Promoting BRIDGE within Victoria
Fostering interest in the game
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Continue ReadingThe final selection trials for the Victorian Women’s and Senior teams for the July ANC in Perth were held at Bridge Victoria headquarters on the weekend. After a close fought competition, congratulations to the following selections: Victorian Senior Team: Robert Gallus & Stephen Weisz, Quentin Van Abbe & Andrzej Krolikowski, George Lovrecz & Martin Willcox. … Continue reading “Womens & Seniors Team Selection Finals”
Continue ReadingThe Butler Team of David Beckett – Neil Ewart , Dee Harley – Phil Fent, Chen Ding – Ming Zhang won the Final of the selection event over the weekend of April 15th & 16th. They had convincingly beaten the VQP Team of Gordon MacRobert, Leo Saudi, Gus Ghali, Mohamed Ghatwari, Geoff Johnstone, Kae French … Continue reading “Victorian Open Team Selection Final”
Continue ReadingEntry Fees paid to ANC Open or Mixed Butler! Wednesdays at the Club April 12th, 19th, 26th, May 10th Fred Altman is remembered for being a member of Australia’s most successful team at the World Bridge Open Team Championships in partnership with Dr Ian McCance. He was also a stalwart member of the Victorian bridge … Continue reading “Altman Swiss Pairs”
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Serhat Ozenir has just taken out the Australian Swiss Pairs held over the weekend of March 24th/25th. Playing with Guray Sunamak , a compatriot from Turkiye and former Turkish youth international who now lives in Tasmania, Serhat and Guray hit the lead in round 6 of the 11 round event and never relinquished it. In the Roger … Continue reading “Serhat Ozenir wins Australian Swiss Pairs”
Continue ReadingThe closing date for nominations for the two teams with the highest total of VQP’s earned in 2023 is fast approaching. Please send your nominations by 5pm Friday 24th March to the Match & Tournament Committee at [email protected]. Jenny Thompson Chair – Match & Tournament Committee
Continue ReadingThe method of selecting the Victorian Open Team will be changing in 2024. The four-way pathway system is being removed and players will be asked to form teams based on VQPs only, with the top 4 teams playing in a semi-final and final to become the Victorian Open Team for the ANC. This follows the current … Continue reading “Selection Process for the 2024 Victorian State Open Team.”
Continue ReadingThe Match & Tournament Committee is calling for volunteers to join the Committee. Currently there are 2 vacancies to be filled. MTC is responsible for organising bridge events conducted under the auspices of Victorian Bridge Association including the approval and allocation of all congresses and the preparation of the yearly calendar of state events. MTC … Continue reading “Seeking Volunteers for MTC Committee”
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There have been queries regarding the next stage of our transformation process concerning the separation of the operations of the state body (Bridge Victoria) from the VBA Bridge Club, now known as the Victorian Bridge Centre. Over the next several months, the VBA Council will be implementing its business model wherein Bridge Victoria (BV) will … Continue reading “President’s Update”
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The ABF has set up the Online Bridge Committee to investigate all aspects of online bridge in Australia. Both in-person and online bridge will be important for the future of our game. The Committee will be putting a draft strategy to the ABF at the 2023 AGM. We have now set up two online surveys. … Continue reading “ABF Online Bridge Committee – Club Survey”
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