Year's first red-point event attracts 28 pairs

Brisbane Water Bridge Club's first red-point event for the year, the New Year's Cup, attracted 28 pairs.

The field was divided into open and "super novice", less than 25 master points.

The open competition was contested by 20 pairs.

North-south winners were Lorraine Lindsay and Richard Carter, with a comfortable five per cent win.

It was a similar situation for east-west winners, Sally Clarke and Jan Clarke with four per cent margin.

In super novice, eight novice duos entered, what for some, would be their first red-point competition.

The event was run as a Howell, to produce a single winning pair in Carolyn Nichols and Wendy Byrne.

A super novice division, for players with less than 50MP, is planned for future red point events.

North-south results of Monday New Year Pairs Open, played January 2 were:

1 Lorraine Lindsay, Richard Carter 276.8 (64.06 per cent), 0.50 red points.

2 Martin Johnson, Chris Hasemore 255.1 (59.06), 0.35.

3 Barry Foster, Hope Tomlinson 245.1 (56.74), 0.25.

4 Meg McGregor, Hilary Owen 224.1 (51.88), 0.17.

5 Christine Hadaway, Marcelle Goslin 218.8 (50.64), 0.13.

6 Jim Routledge, David Snow 199.4 (46.15).

7 Jacqueline Wilson, Jenny Buckley 196.0 (45.37).

8 Julie Teague, Jorgen Boettiger 187.6 (43.43).

9 Pamela Lumby, Carol Long 183.1 (42.39).

10 Michael Greenfield, Laurie Powell 174.0 (40.28).

East-west results were:

1 Sally Clarke, Janet Clarke 252.0 (58.33 per cent), 0.50 red points.

2 Jaan Oitmaa, Sylvia Foster 237.3 (54.92), 0.35.

3 Karen Ody, Jurate Laisve 236.3 (54.69), 0.25.

4 Felicity Fane, Heather Brown 218.9 (50.67), 0.17.

5 Noel Crockett, Shirley Crockett 215.9 (49.97), 0.13.

6 Deborah Guthrie, Frankie Craven 213.9 (49.51).

7 John Aldersley, Beryl Lowry 211.4 (48.93).

8 Susan McCall, Pamela Joseph 204.6 (47.37).

9 Elaine Hume, Peter Hume 195.9 (45.34).

10 David Howells, Sue Eastman 174.0 (40.28).

Monday New Years Pairs Novice competition results were:

1 Caroline Nichols, Wendy Byrne 101.0 (60.12 per cent), 0.20 red points.

2 Susan Ashley, Kerry Robertson 98.7 (58.73), 0.14.

3 Judith Lambkin, Connie Lewis 88.3 (52.58), 0.10.

4 Kerry-Anne Durrant, Carolyn Harper 88.0 (52.38), 0.07.

5 Steve Anderson, Kerry Anderson 82.0 (48.81).

6 Graham Woof, Chris Spikesman 79.3 (47.22).

7 Maureen Lockwood, Fiona Galea 78.7 (46.83).

8 Beverley Burns, Roz Laws 56.0 (33.33).

SOURCE:

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