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Festival of Bridge
The annual WCBU face-to-face Festival of Bridge will take place at the Bridge Centre, Green Point, Cape Town in December. Teams: Saturday 14th December (all day) Pairs: Sunday 15th (all day) and Monday 16th December (morning only) All are welcome to participate. Further details can be found here. read more...Tuesday, 22 October 2024 by Shirley Kaminer -
WBF Women's Transnational
The World Bridge Federation is organising a Women's Online Transnational Teams event from the 3rd-5th January 2025. Further details can be found here. read more...Tuesday, 22 October 2024 by Shirley Kaminer -
National Mixed Teams
The National Mixed Teams Tournament will take place from 8th - 10th November. It takes place on Realbridge and will be monitored at a central venue. Further details can be found on the attached flyer. read more...Tuesday, 01 October 2024 by Shirley Kaminer -
Plettenberg Bay Tournament 25 October
If you are in the Plettenberg Bay area during the last week of October, you may be interested in attending a face-to-face tournament at the Plettenberg Bay Bridge Club - please click here for flyer with details. read more...Sunday, 22 September 2024 by Shirley Kaminer -
WCBU Open Day
The annual Open Day, where school children, beginner and social bridge players can get together to play bridge under supervision in a friendly atmosphere, took place in the bowls clubhouse at the Western Province Cricket Club on Sunday 8th September. There were approximately 20 children from schools in Bonteheuwel with teachers to assist them, as well as a section of 26 adults. There was a lavish tea for all and the afternoon concluded with gifts for the children and prizes for the pairs who came... read more...Tuesday, 10 September 2024 by Shirley Kaminer -
SAWBA
SAWBA - the National Women's Congress - will be held online in the middle of November. The tournament is open to all SABF women bridge players. Details about dates and format can be found here. Enter online at www.sabfonline.co.za read more...Sunday, 08 September 2024 by Shirley Kaminer -
Western Cape Pairs Championships
The Western Cape Pairs Championships, one of the premier Red points events in the calendar, took place on the 24th and 25th August at the Bridge Centre. There were 23 pairs who participated. On cold and rainy winter days, there is nothing better than spending a weekend playing bridge in a convivial atmosphere with delicious teas and lunches in between the challenging boards. The A-section winners were Glen Holman and Anton der Kinderen, with runners-up Diniar and Nancy Minwalla. The B-section... read more...Monday, 26 August 2024 by Shirley Kaminer -
Open Day for Early Bridge Learners
There will be an Open Day for Early Bridge Learners on Sunday 8th September at the WPCC. Please see attached flyer for details. read more...Thursday, 08 August 2024 by Shirley Kaminer -
Pro-Am Event - WOW!
A Pro-Am session was held at the Bridge Centre on Saturday 3rd August. While the regular Trumps session was being played in the main room, there were 12 tables set up in the smaller room for the parallel Pro-Am session. There were 106 players in total on Saturday afternoon. Jocelyn Ashberg organised the event in tandem with Lara Woznica and her bevy of learners, as well as with a few other bridge teachers and their students. Students were paired with more experienced bridge players so that each... read more...Sunday, 04 August 2024 by Shirley Kaminer -
Medwin / Berkowitz
The Inter-Union Teams Tournament took place online at the Bridge Centre on 27th and 28th July. The W.Cape Medwin Team (Andrew Cruise, Saul Burman, Imtiaz Kaprey and Paul Reynolds) came 2nd, just a mere 2 VPs behind the E.Cape Team that won. Our W.Cape Team (Ann Murray, Mary Mutch, Zela Stern and Laureen Harris) won the Berkowitz Trophy which they will be bringing to CT. Hearty congratulations and well done to all! read more...Tuesday, 30 July 2024 by Shirley Kaminer