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Waikato-Bays Teams Bragging Rights Decided at Rotorua

On 25 August 12 teams gathered at the Rotorua Clubrooms and competed for the WB Interclub trophy’s for Open, Intermediate and Junior bragging rights as the best team in the Waikato Bay of Plenty Region. The finalists, 2 from each side of the “main divide” competed in each category. The teams were

Open: Tauranga, Mt Maunganui, Hamilton. Waikato
Intermediate: Te Puke, Thames, Tauranga, Waikato
Junior: Taupo, Matamata, Waikato, Rotorua

Newsletter from Waikato-Bays

Click on the attachment below to download Alan Dicks' August 2024 newsletter

Newsletters are stored in dropbox/Waikato-Bays Clubs Info/Bulletins

From The Chair - Bulletin #5

Click on the attachment below to download Allan Morris' fifth newsletter of 2024

Newsletters are stored in dropbox/Waikato-Bays Clubs Info/Bulletins

Bay Teams Results In

The annual Bay Teams tournament was held at the Rotorua club on 28-July. Results may be seen on this site under the Results tab but, subject to confirmation, invitation, and acceptance, it looks as though the two top teams in each grade to contest the Waikato-Bays Club Teams on 25-August will be:

  • Open: Mt Maunganui and Tauranga
  • Intermediate: Tauranga and Te Puke
  • Junior: Taupo and Rotorua

These three will face off against

  • Open: Hamilton and Waikato
  • Intermediate: Thames and Waikato

North Island Pairs

Hosted online by the Waikato-Bays Region in 2024 this event attracted 58 pairs from all over the country. Prize winners are asked to send their bank details to secretarywbbc@gmail.com for payment by direct credit. Here are the session links should you wish to revisit the results

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Regional Director Forum

An excellent turn-out of over fifty good-hearted people met at Matamata on Sunday June 9th. They enjoyed a sumptuous morning tea provided and prepared largely by Ella Gray and Diana McAlister. The topics of the morning session were presented by Allan Joseph from Wellington.

2024 Regional Championships

With the entries for the Regional Championship trials not reaching the minimum needed in each division, the teams for Waikato-Bays were chosen from the existing entries and have now been finalised. Congratulations to the following team members for the 2024 Regional Championship Teams Competition:

OPEN: Michael Ware, Hugh McGann, Blair and Liz Fisher, Sam and Jo Simpson

WOMEN: Jenna and Christine Gibbons, Kate Terry, Judy Pawson, Rebecca Osborne and Gillian Corbett

SENIORS: Rachelle Pelkman, Murray Wood, Yuzhong Chen, Gary Foidl, Di and Hugh McAlister

INTERMEDIATES: Megan Jolly, Leanne Curry, Lyn Bailie, Di Rodger, Bettina and Marcus Dudley

Details of all necessary arrangements will be sent to individual players.

Ella Gray
Secretary
Waikato-Bays Regional Committee

Waikato-Bays Players Make the World Games Teams

Congratulations have been earned by the Waikato-Bays players who have been selected for the Teams event at the World Games in Buenos Aires in October

Women's: Kate Terry, Christine and Jenna Gibbons
Seniors: Richard Solomon - the reserves are Diana and Hugh McAlister
Mixed: Barry Jones & Jenny Millington; Blair & Liz Fisher

Well deserved selections and may they do themselves and NZ proud

Alan Dick
Chair WBRC

Regional Championships - formerly the InterProvincials

The 2024 Regional Championship trials to represent the Waikato-Bays region will be held online on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May this year for Open, Women, Senior and Intermediate teams to represent our region later this year. Poster and details are attached below. Click to download then check your Downloads folder to open them.

Entries for all categories are open on the NZB web site.
1. The format will be Swiss Pairs style with sections arranged depending on numbers entering

2024 Regional Championship Finals

NZ Bridge is moving this event, previously known as the InterProvincials, to Wellington. It is scheduled to run from 29-Nov to 1-Dec. Regions have the choice of sending teams of either four or six players. See the attached advice from the Board.

Please note that the Finals have a huge impact on our finances. We will apply for a grant towards the costs, but there is no guarantee we will receive any funding. Therefore, please be aware that the region will only be able to fund accommodation on a twin-share basis.

NZ Bridge normally announces a travel subsidy for this event.

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