The Metro North Interclub pairs event was held on Sunday 31st, online on RealBridge. For the full results see here.
Overall, North Shore were the winners. For Peninsula, a special mention of Patrick Starck and Barbara Gassman who came 1st in the U750 and Sandy Carter and Nerida Gillies and Susan Jensen and Annegrete Kolding who came 2nd and 3rd in the U300 sections.
The number of participants was very disappointing, EG only 9 pairs in the U100. I have heard people say they don't like RealBridge but i thought it was fine. BBO, StepBridge and RealBridge are quite similar; the distinctive feature of RealBridge is that it enables video and audio during the play. Personally i am not interested in the video but the audio allowed people to chat. In fact in the U100 section it was a very relaxed and friendly day.
RealBridge is likely to be used in serious competitions as the audio-visuals help reduce the possibility of cheating. If you are interested in trying it, they run free 8 board taster sessions.
