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EBU Master Pairs
Monthly Masterclass

Monthly Masterclass

Dominic is running a series of monthly Masterclasses.

These occur on the last Thursday of the month. Start time 10am prompt, finish time appx 12.30 (so not to clash with the afternoon session folks coming in). £10 per session.

Intended for anyone with NGS in the 50's or high 40's - or anyone who wants to win at bridge!

Monday 10th February	Waddington League
Thursday 13th February	YCBA Sim Pairs
Thursday 20th February	W.E Dornan Mixed Pairs
Monday 24th February	Open League (div 2)
Sunday 1st March	EBU Masters Pairs
Tuesday 3rd March	TD seminar, 2-5 pm
Friday 6th March	Special Brunch event. 10am - 2.30pm
Monday 16th March	Open League (div 2)
Monday 23rd March	InterCities' Teams - LOG Event
Thursday 9th April	Easter Swiss Pairs
Tuesday 21st April	Vera Copestake multiple teams

EBU Masters Pairs

The Masters Pairs is a national competition hosted in club heats to compete for the Ann Staveley trophy. it is aimed at players with fewer Masterpoints.

Heats are hosted by individual clubs, rather than run by the EBU. This means cheaper prices, a chance to support your local club, and hopefully more participants.

Sheffield Bridge Club is hosting a heat, start time 1pm.

This event is open to players below the rank of Regional Master. This includes: Local Masters, Club Masters, Area Masters, District Masters, County Masters, Masters, Advanced Masters, Star Masters, Tournament Masters or Premier Masters.

Players above this rank should enter the Ranked Masters Pairs.

Your ranking is taken as of 1st January 2020, and will include any Master Points which have been earned prior to that date, but not yet registered.

The competition is played as a 2-session, 1-day event scored by match-points simultaneously across several centres.

The results will be stratified with those below the rank of Master in the 'B' stratification. In a change for 2020 stratification will be based on NGS grades (the average of the individual grades for both members of each pair). Details will not be announced in advance, but will be determined once the strength of the field is known, and arranged so that approximately 50% of the National field qualifies for the B stratification.

Free entry for landmark promotion: Players who receive a landmark promotion to the rank of Master qualify for a free entry for the Masters Pairs or Ranked Master Pairs. They can play with any partner of their choice and will therefore play at the level of the highest player in the partnership. This would mean that in order to play in the Masters Pairs both players need to be a Premier Master or below. The free entry can be claimed for the competition immediately following notification of their promotion, or deferred for one year (i.e. those notified in April 2019 can reclaim their free entry in the event in spring 2020 or spring 2021). In order to claim your free entry: enter with the host club as normal, and then contact the EBU to notify us that you will be taking part.

Upcoming National & County Events

Sun 16th February	Yorkshire League matches
Fri 21st - Sun 23rd February	Harrogate Spring Congress
Sat 29th Feb - Sun 1st Mar	EBU Ranked Masters Pairs (Warwick)
Sun 1st March	EBU Masters Pairs (venues)
Sat 7th March	Leicestershire GP Swiss Pairs (Leicester)
Sun 8th March	Yorkshire League matches
Sun 15th March	National Pairs qualifiers (Bradford)
Sun 15th March	Yorkshire Improvers Pairs (Leeds)
Wed 1st April	Nelson Rose Bowl (Harrogate)
Fri 10th - Sun 12th April	Northern Easter Festival (York)
Fri 10th - Mon13th April	EBU Easter Festival (London)
Sun 19th April	Bradford Swiss Pairs
Sat 2nd - Sun 3rd May	National Swiss Teams Congress (Solihull)
Sun 3rd May	Leeds Swiss Pairs
Sun 17th May	Castle Swiss Pairs (Huddersfield)

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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> <strong>Monthly Masterclass</strong> </span></p>
<p>Dominic is running a series of monthly Masterclasses.</p>
<p>These occur on the last Thursday of the month. Start time 10am prompt, finish time appx 12.30 (so not to clash with the afternoon session folks coming in). £10 per session.</p>
<p>Intended for anyone with NGS in the 50's or high 40's - or anyone who wants to win at bridge!</p>
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<td>YCBA Sim Pairs</td>
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<td>W.E Dornan Mixed Pairs</td>
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<td>Open League (div 2)</td>
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<td>EBU Masters Pairs</td>
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<td>Tuesday 3rd March </td>
<td>TD seminar, 2-5 pm</td>
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<td>Open League (div 2)</td>
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<td>InterCities' Teams - LOG Event</td>
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<td>Easter Swiss Pairs </td>
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<td>Tuesday 21st April</td>
<td>Vera Copestake multiple teams</td>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>EBU Masters Pairs</strong></span></p>
<p>The Masters Pairs is a national competition hosted in club heats to compete for the Ann Staveley trophy. it is aimed at players with fewer Masterpoints.</p>
<p>Heats are hosted by individual clubs, rather than run by the EBU. This means cheaper prices, a chance to support your local club, and hopefully more participants.</p>
<p><strong>Sheffield Bridge Club is hosting a heat, start time 1pm.</strong> </p>
<p>This event is open to players below the rank of Regional Master. This includes: Local Masters, Club Masters, Area Masters, District Masters, County Masters, Masters, Advanced Masters, Star Masters, Tournament Masters or Premier Masters.</p>
<p>Players above this rank should enter the Ranked Masters Pairs.</p>
<p>Your ranking is taken as of 1st January 2020, and will include any Master Points which have been earned prior to that date, but not yet registered.</p>
<p>The competition is played as a 2-session, 1-day event scored by match-points simultaneously across several centres.</p>
<p>The results will be stratified with those below the rank of Master in the 'B' stratification. In a change for 2020 stratification will be based on NGS grades (the average of the individual grades for both members of each pair). Details will not be announced in advance, but will be determined once the strength of the field is known, and arranged so that approximately 50% of the National field qualifies for the B stratification.</p>
<p>Free entry for landmark promotion: Players who receive a landmark promotion to the rank of Master qualify for a free entry for the Masters Pairs or Ranked Master Pairs. They can play with any partner of their choice and will therefore play at the level of the highest player in the partnership. This would mean that in order to play in the Masters Pairs both players need to be a Premier Master or below. The free entry can be claimed for the competition immediately following notification of their promotion, or deferred for one year (i.e. those notified in April 2019 can reclaim their free entry in the event in spring 2020 or spring 2021). In order to claim your free entry: enter with the host club as normal, and then contact the EBU to notify us that you will be taking part.</p>
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