Happening soon.....

Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/11/2024 - 12:54

Hamilton Bridge Club coming events

 

Hamilton Events :
Face masks are OPTIONAL for all sessions
 Date  Event  Detail
Friday 14th November NZ Wide Pairs NOT Hosted at Hamilton - search NZ Bridge
Sunday 17th November 2024 Annual General Meeting AGM starts 2pm
Conclusion AGM - Bridge and Dinner
Tuesday 19th November Summer Bridge starts Tuesdays, Thursdays & Friday
Monday 16th December Club closes for Christmas break Merry Xmas all.....
Updates - Newsletter November 2024 Newsletter now available Click here to read

Hamilton Congress 2024

Submitted by Dave on Mon, 28/10/2024 - 14:46

Corrections"

Congratulations to the Winners at Hamilton 2024


Swiss Pairs and Teams were the popular formats at the 2024 Hamilton Congress. 26 Teams took part in the 10A Open which is the largest number the Hamilton Club has seen for several years. From there the numbers were all down hill through the other 3 events to a disappointing number in the Restricted Open pairs. Maybe players were after the "A points" as players who regularly play at Hamilton are away in South America resulting a slightly easier path to the points ?

Thanks to all who played over the weekend and making it good for bridge....

The winners of the events at the Hamilton Congress - ( click any of the photos for a larger view )

1st place at Hamilton Congress - Hamilton Restricted
2024 Restricted Pairs - 1st Place
Gordon Zhong & Marcus Dudley
Auckland / Te Puke
2024 Shirley Waymouth Pairs - 1st Place
Ian Berrington & Graham Tuffnell
Akarana / Christchurch
Open / Open
1st place at Hamilton Congress - Hamilton Open Teams
2024 10A Open Teams - 1st Place
Graeme Tuffnell, Ian Berrington
Brian Mace, Malcolm Mayer
1st place at Hamilton Congress - Hamilton Consolation Swiss Pairs
2024 3A Swiss Pairs Pairs - 1st Place
Brett Glass & Gary Foidl
Huntly ( Hamilton ) / Waikato ( Hamilton )
Open / Open

Photos of the remaining non overall winners

Our Barry is off playing bridge in South America.......

Submitted by Dave on Fri, 25/10/2024 - 05:47


Hamilton Bridge Player

Listen to Barry and Mereana talk about Bridge and things in general while he's in South America

If you not have caught up with the latest Bridge happenings Barry along with other open players from Hamilton, Waikato Bays and New Zealand is playing in WORLD BRIDGE GAMES being held in Buenos Aires thorough to early November.
If you would like to know more about "The Games" then click this link . Likewise, you can find out more about Buenos Aires where Barry currently is by clicking this link

Barry and Mereana plan to talk daily about the events in Buenos Aires so check daily

If you click below you will see a list of the various days talks which you can listen to.......
List audio tracks

A tale of two carpets

Submitted by Dave on Sat, 19/10/2024 - 06:39

Thanks to WEL Trust Thanks to Hamilton City Council

The Richmond Room at Hamilton Bridge with the new carpet

Hamilton Bridge Club - October 6 to 9th 2024

Thank you Richard for a job done well !
Due to a large amount of work by Richard Wagstaff the Bridge Club now has new carpet in both playing rooms.
Thanks to the ladies - Helen Rinaldi, Laura Sommerville, Cathy Nolen and Karen Harris who advised Richard and kept him on the "straight and narrow" on the most important requirements for the carpet - the type/style and then the colour and design for the new carpet.
Thanks to everyone including those unmentioned helpers who removed the old carpet for their hard work !!

As for the carpet - approx. 350sq/m in size and 47 years young being installed in 1978. The carpet has NOT been dumped - the best of it has been reused as carpet with the rest to be used around a property to allow a shelter belt to grow from scratch. Unfortunately the underlay didn't have a new use and will needed to be dumped

( click any of the photos for a larger view )

Photos of the rest of the job

The Best.......

Submitted by Dave on Thu, 03/10/2024 - 08:29

Thursday Nights start time stays at 7pm

Megan & Leanne win the NZ Intermediate Teams at Congress

 
Megan and Leanne together with their playing partners Kim Thomas and Kevin Grundy ( from Whangarei ) won the NZ Intermediate Teams at 2024 Congress currently taking place at Mt Maungaunui. With 7 wins out of 8 it was a convincing 20 point win
 

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Leanne & Megan were unable to collect their prize at Congress
so Barry Jones dropped by Monday to do the honors
1st place 2024 NZ Intermediate Teams
Hamilton / Hamilton
( Click on the photo for a larger view )

Another winner !

Mereana & partner Rob Armstrong won Congress Restricted Open Teams
 
Mereana and Rob ( Hastings ) together with their playing partners - Graham Stern and Alan Parkes ( Mt Maunganui ) won the Congress Restricted Open Teams heading home a field of 18 teams

 
Congratulations !!!

 
P.S.
Other Hamilton players success at Congress 2024

3rd Place : Congress Open Matchpoint Swiss Pairs - KAREN HARRIS / BOB HURLEY ( Palmerston North )
2rd Place : NZ Pairs Plate - JEFFREY CHANG - YUZHONG CHEN
2rd Place : Congress Pairs - JENNA GIBBONS - CHRISTINE GIBBONS ( Te Puke )

Continuing...
Qualifiers for the next round of NZ Open Teams - "Round of 16" - ( Out of 58 starting Teams )
4th place : NZ Open Teams Qualifying - FISHER Team ( Blair and Liz )
8th place : NZ Open Teams Qualifying - WILSON Team ( Karen Harris )
11th place : NZ Open Teams Qualifying - JONES Team ( Barry and Jenny )

NO Change to Thursday Night Start Time

Submitted by Dave on Sat, 21/09/2024 - 06:59

Thursday Nights start time stays at 7pm

Start time for Thursday Nights remains at 7pm till end 2024
 
No change to start time after daylight savings
 
The regular playing members of Thursday Night voted last week for the change in Start Time as documented in the programme book happening Daylight Savings on 29 September will not happen. This start time will continue at 7pm to the end of the 2024 bridge year

Hamilton Bridge Match Committee

and the Great Run of Results continues.....

Submitted by Dave on Wed, 18/09/2024 - 09:21

Well done for Matamata Intermediate Pairs -
Stan Rinaldi & Helen Rinaldi - 1st place

Megan Jolly & Leanne Curry - 3rd place and still in first place in the Waikato - Bays Intermediate League

Mary Girvin & Lois Jones (Waik/Hami) - =6th place

Don MacPherson & Irenee Stewart (Camb/Hami) / (Camb/Hami) - 8th place

Marilyn Webby & Ranjith Cooray - 13th place

List of current placemeakers in WBays Int League
 
 
 
 
List of current placemeakers in WBays Int League

 

Congratulations to all.....

36 pairs took part in the Matamata Pairs event on 15 September - the 7th of 8 rounds in the Waikato Bays League. Winners were Hamilton's Stan Rinaldi & Helen Rinaldi by a comfortable margin
 
In 3rd place Megan and Leanne consolidated their lead in the Waikato Bays Intermediate League with now a 9 points lead of the final round in Cambridge on 20 September. The junior league does not run a round in September with its 6 and final round being in October - Jiwan Dhaliwal and Bill Barwood still hold 3rd and 5th place in that league

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Stan Rinaldi & Helen Rinaldi
1st place Matamata Intermediate Pairs
Hamilton / Hamilton
( Click on the photo for a larger view )

Special General Meeting - Updated

Submitted by Dave on Sat, 14/09/2024 - 08:16

SGM Notice

Tuesday 15th September -

The SGM for Hamilton Bridge Club took place on 10 September 2024 @ 12.30pm with Tim Macindoe acting as chairperson

Item 2 - the motion re Approval for the new treasurer to vote at meetings was withdrawn

Item 3 - the motion re the Friday dated SGM was not voted on and lapsed

Item 1 - The Club requires a vote from the membership to progress the carpet replacement due to the cost

  The numbers of members at the meeting met the requirement for a quorum

  The meeting Chairperson after the presentations and time for questions raised a motion that a show of hands would be used
  to determine the result of voting on Item 1 which was passed unanimously

  The vote to approve the purchase the spending of the money to replace the carpet was taken with a show of hands and
  passed unanimously

 
Bridge Club Committee
10 September 2024
Hamilton Bridge Club

Special General Meeting (SGM) - 10th September 2024

Submitted by Dave on Sat, 14/09/2024 - 06:41

SGM Notice

Tuesday 7th September -

The Hamilton Bridge Club has announced a SGM for 12.30pm 10 September 2024

The agenda for the meeting has 3 items -

☛ The Club requires a vote from the membership to progress the carpet
  replacement in the O'Neill and Richmond Rooms. The cost exceeds the amount
  threshold for a major transaction thus requiring a vote by the members for
  the project to proceed.

☛ The Club needs approval for its new treasurer (replacement) so they may vote at Committee and AGM meetings.

☛ Should the meeting on 10 September not produce a quorum then the meeting will be re-scheduled at 9.30 Friday.
  13 September 2024

The notice from the Hamilton Bridge Club Committee is available on the notice boards at the Club along with a redacted copy on this website - click here to view
 

Richard Wagstaff
Vice President
28th August 2024
Hamilton Bridge Club

10A Regional Swiss - 2024

Submitted by Dave on Thu, 12/09/2024 - 10:06

Corrections"

Congratulations - Winners Regional 10A Swiss Pairs @ Hamilton


42 pairs took part in this years 10A Swiss on 7th September at Hamilton
Overall winners were Papatoetoe's Aaron Starr & Rob Davies with a comfortable lead over Zachary Yan & Kevin Hu from Akarana as first runners up.
Well done to Grant James & Nick Whitten from Morrinsville competing as "Open / Junior" as the top Restricted Open pair.
Thanks go to Irenee Stewart from AFT Pharmaceuticals for being the Sponsor for the day and presenting the prizes

Thanks to all for making it a great day....

The winners of the Hamilton Swiss Pairs - ( click any of the photos for a larger view )

1st place at 2024 Cambridge Sixes - Le Frog Despair France
2024 10A Regional Swiss Pairs - Overall Winners
Aaron Starr & Rob Davies
Papatoetoe / Papatoetoe
Open / Open
6 Amigos-Mexico
2024 10A Regional Swiss Pairs - Runners up
Zachary Yan & Kevin Hu
Akarana / Akarana
Open / Open

Photos of the remaining non overall winners

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