Ten teams, representing all five home nations, will compete for the British Isles Trophy over the weekend of 14-16 March, online on RealBridge. This is the Camrose-style Mixed Teams Championship devised by Mike Ash, and hosted last season by the Scottish Bridge Union. This year the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland will host, with Fearghal O’Boyle as Chief Tournament Director.
You’ll find the Conditions of Contest here, and the full schedule here. Kibitzers are welcome all weekend via the RealBridge kibitz link.
The ten teams are:
SCOTLAND – PIPER: Ying Piper/Paul Maiolani, Lucia Barrett/Brian Spears, Maggie Shenkin/Barnet Shenkin
SCOTLAND – McGOWAN: Sam Punch/Stephen Peterkin, Fiona McQuaker/Ian Syme, Liz McGowan/Gints Friemanis
IRELAND – O’BRIEN: Siobhan Part/BJ O’Brien, Dolores Gilliland/Peter Stewart, Derek O’Gorman/Aoife MacHale
WALES – MURPHY: David Stevenson/Liz Commins, Paddy Murphy/Lorrie Murphy, Simon Richards/Debbie Richard
WALES – REES: Tim Rees/Mia Deschepper, Paul Denning/Ceri Pierce, Gilly Clinch/Adrian Thomas
ENGLAND – MORAN: Sara Moran/Andrew McIntosh, Anne Rosen/Neil Rosen
ENGLAND – NETTLETON: Diana Nettleton/David Gold, Abbey Smith/Tom Paske
ENGLAND – SUSHI BELT: Maggie Knottenbelt/Ben Handley-Pritchard, Nathalie Shashou/Nick Sandqvist, Natalie Hoff/Steve Root
ALL-IRELAND – FITZPATRICK: Anne Fitzpatrick/Harold Curran, Mairead Haugh/Justin Corfield, Michael McFaul/Helen Hall
NORTHERN IRELAND – HAMILTON: Ian Hamilton/Cass O’Donnell, Heather Hill/Alan Hill, Adrienne Purdy/Martin Purdy
Best of luck to all the participants – may the best team win!