Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Interprovincial Championships
Interprovincial Champions Press Release
The Central Districts Open Bridge Team won the 2010 National Interprovincial Championships.
The team was Alister Stuck (Palmerston North), Matthew Bristow (Hawkes Bay), Marie Bristow (Hawkes Bay), Noel Woodhall (Havelock North), Pam Livingston (New Plymouth) and Wayne Burrows (Palmerston North). Val Gardiner (Wanganui) was the non-playing captain.
Central Districts comprehensively won the round-robin with ten wins out of twelve matches.
They met Otago/Southland in final. After losing some ground in the first half of the final they pulled away in the second half to win comfortably.
Central Districts have only won this title twice previously in 1970 and 2001. Noel Woodhall and Wayne Burrows were both members of the winning team in 2001.
Central Districts Open Interprovincial Champions 2010
Back Row: Noel Woodhall, Matthew Bristow, Wayne Burrows
Front Row: Val Gardiner (NPC), Mairi Bristow, Pam Livingston, Alister Stuck
Friday, May 15, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Centre Island Pairs Final Board Three
Board 3 South Deals E-W Vul | ♠ 8 6 5 3 ♥ J 10 8 ♦ K 5 4 2 ♣ 5 2 |
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♠ A K Q J 2 ♥ 9 6 5 4 2 ♦ 10 3 ♣ 10 |
| ♠ 4 ♥ A Q 7 3 ♦ A 7 ♣ K J 8 7 4 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
♠ 10 9 7 ♥ K ♦ Q J 9 8 6 ♣ A Q 9 6 |
4 ♥ by West |
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Centre Island Pairs Final Results
Centre Island Pairs 2009
1 Tony Lenart (Wellington) James Li (Wellington)
2 Tom Jacob (Auckland) Martin Reid (Wellington)
3 Michael Ware (Auckland) Michael Whibley (Wellington)
4 Rod Dravitzki (Wellington) Moss Wylie (Invercargill)
5 Bob Hurley (Palmerston North) Evelyn Hurley (Palmerston North)
6 Stephen Blackstock (Wellington) Alister Stuck (Palmerston North)
Centre Island Pairs - Consolation 3A Pairs Results
Centre Island Consolation - Final Placings
1 Martin Carryer (Palmerston North) Ross Quayle (Palmerston North)
2 Ken Carmichael (Levin) Glenys Dean (Levin)
3 Ann Buckley (Wanganui) Anita Thirtle (Wanganui)
4 John Elliott (Wellinton)Phil Merchant (Wellington)
5 Don Nightingale (Wanganui) Robyn Nightingale (Wanganui)
Centre Island Pairs Qualifying Results
Top 18 Qualifiers through to 9 table barometer final on Sunday:
Centre Island Pairs 2009
(Average Score over three sessions qualifying)
1 Rod Dravitzki (Wellington) Moss Wylie (Invercargill) 61.62
2 Tony Lenart (Wellington) James Li (Wellington) 59.68
3 Michael Ware (Auckland) Michael Whibley (Wellington) 59.63
4 Tom Jacob (Auckland) Martin Reid (Wellington) 58.47
5 Peter Bach (Auckland) Val Gardiner (Wanganui) 57.36
6 Bob Hurley (Palmerston North) Evelyn Hurley (Palmerston North) 54.72
7 Stephen Blackstock (Wellington) Alister Stuck (Palmerston North) 53.19
8 Wayne Burrows (Palmerston North) Andrei Sharko (Napier) 52.36
9= Janice Coleman (Feilding) Pam Mason (Palmerston North) 51.44
9= Colin Carryer (New Plymouth) Ravi Modgill (New Plymouth) 51.44
11 Susan Humphries (Auckland) Nick Jacob (Auckland) 51.02
12 Arthur Bennett (Hastings) Gillian Bennett (Hastings) 50.46
13 Alan Doddridge (Palmerston North) Jenny Wilson (Palmerston North) 50.32
14 Joan Waldvogel (Wellington) Max Wigbout (Wellington) 50.00
15= Dinnie Hall (Wellington) Deborah Jones (Wellington) 49.58
15= Pat O'Neill (Wanganui) Martin Oyston (Wanganui) 49.58
15= Peter Collinge (Napier) Lynnaire Hampton (Napier) 49.58
18 Liz Burrows (Palmerston North) Jan Whyte (Palmerston North) 49.31
Friday, May 8, 2009
Interprovincial Selectors
Youth
Russell Wilson (New Plymouth), Gerry Palmer (Napier), Wayne Burrows (Palmerston North)
Intermediate
Jan Whyte (Palmerston North), Colin Carryer (New Plymouth), Gerry Palmer (Napier)
Seniors
Wayne Burrows (Palmerston North), Gerry Palmer (Napier), Russell Wilson (New Plymouth)
Women
Bob Hurley (Palmerston North), Evelyn Hurley (Palmerston North), Ken Bateman (Palmerston North), Russell Wilson (New Plymouth)
Open
Val Gardiner (Wanganui), Ken Bateman (Palmerston North), Pam Livingston (New Plymouth)
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Central Districts Trials
Monday, May 4, 2009
Dannevirke Open
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Random Bridge Hand
Board 20 West Deals Both Vul | ♠ 7 6 4 ♥ 10 7 4 3 ♦ K 6 5 4 ♣ K 6 | ||||||||||
♠ A Q ♥ K Q 2 ♦ A 8 3 2 ♣ A 9 4 3 |
| ♠ K 9 8 5 ♥ A 5 ♦ Q J 10 9 7 ♣ Q 5 | |||||||||
♠ J 10 3 2 ♥ J 9 8 6 ♦ — ♣ J 10 8 7 2 |
Training Grant Applications
Applications must be made in advance.
We will consider applications twice per year.
Applications close:
1st November 2010
1st April 2011
2009 Interclub Teams
One entry per club of a team of 12 players - 4 open, 4 intermediate and 4 junior.
Partial entries will be accepted from clubs with teams of 4 players in only one or two of the grades.
The winning team will represent the Central Districts Region at the National Final in Hamilton at the National Bridge Congress.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Gisborne Open Results
2009 New Zealand Representatives
Val Gardiner (Wanganui) will represent New Zealand on the Seniors Team at the PABF in Macau June 18-28. Val Gardiner will be playing with Peer Bach (Auckland) in a team with Michael Gibson (Wellington) and Oliver Hoffman (Auckland).
Pam Livingston (New Plymouth)
and Wayne Burrows (Palmerston North) will represent New Zealand on the Open Team at the same event. Their teammates are Anthony Ker (Wellington), Alan Grant (Wellington), Jeff Miller (Dunedin) and Graeme Stout (Dunedin).