Club & District

The Ayrshire Congress 2018

This year's congress seemed doomed for failure: the June date didn't seem popular and we lost a few entries because of the last minute change of date. However against all the odds we managed to run the Pairs event on Saturday 16^th June though sadly the teams event had to be cancelled.

 26 pairs played in the  pairs and Ayrshire fared well meaning that all bar one of the prizes went to ABU members.

Thank you to Stewart Duguid (Pollock Williamson) for his sponsorship which allowed us to offer such generous prizes.

 Thanks must also go to Horst Kopleck for directing the event, Alice for keeping us all supplied with drinks and biscuits throughout the day and to all the Council for their contribution and help in making the day go smoothly.

 Next year the Ayrshire Congress will return to it's usual spot in April when I am sure we will have another successful event.

 

Stoian Kableshkov & Andy Raeburn win Congress Pairs.

  

Silver prize to Alex O'Hara & Stephen Cole

Bronze to Rani Sinnak & Morag Ridley

Linda Little & David Wilbraham: Munro Cup

With a great run-in, on the last round, David & Sandra Wiseman pipped Stoian Kableshkov, who had led the Winter Competition from Round 1 to Round 21. Ian Burn 4th.

With Sandra joint 1st in the overall rankings, Jackie McCrindle becomes the top Silver player, Margaret Little Bronze 4, Agnes Lamont Bronze 3, Anne Murdoch Bronze 2, with Ann Hamilton Bronze 1 winner in the Stratified or Ranked Competition.

Troon South Beach and Prestwick: Teams of 8 League 1 & 2 Winners

In a thrilling match, in which none of the spectators left before the end, David & Sandra Wiseman, Gordon Smith & Eddie McGeough won the Ayrshire Cup by 1 IMP from Frances Murphy, Rita Stuart, Ann Fraser & Angela Knox.

 

Hazel Rutherford & Anne Murdoch, Agnes Lamont & Margaret Little: Ronnie Alexander Teams

 

Gordon Cunningham & Fiona Braid, Valerie Wood & Fred Dean: Tourney Cup

Kate & Sam Malkani: Ann Galt

Gordon Smith & David Wiseman: Ayrshire Pairs

(Silver:  Alan Lochrie and Joe Woods; Bronze: Fiona Braid and Gordon Cunningham)

Hazel Rutherford: Ayrshire Individual

David & Ira Clement: 300 Club Pairs

Alex Forsyth & Rod Jenkins: District Swiss Pairs

Silver=: Nicol Taylor & Farhad Noorbakhsh, Alison Carmichael & John Salter

Bronze: Sue Fraser & Caryl O'Donoghue

Semi-Finals complete: Ayrshire Pairs Finalists

Congratulations:

Agnes Lamont & Margaret Little: Ronnie Alexander Pairs

Stephanie Peaker & Madhavi Kothari, (Greenan champions): Adamson Cup

Jim & Alison Tudor, Stoian Kableshkov & Andy Raeburn; for the 3rd year running: Viking Teams

Sharon Lindsay & Maureen Rennie: Viking Pairs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National

Gordon Smith & David Wiseman 2nd in Spence Cup

Frances Murphy & Rita Stuart 4th in Scottish Swiss Pairs at Ayr Academy

Sam & Kate Malkani a trick short of making the National Pairs 2 in a row for Ayrshire.

Stewart Duguid & Stewart Pinkerton best placed Ayrshire Pair in Wednesday's Celtic Spring Sims

David Ripley & Margaret MacCallum well placed in the Thu/Fri Sim

Fiona Abbott & Pauline Phillips, Angela Knox & Frances Murphy 3rd= in Women's Teams where Maureen Rennie & Sharon Lindsay, Sue Fraser & Caryl O'Donoghue finished in the top half and won the Bronze Team Award

Fiona Abbott & Pauline Phillips 7th in Women's Pairs

Ian Robertson & Stewart Martindale, with Rani Sinnak & Morag Ridley best from Ayrshire in National Bronze Teams.

Len Freeman & Campbell Stuart, and Donnie & Ann Graham follow up their 1-2 in the Pairs Consolation final by winning the Mull Congress Teams. Tom & Margaret Bonnes best in the Pairs Final.

Sandra & David Wiseman, Val Marshall & Mike McGinley(West) 2nd in Mixed Swiss Teams

Angela Knox & Eddie McGeough 7th= in Mixed Swiss Pairs.

Jim & Alison Tudor 9th/163 from ABU heat of Bobby Allan Mixed Sims.

Kath Horn and Roland Bradbury (Greenan) doing well in British Winter Sims.

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 December Celtic Sims:

Thu/Fri: David Wiseman & Eddie McGeough (Riggs)

Wed: Margaret MacCallum & Maureen Rennie (ABU)

Mon: Anne & Donnie Graham (Troon)

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Fiona Braid & Gordon Cunningham best Ayrshire pair in Jesner / Johnston Sim

Stewart Duguid & Ian Burn doing well in Tuesday's SBU Sim, but not as well as Hilary Robertson & Nan Tait in Wednesday's heat

Hazel Rutherford & David Sands 3rd/89 in the Thea Teale Bronze National Pairs

Alex O'Hara & Stephen Cole 7th/80 overall in  Diamond

Angela Knox & Eddie McGeough, did well in ABU heat of  BGB Autumn Sims; but Shirley Moore & Steve Gray did even better at Greenan

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General

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WOW. Ceiling replaced in the annex; Ramsay ladder for access to loft for storage. Repaint of the centre, LED lighting in the annex, and new notice boards. A bright, fresh, new look to the centre.

 

 

 

No more trying to work out which night is for which club; they're left to right, Monday to Friday, and each club has at least as much area on the new notice boards as they had previously. (Click the picture to zoom).

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A NEW BRIDGE MAGAZINE

is a new completely FREE magazine; click above for more info. If you register, you'll get a notification ever time the new magazine is posted.

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New Law Book

Maureen Rennie has copies of the revised Laws of Bridge for purchase at £5. Affiliated clubs received a free copy.

Changes Overview (link to EBU)

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Centre Reservations. check the Calendar "Bridge Centre Usage" before contacting the Council Secreary to arrange bookings.

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44 took part in the Festive Friday Funday

raising £311 for Mary's Meals

meals for 44* children for a school year.

* see web site.