Promoting BRIDGE within Victoria
Fostering interest in the game
The ABF Board is currently reviewing its ‘guiding principles behind policies for representative team selection, training & support’ and are seeking feedback on their proposed principles, as outlined in the attached document. If you can help with any feedback on these draft principles, please reply to me at jtbt@optusnet.com.au by first thing Friday 12th August. … Continue reading “ABF principles behind policies for representative team selection feedback”
Continue ReadingThe Melb-Metro GNOT Regional Final will be held at the VBA on August 27. Play will commence at 9:30am. In order to play in the Final a team must retain a minimum of three of the original members who qualified together from the same Club Heat. Additional players can be augmented to the original remaining … Continue reading “GNOT Metro Final Entries Open”
Continue ReadingThe August 2022 VBA Bulletin is now available Click Here to download or read online. Read news updates on Bridge, some informative hands by Dee Harley and some interesting regular columns and news.
Continue ReadingContinuing his stellar year (during which he has represented Australia in the Bermuda Bowl, been part of the winning teams in the Gold Coast and Melbourne national events and captained the Victorian team at the ANC) James Coutts has won the ANC TBIB Butler Pairs in Adelaide. This is one of the most prestigious titles … Continue reading “James Coutts Wins ANC TBIB Butler Pairs”
Continue ReadingThe 2022 Australian National Teams Championships took place last week in Adelaide and Victorian teams participated in all four categories: Open, Senior, Women & Youth. For the third time since Victoria’s last Open victory (in Melbourne 2011) our Open Team made the final, sadly losing narrowly to NSW. The final stanza was very exciting with the … Continue reading “Victorian Teams Perform Well at ANC”
Continue ReadingThe VBA Open Pairs is one of the three most important events on the VBA state calendar and the longest-running pairs event in Australia. It has been won over the years by many illustrious pairings, with Bill Jacobs appearing a remarkable 11 times on the honour board. This year’s event commences on Wednesday July 20 … Continue reading “Victorian Open Pairs”
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Congratulations to Victorian youth player Damon Flicker who has been announced as part of the Australian Under 26 team for the 7th World Transnational Bridge Championships in Salsomaggiore in August
Continue ReadingSee the very interesting article on the ABC Website
Continue ReadingFor the first time in three years, Victoria’s national Gold Point carnival of bridge, the Victor Champion Cup, took place “live” in Melbourne over the Queen’s Birthday weekend. While numbers participating were around 55% of 2019, which was close to forecast, spirits were high and the quality of bridge undiminished. The successful completion of this … Continue reading “Presidents Report on the VCC”
Continue ReadingAndrew will be on annual leave from June 14th to 6th July inclusive. During this time please contact Cathie Lachman for enquiries at the club. Cathie’s office hours are 9am – 4.30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays.
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