Sorry. No visitors until we are at level 1 and you are from a level 1 region.

Welcome to our Bridge Club
Visitors are most welcome.
Table Money is $5. Please have correct change as we use a contactless payment system.

Daytime Sessions

Players to be seated 10 minutes prior to commencement:
  • Tuesday - Open to all visitors  (play commences at 1.30pm)
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  • Friday - Open to all visitors  (play commences at 11am) Bring your lunch to this session and enjoy the social atmosphere. Tea, coffee will be available

​Evening Sessions

Players to be seated 10 minutes prior to commencement:
All of our evening sessions commence at 7:00pm
  • Monday -  Open to all visitors except for some of May and September. when Teams and Swiss Pairs are being played.
 
  • Wednesday - Open to all visitors except for most of June when Teams and Swiss Pairs are being played.
 
  • If in doubt please ring a convenor below
Need a Partner?
  • Mo​​nday Contact Lauren Lehndorf                                      378 5158
  • Tuesday Contact Sue Swanney                                          377 1004
  • Wednesday Contact Barbara Cook                             378 9619
  • Friday Contact Nicola Chapman                                         378 6462                       

Location

Club rooms are at 130 Tauhara Road.

Directions coming  from the North

At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Spa Rd for 1.7 km
Spa Rd turns slightly right and becomes Tauhara Rd for 1.0 km

Directions coming from Napier

At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto SH 5/State Highway 1 for 2.6 km
Take the exit toward Broadlands Rd for
210 m
Turn right onto Broadlands Rd for 500 m
Continue onto Tauhara Rd for 750 m

Directions coming from the South

At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on State Highway 1 for 5.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto SH 5/State Highway 1 for 2.6 km
Take the exit toward Broadlands Rd
for 210 m
Turn right onto Broadlands Rd for 500 m
Continue onto Tauhara Rd for 750 m

Events and Latest News



Coming up in October/November

At the Committee meeting this week it was decided that the three upcoming Championship Pairs events would go ahead as planned, subject to Taupo still being at Level 2.
The events are:

Club Championship Pairs (Wednesday) starting on 20th October 2021

Bin Inn Junior Championship Pairs (Monday) starting on 1st November 2021

Friday Championship Pairs (Friday) starting on 5th November 2021

Details of these events are in your yellow programme book.
New Zealand Wide Pairs 
Friday 12th November
Commencing at 7:00pm  - please put your name up on the list in the clubrooms, or email the club, or you can also just turn up on the night with your partner.  Again it is just bridge this year - no bar open and no potluck dinner.   
More x club results

On Monday 11th. Well done Pamela Burge and Sylvia Lee in finishing top in X club with 68.85%. Going back to the lessons this year has obviously helped your play.

Also Gillian Robertson and Alex Cornock were 4th, Kim Chung and Sheryl Righton were 7th.

About 200 players played these boards on the night.
BBO and X club update

Waikato-Bays are running BBO sessions at present using the X club boards like that you play in Taupo. If you play on BBO then try to join the WB event (look for NZX Club in the event name). Besides the results being on BBO, they will later be in X club as well.
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To check session times go to the Waikato-Bays website or CLICK HERE
Some Excellent Club Results in a shortened  September.

Well done  Betty Watts and Sue Swanney  on Tuesday, Denise Chisholm and Ann Eastwood on Wednesday for  getting top in X Club.

and also Pam Burry and Kim Chung on an amazing 80% on Wednesday night and also top in X Club.
July Competition Winners
(All results based on Handicaps except teams or swiss pairs)

Monday: Sponsored by Bin Inn

Bin Inn July Pairs.

1. Gillian Robertson / Alex Cornock
2.  Jill Jones / John Paine
3. Chris Younger / David Nutt

Tuesday: Monthly High Flyers: ( 3 sessions to qualify)

1.  Judith Davis
2= Colleen Mankelow , Jan Cook
3. Mike Corkin

Wednesday: Tauhara Pairs

1. Gill Scrymgeour / Jude Merwood
2. Alex Cornock / Garth Robinson
3. Kim Chung / David Nutt


Friday: Monthly Top Players: ( 4 sessions to qualify )

1.   Chris Younger
2=  Alex Cornock, Gillian Robertson
3.    Hazel Milliken

BOP Interclub Teams Competition 
Rosemary, Joan, Alex and Garth
Kim, David N, Lauren and Pamela
Ruth, Barry, Rebecca and Colin
Thank you for representing Taupo

It was tough competition with wins and losses by all teams. We hope you all had an enjoyable day
  
Mid-Winter Bridge and Dinner
 
A great afternoon of bridge followed by an excellent dinner, was held yesterday afternoon.  It was lots of fun and a most enjoyable afternoon and evening. Winners were:

North South
1. Tineke Baldwin/Hazel Milliken.
2. Pam Burry/ Joan Berg.
3. David Nutt/Rosemary Ritchie
East West
1. Frances Rankin/Derek Rankin.
2. Rona Driscoll/John Driscoll.
3. Eleanor Burrow/Christine Knowles.

A very worthy presentation was made to Estelle Davis, who was presented with the Volunteer of the Month from NZ Bridge - a well deserved win for an always cheerful, helpful and obliging member of our Bridge Club.
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​Check out the gallery for further photos.
Taupo Open 5A Tournament

This two day tournament attracted players from Auckland to Christchurch.
With NZ representative players competing this was a very strong field.
16 tables playing 3 sessions over the 2 days.

​The tournament was directed by Martin Oyston who ably kept the field playing at good pace. Even had the North/South moving in a session. Whats new next year Martin!
Richard Solomon spent part of this week giving lessons to appreciative Taupo bridge players. He acclimatised so well that with partner Noel Grigg, they finished joint winners David and Lynette O'Shaughnessy from New Plymouth, with an overall 60.28%


​This annual tournament is sponsored by PaKnSave Taupo. Chris Grace below with the winners of the Betty and Trevor Watts trophy. This is presented to the top Taupo Players who are not a major prize winner. This year Rona and John Driscoll.
Further photos are in the gallery.
Richard Solomon Lessons

Wednesday April 28th 2.00pm
Thursday April 29th 2.00pm
Thursday April 29th 7.00pm

​View POSTER HERE for more details

​Add your name to the list at the club or email the club to make the most of this great opportunity.


​Lessons for Beginners 2021

These start Mid April. The cost is $90 which includes membership to the bridge club for 2021.

​Please go to the Lessons page for more details



50th Anniversary  

CLICK HERE FOR THE CELEBRATIONS

Welcome to Bridge 2021. Sessions start on January 11th for Summer Bridge through out January.

Changes for 2021 All session results will now be shown on the web, ranked on Handicap. You will still see the raw scores as well as the C points. This does not include Swiss Pairs or Team Events


Invitational Pairs This is the first Wednesday Handicap competition, starting at the beginning of February. 

​ “The Invitational Pairs are to introduce more players to Wednesday nights. Wednesday evenings are fun, challenging and can improve your play by playing with and against different members playing different systems of Bridge. We encourage you to come along and enjoy Bridge with the regular Wednesday players”

Members Area

These pages have information of interest to club members.
  • Calendar: This shows the club events.

  • 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.
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  • 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.

Quick Links & Sponsors

Need A Bridge Partner

Pairs Results and Multiple Teams

​Swiss Pairs and Teams including Round Robin Teams

X - Club

​Tournament Results
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Member's Blog

Play and Defence

​Update your Contact Details

​Hire of Facilities


Other Useful Links

Waikato-Bays Bridge
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New Zealand Bridge

Master Points

NZ Bridge System Cards

BridgeNZ   Bridge Shopping / Gifts.​

Replay Hands at Home​ 

Tournament Sponsors
Monday's Sponsor