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4th July 2026
1st: Katya Senior & Harry Groom
2nd: Tim Mallett & Helen Bye
3rd: Jenny Marsden & Jennifer Fawkner-Corbett
27th June 2026
144 pairs from 9 clubs participated in this event, congratulations to the winners, David Wilson and Mark Ballantine of Hull with an outstanding scratch score of 73%. Valerie Watson and Jean Oldroyd of Doncaster placed second.
The winners in the handicapped rankings were Davis Wilson and Mark Ballantine. They will be donating their £125 prize to Dove House Hospice, their local hospice in Hull.
Second place in the handicapped rankings were Valerie Watson and Jean Oldroyd from Doncaster bridge club. They are donating their £75 prize to DonMentia, a local charity in Doncaster.
23rd June 2026
The Academy held the annual award presentation on Thursday. The following awards were awarded:
Nora Penn Award – Josh
Runner up for the Nora Penn Award – Barnaby
EBED
Silver – Josh
Bronze – Oscar
Bronze – Ocean
Bronze – Barnaby
Bronxe – Jacob
Minibridge – Oscar
Minibridge – Ethan
The York Bridge Club:
Introduction to Minibridge- Poppy
Introduction to Minibridge-Scarlett
It was a super evening!
17th June 2026
1st: Alan Jarvis & Alan Hayward, Daniel McIntosh & Claire Robinson
2nd: Athena Chow & Tom Copeland, Martin Edge & Nick Woolven
3rd: Stuart Davies & George Bak, Catherine Thompson & Colin D Jones
17th June 2026
1st: Don Hilton & Richard Hilton, John Hayton & Mike Jackson
2nd: Tony Watson & Stephen Clifford, Daniel Elstein & Mike Hopkins
3rd: Alan Mould & Brian Senior, Jackie Pye & John Holland
17th June 2026
1st: Liz Reese & Bohdan Hnyda
2nd: Alan Hayward & Alan Jarvis
3rd: Daniel McIntosh & Claire Robinson
17th June 2026
1st: John Hayton & Mike Jackson
2nd: Bob Marchbank & Kevin Higgins
3rd: Adam Bowden & Michael P Bowden
16th June 2026
1st: Ruth Kerr & Stuart Kerr
2nd: John Kitteridge & Mary Maybank
3rd: Gillian Emerson & Carrie Babington
15th June 2026
Fifth place for Yorkshire in Pachabo Cup
The Pachabo Cup is the EBU inter-county competition for teams who qualify as the winners or runners up of each county’s premier knockout, which in Yorkshire’s case is the Waddington Shield.
In 2026, the Waddington Shield finalists were teams captained by Richard Winter and Paul Brereton (won by Winter, as reported here previously) and the Pachabo team comprised players drawn from both teams – Richard Winter, Geoff Kenyon, Paul Brereton, Frank Dixon, David Beck and Keith Joules.
The event was played online on RealBridge over two days on 13th and 14th June, and the Yorkshire team finished in an excellent fifth place out of the 27 counties taking part.
Congratulations to the players on their achievement.
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