2024-25 Event
The event takes place over three weekends in the autumn, and acts as an international trial, with the winners of the First Division earning selection to represent England in one weekend of the 2025 Camrose Trophy series. It is also part of the Championship Series, with points earned towards the Player of the Year competition.
Entry is for teams of 6 and costs £960 per team. Teams wishing to enter should email comps@ebu.co.uk. Entries will be closing on Monday 3rd June at 12 noon. Entries made after the deadline may be accepted at the Selection Committee's discretion.
The schedule and venues will be:
Weekend 1: 7th - 8th September 2024
Division 1 - Young Chelsea Bridge Club - 21 Dalling Road, London, W6 0JD
Division 2 - Richmond Bridge Club - Cambridge PARK, (Opposite no 3 ) East Twickenham, TW1 2PG
Division 3 - West Midlands Bridge Club - Marion Murtagh House, 909 Warwick Road, Solihull, B91 3EP
Weekend 2: 28th – 29th September 2024
Division 1 - Tunbridge Wells Bridge Club - 40 London Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1DL
Division 2 - Young Chelsea Bridge Club - 21 Dalling Road, London, W6 0JD
Division 3 - East Midlands Bridge Academy - Old School, Chapel Street Spondon, Derby, DE21 7JR
Weekend 3: 23rd – 24th November 2024
Division 1 - West Midlands Bridge Club - Marion Murtagh House, 909 Warwick Road, Solihull, B91 3EP
Division 2 - West Midlands Bridge Club - Marion Murtagh House, 909 Warwick Road, Solihull, B91 3EP
Division 3 - Young Chelsea Bridge Club - 21 Dalling Road, London, W6 0JD
The format and playing schedule for each weekend will be as follows:
All Divisions
All Weekends: 7 x 16-board matches
Saturday: 10.45 – 12.55; 13.25 – 15.35; 15.55 – 18.05; 18.25- 20.35
Sunday: 10.45 – 12.55; 13.25 – 15.35; 15.55 – 18.05
Regulations and Conditions of contest
Teams
Tim Leslie, Mike Bell, Sarah Bell, Stefano Tommasini & Ben Norton.
John Sansom, Paul Hackett, John Sansom, David Debbage, Croz Croswell, John Hassett & Andrew Woodcock
Charlie Bucknell, Stephen Kennedy, Kevin Castner, Charlotte Bedford & Lucy Norman
Andy Cope, Giles Ip, Adam Hickman & Martin Jones
Diana Nettleton, Ollie Burgess, Ian Draper, Ian Angus, Thomas Rainforth & Joe Sivayogan
Ali Ahmed, Liam Sanderson, James Thrower, Fiona Brown, Steve Raine and Chris Cooper
Sandra Penfold, Brian Senior, John Holland, Alan Mould, Norman Selway & Kay Preddy
Divisions TBC
Division 1
Division 2
Division 3