The YCBA promotes, manages and supports EBU affiliated
competitive bridge play in our county.
10th August 2023
Club Membership – Open Days
York is the fastest growth club in Yorkshire and has recently held several successful open days. Read more about how York sets these up – see link.
9th August 2023
Yorkshire League expands to 56 teams
The fixtures for the 2023-24 season of the Yorkshire League are now available on the website (click on Leagues on the taskbar above). A total of 56 teams have entered, so this year the League will have seven divisions.
The first match day is on Sunday 8th October, with three more match days before Christmas and the remaining three in February and March next year.
28th July 2023
It’s not too late to enter
The Great Northern Swiss Pairs
at the Village Hotel and Spa in Headingley Leeds
Sat 30th September – Sun 1st October Details
26th July 2023
The winners of the Waddington Cup (Frank Dixon/Tim Prior/Keith Joules/Christine Child) representing York BC.
19th July 2023
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Will be hosting on behalf of the EBU
Tuesday 22nd – Thursday 24th August
10th July 2023
Crown Spa Hotel
Will be hosting on behalf of the EBU
Scarborough Congress
Thursday 13th – Sunday 16th July
26th June 2023
Yorkshire have won the 2023 President’s Cup. This long standing inter-counties face to face weekend event was originally for Northern teams with occasional Welsh entrants. While still true today, the online competition this year held on RealBridge included teams from Dublin, Gloucestershire and Sussex.
After 2 days of battle our team of 16 players (8 each day) had won all 7 matches, were 200 IMPs ahead of the second placed team and had scored 114 Victory points out of 140 – that’s over 80% of the possible score. Only our old adversaries from Manchester managed to finish above average with 76 VPs out of 140 so an immense gap between first and second.
On day 1, all 4 Yorkshire pairs were in the top 10 of the pairs rankings (37 pairs took part) and, on day 2, 3 Yorkshire pairs were in the top 8 (36 Pairs took part).
The next set of county events are the 4 Northern League matches. We have never won Division 1. Could this be our year?
The Names of the Yorkshire Team:
Dave Robinson & Tony Sowter, Sandra Penfold & Brian Senior, Alan Brosgill & Robin Jepson, Alan Jarvis & Tom Copeland, Fiona Brown & James Thrower, Keith Joules & David Waxman, Paul Brereton & Frank Dixon, and Mike Ferguson & Nick Woolven
Final Thoughts
Well done to everyone on a stunning performance over the weekend.
We won all of our matches .
It was a great team effort and everyone should be proud of the achievement. To win by 200 IMPS is massive.
Lets hope that this bodes well for the rest of the year
And don’t forgetYOU DID IT FOR YORKSHIRE !!!!
24th June 2023
We have so far awarded five club grants totalling almost £4,000.
Grants are for new equipment and to assist in premises rental for beginners’ teaching.
There is still substantial money still available.
Please contact guildbridge2@gmail.com for enquiry or to submit your grant application.
23rd June 2023
National Inter–County League Finals played last Sunday, 18th June.
In the C final Yorkshire finished in a strong second place, just 3 VPs behind the winners, Northamptonshire.
The Yorkshire team was Peter Camm & Glyn Foley, Rod Hose & David Adams, David Wilson & Mark Ballantine, and Richard Hilton & Pauline Cooper.
Yorkshire qualified for the final by virtue of winning the C division of the Northern Bridge League in 2022.
22nd June 2023
York Bridge Club
Will be hosting on behalf of the YCBA
Waddington Cup – Teams
Sunday 9th July
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