OXFORDSHIRE COMPETITION BROCHURE 2007-2008
CONTENTS
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Contents, Web site |
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Officers |
2 |
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OBA Information |
3 |
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League Competitions |
3 |
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4-8 |
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Tuesday Competitions |
5 |
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Simultaneous Pairs |
6 |
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Bridge For All Events |
7 |
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Invitation / Match Events |
8 |
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Delegates, Meetings, Selectors |
8 |
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Calendar of Events |
9 |
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Affiliated Clubs |
10-12 |
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Entry Forms |
13-16 |
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Notice of the
Annual General Meeting |
16 |
WEB SITE
The OBA Web
site contains results, news, club details, articles and match reports, links to
other bridge web sites and the OBA Constitution.
Those with
access to the internet are encouraged to printout pages from the web site (e.g.
news and results) for their local club notice board.
Members who
would like to contribute, please contact Richard Lonsdale on Tel (01235) 512517
or by E-mail richard.lonsdale3@btinternet.com.
The Web Site
is: www.oxfordshirebridge.co.uk
Tuesday
Results: http://homepages.tesco.net/~stephenbrown/tuesday.html
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Please let stephenbrown@tesco.net
of any other errors or amendment. . |
Amendments to Brochure after going to print, all included in this copy in red. National Pairs Heat: Aylesbury Vale Secretary: Tel Number 07710 867982 Summertown Secretary: Sandra
Nicholson’s address:
Delegates: Delete Neil Bresner, Kevin Kennedy,
Isobel-Townley-Freeman (waiting to be
informed of new ones by clubs concerned) Garden Cities Trophy: --------------------------------------------------------------- As before, we ask
players to arrive by 7.15 for a 7.30 start. Table money is £2.50 for members
and £3.50 for visitors: this includes tea/coffee and a biscuit. Free parking is available
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COUNTY
NEWS
Can be read in
the English Bridge Magazine (please give information to the publicity officer,
Brenda Harris). Page
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OFFICERS
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President of
O.B.A. |
Dr Evan Harris MP Tel: 01865 245584
harrise@parliament.uk |
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Chairman of
Committee |
Vacant |
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Secretary |
Mrs Mary-Ann
Sheehy |
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Treasurer |
Mrs Lynne Hayes Crown Cottage,
Church Enstone, Chipping Norton, Oxon. OX7 4NN Tel: (01608)
677514 linda.hayes@stx.ox.ac.uk |
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Chief
Tournament Director |
Mr Stephen Brown 5 Fruitlands, Eynsham, Witney, Oxon. OX29 4RB Tel: |
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Tournament
Secretary |
Mrs Rita Todd Resigned |
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Membership Secretary |
Mrs Maxine Henry Tel: |
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President's
Cup, |
Mr Geoff Nicholas Tel: Aylesbury (01296) 415788 Feog221099@aol.com |
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Match
Secretary |
Mr Nick Smith The Old Bakery,
3, |
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Publicity
Officer |
Mrs Tel: |
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Education /
Training Officer |
Mrs Alison Nicholson Tel: (01235) 851403
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Master Point
Secretary |
Vacant |
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AMENDMENTS
/ ERRORS
This brochure
is printed by Stephen Brown. Please let him know of any typing errors or
changes of addresses, secretary, venues or delegates so that they can be
amended for the following year.
COMPETITIONS
All
competitions are governed by the Competition Bylaws (latest edition on the Web
April 2002), a copy of which may be obtained from your club secretary, or from
the OBA Secretary or viewed on the OBA web site. Please note: No smoking
in any county events; EBU regulations apply in events in which non OBA members
may play. OBA membership should be paid before entering any OBA competitions.
This is £3 per annum and was due on
Entry Procedure
Enter by
completing the entry form and sending it to the appropriate competition
secretary,
Entries for
county competitions 4, 5, 6, 7, and 14,17,18,19 and 24 must be made by
completing the appropriate entry form and sending it with the entry free to the
Tournament Secretary, Rita Todd, at least 5 days before (i.e. Tuesday evening
before) the event.
Entry fees for
these include the cost of tea (sandwiches, cake etc). Entries after this date will not be accepted.
Vacancy: Someone to organise the qualifiers for the
County Pairs Championship.
Alternatively entries can be made by e-mail and the money
either put in the post or paid on the day. Please note, once an e-mail entry is
made, the money must be paid and if you are later unable to play you must
inform the chief tournament director and entries secretary so that other
players are not inconvenienced at the event by having several sit-out pairs.
Note all Sunday competitions at Oxford Bridge Club start at
1.
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Holders: |
Division 1: |
Menagerie B |
Division 2: |
Abingdon A |
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Division 3: |
Thame B |
Division 4: |
Wantage A |
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Division 5: |
Aylesbury
Vale B |
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Any club
affiliated to the Association may enter one or more teams of eight. The league is likely to be run in five
divisions, with promotion and relegation of normally two teams at the end of
the season. The first division champions
will represent the county in the Garden Cities Trophy on
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Entry
Fee: |
£10 per team
by |
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Entries to: |
Geoff
Nicholas, |
2. President's
Cup : Green Pointed Event
Holders: Nick Smith, Alan Wilson,
This is the
annual County teams of four championship.
Matches are of 32 boards with a final of 48 boards. The winners will represent Oxfordshire in the
Pachabo Cup to be played on
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Entry Fee: |
£16 per team
(up to 6 players may be registered) by |
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Entries to: |
Geoff
Nicholas, |
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3.
Holders: Denis Talbot, Kathy Talbot, Nick Smith, Rob Procter, Chris Cooper
Any member of
the association may enter a team of four in this competition. If 8 or more
teams compete, it is run in two sections initially, with the winning team from
each section competing in a final. Matches are played over 24 boards, and
play-by dates will be given to help the matches to be played on time. The final
is of 32 boards. Level 3 conventions may be played.
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Entry Fee: |
£16 per team
(up to 6 players may be registered) by |
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Entries to: |
Geoff
Nicholas, |
4. Men's Pairs
Championship
Holders: Stuart McPhee & Alan Wilson
This will be
held at the Oxford Bridge Club on
5. Ladies'
Pairs Championship
Holders: Cathy Rowland & Mary-Ann Sheehy
This will be held at the Oxford Bridge Club on
6. Mixed Pairs
Championship
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Holders: |
Jo Murray
& Malcolm Currie |
Flitch: |
Kathy &
Denis Talbot |
This will be
held at the Oxford Bridge Club on
7. Swiss Pairs
Championship
Holders: Chris Cooper & Denis Talbot
This will be
held at the Oxford Bridge Club on
8. Tuesday
Championship
Holders: Stuart McPhee & Nick Smith
Open to the 28 players scoring the highest number of ladder
points at the OBA match-pointed duplicates during the season May 2007 to April
2008. This event will be played at the
Oxford Bridge Club on
9. Tuesday
Pairs Ladder,
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Holders: |
Pairs Ladder: Stuart McPhee |
Teams Ladder: Nick Smith |
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The first Tuesday of each month
counts towards the
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10. The Premiership
Holder: Nick Smith
This is a rolling ladder with results from all the county events being added and then replaced as the next year’s event is run. The weightings for each player are (maximum points)
200 points for President’s Cup (awards per match won),
100 points for Harwell Cup, Mens, Ladies, Mixed, Swiss,
Teams ladder,
Simultaneous
Pairs, Championship Pairs at the
50 points for
Tuesday Championship Playoff, Chester Cup
Assuming 100 points maximum, 10 awards are to be made, each
70% of the previous.
100, 70,
49, 34, 24, 17, 12, 8, 6, 4 (awards
only down to top half of players in the event)
Tied places to share appropriate points, working to all
decimal places, finally rounding to nearest whole number, halves being rounded
up. Events with a maximum of 200 receive double these, those with 50 receive half
these. If there is a tie for first
place, the player receiving the most wins, then the most seconds etc will win.
If the tie cannot be split on this
basis, the final result remains tied. In teams events, a player must play 1/3 of boards to
qualify for that match and in President’s or Chester if qualify in 75% of
matches receive full team award, 49%-74% of matches to get 2/3 of full award,
24-48% of matches to get 1/3 of full team award.
The player with the highest total points will receive a
prize and trophy at the
11.
These are held every Tuesday evening at the Oxford
Bridge Club. Play commences at