Club Events - Pairs

Championship Pairs

This is on the third Tuesday of the month – September to April – and scored on a gross and a handicapped basis. To qualify for a place in the final standings a pair must play in at least 5 of the 8 rounds, and the best 5 scores will count. The pair with the best gross cumulative score wins the Championship Pairs Trophy. The pair with the best cumulative score after handicap wins the Joe Bloomberg Trophy.

The Newcomer Trophy will be awarded to the pair ranked below ‘Master’ with the best gross cumulative score. Previous winners of the Newcomer Trophy are not eligible.

Club Trophy Events

• Harry Brostoff Shield, Mike Verity Christmas Trophy, May Fish Trophy and the Alf Finlay Trophy: handicapped events which will be run on Wednesday afternoons.
• Raymond Jackson Trophy (H), Selwyn Gaunt Trophy (H) and Betty Roberts Trophy (NH): to be run on Tuesday evenings
• Monty Simons Cup (H), Eleanor Kleiman Rosebowl (NH) and the Leviton Trophy (NH): to be run on Thursday evenings
• Mildred Cohda Cup and Jack Marks Trophy - handicapped events which will be run on Saturday evenings
• Improvers Pairs (H) - end of May

Club Events - Teams

Dixon Trophy

This handicapped teams' event will be held at the end of September.

EBU Events

EBU Stratified Simultaneous Pairs

A simultaneous pairs’ event organised by the EBU with results stratified according to the NGS.  Pairs are compared to others of similar standing.  £1.50 extra table money is paid at this event.

Seasonal Simultaneous Pairs

These are simultaneous pairs' events.  They are organised by the EBU and held in autumn, winter, spring and summer.  £1.50 extra table money is paid at these events.

EBED Simultaneous Pairs

The EBED Sim Pairs is a fundraising event which is organised by EBED (English Bridge Education and Development) and run by the EBU on its behalf.  The EBU acts as an agent for entry fees.