Five Peninsula pairs competed in a field of 66 pairs in the NSW State Mixed Pairs Championships, played on 27-28 May at the NSW Bridge Association.
Congratulations go to Margaret and Michael Draper, who came second in the East-West qualifying field of 33 pairs, and thus managed to make it to the finals field of 14 playing on the Sunday where they came 12th overall.
In the Sunday consolation event, the Autumn Swiss Pairs with 48 entries, our remaining pairs came 9th Catherine Whiddon/David Farmer, 24th Lyn Baker/Hans van Weeren, 30th Vivien Eldridge/Alan Davies, and 45th Anne Small/Ron Smith. Despite mixed success it was a great weekend of bridge - and an excellent competitive field.
Check the full results.
For comparison in 2016, Vivien Eldridge/Alan Davies came 13th in the State Mixed Pairs final, and in the Sunday consolation Swiss Pairs we gained 3rd, 18th, 30th and 35th in a field of 44 pairs. In 2015 we had no pair make the State Mixed Pairs final, and gained 5th, 24th, 26th, 27th and 32nd in a field of 40 pairs in the Sunday Swiss Pairs.
