P154 Teletext 154 Jan12 22:55:27 —————————— —— CHRISTMAS BRIDGE QUIZ — THE WINNERS 1st Prize, a bottle of The Macallan Malt Whisky, was won by Chris Tees of Totton, Hanks. A one-year sub to either Bridge Plus or Bridge Magazine goes to: Stan Powell (Glos) David Williams (Llangollen) B Clark (Wilts) R Stockbridge (Kent) ——————————————————————————————————————— by Elena Jeronimidis t TO LIST EVENTS CALL: 0118 9351052 TWO MONTHS IN ADVANCE PLEASE Scot Prim Events Bamboozle CinemaP154 Teletext 154 Jan12 22:55:54 —————————— —— CHRISTMAS BRIDGE QUIZ — THE WINNERS A Master Bridge Series book each goes to: Richard Fleet (Herts) Mid Paul (Middx) and Earl Crawford (Lancs) A Mr Bridge tea-towel goes to: Stewart Pyj (Essex) Wallace Stevens (Cornwall) Edward Pike (N Wales) ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— by Elena Jeronimidis PLAY BRIDGE IN MAURITIUS SEE p212 Scot Prim Events Bamboozle CinemaP154 Teletext 154 Jan12 22:46:22 —————————— —— BRIDGE NEWS In the second weekend of the 1999-2000 Camrosj Series, the competition for teams of four from the Honme Countries, Wales beat Scotland 56-34 VPs, and the Republic of Ireland beat England 58-30. The current standings, with Scotland and Northern Ireland having played only one match out of two, are: Wales 113 VPs, Irish Republic 111 VPs, England 63 VPs, N Ireland 37 VPs, Scotland 34 VPs. ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— by Elena Jeronimidis PLAY BRIDGE IN MAURITIUS SEE p212 Scot Prim Events Bamboozle CinemaP154 Teletext 154 Jan12 22:46:31 —————————— —— BRIDGE NEWS continued For the third year running, England beat the Republic of Ireland in the Con Cairdis friendly international. In the Channel Trophy friendly international played in Holland, the Great Britain team of Alex Hydes, Ben Handley-Pritchard, Andrew Woodcock, Olivjt Burgess, Susan Stockdale and Duncan Dapper won the Under 20s trophy. The Under 25s trophy was won by the Netherlands, with Britain coming last after France and Belgium. ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— by Elena Jeronimidis PLAY BRIDGE IN MAURITIUS SEE p212 Scot Prim Events Bamboozle CinemaP154 Teletext 154 Jan12 22:47:17 —————————— —— BRIDGE NEWS continued Winners at the Midland Counties Congress were: Mixed Pairs: C and J Hall Ladies Pairs: M Osborne - M Parker Menu Pairs: M Corner - S Foster Main Pairs: A Thompson - D Crofts Cons Pairs: K Shuttleworth - B Nicholls Main Teams: Jean and Jessie Newton, Mike Orriel, R Garrett Cons Teams: S Collins, A Blewitt, D Croft, A Thompson ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— by Elena Jeronimidis FULL GUIDE TO NATIONAL EVENTS p441 Scot Prim Events Bamboozle CinemaP154 Teletext 154CJan12 22:44:04 —————————— —— BRIDGE NEWS continued It is with deep regret that we record the death, after a very short illness, of Rita Oldroyd, the first English woman to have attained the rank of bridge Grand Master. Oldroyd had represented Britain in several tournaments, and was known as a fierce competitor at the table and an inspirational bridge teacher and enthusiast away from it. She leaves two sons, Michael and Graham, a daughter, Elizabeth, and several grandchildren. ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— by Elena Jeronimidis PLAY BRIDGE IN MAURITIUS SEE p212 Scot Prim Events Bamboozle CinemaP154 Teletext 154 Jan12 22:44:12 —————————— —— BRIDGE NEWS continued In the Orbit World Bridge Championships held in Bermuda, the Open Teams for the Bermuda Bowl are closely fought at the top. After nine of the qualifying rounds, Indonesia leads with 178 VPs, with Poland 2nd on 173 VPs, and USA 1 3rd on 162 VPs. Norway and Italy are close behind with 158 VPs and 157.5 VPs respectively. In the six-teams Seniors competition, Poland is still in the lead after 6 rounds with a total of 114.2 VPs. ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— by Elena Jeronimidis To list events, ring 0118 935 1052 Please give two months' notice Scot Prim Events Bamboozle CinemaP154 Teletext 154 Jan12 22:46:41 —————————— —— BRIDGE NEWS continued In the Orbit World Bridge Championships held in Bermuda, nine rounds have been played in the Ladies' Venice Cup. Denmark leads on 198 VPs, with USA 1 on 181 VPs and Austria on 173 VPs. Great Britain are 11th on 121 VPs, having beaten Argentina (19-11), China (22-8 VPs) and Indonesia (17-13). They lost to Austria (8-22), Brazil (13-17), Denmark (12-18), Canada (10-20), USA 1 (9-21) and Australia (11-19). ——————————————————————————————————8/8—— by Elena Jeronimidis To list events, ring 0118 935 1052 Please give two months' notice Scot Prim Events Bamboozle Cinema