Thanks very much to all those clubs who are supporting this event. Given the impending amalgamation of the CBAI and the NIBU, which will see the IBU cease to exist, this will be the very last running of the IBU Simultaneous Pairs. The IBU will, or course, hand over all its funds to the new Bridge Ireland, so you are continuing to support Irish bridge as you have always done. Even aside from the fundraising element, however, the consistent feedback is that our members enjoy these simultaneous pairs competitions, with the chance to see how they score across the entire country, and to learn from the expert commentaries provided. Preparatory information has been sent at this stage to all the clubs who have indicated that they will be participating, so if you are intending to play but haven’t received any instructions yet, please contact us urgently.
You’ll find instructions on how to upload your results here – remember to put in the club name and the daily code for the tournament, which is on all the files your club has received.
The results, once uploaded, can be found on the Ecats website, which is also where your members should go to check their rankings in the national standings once you have uploaded your results. We will be awarding all the usual daily prizes, and masterpoints, again this season.
The daily commentaries will also be available on the Ecats site, and will also be uploaded here, once each nightly game has finished. They are also included in the email distribution sent to all the participating clubs. As in recent years, everything is in digital form, with no printed booklets. Our thanks to our expert analysts for this season, Brian Senior, Enda Glynn, Paul Delaney, Enda Murphy, and Karel De Raeymaeker.