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LESSONS BEGIN WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH IN PUTARURU

Take up the challenge and come along to our fun bridge lessons. The first two are free taster sessions - so join us to see if this hobby can become your new passion in life for 2019! Contact our tutor Ross Provan for details 022 044 9078 or email the club putarurubridge@gmail.com

RECENT TOURNAMENT SUCCESS FOR PUTARURU

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Congratulations to Ross and Susan Provan, winning the Hamilton Junior tournament and finishing 4% clear of the field.
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On form at Hamilton's Intermediate tournament were Eileen Barker and Anne Berben securing third place.
CONGRATULATIONS!

TOKOROA TO HOST HEAT OF THE WAPS

After a 7 year gap ... Tokoroa are returning to the tournament scene. They host a round of the popular Waikato Area Pairs series (The WAPS) on Sunday 30 July. It is a walk-in event - arrive between 9.30 to 9.45 to be guaranteed a place. The cost for a day's bridge is just $10. Their club is at the Tokoroa Club, Chamber St, Tokoroa. Play will be in the Red Room on the first floor. There is a flight of stairs and no lifts. The Tok Club are offering a WAP lunch menu at $12. Choose from: Ham steak/fish and chips/chicken schnitzel - all served with fries and salad.

Usually the WAPS are not open to the BOP clubs. However, on this occasion a special dispensation has been given and EVERYONE is welcome to attend this heat and welcome Tokoroa Bridge Club back to the tournament fold.

Billets are available to those travelling from further afield. Contact Gary and Jude Cuttriss on 022 365 3295

Support them if you can - they look forward to greeting you.

CONGRATULATIONS TO JENNY AND CHRIS!

They may not have won on the night in the Tokoroa heat of the NZ Wide Babich Pairs - but their consistency has paid off! Jenni Douglas and Chris Yukich scored 52.08% on the night at the club. Put into the mix of the wider field of almost 1000 pairs and their score dropped. Not usually good news, but for them it took them to 50.01% which means they share the prize for the pair closest to 50% with a Te Awamutu pair. Their wine packs from the sponsor Babich will be winging their way to them.

TOP JUNIORS

Congratulations to Susan and Ross Provan seen here collecting their prize for finishing the top junior pair at Matamata's Intermediate tournament.
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A stunning 56% followed by a 52% in the afternoon saw the couple finish in 11th place overall in a tough field of 36 pairs. Congratulations to them both!

WAP CHAMPIONS FROM TOKOROA!

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Many Congratulations to Willy and Graeme. Their success continued in the WAP series today in the final round in Hamilton. Winning top non-open pair in the heat itself, this confirmed their position as the top non-open pair for the entire series. They outstripped the intermediate/intermediate field and were warmly applauded as they received their prizes today.

THANK YOU PUB CHARITIES!

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The recent grant application by the Putaruru Bridge Club has been approved by Pub Charities allowing the club to go forward with modernisation by purchasing electronic scoring equipment for their club. Pub Charities assist many community organisations and they are known for their generosity in the bridge community. Their donation means BridgeMates will soon be in use at the club bringing all the benefits of enhanced scoring, touch of a button results and the ability for members to view their results in detail to see why boards are good or bad as an aid to improving play.

SUCCESS IN TE AWAMUTU RESTRICTED

Congratulations to Warren and Bob on two fabulous rounds at the Te Awamutu Restriced landing them a place on the podium in third today. Also congratulations to Putaruru's Anne Patching and Rosemary Ward finishing Top EW in the afternoon session.

MARIA AND PETER SHOW THE GRANDMASTERS HOW IT'S DONE!

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Twelve tables turned out for Putaruru's annual tournament today. Top finishers for the home club were the intermediate and junior pairing of Peter Kraakman and Maria Leach. They finished above gold grandmaster Ian Clayton and his grandmaster partner Yuzhong Chen. An outstanding performance by these minnows who finished in joint 6th position.
Winners today were Auckland based Anthony Hopkins and Alan Dormer.
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Here they are with Putaruru President Eileen Barker.
Runners up were another junior punching well above her weight Rochelle Van Heuven from Te Aroha with Waikato region all rounder Ross Stewart.
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The third place spot was a tie three-quarters Kalma family. Hermanna and Henk and scorer for the day Anna with Cambridge's Michael Neels.

DEXTER AND RODNEY TOP OF ROOM IN MATAMATA JUNIOR

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A stunning performance in the morning saw Rodney and Dexter clear of the field at lunch with an outstanding 60.80%. They won a session prize and combined with their afternoon score finished 8th overall. This leaves them both in joint 4th place in the 2016 Waikato Bays Junior Champions League.