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KIWIS CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE RESTRICTED TEAMS

That’s the good news from yesterday’s play in the Gold Coast Teams. After 8 of the 12 matches had been completed, these were the high placed Kiwis in the Restricted competition (94 teams).

1st. Hajmasi                 123.72       (Kinga Hajmasi, Andrew Michl, Barry and Jody Whale)

2nd. Whittle                 112.83       (Yvonne Whittle, Francey Rolls, Nicky Bowers, Joy Watkinson)

6th. Tippett                  104.81       (Gail Tippett, Paul Maxwell, Donna Upchurch, Nebojsa Djorovic)

7th. Zulfiqar                 104.01       (including Tony Jiang, Julia Zhu)

Yvonne Whittle and Francey Rolls are from Hawkes’ Bay and the Tippett team are from Wellington. All the other players are from the Auckland area. In 17^th place is a team which includes Mt Maunganui’s Gilda Rowland. Hajmasi has won 8 out of 8 with 5 scores of 17 and over. However, two of their smaller wins were over Tippett by 12 imps and by just 1 imp over Whittle. Remember, the top two qualify for Friday’s final.

We still have a strong interest in the Open competition (214 teams) where 6 qualify. The following Kiwis are in teams in the top 20:

1st.    Hung                 137.83       Michael Whibley

4th.   Otvosi                111.53        Ashley Bach

13th. Patterson           105.68       John Patterson, Kate Davies, Murat Genc

15th. Brown                 104.40       Michael Ware, GeO Tislevoll

17th. Adams                 102.90       Kathy Boardman

No Kiwis feature in the Intermediate or Novice events, though in the Intermediate, the team including Kevin Petrie are in 20^th place. In the 40 team Seniors field, three mainly New Zealand teams are doing well:

4th. Beck            102.97 Bob and Evelyn Hurley. The team also includes former Kiwi (for those with a very long memory, Alasdair Beck)

10th. Robb            91.10   Trevor Robb, Dinnie Hall, Lynne and Arie Geursen, Patsy Walters

14th. Palmer         88.98   Glenis and Barry Palmer, Christine Wilson, Neil Stuckey

With the second placed team only on 103.93, the above teams still have a good chance of reaching the final.

Today’s hand.

Firstly you have to make sure you reach 4. Then, you have to be on the ball to make it!

 

The above was the bidding when Auckland’s Jonathan Westoby was South. His four card overcall soon saw him propelled to game by Linda Cartner. West led the 2 to East’s ace. Back came 9, ruffed by West with the J. A heart went to East’s king to be followed by another diamond. Jonathan was at the crossroads. Which card should you play?

 

 

 

Jonathan reasoned that West was unlikely to have two singletons and so ruffed with the A. Next came the K bringing down the queen from West. The job was still not complete:

Jonathan had to ruff a heart to get to dummy and then started playing high diamonds. On the fifth round of the suit, East ruffed. Jonathan could overruff and draw East’s last trump. He then had to take the club finesse to get back to dummy and two high diamonds and two club tricks gave him a hard earned 420. This was a great result with 10 tricks available for East-West in 4.

Go the Kiwis. See you tomorrow.

For the full results to date and positions, click here

Richard Solomon

 

 

 

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