Promoting BRIDGE within Victoria
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The VBA session times shown below, until we re-open, refer to ONLINE BBO tournaments.
Continue ReadingThe Rothfield Team starts tonight (Wed) at 7:30pm on Real Bridge. Click this link to go to the session and use your full name and your ID is your ABF Number. Be seated 15 minutes before play
Continue ReadingFollowing on from the VBA Bulletin Cup, we are now offering teams of four to six players the opportunity to play in a series of league matches against teams of similar standard. Format: We hope to have two or three leagues of 8 teams (of up to 6 players) The number of teams in a … Continue reading “VBA Bulletin Leagues (Teams)”
Continue ReadingThe June 2020 ABF Bulletin is now available Click Here to download or read online. The ABF Newsletter is filled with great news and high quality bridge columns by some of australia’s leading players.
Continue ReadingBridge clubs all closed? How on earth do you get to keep playing? One of the things Dee Harley, our esteemed Bulletin editor, admired about bridge in Scotland was the format of the Scottish Cup, and since we are in dire straits with covid19, he thought to recreate that format here in Victoria, and call it the VBA Bulletin Cup.
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The President of the VBA, Christopher Leach and The Chair of Match & Tournament, Jenny Thompson, are delighted to advise that Dee Harley, prominent expert player and Editor of the VBA newsletter, has been confirmed by the Council as Victorian bridge’s first Recorder. Those who attend interstate congresses will probably be familiar with this role, which is essentially to be on the spot to receive communications (oral or written) from players regarding matters arising from play, which could potentially be the subject of disciplinary action……
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Despite a good reception from within the club for the tough restriction measures advised earlier by the President, the game’s governing body in Australia, the ABF, has annouced a recommendation that all bridge clubs in Australia close. Initially this will be for a four week period, with the decision to be reviewed at the end … Continue reading “VBA CLOSED”
Continue ReadingWhilst the current Covid crisis is with us, we must still observe the recommended protocols for community gathering. I ask ALL players and visitors to the VBA to recognise and act to fulfill the following: • Do not play or come to the club if you have any symptoms linked to Covid-19 • Sign in … Continue reading “Current VBA Covid Protocols”
Continue ReadingThe Felicity Beale Mixed Teams starts on March 11th and runs for 3 weeks. Below is a tribute from Felicity’s daughter Jennie James. Felicity Beale, my Mum, was both a brilliant competitor in bridge, as well as a brilliant friend to the game and its players. In 2019, in a salute to Mum,who sadly passed away in 2016, he Victorian Bridge Association decided to name their mixed teams event after her; this year the Felicity Beale Victorian Mixed Teams will start on March 10 and conclude on March 24.
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