Competitions
The general rules and regulations for all WBU Competitions, the entry fees and how to contact people who can help with rulings and appeals can be found in the WBU Journal 2012-13, which may be read online here. Please note: the Grand Master points listings on page 35 of the printed copies are out of date, although all the club listings are correct. Page 35 has been corrected in the online version.
Detailed rules and arrangements for individual competitions can also be found in the Journal. General advice on accommodation, as well as specific information for some of our venues, can be found here.
Entries for many events, as indicated, should be made to the National Tournament Organiser (NTO), Jean Hand. Other entry, selection or invitation arrangements are explained in the table.
The Graded Masters was the first of several events to be held in 2010 at the Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod Wells. At this excellent venue we can eat (not too late - 8pm) and start again at 10.30 on Sunday playing a reasonable number of boards to finish about 4pm. Attractive rates for accommodation at the Metropole have been arranged.
Old results
I (Mike Tedd) have been trying to put together everything I can about the past winners of WBU competitions. Most of this data comes from the annual WBU Journal, and I am indebted to my late mother-in-law, Mrs Margaret Davies of Aberystwyth, who was able to lend me a full set of Journals from 1969 on. Roy Griffin kindly added data from the 1960s.
You can see a large table of all this data in PDF form here. I would greatly appreciate it if you could point out all the inevitable errors, and fill in the gaps. Results earlier than 1960 would be particularly valuable! See the Contacts page for my address etc.
Teams competitions
Pairs competitions
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Competition
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Format
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Timing
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Venue
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Entries
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Official closing date
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Results
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| National Open Pairs | Heats held in areas, as a Sim scored over the whole field. Final of 28 pairs, all-play-all over 3 sessions. Match-point pairs scoring. |
Final on 9-10 March 2013 Saturday 1pm start, Sunday 11am start |
Commodore Hotel, Llandrindod Wales | |||
| Ladies' Pairs |
Both-female pairs. Match-point pairs scoring. |
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2010 |
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| Mixed Pairs | Qualifying by area events scored over whole field. Final
of 28 pairs, all-play-all over 3 sessions. Match-point pairs scoring. |
The Final is on 23-24 February 2013 Saturday 1pm start, Sunday 11am start |
Commodore Hotel, Llandrindod Wales | Area organisers give entry numbers to NTO in January. | 2012 | |
| Graded Masters Pairs | Multiple sections, typically 14 pairs, section 1 being the pairs with the highest combined green point holdings, and so on. Three or four sessions all-play-all. Match-point pairs scoring. Start 1pm Saturday, 10.30 Sunday. | Not to be held in 2012 | . |
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2011 |
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| Veterans' Pairs | Pairs with both players born before 1st January 1952. Match-point pairs scoring. |
Will not be held in 2012 |
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2008 not held since |
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| Portland Pairs | Mixed pairs held at several venues in England and Wales, MP pairs scored over the whole field. | 24 March 2013 | Colwyn Bay | To Sheila Shea 01248 370118 sheila.shea@talktalk.net |
11 March | |
| Autumn Simultaneous Pairs |
Simultaneous pairs, held in clubs, scored across the field. Different hands each day. Organised by Ecats. Profits from this event are shared with the Wales Air Ambulance, See our 2011 contribution to them.
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2-6 September 2013 | Clubs |
Clubs wishing to take part email Anna at Ecats |
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| St David's Day Simultaneous Pairs |
Simultaneous pairs, held in clubs, scored across the field. Different hands each day. Organised by Ecats
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25 February to 1 March 2013 |
Clubs |
Clubs wishing to take part email Anna at Ecats |
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| Invitation Pairs | Three session all-play-all pairs using Butler scoring. All pairs are invited, and of international standing, with around half of the pairs from other countries. | 8-9 September 2012 | St Mellons, Cardiff | Any pair of suitable standing wishing to be considered should contact Patrick Jourdain by 31st July | 2012 | |
| Celtic Sims | A brand new Green Pointed Sim Pairs open to ALL clubs, to raise money for the International teams of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland |
21-27 April 2013 |
Clubs | See here for more details. |
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