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Monday Night Teams Ladder
Monday nights 7 – 10pm: 16, 23, 30 Sep & 7, 14, 21 Oct
Objective
• To familiarise players with teams play, from scoring to tactics, and to improve
everyone’s bridge play.
Format
• One match per session of 16 boards
• Discussion covering any aspects from play during the session.
• First session randomly drawn, then teams will be graded to form a ranking based on their score.
Target audience
• Juniors who want to improve knowledge and play.
• Intermediate/Open players who want to improve and expand on their methods and tactics as well as their general play.
Teams
• Get a full team and determine a captain.
• Captain will be responsible to make sure everyone turns up.
• Substitutes may be found in exceptional circumstances.
• Table money = $10 per person, per session
How to enter
• Email: hbcmgr@huttbridgeclub.nz
• Include the Team name and/or Captain’s name.
• Entries close 9 September
For more information
• Email: hbcmgr@huttbridgeclub.nz
• Phone: (04) 567 1058
Director and discussion moderator: Vil Gravis
Online Bridge
Go to Wellington Bridge Club page and scroll down to Events online section.
Notices w/c 9 Sep 2024
- Monday Night Teams
Monday Night Teams Ladder is coming up! This is a six-week development series led by Vil Gravis. It is open to all players keen to improve their game. Get your team together for this series beginning on September 16 and running till Labour Weekend. More info on the noticeboard or on the Club’s Facebook page. - Tuesday Teams are coming up on the 1st of October. You must enter to play, so please enter on the noticeboard.
- Interclub this Friday.
- UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
- Victoria Intermediate and Junior Pairs 15 September - Revision is on this week.
- Congratulations to the lotto winner, Christine Dunstan, with lucky number 17.
Notices w/c 2 Sep 2024
- Congratulations to Russell Dive and Partner for winning the Kairangi Multi grade on Sunday.
- Hutt Intermediate tournament on Saturday was a great success. 13 tables, an excellent director/scorer team of Colin Hayward and Chris Jared, delicious and abundant food. Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen - especially to Ruth as chief organiser.
Winners on the day were Eleisha Hawkins (Hutt) and Walt Davis (Wellington), with Denise Barnett and Wayne Stechman (Wellington) second, and Candice Ng and Ian Posseniskie (Hutt) third. Congratulations especially to our Hutt players who made the top three!
- Have you noticed that our building facade is looking much better?? Thanks very much to Paul Badcock who did the water blasting. Brian Ross from upstairs is doing his shortly, giving our building the facelift it so badly needs!
- Monday Night Teams
Monday Night Teams Ladder is coming up! This is a six-week development series led by Vil Gravis. It is open to all players keen to improve their game. Get your team together for this series beginning on September 16 and running till Labour Weekend. More info on the noticeboard or on the Club’s Facebook page. - UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
- Levin multi-grade Swiss Pairs 7 September
- Victoria Intermediate and Junior Pairs 15 September - Improvers lesson is on this week on defensive play.
- Congratulations to the lotto winner, Ian Possenniskie with lucky number 4.
Notices w/c 26 Aug 2024
- Congratulations to Russell Dive and Anthony Ker for winning the Karori Open Pairs on Sunday.
- Interclub results
Congratulations to the following teams that had wins on Friday night:
Open restricted captained by Jeffry Craanen
Intermediate teams captained by Angela Banks and Trish Mahoney
Junior teams captained by Margaret Carter and Toni Kane
After six rounds, the teams captained by Jeffry and Margaret are sitting in first place, with three rounds to go. Next round is on Friday 13 September. - We have our Intermediate Tournament on Saturday August 31st.
At the moment, we have 8 tables. We would love more entries, so why not enter and have a great day of bridge?
A big thank you to all those members who have offered to bring baking or to help on the day. We will be in touch. - UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
- Karori Open on Sunday 25 August
- Kairangi Multi Grade 1 September - No Revision this week.
- Congratulations to the lotto winner, Rob Wilson, with lucky number 34.
Notices w/c 19 Aug 2024
- We have our Intermediate Tournament on Saturday August 31st. We would love some baking for morning tea and/or if you have an hour free, we’d appreciate offers of help on the day. If you can help in either of those ways please put your name on the sheet on the noticeboard. We love more entries, so why not play and have a great day of bridge?
- Inter club is on this Friday 23rd August.
- UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
- Karori Open on Sunday 25 August - They would like to have more entries!
- Kairangi Multi Grade 1 September - Improvers are on this Saturday on Opening Leads.
- Congratulations to the lotto winner, Juliette Lister, with lucky number 32.
Notices w/c 12 Aug 2024
- We have our Intermediate Tournament on Saturday August 31st. We would love some baking for morning tea and/or if you have an hour free, we’d appreciate offers of help on the day. If you can help in either of those ways please put your name on the sheet on the noticeboard.
- The Fundraising Raffle has been successfully relaunched with nearly everyone renewing their support. It is an important source of income which helps us keep the club going. Two numbers are available–numbers 37 and 21 - you can take a number for four weeks ($20), 3 months ($65) or longer. Please let Ruth know if you can help us by taking a number.
- UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
- Upper Hutt Multigrade on Sunday 18 August
- Karori Open on Sunday 25 August
- Hutt Intermediate tournament on Saturday 31 August - Revision is not on this Saturday
- Congratulations to the lotto winner, Lesley Haines, with lucky number 36.
Notices w/c 5 Aug 2024
- Congratulations to club expert Russell Dive and past club member Antony Kerr for winning the National Swiss Pairs over the weekend.
- We have our Intermediate Tournament on Saturday, August 31st.
We would love some baking for morning tea and/or if you have an hour free, we’d appreciate offers of help on the day. If you can help in either of those ways please put your name on the sheet on the noticeboard. - The Fundraising Raffle has been successfully relaunched with nearly everyone renewing their support. It is an important source of income which helps us keep the club going. Two numbers are available – numbers 37 and 21 - you can take a number for four weeks ($20), 3 months ($65) or longer. Please let Ruth know if you can help us by taking a number.
- UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
- Upper Hutt Multigrade on Sunday 17 August
- Hutt Intermediate tournament on Saturday 31 August - Improvers lesson is on this Saturday
- Congratulations to the lotto winner, Loek Strik, with lucky number 24
Notices w/c 29 July 2024
- Our Swiss Pairs event is coming up! Three Thursday evenings from Thursday August 8. Open to players from all sessions. You must enter with a partner – please put your names on the sheet on the noticeboard.
- The Fundraising Raffle has been successfully relaunched with nearly everyone renewing their support. Four numbers have become available – numbers 1, 24,39 and 40 - we need these sold by the end of the week. Please let Ruth know if you will take a number.
- UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
- Upper Hutt Multigrade on Sunday 17 August
- Hutt Intermediate tournament on Saturday 31 August - Revision is on this week
- Congratulations to the lotto winner, Mary Ann Mills, with lucky number 30
Notices w/c 22 July 2024
- Our Swiss Pairs event is coming up! Three Thursday evenings from Thursday August 8. Open to players from all sessions. You must enter with a partner – please put your names on the sheet on the noticeboard.
- Interclub – congratulations to Hutt 1 (Craanen) in the Open Restricted section; Hutt 2 (Banks) and Hutt 3 (Mahoney) in the Intermediate section; and Hutt 2 (Carter) in the Junior section for their wins in Round 5 which was played on Friday night. Hutt teams are now sitting on top in the Open Restricted and the tables. GO HUTT!
- Congratulations to AJ and Jeffry Craanen who were 3rd overall in the Karori Intermediate Pairs tournament and to Doug O’Halloran and Kathryn Badcock and AJ and Jeffrey Craanen who won session prizes. GO HUTT!
- Congratulations to the Hutt team who played in last week’s regional club champs (Gravis and Dive, Stallinger and Badcock, Askew and Loader, and Haines and Haines. An incorrect score was identified last week. As a result, Hutt and Karori have been placed as joint winners in the event. GO HUTT!
- Congratulations to AJ who is running 9th in New Zealand Bridge Local Master rankings for 2024.
- Congratulations to Genevieve Pronk who for running 18th in the New Zealand Bridge Certificate of Proficiency rankings for 2024.
- Congratulations to Mel Rowe who running 4th in the New Zealand Bridge Novice Grade rankings for 2024.
- UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
- Wellington Open 28th July online
- Upper Hutt Multigrade on Sunday 17 August
- Hutt Intermediate tournament on the Saturday 31 August - NO Revision is on this week
- Improves lesson on this Saturday on Stayman Convention
- Congratulations to the lotto winners, Heather and Todd Lust, with lucky number 11
