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The VBA AGM will be held at 5:30pm on 5th December at the VBA clubrooms in conjunction with a virtual zoom meeting. Members who can attend are asked to advise the club if they are attending in person or on zoom. Click Here to see full details and documents
Continue ReadingCongratulations to the Dalley team who has just won the Australian Open Team playoff in Canberra. The team consisted of Tony Leibowitz – Paul Gosney – Paul Dalley – Tony Nunn – and two Victorians! – Robert Fruewirth – Jamie Thompson. Their opponents were the Hans Team, consisting of Sartaj Hans, Peter Gill, James Coutts … Continue reading “Victorians into Australian Open Team”
Continue ReadingThis is a new club red point matchpoint pairs event this year. Pairs can play in a mixed or unmixed partnership and there will be winners in both categories. Online on Real Bridge December 5, 12, 19
Continue ReadingIn my earlier piece on the recent results of Victorians at the Spring Nationals in Sydney, there was one important omission … results in the Linda Stern Women’s Teams competition. In this event, VBA Vice-President Jenny Thompson followed up her second place in the Open Pairs by joining regular Victorian partner Eva Caplan in a … Continue reading “More news from the Spring Nationals..”
Continue ReadingAfter many years of doing a fantastic job of producing the VBA Bulletin Dee Harley is retiring from the role. Therefore, we need a new editor who is competent at bridge and who will produce a completed bulletin by the 1st of each month (starting from February 2023). The successful candidate will receive a small … Continue reading “Seeking New Bulletin Editor”
Continue ReadingThe Australia wide teams club knockout event commenced in July and will culminate in finals being held on Tuesday December 6th. Two Victorian teams have qualified for the finals being: Moonee Valley in the Open Teams Event – George Lovrecz – Thilak Ranasinghe – Gordon Mcrobert – Leo Saoud and Waverley in the Under 50 … Continue reading “2022 Australia Wide Teams Club Knockout”
Continue ReadingA relatively small contingent of Victorian players travelled to Sydney for the 2022 Spring Nationals, one of the major Gold Point events on the national calendar. VBA Vice-President Jenny Thompson paired with Canberra expert David Hoffman to finish in an extremely fine second place in the Dick Cummings, the Open pairs event that usually features … Continue reading “Victorians at Spring Nationals”
Continue ReadingThe 4th Asia Cup bridge championships are being held in Jakarta Indonesia between 19th and 25th October. Australia has representatives in The Women’s and Seniors teams. The following Victorians are representing Australia in the Seniors teams. Robert Gallus – Stephen Weisz Alan Race – Geoff Johnson Dee Harley – Phil Fent We wish everyone the … Continue reading “Victorians representing Australia at the Asia Cup”
Continue ReadingThe 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 [email protected] 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”
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