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​​Events and Latest News​

​Swiss Pairs on Tuesday Afternoons in May

The first two rounds have been completed. The final ranking will now be used for group play during the last 2 Tuesdays.

Congratulations to Barbara Grainger and Kate McBreen in coming out on Top.
One VP behind were Rosemary Ritchie and Patricia Tyler
Finishing 3rd were Lauren Lehndorf and Prue Kyle
4th Annie Armstrong / Kim Chung 
5th Gill Scrymgeour / Aline Fletcher

All pairs won at least 1 match.
Coming Up.....
Next Tournament: Saturday May 10th and Sunday May11th

Taupo 5A Swiss Pairs  More details are in this brochure

​Please enter on the New Zealand Bridge web site.
Monthly Competition Results (this is updated at the end of each month as well as Special Clubs)
April Liquorland Teams
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Well done to the 14 teams playing this month and thank you to the many subs playing.

Winning both matches this month were The Four Aces, Bridge to Nowhere, The Revokes, The Aces and The Misfits.

The Dealer of the month is Mary Plummer and takes home the Sponsors Prize.

Taking home the wine this month were The Contractors who improved 7 pts in their revenge match.
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Ongoing competition results are here.
April Competition Winners (Handicap)
Monday Penny Homes Pairs:
  1. Pamela Frank / Colin Light  (1st on Raw score)
  2. Kim Chung / Patricia Tyler
  3. Pam Carrington / Christine Bailey

Tuesday Bayley's Pairs : 
  1. Judy Godfrey / Jean McKenzie
  2. Sue Gallien / Anne Velvin
  3. Ruth Hennebry / Joan Berg  

​Wednesday G M Painters Pairs: 
  1. Jude Merwood / Gill Scrymgeour
  2. Joan Berg / Sheryl Righton
  3. Ella Gray / Sylvia Lee    (1st on Raw score)
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​Friday April Pairs: 
  1. Patricia Tyler / Rosemary Ritchie
  2. Ella Gray / Pamela Burge   (1st on Raw Score)
  3. Kim Chung / Hazel Milliken 
For Monday Handicap events prizes are awarded on Handicap Scores only.
For Handicap events (Tues, Wed, Fri-Non Trophy ) prizes are firstly awarded on Raw scores and then on Handicap Scores
No pair can win more than one prize on a given day and on Monday a winning pair must include a Junior.
March Liquorland Teams
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Well done to the 16 teams playing this month and thank you to the many subs playing.

Also welcome to a new team this year. The Four Aces.

Winning both matches this month were Tricksters and The Four Aces and 3 other teams had a win and a draw.

The Dealer of the month is Gillian Sellar-Maude and takes home the Sponsors Prize.

Taking home the wine this month were The Dealers who improved 7 pts in their revenge match. Won on the Countback from the Misfits

Ongoing competition results are here.
Picture
Audrey hits the jackpot!
March Competition Winners (Handicap)
Monday Penny Homes Pairs:
  1. Catherine McKibbin / Sue Lower
  2. Kim Chung / Patricia Tyler     (1st on Raw Score) 
  3. Dav id Hamilton Ron Bailey

Tuesday Bayley's Pairs : 
  1. Lauren Lehndorf / Ruth Hennebry 
  2. Christine Judd / Jill Jones
  3. Sheryl Righton Kim Chung     (1st on Raw Score) 
   
​Wednesday G M Painters Pairs: 
  1. Jude Merwood / Patricia Tyler
  2. Ella Gray / Rosemary Ritchie     (1st on Raw Score) 
  3. Garth Robinson / Joan Berg

​Friday Rosebowl 
  1. Colleen Mankelow / Rosemary Ritchie
  2. Alex Cornock / Patricia Tyler
  3. Hazel Milliken / Joan Berg     (1st on Raw Score) 
Bayley's Taupo Intermediate Tournament 

A very successful tournament held on Sunday. Thank you to all the organisers ​and to our Sponsors. 

Overall winners Ted Cliffin and Barbara McFarlane with Yvonne Westerman from our tournament sponsors Bayley Real Estate.

More photos in the Gallery
February Competition Winners (Handicap)
Monday Penny Homes Pairs:
  1. Kim Chung / Colleen Mankelow  (1st on Raw Score)
  2. Joan Berg / Helen Younger
  3. Sue Lower / Tony Poole

Tuesday Bayley's Pairs : 
  1. Lauren Lehndorf / Rosemary Ritchie (1st on Raw Score) 
  2. Jill Jones / Anne Velvin
  3. Pamela Frank / Colleen Mankelow

​Wednesday G M Painters Pairs: 
  1. Barbara Cook / Ruth Hennebry
  2. Jude Merwood / Ann Robertson
  3. Pamela Frank / Sylvia Lee

​Friday February Pairs: 
  1. Bruce Perkins / Jennifer Perkins (1st on Raw Score)
  2. Barbara Lee / Patricia Tyler
  3. Chris Younger / Helen Younger


​Competitions Start in February.

All competitions are in the main, monthly events. 
General Information:
  • Any pair can play in these competitions.
  • You can miss one session and you are allowed a substitute for one of the sessions.
  • It is important that the Director is told before the start of play if you are playing with a substitute.
  • Most sessions will be scored on Raw and Handicap.

Your Programme Book has details of these events.

Whether you are playing in the competition or not, come along and enjoy the game.


Congratulations to our new Intermediate Players: Ruth Hennebry, Sue Lower and David Young

Further congratulations go to Sue Lower, David Young and Tony Poole who all featured in the top 20 rankings in their section of the NZ Bridge Rankings. Sue (9th) and David (13th) were in the Club Master section and Tony (18th) in the novice section. A great achievement - well done.
Members Area

These pages have information of interest to club members.​
  • Championships: Gives the winners of  these and clicking on any image brings up a list of previous winners.
  • Competitions: This gives the winners of the trophies played for during the year and clicking on any image brings up a list of previous winners. There is also a link to a list of all prize winners for all years.    
  • Archives: This column is archived at the end of each year and can be found there. At the beginning of each year this column starts blank.      
  • Update contact details: Changes can be made here. Fill out the form and submit. If we don't have sufficient information on who to contact in case of an emergency ( ICE ) then please fill out those details there as well.


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