1st Round Bay Pairs 2016 Whakatane

Hi All,
Sunday 17th April saw the first round of the 2016 Bay of Plenty Pairs, being Hosted by the Whakatane Contract Bridge Club.

There was a slight incident at the start that saw us revert back to manual scoring for the first session of the day, it was lucky that Reit remembered where some old scoring sheets where stored. A massive thank you goes to the Dynamic Director (Norm Silcock) who had the problem solved before the second round and the room back to electronic scoring.

As always the Whakatane Club were great hosts and put on a fine lunch, the two soups that I tasted (Minestrone and Ham & Vegetable) were up there with the best. Thank you Whakatane.

Winners on the Day were Amanda Smith and Joy Bates, Joy also leading the race for top Intermediate. Well done ladies.
Close in second place is Trish Stephens and Heini Lux
Coming joint third is Julie Sheridan and Karen Martelletti along with Hank Ping and Margaret Somers.
Leading the race for the top Junior ranked is the pairing of Lynda and Ross Osborne.
Also implemented this year the prize for top pair not containing an open graded player was won by Reit Jansen and Jenny Morris. Well done to all the prize winners.

The Next Round is hosted by the Tauranga Bridge Club Sunday 29th May. Good luck to all attending. Sorry Jane and I can't be there as we will be in transit from Bergen to Amsterdam.

Once again a very special thank you to Norm Silcock and his assistant Pat Bell.

Regards,
Stephen Searle (Coordinator)