The TBA Committee met on June 10th from 2.45pm. Present were Julie Rhodes (P), John Grosvenor (VP) Leigh Blizzard (T) Pam Murphy, Leonie Atkins, Chris Girvan, Sue Falkingham, Paul Fredheim, Simon Edler and Hugh Grosvenor. The following matters were discussed:
Congratulations Hugh Fundraiser!
Hugh has returned triumphant from China with the Seniors’ team winning the Gold medal! The Open team also did well, coming in third. Hugh is also travelling to Denmark in August to play for Australia again in the Senior’s Team.
In order to celebrate his win, and to assist him financially to travel to Denmark, the TBA will hold a fund raising event on Sunday June 29th starting at 10.00am. It will take the form of an individual tournament where as many people as possible will be able to play with Hugh. In addition we will be running a raffle on that day for Hugh with the full list of prizes available closer to the event. If you are unable to attend on that day, but would like to assist Hugh, we will turn the suggestion box into a donation box a week prior to the event.
Australia Wide Club Championship
The next ABF Club Knockout Teams event is starting in just a few weeks. It will be held online using the excellent Real Bridge platform. Play is on Tuesday evenings at 7:30pm one match a month over 5 months. The first match is Tuesday July 22nd.
The TBA has been very successful winning the open teams in 2023 and the under 750 in 2024. Now in 2025 let’s do even better. There are 5 Masterpoints categories: Under 50, Under 100, Under 300, Under 750 and Open.
The TBA pays for your entry fees, but any prize money won by a team is placed in the entry fee pool for next year’s teams.
If you would like to represent your club please email the TBA for yourself, your pair or your team. Sue Falkingham will be organizing our teams and needs to hear from you now (email tba@tasbridge.com.au).
Laugh and Learn
Laugh and Learn has started on Wednesday afternoons from 2.00pm. It is a fun and informal way to improve your bridge, with discussion of the hands after they have been bid and played.
More On Pianola
As mentioned last month, the TBA has decided to cancel its blanket subscription to Pianola Plus, thereby saving thousands of dollars. You can subscribe personally to Pianola Plus if you wish (via the Pianola website), but most of the previously available hand analysis etc can still be done via the TBA website.
Bridge Etiquette – Tip of the Month
Since it is the cold and flu season, please stay away from bridge if you are unwell. Also, please remember to sneeze or cough into your arm, and not on the playing cards. There are masks available at the TBA if you need one, or think another player needs one.
President