We have seven entries for the IBU Mixed trials, which will require two weekends of play. The preliminary round will be held this weekend in the Templeogue Bridge Centre, with the top four teams qualifying for the second weekend to determine the winners. Kibitzers are welcome all weekend.
You’ll find the teams and the playing schedule here. (Mary Kelly-Rogers & Finian O’Donoghue have replaced Paul Porteous & Miriam McConville from the original entry.)
System cards for the seven teams are:
NOONAN: John Noonan/Carol-Ann Cummins, Derek O’Gorman/Aoife MacHale
RUDZINSKI: Marcin Rudzinski/Sheila Walsh, Wojciech Gorczyca/Isabel Burke, Kelan O’Connor/Denise Walsh
HAUGH: Mairead Haugh/Justin Corfield, Roisin De Jong/Claudiu Dima
ONISHUK: Anna Onishuk/Karel De Raeymaeker, Zrinka Kokot/Pat McDaid, John Phelan/Lucy Phelan
PENDER: Noreen Pender/David Terry, Seamus Costello/Deirdre Tuckey
CURRAN: Anne Fitzpatrick/Harold Curran, Mary Kelly-Rogers/Finian O’Donoghue
MITCHELL: Louise Mitchell/David Walsh, Tommy Garvey/Diane Greenwood, Ciaran Coyne/Cynthia Coyne
The second weekend of the trials will be held in Templeogue over the weekend of 27 February-1 March. The ultimate winners of these trials will qualify to represent the IBU in the Mixed Championship in the European Championships in Riga in June/July 2026 and the leading two CBAI-qualified teams will be eligible for our two spots in the British Isles (Online) Trophy over St Patrick’s weekend.
Good luck to all the participants – may the best team win! Running scores will be available here.