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Junior Teams Champions 2020

Congratulations to the team of Malcolm Moselely, Mark Stevens, Jane Gregory and Wenda Krupp, winners of the Junior Teams title for 2020. Runners up were Jo-Ann Dawson, Julia Cook, Sharon Andrews, Carol Eastham and Nikki Boyce, with the team of Tim Mardon, Jean Schilling, Stuart Clare and Sarah Bowers in third place. Held over two Tuesday evenings, eight teams entered, several comprised of players who have only recently graduated from the Introductory Lessons - well done to all of them.

Open Pairs Champions

Congratulations to Charles Hall and David Sykes, Open Pairs Champions for 2020. After winning the first session, they maintained their good form taking joint second place in the afternoon match, ensuring their overall win. They achieved a two board margin over runners up Bill and Linda Pollett (second in the morning and joint second in the afternoon) and Margie Way and Misha Novakovic who placed third. This was the first major event since the Club re-opened and thanks to all fourteen competing pairs for making the championship so successful while ensuring that we continued to remain safe at our Club through a long day of bridge.

Happy 90th Birthday Diana

At the Wednesday 4th November morning game, we all celebrated Diana Diel's 90th Birthday (in line with Covid protocols of course, which meant no cake, no candles and no Happy Birthday chorus!).

Well Done Dorry

Congratulations to Dorry Lusher, featured below on her 90^th birthday, who came back to the Club on Monday 19^th October, after not having played at all since the Club closed on 13 March, and came in 1^st in the East/West Section!

1st game back!

Well, we did it!
The Club opened up again Wednesday morning 2nd September and we were able to have a seven and half table game. We kept to the rules, the masks on/masks off worked well and everyone seemed very comfortable. It was good to see people again and to chat at the table - hopefully some of you who did not come will give it a go next Wednesday! 01af64f0 3260 46a1 92c9 9825d2eccd9e

Mike Viotti Leaving Bermuda

Mike Viotti has been a valuable member of the Bridge Club. He embraced the Youth Bridge at Saltus, and ensured that we had a steady flow of students into the club. It was 4 of his students that took the first youth trip to Chicago YNABC in 2015, and he was also instrumental in getting those 4 students to be the first Bermuda youth team in a WBF world teams event. It is thanks to Mike that the Youth Bridge has been able to grow so well.

As a Bridge player, Mike started learning at the same time as the youths at Saltus. However, he rapidly developed his Bridge skills, and can now teach Bridge very effectively. His personal development has been spectacular. In a few years, he has won several club events including the Non-Life Masters twice with Kathy Keane. My partnership with him has been very enjoyable, as he is willing and capable to learn and understand new conventions very quickly. His bidding and card play are at a very high level. I know many other players and members of the Bridge club will attest to his enthusiasm, skills, and being a very amenable partner.

He will be missed by many.

John Burville