Baileys and Procter team win at Seniors Congress

The Seniors Congress took place on the outskirts of Birmingham over the weekend of 31st October to 2nd November, with the main prizes being won by Alan and Jette Bailey, and the team captained by Robert Procter.

The Championships Pairs competition at the event spanned two days, with a qualifying round, semi-finals, and a 'A' final and 'B' final. The winners of the 'A' final were Alan & Jette Bailey with 60.04% (pictured left, with Chairman Jeremy Dhondy), comfortably clear of Eric Cummings & Gordon McBride on 56.14%. Derek & Celia Oram were third with 55.65%. This was the second time Alan and Jette have won this competition, having been victorious in 2006.

The 'B' final was won by Prue & Adrian Knight on 59.40% (picture). Jeremy Dhondy & Bill Hirst were second on 57.56%, with Barbara Biggin & Diane Bishop third on 53.94%.

The Swiss Pairs event, which ran alongside the finals of the Championship Pairs, was won by Janet & Ted Latham (picture). They scored 109 VPs, with a tie for second on 99 VPs between Bob Foster & Kevin New, and Hugh Thomson & Mike Webley.

The Swiss Teams event on the final day was won by the team of Robert Procter, Michael Robinson, Bob Holder and Phil Thornton (picture). They outscored their closest rivals on the final round to jump up to the top spot and win by just 1 VP. There was a tie for second place between the team of Bill Gardner, Gary Hyett, Rob Sharpe & William Crook, and the team of Sandra Nicholson, Krys Kazmierczak, Prue Knight & Adrian Knight.

November 3, 2014