Monday night David's Emporium teams fun!
The winning Charladies.
The David's emporium teams event has finished. It was a closely fought competition with several teams vying for the top places during the last night. At the conclusion the Charladies took out First place, with the Creative Cooks in second and the Crazy clowns third.
The Christians took out the prize for the best team with only one open member and the Crazy Clowns the prize for the non open team.
FAIRLANDS TROPHY RETURNS TO CAMBRIDGE AFTER A TIGHT MATCH
It was a close fought match but Cambridge just managed to haul the trophy home after winning by 660 to 640 total percent (don't ask me how that works!!). Cambridge still has some catching up to do though as Te Awamutu has still won it about eight years more often so there is no room for complacency!
Calling aspiring Intermediates and Open Players
Why not try and follow in Di and Jane's footsteps in representing Waikato Bays in the Interprovincial competition this year? The trials are upcoming on 11-12 May. Details are attached.
SIX STUDENTS FROM BEIJING GRADUATE
Six students, without English as their first language, graduated from bridge lessons today.
L to R: Annie Rui An, John Zhang, Jane Stearns (tutor), Celina Chen, Alex Wang, Bin Bin Yang
Monday night team prize categories
The David Emporium Team competition is buzzing. The overall prize remains the same but this year we are introducing a small prize for each of the following:
- The best non-Open team (ie no open players in team)
- The best team with 1-2 Open players in it
And of course there is always the dress-up prize to play for on the final night.
Herman claims silver medal at the North Island teams
Congratulations to Herman, his partner Yuzhong (Hamilton) and team mates, Rachelle Pelkman and Murray Wood (Tauranga) who came second in the North Island teams beating many grandmasters en route.
NOVICE FUNDRAISER CANCELLED
Sadly insufficient entry numbers mean that the fundraiser event on Sunday being hosted at Cambridge has been cancelled.
Many thanks from Nick and Jane to those players who were unable to attend but have kindly donated towards future Mini Moos novice projects.
Kay Walsh painting tender process.
At the Annual General Meeting in December it was agreed that, as the Kay Walsh painting no longer suited the decor of the clubrooms, it would be offered to club members for sale by tender with a reserve of $500 (five hundred dollars).If the reserve is not met the painting will be offered for sale to the general public.
The painting will be on view at the Clubrooms from 1 March.
CAMBRIDGE'S HERMAN IN CONTENTION ON GOLD COAST
Keep an eye out for the Open Team P Jeffery - currently lying 5th in the Open Teams after 2 days of qualifying. Last four sessions today and out of the 212 teams in this category only 6 progress to the final. GOOD LUCK HERMAN!!