Thanks to everyone who came to play and made for a very friendly weekend on the 24th and 25th of January. The Schools section played on Saturday, with Campbell Scott (left), Noah Hewlett-Coffey (second from left) and Kim Nguyen (back, in blue) all on 5.5 points separated only by tie-break points, and first girl Melaia Mafi-Manu (right) close behind on 5 points.
The Open section played on Sunday, with a large group of school players also entering, and two taking 2nd and 3rd place! Jeremy Browne (rear) showed his usual steadiness to emerge from some tough battles with seven wins from seven games, with Jasper Hewlett-Coffey (fourth from left) second on 5.5 points and Noah Hewlett-Coffey (second from right) third on 5 points. Full results below.
Numbers were down this year as I had little time for publicity, and choosing a date in school holidays made it harder to contact schools players; a lesson for next year – but those who came clearly enjoyed the tournaments, so perhaps we could organize more through the year, with notice well in advance but without the expense of medals; maybe still using the Bridge club, as its such a good venue. I’d need someone else to be main coordinator, but I can provide technical support for online entries and/or player allocation software. Contact me at gregwaite@mail.com or at our regular club sessions for friendly games – first Sunday of the month at Fat Camel Cafe, 3rd Sunday at Library, both 10am start.
(the column on the right is for tie-breaks on the same score, and is higher if you played higher-scoring oponents)
