The 2021 TBA Congress was held at the TBA club rooms in Hobart over the weekend of 3-4 July 2021. After the cancelation of last year's congress it was fantastic to see the club rooms
buzzing and back to the pre-COVID seating capacity. The room was full with 45 pairs playing
on the Saturday afternoon.
The pairs events were played on Saturday. 19 open pairs and 10 restricted pairs played across two sessions. 16 novice pairs played in a single session in the afternoon. Congratulations to
the many novice pairs who were playing in their first congress!
The winners in the Open were John Cummings and David Marshal. Mardi and John Grosvenor came second, with Lena Jansson and Merryl Darby coming third. The winners in the Restricted
were Fahri Toreci and Wayne Seabrook. Gil Robinson and Marg Enright came second, with Clive and Liz Sellen coming third. The winners in the Novice were Helen Sqier and Tim Doe. Lea
Coulston and Pam Noga came second, with Judy and Roger Hooley coming third
The Swiss Pairs was played on the Sunday with 34 pairs competing. Six matches of nine boards were played across two sessions. The winners were Bob Patterson and Richard Cooke.
Maruta Boyd and Barbara Holland come second, with Fiona Hickey and Alaine MacMorran
coming third. The best placed pair in the restricted category were Clive and Liz Sellen.
Full results are here: Open Pairs, Restricted Pairs, Novice Pairs, Swiss Pairs.
Thanks to Hugh Grosvenor and Sue Falkingham for directing.