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Ruth and Trish Top the Field.

The Rotorua pair, Ruth Lewis and Trish Stephens had a wonderful evening on the 1^st November when they topped the field in this year’s Babich Wines New Zealand Wide Pairs with a huge 75.67%, over 6% clear of second placed Sulochna and Bill Humphrey. Of the 24 boards, they had only 2 scores below 50% with all bar 3 being 60% or higher, a lot higher in many cases. Here then are the top 10 nationwide:

Place	Pair	Club	National %	Local %
1.	Ruth Lewis & Trish Stephens	Rotorua	75.67	69.35
2.	Sulochna & Bill Humphrey	Kerikeri	69.42	67.56
3.	Brad Johnston & Glenn Coutts	Taieri	69.22	67.80
4.	Linda Gibbs & Sheridan Evans	S Wairarapa	68.76	67.82
5.	Val Gardiner & Nancy Bartrum	Whanganui	68.54	61.81
6.	Susie Pattison & Owen Knowles	Upper Hutt	68.31	63.08
7.	Rona & John Driscoll	Taupo	68.23	68.98
8.	Sheila Beggs & Pam Dravitzki	Motueka	67.66	65.77
9.	Jane Morris & Hayden Seal	Christchurch	67.59	69.06
10.	Michael Hardman & Hans Van Bunnik	Hokowhitu	67.14	65.28

 

Of the top 10, five sat North-South including the top 2 and 5 East-West. 5 clubs ran Howells with the top score in a Howell coming from Colleen Freitas and Stuart Oliver with 64.42% at Greymouth.

Overall, the total of 57 competing clubs was two up on 2018 though 4 short of the record 61 last achieved in 2013.However, the overall total of 1012 competing pairs was the second highest in the event’s 21 year history. There were 1018 in 2017.

With $10 to come to New Zealand Bridge Foundation per player, we expect to see $17,000 plus (that is, after expenses) made available to support Youth Bridge in New Zealand.

Thanks to all clubs no matter how few or many tables your club had. The largest heats were in the Wellington Region with 21 tables at the Wellington Club and 16.5 at Upper Hutt. Nelson had 14 tables, Rangiora 13 and the following either 12 or 12.5: Matamata, Mt Albert, Taieri, Taradale and Warkworth.

Many thanks

Many people made the event happen, from the X Club team of scorers, Bob Fearn, Jan Spaans, Michael Neels and Anna Kalma who completed their task by midday Saturday, to the 57 competing clubs and all those at clubs who assisted with dealing boards, scored, directed, prepared refreshments, organized movements etc… thanks to you all…and not forgetting New Zealand Bridge Foundation and New Zealand Bridge for allowing the event to happen and to Andy Braithwaite, my booklet analysis checker.

Then there is also the sponsors, Babich Wines of Henderson. The list of those who will be receiving wine is below.

2019 Prize (Wine) Winners.

1^st Trish Stephens and Ruth Lewis                     Rotorua

2^nd Sulochna and Bill Humphrey                        KeriKeri

3^rd  Brad Johnston and Glenn Coutts                Taieri

4^th Linda Gibbs and Sheridan Evans                 South Wairarapa

5^th Val Gardiner and Nancy Bartrum                 Whanganui

Top Two Pairs Below Open

1^st Susan and Alan McRae                                    Winton                  64.27%

2^nd Heather and Gerald Norman                            Mt Albert              63.78%

Top Two Pairs Below Intermediate

1^st Sue Glue and Michelle Gunn                           Greymouth            62.44%

2^nd Phillipa Martin and Emily Williams                  Otaki                      62.05%

Nearest to 50%

   Charmaine Bartley and Pamela Frank            Taupo                       50.02%

We hope to have pictures of the prize-winners with perhaps a story or two from the event later in the month.

A Point winners per region are shown below. Heat winners each direction will also receive one A Point.

If you have any stories of the evening, perhaps of something your partner or the opponents did rather well, then please

share it with me so that I can record it when we present the winners later this month. Email me on Richard.Solomon@nzbridge.co.nz or call me on 09 2328494.

Richard Solomon

AUCKLAND NORTHLAND

 

Rank	Name	Region	A Points	Club	Percent	Field Place
1	Bill Humphrey & Sulochna Humphrey	Auckland Northland	3	Kerikeri	69.42	2
2	Johanna Perfect & Hamish Brown	Auckland Northland	2	Mt Albert	67.00	12
3	Grant Jarvis & Lynne Geursen	Auckland Northland	1	Franklin	66.27	13

Waikato Bays

Rank	Name	Region	A Points	Club	Percent	Field Place
1	Trish Stephens & Ruth Lewis	Waikato Bays	3	Rotorua	75.67	1
2	Rona Driscoll & John Driscoll	Waikato Bays	2	Taupo	68.23	7
3	Cathy Nolen & Ella Gray	Waikato Bays	1	Hamilton	65.46	14

Central Districts

Rank	Name	Region	A Points	Club	Percent	Field Place
1	Val Gardiner & Nancy Bartrum	Central Districts	3	Wanganui	68.54	5
2	Michael Hardman & Hans Van Bunnik	Central Districts	2	Hokowhitu	67.14	10
3	Charles Nairn & Janette D Nairn	Central Districts	1	Waipukurau	65.39	16

 

Wellington

Rank	Name	Region	A Points	Club	Percent	Field Place
1	Linda Gibbs & Sheridan Evans	Wellington	3	South Wairarapa	68.76	4
2	Susie Pattison & Owen Knowles	Wellington	2	Upper Hutt	68.31	6
3	Nigel Kearney & Anne-Marie Russell	Wellington	1	Wellington	65.39	15

TOP OF The South

Rank	Name	Region	A Points	Club	Percent	Field Place
1	Sheila Beggs & Pamela Dravitzki	TOPS	3	Motueka	67.66	8
2	Barbara Fechney & Maurice Carter	TOPS	2	Picton	67.08	11
3	Marilynn Hill & Gaylene Masters	TOPS	1	Kaikoura	65.24	17

Canterbury

Rank	Name	Region	A Points	Club	Percent	Field Place
1	Jane Morris & Hayden Seal	Canterbury	3	Christchurch	67.59	9
2	Paula Gregory & Michael Johnstone	Canterbury	2	Timaru	63.35	33
3	Cath Preen & Anne-Marie Pavletich	Canterbury	1	Timaru	61.32	69

Otago Southland

Rank	Name	Region	A Points	Club	Percent	Field Place
1	Brad Johnston & Glenn Coutts	Otago Southland	3	Taieri	69.22	3
2	Alan McRae & Susan McRae	Otago Southland	2	Winton	64.27	26
3	Margaret Perley & Paul Freeland	Otago Southland	1	Taieri	63.85	28

 

 

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