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Welcome to the Event Hub for the Summer Meeting 2024. Here you will find links to results, articles, important information and photos from the event. We hope you'll check back frequently as this is updated. For information and links to help plan your trip to Eastbourne please see the 'Summer Meeting' information page.
Timetable
| Timetable | Times | Session |
| Thursday 8th August | 19:30 - 22:45 | Mixed and Open Pairs |
| Friday 9th August | 11:00 - 13:45 | Swiss Teams (3x7-board matches) |
| 14:45 - 18:30 | Swiss Teams (4x7-board matches) | |
| 20:00 - 22:00 | Serious Fast Pairs | |
| Saturday 10th August | 10:00 - 10:45 | Discuss it with an Expert |
| 11:00 - 14:15 | Swiss Pairs Championship (Session 1) | |
| 15:15 - 18:30 | Swiss Pairs Championship (Session 2) | |
| 12:00 - 14:15 | Swiss Pairs Lite Session 1* (play one day or both - 2x8-board matches) | |
| 15:15 - 17:20 | Swiss Pairs Lite Session 2* (play one day or both - 2x8-board matches) | |
| 20:00 - 22:00 | Serious Fast Pairs | |
| Sunday 11th August | 11:00 - 14:15 | Swiss Pairs Championship (Session 3) |
| 15:15 - 18:30 | Swiss Pairs Championship (Session 4) | |
| 12:00 - 14:15 | Swiss Pairs Lite Session 1* (play one day or both - 2x8-board matches) | |
| 15:15 - 17:20 | Swiss Pairs Lite Session 2* (play one day or both - 2x8-board matches) |
*LITE events are shorter 4 x 8-board Swiss Pairs events, played in combination with the main Swiss Pairs event, which may appeal to less-experienced players though anyone who wishes to have a shorter event is permitted to play in them.
Prizes
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Results
Articles
| By Ros Wolfarth |
| Eastbourne Blog no.4. History and Wildlife |
| Eastbourne Blog No 3. Out in the Open |
| Three Weeks until the Summer Meeting! |
| Eastbourne – Holiday Town Extraordinaire |
News and updates
| AUG-11, 19:30 |  |
Congratulations to David Dawson & David Norman who won the Swiss Pairs Championship for the Harold Poster Cup at the Summer Meeting in Eastbourne with a score of 172 VPs. In second place were Jeremy Willans & Peter Law with a final score of 171 VPs and in third place were Andrew McIntosh & Sara Moran with 167 VPs. Jeremy Willans & Peter Law were also the Seniors Pairs winners. The Brighton Plate was won by Duncan Thomas & Alex Wood with a score of 126 VPs. |
| AUG-11, 17:30 | |
In the Summer Meeting Sunday Swiss Pairs Lite Croz Croswell & Faith Holland finished first with 60 VPs In joint second place were Nick Newell & Sally Clark and Gillian Cavell & Jackie Taylor with 49 VPs. |
| AUG-10, 18:00 | |
Congratulations to Michi Ashikaga & Paul Nightingale who won the Kent 9-High Improvers Pairs with a total of 123.9. In second place were Marcia Scane & Robert Scane and in third place were David Parkinson & Patrick Gough. The first session was won by Jo Lormor & Daniel Benison and the second session was won by Jane Weight & Diana Syms. |
| AUG-10, 17:30 | |
Congratulations to Mike Fawcett & Roger Forster who finished first in the Swiss Pairs Lite with 57 VPs. In joint second place were Lawrence Goldberg & Milli Fawssett, and David Lampert & Jeanne Boydell with 50 VPs.
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| AUG-10, 12:00 |  |
The Saturday Swiss Pairs Lite is now underway. We have a fantastic total of 78 tables between the Swiss Pairs Championship and the Swiss Pairs Lite. |
| AUG-10, 11:00 | |
This morning's Swiss Pairs Championship Harold Poster Trophy is now underway with 73 tables, with more tables still to join later today for the Swiss Pairs Lite at 12:00. |
| AUG-10, 10:00 |  |
This morning's "Discuss it with an Expert" session is now taking place with last year's Championship Pairs winners Ben Norton and Stefano Tommasini, talking through some of the hands from yesterday's Swiss Teams. |
| AUG-09, 18:30 | |
Congratulations to the winners of the Swiss Teams winners for the Brighton Bowl, the team of Mike Bell, Marion Robertson, Paul Barton & Jake Milne (pictured below): The highest placed Seniors team were the team of Dave Robinson, Kathleen Nelson, Rhona Goldenfield & Rob Lawy who won the Edith Kaplan trophy: |
| AUG-09, 11:00 | |
The Swiss Teams for the Brighton Bowl is now underway with 63 tables. |
| AUG-08, 22.30 | |
Congratulations to the winners of the Mixed Pairs and Open Pairs from yesterday evening's session. Winners of the Mixed Pairs Iain Sime & Fiona McQuaker:
The winners of the Open Pairs Simon Gass & Alan Scott:
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| AUG-08, 18:30 | |
The 2024 Summer Meeting is now underway, with the Mixed and Open Pairs. |
| JUL-30, 14:02 | |
The programme for the 58th EBU Summer Meeting is now available to view: Summer Meeting 2024 Programme |
| JUL-18, 14:30 | |
Discuss it with an Expert session - on Saturday 10th August from 10am - 10.45am. A discussion with last year’s winners, Ben Norton and Stefano Tommasini, about some of the most interesting hands from Friday. |
| JUL-17, 11:30 |  |
From Friday to Sunday, each afternoon we will have free tea and coffee available just off the playing area. Outside of these times, you can purchase food and hot and cold drinks from the DQ Cafe in the venue or at one of the many local cafe's nearby. |
| JUL-17, 11:30 |  |
There will be a book stand with Gordon Bickley selling a multitude of bridge books. If there are any specific books you would like to see, please contact Gordonarf@aol.com. For more details on the congress please see the event hub. |
| JUL-17, 11:30 | |
There will be a limited selection of items from the Bridge Warehouse available to purchase. Save on postage by placing an order with the Bridge Warehouse to be picked up at Eastbourne, please contact Sue on 01296 397851 by 2pm, Tuesday 6th August. |
System cards
You are required to have a pair of identical completed system cards and you should exchange them with your opponents at the start of each round. If you do not have two completed system cards, you will be provided with blank ones to fill out before play may continue, receiving a score of average minus for any boards unplayed due to the time lost in doing this - so please come prepared. Since old-style EBU 20A cards are no longer authorised, we would urge all players who are filling out new cards to do so on the more recent EBU 20B card. WBF system cards are not permitted in any of the competitions in this event. Visitors from abroad are asked to take particular care to comply with this. Blank cards, and some pre-completed cards, are available on the System Cards page.
