in London. In the semi-finals, Cambridge B beat Durham B by 156 IMPs and UCL A beat Imperial B...

SBU's online International Mixed Teams

Congratulations to Andrew McIntosh & Sara Moran, Tom Paske & Diana Nettleton, Nick Sandqvist & Nathalie Shashou, who came second in the recent online International Mixed Teams run by the Scottish...

Bridge Storyline on The Archers

The BBC Radio 4 show, The Archers will feature a new storyline involving learning and playing bridge. You can listen along on the BBC iPlayer or Radio 4, with the new storyline starting on Sunday...

Spring Foursomes

One of the great events in the English bridge calendar, the Spring Foursomes will be held over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend at the DoubleTree By Hilton Hotel, Bristol City Centre (2nd - 6th...

Entries Invited for Hubert Phillips Bowl

As a reminder, entries are invited for the Hubert Phillips Bowl. The knockout mixed teams-of-four championships of England. Named after the former EBU chairman, Hubert Phillips. Eight teams are...

David Carlisle

We are sad to report the death of David Carlisle, he played a single Camrose match in 1991 for Wales. He was secretary of the LCCBA (forerunner of the LMBA) and was also a bridge teacher for many...

National Pairs Regional Finals 2025

The Regional Finals of the National Pairs took place on 23rd March, with players taking part in one of five regions. The winners from each region were as follows. The Eastern Counties Regional...

Entries Invited for 2025 Premier League

Applications are invited for those wishing to play in the 2025 Premier League. The event takes place over three weekends in the autumn, and acts as an international trial, with the winners and...

2026 European Team Championships

The Selection Committee will shortly invite applications to participate in trials for the 2026 European Team Championships. The Open Trial will be a two stage pairs trial with a number of pairs...

England Win the Camrose 2025

In a photo finish, England win the Camrose on the last few boards! Congratulations to Graham Osborne, Frances Hinden, Neil Rosen, John Atthey, Chris Jagger & Derek Patterson, with NPC: Michael...

The EBU Welcomes two new staff members

We are pleased to welcome Mary Cousins and Stuart King who joined the staff this week. Mary has joined the Services Department as the new County & Membership Development Officer. Stuart has...

Ranked Masters Pairs Results 2025

Six pairs were victorious this weekend in the Ranked Masters Pairs, held online via RealBridge. The winners for all categories were as follows: In the combined Premier Grand Masters Pairs and...