Ib Thulin 2022
Great win for Rotorua player
Congratulations to Liz and Michael Wilcox for their success at the recent Congress, winning the Open Restricted Pairs. And great publicity for our club too! Read the newspaper article here
AGM 2021 Report
The AGM was held on Thursday 25 November. Minutes of the meeting and reports can be read and downloaded here: President’s Report. Financial Report Minutes Prize list
Christmas Tournament
CHRISTMAS OPEN TOURNAMENT Unfortunately we have no choice but to cancel this tournament with travel restrictions now not only in Auckland, but also in the Waikato District. CHRISTMAS MEMBERS TOURNAMENT We have made the decision to replace the Christmas Tournament with a members only Christmas Tournament on Saturday 4 December Details: Two Sessions am and pm Start time 10am Entry …
Monday night lessons
Refresher lessons – 14, 21, 28 February; 7-9:30pmRefresher 1 – One Level opening bids, responders limit bids, responders new suit bid, balanced hands & NT play.Refresher 2 – Responders rebids, overcalls, take out doubles & opening leads. Refresher 3 – Pre-emptive (weak) openings, strong openings & ….. We look forward to seeing you at these sessions and please do encourage anyone else …
Covid Update January
Under current traffic light system, we are able to continue bridge play at the Club. Vaccine passports are required. The latest Covid advisory from NZ Bridge is available here: https://www.nzbridge.co.nz/blog/7495/Covid_19-Advisory-from-NZ-Bridge Some personal responsibilities are in place: Face masks are optional. Ensure you use the hand sanitiser when entering the clubhouse. Cups/glasses used by you are to be personally put into …
Online Bridge 23 August
Back into lockdown once again and online Bridge re-appears. Initially one session, but further details will follow of other sessions being offered if lockdown continues. Contact me if you need help getting online or finding where to go. Monday 23rd August at 7pm 24 boards Nick Cantlon is directing this online Bridge session on Monday evening. Intending participants should logon …
TOPS Lockdown Teams 2021 – Invitation to enter
Given it’s likely we will be in Level 3 or 4 lockdown for the next few weeks, the Top of the South regional committee has given approval for another online teams’ competition using the Bridge Base Online (BBO) platform. This is open to all bridge players, not just those in the TOPS region. How it works: Teams of at least …
Ib Thulin Tournament 2021
Well done Rotorua Aces!
Second place in Team Results for the Cambridge Sixes held at Karapiro on Saturday. A big WELL DONE for a great result. Loving the Team Uniform! Left to right: Wendy Blackman, Elspeth Goodrick, Christine de Vries, Heini Lux, Mareli Esterhuysen, Alan Dick.
BOP Interclub Teams 25 July
Rotorua hosted BOP teams from Tauranga, Mt Maunganui, Te Puke, Taupo and Whakatane Bridge Clubs to contest the Interclub Ib Thulin Trophy. Unfortunately, we were not able to hold on to the shield, which we had won last year. In the three divisions, our Intermediate Team won their division, with the Senior and Junior teams outside the top two. Congratulations …
Rotorua Open 2021
Monday Night Bridge
Great news to announce – Monday Night Bridge is back! After much discussion, we are re-introducing Monday night bridge for an 8 week trial. The purpose of this extra night session of bridge is to accommodate recruits and Wednesday night players (or anyone else for that matter) who are looking for an extra night of play. This is considering the …