Congratulations All
Round 5 of the Waikato Bays Junior & Intermediate Leagues took place over the last weekend in August. Three Hamilton Pairs and a half pair competed in the event. While the results on the day were mixed, Hamilton Pairs did extend their positions in the overall League places for 2026. Well done to Hamilton pairs Aini Su & Lucy Schumacher, Kevin Lawrence & Sean Dwyer and Maggie Fisher & Karen Mackenzie for consolidating places in the league.
It hasn't been such a great year for the Club's Intermediate players in the I League after this years re-grading of Hamilton players from Junior to Intermediate grade at the start of the year....
The final event of this years competition is in October at Te Awamutu. After 5 rounds Aini Su, Annette Downey, Kevin Lawrence & Sean Dwyer hold the top 4 places in the J League.
It should be noted the event is run as an Individual Competition so results awarded in each round when summed do not necessarily result in the same positions overall at the finish !
Overall League - only First 10 places shown
| Rank |
Name |
Club |
Points |
Hamilton |
Cambridge |
Matamata |
Mt_Maunganui |
Tauranga |
Te_Awamutu |
| 14-Mar |
28-Mar |
09-May |
18-Jul |
29-Aug |
11-Oct |
| 1 |
Aini Su |
Hamilton |
28 |
9 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
|
| 2 |
Annette Downey |
Hamilton |
24 |
9 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
- |
|
| 3 |
Kevin Lawrence |
Hamilton |
16 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
| 3 |
Sean Dwyer |
Hamilton |
16 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
|
| 5 |
Wilma Zeedijk |
Matamata |
14 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
| 5 |
Deirdre Freed |
Cambridge |
14 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
| 7 |
Dennis van Maanen |
Rotorua |
13 |
- |
9 |
2 |
- |
2 |
|
| 7 |
Jess Bradley |
Rotorua |
13 |
- |
9 |
2 |
- |
2 |
|
| 9 |
Maggie Fisher |
Hamilton |
12 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
|
| 9 |
Karen Mackenzie |
Hamilton |
12 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
|
Scoring
This series it seems has the most complicate scoring system known to a bridge player - an advanced qualification in mathematics would help ! We gave up hence the results come from the Waikato Bays Web site - thanks
This is run as an individual event, so you may swap partners between the 6 tournaments making up the event though one would think a stable / regular partnership should score better overall
Players collect points for -
- Entering a tournament
- Achieving an average of 50% over the 2 sessions
- Outright wins of a session and overall placings
- Overall placings at each tournament based on number of tables
Details of the of the Tauranga event are found here with all the details of the Junior League are here
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/08/2026 - 08:17
Hamilton Contract Bridge Club Constitution
Correction and Updates – 5th August 2026
Hamilton Bridge Club Committee
Constitution Correction and Updates – 20th July 2026
It is a year since the current version of the constitution was approved at the 2025 SGM and then by the Registrar of Incorporated Societies resulting it having been active for more than 6 months.
Since that date, a couple of small errors have been discovered in the current document
At the regular meeting of the Hamilton Bridge Club Committee July 20th the errors discovered were discussed, the proposed motion below was agreed to and then voted on and approved by the meeting
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 30/07/2026 - 07:57
2026 Winners of Club Events
Displayed in the order supplied - newest to oldest
View the Club Event Winners from 2025 (click here)
Thursday Night - Rose Bowl Trophy : John Farmer and Richard Wagstaff (Left)
Peter Kunac Trophy : Malcolm Smith and Ian Clayton (Right)
Thursday Night - Wardlaw Trophy : Don Macpherson and Irenee Stewart (Left)
Tuesday Afternoon - HenryHandicap : Kevin Turner and Kim Thompson (Centre)
Monday Night - Van Selm Trophy : Richard Hooper and Mark Thomson ( absent ) (Right)
Hamilton Int Team - WBay Bays Interclub : Trini Lin, Karen Thomson, Pam Burns & Catherine Cameron (Left)
Hamilton Jnr Team - WBay Bays Interclub : John Farmer, Aini Su , Lucy Schumacher & Tim Densem (Right)
Friday Richmond - Anne Archbold Cup : Tim Healy & Ian Clayton (Left)
Tuesday Evening Alisdair Beck Trophy Pairs : Cate Anderson & Annette Downey (Centre)
Friday Richmond - Eileen Hartstone Trophy : Ian Clayton ( Ian has won this event twice in a row ) (Right)
N.B. You may click on any image for a larger view
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 17/07/2026 - 01:10
The Yan Team - with Tom Jacob, Michael Ware, Malcolm Mayer, Zachary Yan
WINNERS 2026 HAMILTON 5A OPEN TEAMS
( click any photo for a larger view )
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 12/07/2026 - 08:17
Well Done - UPDATED
Round 3 at Waitomo :
A good day for Hamilton - Pam Burns and Catherine Cameron placed 2nd , Irenee Stewart & Don MacPherson 5th and Hamilton's Aini Su with Te Puke's Marcus Dudley in 7th place
Te Awamutu - May
Hamilton's Aini Su with Te Puke's Marcus Dudley won the inaugural event in the Waikato Bays Restricted 3A Swiss League hosted by Te Awamutu last Saturday by a small margin from a chasing field - congratulations.
Overall
After 3 rounds Aini is in 3rd position overall with Catherine in 6th position.
Placings for all the participants in the 3A Swiss League // overall placings are found here
2 further rounds in September and October will complete the first year of Waikato Bays extension to the annual I-J Leagues programme.
Details of the of the the Waitomo result are found here
( click on the photo for a larger view )
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 10/07/2026 - 10:47
The prize winners of this years Hamilton 5A Swiss Pairs
Thanks to all for taking part....
The complete list of those competing are here - with Round placings
Sorry for the delay in posting the results
| Placing |
Players |
Players Club |
| |
|
|
| 1st |
Jack James & Wayne Burrows |
Palmerston North / Palmerston North |
| 2nd |
Grant Jarvis & Jonathan Westoby |
Frankin / Remuera Bowls & Bridge |
| 3rd |
Steve Boughey & Carol Richardson |
Akarana / Akarana |
| 4th |
Anne Gordon & Bob Hurley |
Hokowhitu / Palmerston North |
| 5th |
Stephen Francks & David Taylor |
Gisborne / Christchurch |
| 6th |
Gillian Corbett & Jackie Blue |
Tauranga / Tauranga |
| 7th |
Hugh McGann & Leon Meier |
Hamilton / Christchurch |
| 8th |
Jenny Millington & Barry Jones |
Hamilton / Hamilton |
| 9th |
Pam Tibble & Sue Southen |
Christchurch / Christchurch |
| 10th |
Greg Buzzard & Kevin Skoropada |
Invercargill / Winton |
| |
|
|
| Intermediate Pair |
Players |
Players Club |
| Top |
Diane Bridgeman & Elizabeth Nelson |
Waiheke / Taradale |
| |
|
|
| Restricted Pair |
Players |
Players Club |
| Top |
John Seator & Barb Robinson |
Feilding / Feilding |
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 01/07/2026 - 16:30
The Hamilton Bridge Club acknowledges the passing of Nigel and extends sympathy to his family and friends
Nigel joined the Hamilton Club in early 2025, having previously been a member at the Waikato Club, playing here regularly on Tuesday afternoon and the O'Neill Room on Friday morning.
Nigel passed away after a short illness on 16th June.
A short event to remember Nigel's Life will be held in the Richmond Room at the Bridge Club and following a "meet the family" there will a short session of basic bridge and a catered afternoon tea.
This short service commences Wednesday 24 June at 1pm - all club members are welcome.
