Spring has sprung, even though it‘s hard to believe, great weather for bridge though! A reminder to enter our Spring Pairs on Sunday 29th September, which has been named after Ron Spencer, who donated money to the club for a party to celebrate his life.
The 2024 Eastcoaster Swiss Pairs was held at the Eastcoaster Resort in Orford on the weekend of 24-25 August. This year the event attracted 36 pairs from all over the state.
We are pleased that members are making use of our Suggestion Box (one suggestion was to improve the appearance of it!) As a result of this month’s suggestions, a second microwave is being purchased to assist the lunch time traffic jam on Tuesdays and other full day events.
The regular Roger’s Teams session on Friday night in July was transformed into a celebration of Christmas in July. The event attracted a good field but got off to a rocky start when the original date saw many entrants felled by sickness.
The Australian National Championships is the oldest national event on the Australian bridge calendar. This year was the 80th ANC and was held in Orange NSW. This was the first time that the ANC has been played in a regional city.
Winter is upon us in earnest, so just a reminder to please wear a mask if attending the club if you have a cough or sniffle or consider giving it a miss until you are feeling better. This was one of several suggestions/comments in our Suggestion Box.
The final of the 2024 Tassie Matchpoint Pairs was held on Sunday June 1st at Tamar Bridge Club. The field consisted of 20 pairs who had either qualified through their clubs or who are representing Tasmania in the upcoming Australian National Championships in Orange, NSW.
The TBA's largest club event of the year, the TBA Congress, was held on the weekend of 6-7 April 2024. Swiss IMP Pairs were played on Saturday with categories for Open, Restricted and Novice. Sunday was a Swiss Teams event, with Open and Restricted categories.
The 2024 Tasmanian Festival of Bridge was held from Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 of March 2024. This was the second time that the event has been held at the MyState Bank Arena in Hobart on the banks of the Derwent river.