Hi All,
We are really on the final countdown to the National Congress which promises to be a bumper tournament.
We have 60 teams and 148 pairs which is a great entry.
Furthermore, we have no night bridge! And that is an added bonus.
The WPBU are feverishly getting all the I’s dotted and the t’s crossed. Peter Bircher has planned the pairs’ portion of the event down to a fine art and Heidi is very busy organizing her part of the proceedings together with Jan.
I must thank Neil Hayward for offering to do the bulletin at such short notice. It is really appreciated.
Kick-off is at 2.00p.m. on Friday the 11th with registration starting at 12.30p.m.
At the A.G.M there will be a new committee elected and as a result I have created a new e-mail address for the SAB F President so that we can have continuity. The address is: sabf.president@gmail.com and I urge you to all use the address in future.
I have had long discussions with Maccabbi South Africa and they have invited us to send a team next year 2013. The cost however, is quite prohibitive, being R48,000 which includes all flights, accommodation, entry fee and any tours on offer. If you have any interest in representing South Africa please advise us so that we can arrange trials if necessary. Unfortunately this is one event that is closed to players not of Jewish descent.
After congress the next event is the WW Sims in June, that Anna Gudge is handling from the U.K. All clubs have dealt directly with her and I an sure that it will work very smoothly.
The masterpoint cards will be available at congress at long last!
See you soon
Helen
Blog #2, 2012
Hi all,
It sure has been a long time, but I really had nothing to report. Now I have news!
We have just completed the Senior trials. We had two teams enter and it was a 96-board playoff. Interestingly enough there was a move to have the Open and Ladies separate from the Seniors. I believe that was to give players a chance to enter both events. However, the entries for all were very disappointing indeed and I strongly recommend that next year all the trials be held simultaneously.
Congratulations to the winning team: Gordon and Kathy Driver, Val Bloom and Tas Nestoridis and Nelonia Vorster and Jackie Dorfan.
We wish you every success in Lille!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It sure has been a long time, but I really had nothing to report. Now I have news!
We have just completed the Senior trials. We had two teams enter and it was a 96-board playoff. Interestingly enough there was a move to have the Open and Ladies separate from the Seniors. I believe that was to give players a chance to enter both events. However, the entries for all were very disappointing indeed and I strongly recommend that next year all the trials be held simultaneously.
Congratulations to the winning team: Gordon and Kathy Driver, Val Bloom and Tas Nestoridis and Nelonia Vorster and Jackie Dorfan.
We wish you every success in Lille!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We now have our full compliment of teams that will be competing at the World Mind Sports Games in Lille France from the 9th till the 23rd of August, 2012. SASCOC has finalized an agreement with SAA to give all sportsmen, nationally and internationally discounted fares.
At this stage not sure what the deal is but we are actively pursuing this avenue. As you are no doubt aware the cost of competing internationally falls mainly on the shoulders of the actual competitors with a very small subsidy of R5000 per player from the SABF which really doesn’t go very far. What we have always needed and are desperate to find is a sponsor for all these events. But at this stage it is still a pipe dream.
We are fast approaching Congress which promises to be a superb event. The Western Province Bridge Assoc. with Kitty Cruise and Hilary Nick as well as their able team have spent many hours planning and I am sure it will prove to be worth all the manhours involved.
Congress will take place from Friday 11th until the 18th May 2012. We will start at 2.00 p.m. and finish the following week at 12.00 midday to facilitate our members travel home to various distant places. The Kelvin Grove, will I am sure, prove to be an excellent venue.
We can only confirm the actual programme of events once we have received all the entries. We will endeavour to keep sessions at night to a minimum. But this is truly dependent on the number of entries that we receive.
Wishing all ‘Chag Sameach’ and a very Happy Easter
Helen
2012 - Blog #1
A Happy New Year to you all!
During the last week in January each year ECatsBridge organises a Worldwide Sims to raise funds for charity for UNICEF and this event was played over the past 6 days. It seems that this event was not very well supported in South Africa but I want to congratulate six (!) Natal clubs as well as Benoni Bridge Club for taking part. Perhaps next year more clubs across the country will participate. I do hope so.
We have just concluded the 2012 Trials and I have great pleasure in announcing the successful teams -
Open Team: Alon Apteker, Craig Gower, Neville Eber, Chris Bosenberg, Larry Chemaly and Rob Stephens.
Ladies Team: Charmaine Lipshitz, Renee Kenny, Roz Factor and Marina Breytenbach won the trials and invited Maureen Narunsky and Joy Swiel from Cape Town to join them as the 3rd Pair.
Congratulations to you all and every success at the World Mind Sports Games to be held in August of this year.
The Senior’ Trials will take place a the end of March and entries close on the 10 February. This will follow the same format of teams as was just held. The entry is R1,100 per person and players from provinces that will entail air travel, do not have to pay an entry fee for this event.
The entry form for Congress to be held in Cape Town from the 11th till 18th May, is now up on the SABF website. Please get your entries in as soon as possible. The entry form is very user friendly and you should have no problem at all.
The A.G.M will take place as usual during congress and I urge you to look to your committees for nominations for all the executive positions and we will be sending out nomination forms as per our new constitution that states that all nominations must be received prior to the meeting as no nominations will be taken from the floor.
I believe that it is time to have a new president, as I have been in the chair for the past three years and it is time for new blood (not to be spilled of course). Our new constitution provides for a 2-year term of office with an option of a further term. I will, however, continue as the secretary of the African Bridge Federation.
I am please to announce that the Kenyan issue is now at an end and the rightful NBO is the Kenyan Bridge Association. This feud has been in existence for the past 10 years and I wish Mrs Kala Shah every success.
Warm Wishes
Helen
During the last week in January each year ECatsBridge organises a Worldwide Sims to raise funds for charity for UNICEF and this event was played over the past 6 days. It seems that this event was not very well supported in South Africa but I want to congratulate six (!) Natal clubs as well as Benoni Bridge Club for taking part. Perhaps next year more clubs across the country will participate. I do hope so.
We have just concluded the 2012 Trials and I have great pleasure in announcing the successful teams -
Open Team: Alon Apteker, Craig Gower, Neville Eber, Chris Bosenberg, Larry Chemaly and Rob Stephens.
Ladies Team: Charmaine Lipshitz, Renee Kenny, Roz Factor and Marina Breytenbach won the trials and invited Maureen Narunsky and Joy Swiel from Cape Town to join them as the 3rd Pair.
Congratulations to you all and every success at the World Mind Sports Games to be held in August of this year.
The Senior’ Trials will take place a the end of March and entries close on the 10 February. This will follow the same format of teams as was just held. The entry is R1,100 per person and players from provinces that will entail air travel, do not have to pay an entry fee for this event.
The entry form for Congress to be held in Cape Town from the 11th till 18th May, is now up on the SABF website. Please get your entries in as soon as possible. The entry form is very user friendly and you should have no problem at all.
The A.G.M will take place as usual during congress and I urge you to look to your committees for nominations for all the executive positions and we will be sending out nomination forms as per our new constitution that states that all nominations must be received prior to the meeting as no nominations will be taken from the floor.
I believe that it is time to have a new president, as I have been in the chair for the past three years and it is time for new blood (not to be spilled of course). Our new constitution provides for a 2-year term of office with an option of a further term. I will, however, continue as the secretary of the African Bridge Federation.
I am please to announce that the Kenyan issue is now at an end and the rightful NBO is the Kenyan Bridge Association. This feud has been in existence for the past 10 years and I wish Mrs Kala Shah every success.
Warm Wishes
Helen
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