The 2019 TBA Congress was held over the weekend of 29-30 June at the TBA club rooms.
Sunday was the Swiss pairs, with a field of 36 pairs competing over 6 rounds of 9 boards. The full results are here.
1st - Sandra and Andrew
2nd - Dallas Cooper and
3rd - Barbara Holland and
Richman
4th - Ian Mansfield and
5th - Julian Corr and
Restricted - Rose Rowell and
Saturday saw the rooms packed for three sections of matchpoint pairs. 17 pairs played in the open, 18 in the restricted (fewer than 150 masterpoints) and 14 in the novice (fewer than 25 masterpoints). Full results are here: open, restricted, novice
Open - 1st - Sandra and
Open - 2nd - Jane and Robert
Open - 3rd - Wynne Webber
Tyson
and Ann Paton
Restricted - 2nd - Anna Egan
Restricted - 1st – Mary Hawthorne and Gail Garth
Rest’d - 3rd - David Marshall
and Annie Bartlet
(Marian Van Den Byllaardt absent)
Restricted - 4th - Julia Johnson
Novice - 1st - Mardi and John
Novice - 3rd - Edward Gee and
and Geoff Green
Grosvenor
Jeggs Nuttall
The presentations were made by TBA Vice-president Lynne Cooke, with TBA Chief Director Simon Edler loitering in the background. Absent for the presentations were 2nd placed novice pair - Debbie Easther and Pam Batrouney.
The novice field included four pairs of players yet to make Graduate master. They were congratulated on taking the step of entering a congress event. The best performing pair in this group - Elizabeth Taranto and Jan Sheen - received special recognition for their achievement in coming fourth.
Thanks to Simon for all of his work organising and running the congress, and to all members who brought food and helped organise the weekend.