Congratulations to Adalsteinn Jorgensen and Bjarni Einarsson, winners for the second consecutive year of the TGRs Auction Pairs.
Final results are posted here. Session results can be found on the Auction Pairs page by following the link above.
The players having flown from the four corners of Europe and indeed from further afield - America, Dubai ,Pakistan - were given a weekend of perfect bridge in the comfortable surroundings of our club. They were fed and watered the whole weekend, enjoying the fine catering of the club and experiencing some delicacies from Polish, American, Italian and Japan cuisines.
This event was played over four sessions with eighty-four boards in barometer style. The smoothness of the movement was orchestrated by the internationally-renowned Tomas Brenning from Sweden. There were no appeals as the rulings were all given away from the table after consultation with a panel of directors outside the competition. A no-smoking policy prevailed with breaks of ten minutes every four rounds, which worked very well and enhanced the smooth running of round-changing. The auction, run by Ruth Zandberg, raised a grand total of £41,600.
I would like to say thank you to everyone who came and played. The atmosphere and the spirit of the competition was second to none for all players. As you can imagine, an event like this takes many months of organising and I would like to thank the TGR team for all their hard work and support - Malika , Snighda and Johanna on the catering squad; Kiri-Jane and Shelley as event hostesses; Gill & Harvey our accountants; David & Nicole our information and website duo; and finally Artur whose social intercoursing across the globe brought so many world-class players together at TGR’s.
Our next international event, the Auction Teams, will be over the weekend of 8th-9th September 2012 and our 4th Auction Pairs 12th – 13th January 2013. We do hope to welcome many more players to an event that has been acclaimed one of the best around.
Marilyn Malinowska
2012 Teaching Programme
These courses will begin on the dates and times shown below.
| Monday 16th January
Intermediate Plus consolidation |
19:30 - 21:30 with David Burn
6 week course £175 |
| Wednesday 18th January
Bridge and tea with Marilyn |
14:30 - 17:00
10 week course £180 |
| Thursday 19th January
Basics consolidation |
15:00 - 17:00 with David Burn
6 week course £175 |
| Thursday 19th January
Beginners |
14:00 - 16:00 with Marilyn Malinowska
6 week course £175 |
| Thursday 19th January
Beginners |
17:30 - 19:15 with Marilyn Malinowska
6 week course £175 |
| Thursday 19th January
Standard TGRs |
19:30 - 21:30 with Marilyn Malinowska
6 week course £175 |
