Source: Australian Youth Bridge The Australian National Championships started on Sunday at the Bayview Eden Hotel in Melbourne. The championships start with a week of state vs state in Open, Womens, Seniors and Juniors. Each state can send one team for each category. It is run as a double round robin with finals starting Wednesday night. Open pairs runs Thu-Fri for those missing finals plus anyone else wanting a practice.
Saturday starts the Australian Butler Pairs, open to all players. If you survive the cut on Sunday night, you’re in for a 4 day round robin against the 20 pair field. Current results can be found here http://www.abfevents.com.au/events/results/results.asp… Competition details can be found here http://www.abfevents.com.au/events/anc/2019/results.asp#res

South Australia Youth at lunch break The South Australian youth bridge community is quite small, considering the fact that there are many youngish bridge stars still resident in Adelaide, some of whom, like Barbara & Jeff Travis and Phil Gue, have provided us with players for the future. Most of the team here learned from family members: grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles. The youngest member is Lincoln, 11, then Fletcher, 13, George, 15, Bertie, 16, David, 21 and Jessica, 22, with David Parrott npc. David Gue now runs the Adelaide Bridge Centre while Phil Gue and Margaret are cruising directors at sea! The team has had guru Justin Williams give them free lessons and play. Most of the team play Standard, and have had lessons at SABA with Justin. So, a small but keen group of young players, who need support and encouragement. Go, South Australia Youth!

Don’t forget – you can still enter for the 6th World Youth Open Bridge Championships being held in Croatia from 20 – 29 August.

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