Two pairs sponsored to State bridge play-offs
Jaan Oitmaa and Sylvia Foster have won the Brisbane Water Bridge Club's annual Opens Pairs Championship on Saturday, August 26.
Together with second place-getters Lorraine Lindsay and Richard Carter, they will be sponsored by the club in the State Play-offs in November.
Despite a smaller field than in previous years, director Alan Bustany ensured every pair played everybody else.
The bridge was competitive with many grand masters in the field.
Results of the morning session were:
North-South results:
1 Lorraine Lindsay, Richard Carter 186.0 (62.00 per cent), 0.60 red points.
2 Kerry-Anne Durrant, David Adams 156.0 (52.00), 0.42.
3 Judy Wulff, Susan McCall 149.0 (49.67), 0.30.
East-West results:
1 Jaan Oitmaa, Sylvia Foster 202.0 (67.33 per cent), 0.60 red points.
2 Martin Johnson, Chris Hasemore 180.0 (60.00), 0.42.
3 Karen Ody, Jim Routledge 156.0 (52.00), 0.30.
Results of the afternoon session combined were:
1 Pamela Joseph, Janice Donohoe 141.0 (56.40 per cent), 1.02 red points.
1 Jaan Oitmaa, Sylvia Foster 141.0 (56.40), 1.02.
3 Judy Wulff, Susan McCall 138.0 (55.20), 0.60.
4 Lorraine Lindsay, Richard Carter 136.0 (54.40), 0.40.
5 Karen Ody, Jim Routledge 135. 0 (54.00), 0.30.
6 Stephen Calcroft, Roy Cotton 128.0 (51.20), 0.24.
Overall results were:
1 Jaan Oitmaa, Sylvia Foster 343.0 (62.36 per cent), 1.62 red points.
2 Lorraine Lindsay, Richard Carter 322.0 (58.55), 1.00.
3 Martin Johnson, Chris Hasemore 299.0 (54.36), 0.42.
4 Karen Ody, Jim Routledge 291.0 (52.91), 0.60.
5 Judy Wulff, Susan McCall 287.0 (52.18), 0.90.
6 Kerry-Anne Durrant, David Adams 275.0 (50.00), 0.42.
7 Pamela Joseph, Janice Donohoe 272.0 (49.45), 1.02.
8 Edith Marshall, Hilary Owen 262.0 (47.64).
9 Dasha Brandt, David Bowerman 259.0 (47.09).
10 Stephen Calcroft, Roy Cotton 244.0 (44.36), 0.42.
11 Kerry Dwyer, Laurie Powell 232.0 (42.18).
12 Marcelle Goslin, Christine Hadaway 214.0 (38.91).
SOURCE:
Social media, 27 Aug 2023
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