Surrey Schools Cup 2026 Richard Challoner School (RCS) hosted the Surrey Schools Cup on 6th February, providing excellent space for the Surrey County Bridge Association (SCBA) team to organise a...

The second and final weekend of the Camrose Trophy was hosted by the Welsh Bridge Union in Newport last weekend. The Republic of Ireland team were the winners with a final score of 129.19. The...

Congratulations EBU member Thor Erik Hoftaniska and former EBU member Martin Andresen ( pictured), who won the recent NABC+ Open Pairs. Doug Doub and Adam Wildavsky finished second, just under 6...

In the 12-board ladder for February, Tim Glover won the top prize of £30 with an average score of 71.58% over six games. David Dawson finished second with an average score of 71.53% winning £20...

The next Advanced TD Training Day (previously known as County TD Preparation course) will take place on 25th March in Aylesbury. The course is aimed at people who wish to take the next steps...

The final totals for 2025 are now ready. Congratulations to Stefano Tommasini, who has won the 2025 Sunday Telegraph Salver for most Master Points earned during the year. He scored a total of 21...

The England teams have won the Junior Camrose and Peggy Bayer organised by Bridge Great Britain. The event was hosted by the Scottish Bridge Union (SBU) at Adamton Country House Hotel near...

The European Women's trials, took place this past weekend, at Young Chelsea Bridge Club, to determine the England representation at the European Team Championships in Riga, Latvia, in June. The...

The Masters Pairs this weekend, for those ranked below Regional Master, held at various clubs around the country. The overall winners were Andrew Bradkin & Thomas Bradkin ( pictured), with a...

In the combined Premier Grand and Grand Masters Pairs, first were Alan Oddie & Giles Ip winners of the Grand Masters Pairs ( pictured), second were Robin Jepson & Alan Brosgill, and third were...

The Leveling Up Podcast with Adam Parrish this week features a great interview with English International David Gold. David started as a top junior chess player before he learned to play bridge...

The second of the 2026 Online One-Day Green Pointed events took place on Sunday 15th February. It was won by Bogdan Drobny & Karen Read ( pictured), with a score of 107 VPs. In second place were...

The Harrogate Spring Congress took place last weekend, at the Cedar Court Hotel, Harrogate. The Swiss Teams was won by the team of Martin Edge, Tony McNiff, Dave Robinson & Nick Woolven (...

The Teltscher Trophy Trial were held over the weekend, from 6th to 8th February, at York Bridge Club. The top three placed pairs were: 1st place - Alan Mould & John Holland, with a score of +118...

In the 12-board ladder for January, Michael Heubeck won the top prize of £30 with an average score of 73.54% over six games. Tim Glover finished second with an average score of 70.55% winning £20...

The latest in the new Bid72 video series, Pros and Cons, is now available to view. Episode thirty-three is all about hand evaluation in combi with Exclusion Blackwood. The series of short videos...

Warwickshire have won the Tollemache Cup - the inter-county teams of eight championship - claiming the trophy for the fourth time. The county's last win was in 1972. The team ( pictured) was...

The 2026 Peter Jordan trophy, awarded for the winning pair of the Tuesday session of the British Winter Sims, has been presented to the winning pair. Bob Howard & Simon Cook ( pictured), from...

As part of an exciting new partnership with Funbridge, a popular bridge-playing platform, EBED has secured special offers for EBTA teachers and their students, as well as EBU Junior Members. All...

Congratulations to Andrew McIntosh, Sara Moran, Neil Rosen & Anne Rosen ( pictured) who have won this year's Winter Fours, run by the Scottish Bridge Union. The runners up were Iain Sime, Miro...

The first of the 2026 Online One-Day Green Pointed events took place on Sunday 25th January. It was won by Yelda Hansen & Tezcan Sen, with a score of 107 VPs. In second place were Richard Fedrick...

The EBU is looking for a new advertising manager to take over when the current manager stands down in May. Full details of the role are available here or via the link below, and applications or...

We are aware that emails have recently been sent purporting to be from EBU members as though they were EBU officials. These false emails have been sent from unconvincing account names without the...

The 3rd European Online Women’s Teams Championship, organised by the European Bridge League and run on RealBridge took place over the weekend (9–11 January). There were three teams with English...

England are in second place after the first weekend of the Camrose Trophy, the competition between the teams of the 'home nations'. The England team got off to a very good start, with wins...

The team of Patrick Shields (captain), Garry Watson, Alastair Catchpole, Jack Armorgie & Paul Denning defeated the team of Alan Hobden (captain), Mark Denny, Roger Poulter & James Hobden in the...

We would like to inform you that from 1st February, the cost of our 12-Board games (both live and daylong) will go up to $2.40. This is the first time these prices have gone up for a couple of...

The latest in the new Bid72 video series, Pros and Cons, is now available to view. In episode thirty-two, titled "Happy New Bridge Year", is all about how to reach a decent game on a decent way...

In the 12-board ladder for December, Gordon Rainsford won the top prize of £30 with an average score of 72.12% over six games. Matthew Covill finished second with an average score of 70.98%...

Congratulations to all the winners from the Year End Congress in London, played between Christmas and New Year. Rajiv Puri & Shiela Pur won the Improvers Pairs run online jointly with Kent, with...

As a reminder, mixed teams of four to six players are invited to apply for selection to play the Online International Mixed Teams hosted on RealBridge by the Contract Bridge Association of...

The Junior Channel Trophy took place in Belgium on the final weekend before Christmas and saw the English teams win the U26 and U21 series. The annual event sees England take on France, Belgium...

The prestigious Gold Cup, organised by Bridge Great Britain, has been won by Andrew Dyson, Glyn Liggins, Tom Townsend, Ben Handley-Pritchard, Ben Norton & Stefano Tommasini. They defeated the...

The National Interclub Knockout 2024-25 knockout has now concluded and was won by Cheltenham Bridge Club A. The Cheltenham Bridge Club A team (Paul Denning (Captain), Garry Watson, Richard...

Book yourself a new year treat and enjoy some winter sun, the first EBU Overseas Green and Blue Pointed Congress of 2026 runs from 2nd – 9th February 2026 on the beautiful island of Madeira...

The last Online One-Day Green Pointed event for 2025 took place on Saturday 6th December. It was won by the team of Jackie Davies, Derek Maggs, Rob Cliffe & Marc Smith ( pictured ) with a score...

The last in the 100 Deals for 100 Years of Contract Bridge events was held on Sunday 7th December. The winners sitting N/S were Tony Verran & Jonathan Jacobs. The highest placed E/W pairing were...

The Winter Midweek Congress took place this week on RealBridge. The Championship Pairs was won by Rob Lawy & Ian Walsh ( pictured) with a score of 55.64%. In second place were Julian Gibson &...

The National Teams League season 10 has now concluded. In Division 1, team "Seedgrowers" (Svein Dahl, Simon Gass, Rune Hauge, Morten Olsen, Robert Plumley, Erik Sælensminde, Alan Scott & Jan...

The latest in the new Bid72 video series, Pros and Cons, is now available to view. In episode thirty-one, titled "Slow Arrival at Bridge Bidding", is all about slow bidding at Bridge showing...

In the 12-board ladder for November, David Dawson won the top prize of £30 with an average score of 72.71% over six games. Jonathan Jacobs finished second with an average score of 70.35% winning...

At the AGM this week (Wednesday, 26th November), the EBU recognised various members' contributions to bridge in England. The meeting was held live in York at York Bridge Club. For award winners...

At this week's AGM the 2025 Sim Pairs prize draw took place. Two clubs were drawn from those which entered the EBED Sims and six from those entering the other sims. Each receives £200. The...

The EBU AGM took place on Wednesday 26th November. The following people were elected/re-elected to the EBU Board: Board There were two nominees for two positions. Therefore, no election was...