Congratulations to John Simmonds, Sachiko Cathcart, Susan Eason and Simon Hunter who won the Teams event on 18th June. Sandy Carter and Nerida Gillies and two non-members came second just behind.
After a 2 year gap due to Covid, the Michael Marks Shield has been wrestled off Terry and Jim Rothwell by Jo Jarvis and Trish Giles. Mike Gibb and Di Agostino came second.
Congratulations to Trish and Jo !
Congratulations to Vivien Eldridge for winning the Jean Stebbins Trophy ahead of Lynn Baker and Derek Tyms.
See the full results in Pianola.
This was based on the best 3 results from the 4 sessions.
Peninsula subsidised 2 pairs to attend the State Mixed Pairs at the NSWBA.
Alan Davies and Vivien Eldridge and Anne Small and Hans van Weeren played in the qualifier on Saturday in a very tough field. Only the top 7 in each direction (N/S and E/W) make the final and neither pair made it.
The Swiss Pairs on Sunday was open to all who did not qualify as well as anyone else who chose to attend. Ado Hardy and Derek Tyms from Peninsula won the Swiss Pairs in what was also a very competitive field. This is a great achievement and they should be congratulated.
PBC players should remember this next year. Everyone is welcome on the Sunday and it is great experience to play against players from all over NSW.
The 2022 Cath Whiddon Cup (U25MP) was run over three Friday mornings in May and was well attended with 8 or 9 tables each week. It is an honour board event.
Congratulations to Caroline Forbes and Vibeke Faurby who were convincing winners ahead of Jim Barber & Diane Garstang.
Our 2022 Congress continued with Teams on Saturday 30th April. There was one section of 15 teams. Prizes were awarded to the best teams in two categories: Open and Restricted (U300MPs) and to the best PBC team. We played 54 boards in 6 rounds.
Our 2022 Congress began with Pairs on Friday 29th April. There were two sections of 32 and 12 pairs. The larger comprised 2 logical groups - Open and Restricted (U300MPs) and played 54 boards in 6 rounds. The other section was Novice (U100MPs) who played 50 boards in 10 rounds.
The Committee would like to request that any player who has tested positive to COVID notify the President, Trish Berry either on 0424561131 or
This will allow other members who attended the club on the days you have played to be notified so they can monitor for any signs of COVID. Any information will be guaranteed to be kept confidential. Thanks.
