Bridge club holds open teams championship
Brisbane Water Bridge Club had 12 teams sign up for its 2022 Open Teams Club Championship, the club's premier event for the year.
The tournament was held over two sessions played on Monday, March 21.
Team Clarke (Sally Clarke, Garry Clarke, Di Coats, Jan Clarke) won the day with five wins and a loss.
Team Foster (Sylvia Foster, Jaan Oitmaa, Lorraine Lindsay, Chris Hannan) picked up second spot.
They looked likely winners leading at the completion of most rounds but were overhauled by the winners in the final moments of the competition.
Third spot went to Team Whigham (Marilyn Whigham, Joan Walsh, Judy Wulff, Christine Hadaway).
They played steadily throughout the tournament finishing with a 3-0-3 record.
The competition included some novice and restricted players, who "acquitted themselves well and made the most of the learning opportunity".
The championship was directed by Ronnie Ng.
Results of the championship, which was a Country Teams qualifying event, were:
1 Jan Clarke, Di Coats, Sally Clarke, Garry Clarke 125 (92.32 VPs), 5 wins-0 draws-1loss, 1.80 red points.
2 Sylvia Foster, Jaan Oitmaa, Lorraine Lindsay, Chris Hannan 121 (91.54), 5-0-1, 1.80.
3 Marilyn Whigham, Joan Walsh, Judy Wulff, Christine Hadaway 24 (66.24), 3-0-3, 1.08.
4 Marcelle Goslin, Ron Meaney, Karen Ody, Jim Routledge 0 (64.14), 4-0-2, 1.44.
5 John Aldersley, Beryl Lowry, Dasha Brandt, David Bowerman, Jorgen Boettiger, Julie Teague 5 (61.62), 3-0-3, 1.08.
6 Noel Crockett, Shirley Crockett, Ed Vaughan, Robin Vaughan 0 (59.88), 3-0-3, 1.08.
7 Anne Grayden, Julie Sadler, Barbara Grant, Louis Koolen -3 (59.20), 3-0-3, 1.08.
8 Jurate Laisve, Trish Byrnes, Alma Van Der Walt, Kathryn Ivits 0 (57.01), 2-0-4, 0.72.
9 Susan Mccall, Pamela Joseph, Jenny Buckley, David Adams -38 (51.75), 3-0-3, 1.08.
10 Hope Tomlinson, Barry Foster, David Snow, Chris Hasemore, Martin Johnson -50 (46.19), 2-0-4, 0.72.
11 Heather Brown, Felicity Fane, Elaine Hume, Peter Hume -96 (35.55), 2-0-4, 0.72.
12 Blair Glass, Alan Bustany, Chris Williams, Elizabeth Lawrence, Diane Nichols, Ian Newton, Carolynne Mucharsky, Meryl Duke -88 (34.56), 1-0-5, 0.36.
SOURCE:
Website, 24 Mar 2022
Brisbane Water Bridge Club