NEW YEAR'S HONOURS TO RODNEY AND ALLEN

Congratulations to two beginners from lessons in 2015. The Baden Wilson list which is published quarterly by NZB shows the top 10 male and female players by virtue of Masterpoints won in every rank. The cumulative Masterpoints earned during 2015 saw Rodney Vercoe from Putaruru Bridge Club joint first male in the Novice rank across New Zealand and Allen Cant from Tokoroa Bridge Club joint second male in the Novice rank across New Zealand. Many congratulations to both of them for their outstanding achievement in their first season of bridge.

BRUSH UP YOUR BASIC ACOL OVER THE HOLIDAYS!

10 beginners'lessons are now available on YouTube. Holidays are an ideal time to revisit your studies and repeat the theory from lessons on a laptop or mobile phone at the beach. Those newer to the game or wanting a refresher on basic ACOL click here for more details.

NGAIRE FISHER DAZZLES ON DEBUT!

Ngaire made her first appearance at the Cambridge Bridge Club. Donning a Santa hat and downing several Chardonnays a Game, Slam or Bust approach saw Ngaire in sparkling form.
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She left no-one in any doubt of her formidable abilities at the bridge table finishing top of the room out of 16 tables on 74.24%, over 11% clear of the nearest contenders. Next week she rises to the challenge of the theme nativity and may be donning a tea towel and crook as a shepherdess ... watch this space!

MINI MOOS FINALE

The last in the Mini Moos series took place today. Full details under the Mini Moos Tab above. Featuring from Putaruru, Rodney Vercoe was the runner up out of 32 players. Winning best Garden Party Hat, Tokoroa's Karen O'Sullivan.
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WARREN AND GRAEME STAR IN NZ WIDE PAIRS!

Congratulations to Tokoroa's Warren Wilton and Graeme Farrow. Taking part in the Taupo heat of NZ Wide pairs they stormed the field NS in their section. Finishing top of the room on 65.74% in Taupo, their score when converted across the nation became 66.3% leading them to a top 20 finish out of over 950 pairs competing on Friday night. 18th overall in the competition and 8th Open Intermediate pair in the country. FANTASTIC RESULT!

TOKOROA - PUTARURU COMBO RUNNERS UP AT NOVICE TOURNAMENT!

Three pairings from lessons this year took part in the Waikato Bays Novice tournament today, Sunday 18 October. Congratulations to Rodney Vercoe and Dexter Morgan who emerged runners up in their second outing as a partnership, having already braved it along to National Congress. Their 59.9% in the morning session secured them the Top of the Room slot. A steady 52.1 in the afternoon was enough to take out 2nd place in the tournament. Really well played guys! Allen and Helen Cant had a super afternoon finishing second in the room with 58.7.

PUTARURU'S MARIA LEACH 7TH HIGHEST FEMALE PLAYER IN NZ!!

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The Baden Wilson Ranks Reports have been released for the 3rd quarter of 2015. For the first 9 months of the year all Masterpoints are accumulated for every player in the country and the top 10 male and female players are announced in their rank on the NZB website. In the rank of Certificate of Proficiency holder, Maria is joint 7th female player across the nation. Congratulations Maria!

NGAIRE FISHER AND WARREN WILTON TIE FOR 6TH AT THE MOUNT

In a strong field of 42 pairs Ngaire and Warren performed consistently with a 56.5% in the morning followed by a 55.1% in the afternoon. This amounted to 6th overall in a large field of strong players. Congratulations to them both.

VERA SECURES SUCCESS AT NATIONAL CONGRESS

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Vera Verhaegh from Tokoroa emerged with notable success from the gruelling week long National Congress in Hamilton. Many congratulations to her and partner Malcolm Smith (Hamilton) for taking out 4th spot in the Congress Pairs in a very tough field of 62 pairs.

SOUTH WAIKATO TIMES SUPPORTS TOKOROA CLUB

Frances Ferguson, journalist and budding new bridge bridge player for 2016, published this article on the recent teams event in Tokoroa.
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Thank you to Frances for her support of our sport and we look forward to seeing you at lessons next year!