WEST AUSTRALIAN BRIDGE CLUB INCgmail.com WEST AUSTRALIAN BRIDGE CLUB Inc OFFICE BEARERS 2017 – 2018 PATRON Mrs Helen George PRESIDENT Mrs Dymphna Elsey 0412 018 706 SECRETARY Mrs

West Australian Bridge Club

HANDBOOK 2018

7 Odern Crescent, Swanbourne PO Box 591 Cottesloe WA 6911

(08) 9284 4144 [email protected]

www.wabridgeclub.com.au

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WEST AUSTRALIAN BRIDGE CLUB Inc

OFFICE BEARERS 2017 – 2018

PATRON Mrs Helen George PRESIDENT Mrs Dymphna Elsey 0412 018 706 SECRETARY Mrs Dee Sinton 0407 383 546 & VICE PRESIDENT TREASURER Mr Richard Basham 9384 2191 SUB COMMITTEES

TOURNAMENT Mrs Margaret King 0458 048 254 FINANCE Mr Richard Basham 9384 2191 LIBRARY Mrs Valerie Krantz 9386 1447 MASTERPOINT Mr David Burn 0409 661 010 SECRETARY

COMMITTEE Mrs Sylvia Bray 9385 8920 Mrs Jan McNab 0409 109 022 Mr John Nelson 0419 948 640

Mrs Val Fleay 9272 1388 Mrs Kate Nadebaum 9387 2009

Mrs Pauline Kelly 0439 986 967 Mrs Margaret King 0458 048 254 EXECUTIVE OFFICER Mrs Sheenagh Young 0409 381 439 PARTNERSHIP Mrs Jan McNab 0409 109 022 COORDINATOR (8:30 am – 8:30 pm)

This Edition issued 21 December 2017

SESSION TIMES

Monday 9:00 – 12:15 Weekly Duplicate (Except certain public holidays)

12:30 – 3:30pm Supervised Duplicate(Except public holidays) Introduction to Duplicate Bridge directed by Peter Smith. Players may come to the supervised session without a partner.

1:00 – 4:30pm Weekly Duplicate.

Tuesday 1:00 – 4:30pm Weekly Duplicate

Wednesday 11:30 – 3:00pm Weekly Duplicate 7:30 – 11:00pm Weekly Duplicate

7.30 – 10.15pm Supervised Duplicate. Duty partner available.

Thursday 1:00 – 4:30pm Weekly Duplicate

Friday 9:00 – 12:15pm Weekly Duplicate (Except certain public holidays)

9:30 – 12:15pm

Supervised Duplicate (Except certain public holidays) Duty partner available

1:15 – 4:45pm Weekly Duplicate

Saturday 1:30 – 5:00pm 1:30 – 4:30pm

Weekly Duplicate. Players may come to this session without a partner. Duty Partner available (see note 1)

Supervised Duplicate. Duty partner available.

NOTES

1. Duty Partner - Players requiring a partner must arrive 30 minutes before start of session and need to inform the Director on arrival. Players may not make use of the Duty Partner more than three times per calendar year (Please refer to Club Duty Partner policy).

2. All players should be seated 5 minutes before the scheduled start of play to allow the Director time to set the movements.

3. Seats may be reserved for those players who have successfully applied in writing to the Management Committee explaining why a stationary seat is required. All applications must be accompanied by a doctor’s certificate.

4. Reserving seats for other players is strictly against club policy.

5. Players may not reserve seats/tables earlier than one hour before the start of the session or before the completion of the previous session or lessons.

LESSONS

Lessons are conducted at the Club by Mr Peter Smith, Club Professional. Details of each term’s programme, which covers a full selection of courses, are advertised at the Club, in the press and on the WABC website www.wabridgeclub.com.au. For further information and bookings contact Peter on 9381 5270 or email [email protected] .Lesson Times are as follows:

Tuesdays 10am – 12 noon & 7.30pm – 9.30pm Wednesdays 5.15pm – 7.15pm Thursdays 10am – 12 noon

PETER SMITH is regarded as one of Australia’s foremost bridge teachers, with the ability to explain concepts clearly and logically, along with a reputation for being very calm and patient. Peter writes the highly regarded Bidding Forum column in Australian Bridge magazine and has contributed to many of Paul Marston’s successful bridge books. As a player he has won numerous State and National titles and has represented the ACT, WA and Australia.

CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 2017

INDIVIDUAL: Namy Bodinner Campbell-Rickie Cup

WOMEN’S PAIRS: Jan Blight & Doreen Jones Women’s Pairs Cup

MIXED PAIRS: Jay Medhat & Marie Musitano Valli Katz Shield

SWISS PAIRS: Shelley Allen & Jill Keshavjee Eggleston Family Trophy

HANDICAP PAIRS: Andrea Gaff & Michael Gaff Michael Berry Shield

CLUB TEAMS: Kaiping Chen, Tum Munro, Freedman Cup Fiske Warren, Deana Wilson NOVICE PAIRS: Andrea Gaff & Karen Moller Benson-Brown Cup

EVENING PAIRS: Ravi Soin & Geoff Yeo Firstenberg Cup

DAYTIME PAIRS: Kaiping Chen & Deana Wilson Barbara L Taylor Shield

MEN’S PAIRS: Vinod Nasta & Geoff Yeo

John & Alison Rigg Trophy

CHARLES PEARCE Above Regional Master Winners CUP: Barbara Cotton & Patti McNamara Under Regional Master Winners Chris Bradley & Craig Bradley

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Kaiping Chen

Clements-Manford Honourboard

PATRON’S CUP: Jocelyn Parry

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Deana Wilson Rosendorff Trophy

WABC PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Awarded to the WABC Home Club player who has accrued the most Masterpoints from 1st December to 30th November. To be considered for this award a member must have earned a minimum of fifteen Masterpoints, 5 of which must be Green, at WABC sponsored sessions. Kindly donated by Mr Nigel Rosendorff.

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD

This is awarded to the Club Member ranked Most Improved by the ABF Masterpoint Centre report at 30th November each year.

PATRON’S CUP

The Patron’s trophy, donated by Mabs McCulloch and the Patron’s Prize, donated by our Patron, Mrs Helen George, are presented at the AGM. This yearly competition, for the most Green Masterpoints accrued by a member at WABC sessions, runs from 1 July to 30 June.

SESSION AGGREGATE PRIZE

Best individual score for regular sessions. Members only. Players must have been a club member for at least 6 months and play a minimum of 24 sessions to qualify. Runs from December to November each year. Prizes kindly donated by various members. Thursday aggregate is for Under Regional Master only. In the event of a tie, prizes will be awarded to the player with the greater no. of sessions played.

Session Prize Donated by Winner 2017

Mon am Deborah Greenway David Egan Mon Liz Black Audrey Stokes Tue Judith Wilson Ann Youngs Wed Rose Moore Derek Pocock Wed Eve Ross Harper = Patti McNamara & Barbara Cotton Thurs Jill Mowson = Peggy & Tom Stacy Fri am Kitty George = Suzanne John & Mira Erskine Friday Gwen Wiles Vinod Nasta Saturday Mimi Packer =Joan Carter & Bobbie Mitchell

JACKPOTS

Nine Jackpot Finals are held in November. Note that only club members are entitled to qualify for the Jackpot Finals.

Monthly Qualifying Session Winners 2017

Mon am 2nd Monday Rick Camins & Mary McComish Mon 3rd Monday Jo Sklarz & Pauline Hammond Tue 2nd Tuesday Namy Bodinner & Sue Lendich Wed 3rd Wednesday Jennifer Owens & Elisa Fear Wed Eve 1st Wednesday =Steve Pynt & Dave Hughes =Dave Parham & Frans Fikke Thurs 3rd Thursday Patti McNamara & Belinda Taranto Fri am 1st Friday Kate North & Helen King Friday 2nd Friday Fran & Geoff Holman Saturday 1st Saturday Jane Henderson & Kate North

PARTNERSHIP COORDINATOR

Players wishing to find a partner can contact the Partnership Co-Ordinator via the phone number listed on page 2.

CLUB MASTERPOINT SECRETARY

Queries regarding ABF No., masterpoint ranking, allocation of points etc. should be directed to the Masterpoint Secretary, David Burn.

INTERCLUB TEAMS OF 4

Interclub Teams of 4 provide the only interclub competition in the Western Australian Bridge community. Teams of 4 are run monthly from February to November between participating metropolitan Clubs, alternating on a home and away basis during normal club sessions. It is a red point competition. There are three levels of competition, Restricted, Intermediate, and Open. The requirements for participation for each level are set out in the BAWA regulations and are available at www.bawa.asn.au (follow Information/Regulations in the menus). Note that qualification rankings are determined in the ABF Masterpoint Rankings list on the 1st January of the year of the competition.

There is no cost involved to the player other than providing a light supper for home matches. The club pays all entry fees, provides the venue, drinks, and the Director. Club policy is that as many members as possible play in “Interclub Teams” so members do not usually play every match.

To register your interest or to get more information, contact the office.

EVENTS FOR EMERGING PLAYERS

WABC welcomes less experienced players to all sessions. However, players who feel that they might not yet be ready to face the seasoned may prefer to play initially in supervised sessions on Monday at 12.30pm, Wednesday Evening at 7.30pm, Friday at 9.30am and Saturday at 1.30pm. These provide an excellent ideal introduction to club duplicate. In addition, the Club runs several competitions with entries restricted to players with limited Masterpoints. Some of these are open to all players from the Bridge community and some are restricted to Club members. These events will be clearly advertised.

BAR OPERATIONS

The bar is managed by volunteers who have approved “Responsible Service of Alcohol” qualifications. No other member may enter the bar area. The bar will not be opened on Good Friday.

CLUB WEBSITE

Where details are advertised as being on the club web site, and a member does not have access to a computer, a printout will be provided, upon request, by the office.

CLUB LIBRARY

WABC has a comprehensive and up-to-date library of more than 700 books, DVD’s and five periodicals on all aspects of playing bridge. Levels range from beginners to advanced and there is an Archives section for books of historical interest. A computer is also available for use by Members.

Books are arranged on the shelves by author and most are available for loan. An Author, Title and Subject catalogue is provided in the library and on the Club’s website. A small committee runs the library and any committee member will help you to use it.

It works on an honour system. Borrowers must fill in the book card in the pocket of the book they wish to borrow, leave it in the Library Loans Box and return their book to the Library Returns Box. ONLY WABC members may borrow books for up to three weeks and renew through a Library Committee member if they wish to keep them for longer.

The library also collects a number of bridge periodicals, some of which are freely issued, others purchased. Bound copies of Australian Bridge and Trumps Plus are available for loan as with the books. Single issues of these and of Bridge Magazines may be borrowed for a week only on request.

PIANOLA

Your membership fees include a subscription to Pianola. If you have supplied the club with a valid email address you will have access to their website which gives your personal results history, allows you to analyse your performance by partner and by role, gives you personal reports and helps you find new partners. You can also find other club members if they have authorized their information to be public. Your information, by default, is private. Once the session results are uploaded Pianola will send you your results by email. You can choose to opt out of receiving these if you wish. Pianola Plus is not included in your fees. Members must arrange their own subscription to this additional feature.

ABF MEMBER BENEFITS

TBIB offers members an exceptional Travel Insurance policy. They insure travelers up to the age of 90 and you insurance period is for 12 months no matter how many trips you take. The insurance year commences 1 March. More information is available on their website www.tbib.com.au/abf-travel-insurance.php or phone (07) 3252 5254.

TFE HOTELS offers members discounted accommodation in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Europe. Booking instructions are on the ABF website www.abf.com.au

2018 WABC CALENDAR

JANUARY

Monday 1 Open Red Point afternoon – 1.00pm New Year’s day

Tuesday 2

Wednesday 3

Thursday 4

Friday 5

Saturday 6

Sunday 7

Monday 8 Open red point morning – 9.00am Open red point afternoon – 1.00pm

Tuesday 9 Open red point afternoon – 1.00pm

Wednesday 10 Open red point morning – 11.30am Open red point evening – 7.30pm

Summer Festival starts - Canberra

Thursday 11 Open red point afternoon – 1.00pm

Friday 12 Open red point morning – 9.00am Open red point afternoon – 1.15pm

Saturday 13 Open red point afternoon – 1.30pm

Sunday 14

Monday 15

Tuesday 16

Wednesday 17 Open Red Point Barometer Pairs – 7:30pm

Entry required. No side session

Thursday 18

Friday 19

Saturday 20

Sunday 21 Summer Festival ends

Monday 22 Tuesday 23

Wednesday 24

Thursday 25

Friday 26 Open red point afternoon – 1.15pm Australia Day Holiday

Saturday 27 Mandurah Congress

Sunday 28 Mandurah Congress

Monday 29 Tuesday 30

Wednesday 31

FEBRUARY Thursday 1

Friday 2

Saturday 3 Red Point Anniversary Pairs: Scored across the room. Trophy awarded to best WABC pair.

Open event

Sunday 4 Nedlands Birthday Congress

Monday 5

Tuesday 6

Wednesday 7 Red Point Individual Championship 1 of 2 – 7:30pm Members only

Thursday 8

Friday 9

Saturday 10 Rockingham Congress

Sunday 11 Rockingham Congress

Monday 12

Tuesday 13

Wednesday 14 Red Point Individual Championship 2 of 2 – 7:30pm Members only

Thursday 15

Friday 16 Gold Coast Congress starts

Saturday 17

Sunday 18 Red Point New Member's Party Members only, by invitation

Monday 19

Tuesday 20

Wednesday 21

Thursday 22

Friday 23

Saturday 24 Gold Coast Congress End

Sunday 25 WABC Novice/Super Novice Congress – 10am start Open event

Monday 26

Tuesday 27

Wednesday 28

MARCH

Thursday 1

Friday 2 Albany Congress

Saturday 3 Albany Congress

Sunday 4 Albany Congress

Monday 5 Red Point Afternoon Duplicate only – 1:00 pm start Labour Day Public holiday

Tuesday 6

Wednesday 7

Thursday 8

Friday 9

Saturday 10 Melville Congress

Sunday 11 Melville Congress

Monday 12

Tuesday 13 Women’s Pairs Championship 1 of 3 – 1:00pm Members only

Wednesday 14

Thursday 15

Friday 16

Saturday 17 Kalamunda Congress

Sunday 18

Kalamunda Congress

Monday 19

Tuesday 20 Women’s Pairs Championship 2 of 3 Members only

Wednesday 21

Thursday 22

Friday 23

Saturday 24

Sunday 25 WABC ANC Restricted Butler Heat – 10.00am start Open event

Monday 26

Tuesday 27 Women’s Pairs Championship 3 of 3 Members only

Wednesday 28

Thursday 29

Friday 30 Good Friday – 1:15pm only – Bar Closed South Perth Congress

Saturday 31 Easter Saturday South Perth Congress

APRIL

Sunday 1 Easter Sunday South Perth Congress

Monday 2 Red Point Afternoon Duplicate only – 1:00 pm start South Perth Congress

Tuesday 3

Wednesday 4

Thursday 5

Friday 6

Saturday 7

Sunday 8 Restricted Swiss Pairs Congress – 10:00am start Open event

Monday 9

Tuesday 10 Handicap Pairs Championship 1 of 2 – 1:00pm Members only

Wednesday 11

Thursday 12

Friday 13

Saturday 14

Sunday 15

Monday 16

Tuesday 17 Handicap Pairs Championship 2 of 2 – 1:00pm Members only

Wednesday 18

Thursday 19

Friday 20

Saturday 21

Sunday 22

Monday 23

Tuesday 24

Wednesday 25 Red Point Morning Duplicate only – 11:30am start Anzac Day (Anzac Biscuit Day) No Evening session

Thursday 26

Friday 27

Saturday 28 Bunbury Congress

Sunday 29 Bunbury Congress

Monday 30

MAY

Tuesday 1

Wednesday 2

Thursday 3

Friday 4 Red Point Charity Day – 1:15pm start Regular session

Saturday 5 Gold point GNOT heat 10.00am start

Sunday 6 Undercroft May Congress

Monday 7

Tuesday 8

Wednesday 9

Thursday 10

Friday 11

Saturday 12 Gold point GNOT heat (if required)

Sunday 13 Mothers’ Day

Monday 14

Tuesday 15

Wednesday 16 Open Red Point Barometer Pairs – 7:30pm Entry required. No side session.

Thursday 17

Friday 18

Saturday 19 ABF Western Senior’s Pairs NO REGULAR SESSION

Sunday 20 ABF Western Senior’s Pairs

Monday 21

Tuesday 22

Wednesday 23

Thursday 24

Friday 25

Saturday 26 ANC Restricted Butler WA Final – AM only if required

Sunday 27 ANC Restricted Butler WA Final

Monday 28

Tuesday 29

Wednesday 30

Thursday 31

JUNE

Friday 1 Winter Super Congress – see flyer for details No Regular sessions

Saturday 2 Winter Super Congress – see flyer for details No Regular session

Sunday 3 Winter Super Congress – see flyer for details No Regular session

Monday 4 Winter Super Congress – see flyer for details No Regular sessions

Tuesday 5

Wednesday 6

Thursday 7

Friday 8

Saturday 9

Sunday 10 Fremantle Congress

Monday 11

Tuesday 12

Wednesday 13

Thursday 14

Friday 15 Geraldton Congress

Saturday 16 Geraldton Congress

Sunday 17 Geraldton Congress

Monday 18

Tuesday 19

Wednesday 20

Thursday 21

Friday 22 Under 50 points Novice Pairs Championship 1 of 2 Members only 9:15am

Saturday 23 WABC Swiss Pairs Club Championship – 10am start Members only

Sunday 24

Monday 25

Tuesday 26

Wednesday 27

Thursday 28

Friday 29 Under 50 points Novice Pairs Championship 2 of 2 Members only 9:15am

Saturday 30

JULY Sunday 1 WABC Masters in Teams of 3 – 10am start Open event

Monday 2

Tuesday 3

Wednesday 4 Charles Pearce Cup 1 of 4 – 7:30pm start

Thursday 5

Friday 6

Saturday 7 Club Teams Championship – 10am start Members only

Sunday 8

Monday 9

Tuesday 10

Wednesday 11 Charles Pearce Cup 2 of 4 – 7:30pm start

Thursday 12

Friday 13 Daytime Pairs Championship 1 of 2 - 1:15pm start

Saturday 14 Mandurah Winter Congress

Sunday 15 Mandurah Winter Congress

Monday 16

Tuesday 17

Wednesday 18 Charles Pearce Cup 3 of 4 – 7:30pm start

Thursday 19

Friday 20 Daytime Pairs Championship 2 of 2 - 1:15pm start

Saturday 21 GNOT City final & Provincial

Sunday 22 GNOT City final & Provincial

Monday 23

Tuesday 24

Wednesday 25 Charles Pearce Cup 4 of 4 – 7:30pm start

Thursday 26

Friday 27

Saturday 28 ANC starts - Hobart

Sunday 29 ANC

Monday 30 ANC

Tuesday 31 ANC

AUGUST

Wednesday 1 ANC

Thursday 2

ANC

Friday 3 ANC

Saturday 4 ANC

Sunday 5 ANC

Monday 6 ANC

Tuesday 7 ANC

Wednesday 8 ANC

Thursday 9 ANC ends - Hobart

Friday 10

Saturday 11

Sunday 12 Nedlands 1 Day Congress

Monday 13

Tuesday 14

Wednesday 15 Open Red Point Barometer Pairs – 7:30pm Entry required. No side session.

Thursday 16

Friday 17 TBIB South Perth Congress

Saturday 18 TBIB South Perth Congress

Sunday 19 TBIB South Perth Congress

Monday 20

Tuesday 21

Wednesday 22

Thursday 23

Friday 24

Saturday 25 ABF Swan River Swiss No Regular session

Sunday 26 ABF Swan River Swiss

Monday 27

Tuesday 28

Wednesday 29

Thursday 30

Friday 31

SEPTEMBER

Saturday 1 Mixed Pairs Championship 1 of 2 – 1:30pm start Members Only

Sunday 2 Father’s Day

Monday 3

Tuesday 4

Wednesday 5 Territory Festival

Thursday 6

Friday 7 Members Only

Saturday 8 Mixed Pairs Championship 2 of 2 – 1:30pm start Albany Restricted Congress

Sunday 9 West Coast Congress

Monday 10

Tuesday 11

Wednesday 12

Thursday 13

Friday 14

Saturday 15 ABF Hans Rosendorff Tournament No Regular session

Sunday 16 ABF Hans Rosendorff Tournament

Monday 17

Tuesday 18

Wednesday 19

Thursday 20

Friday 21 Kalgoorlie Congress

Saturday 22 Kalgoorlie Congress

Sunday 23 Kalgoorlie Congress

Monday 24 Afternoon duplicate only – 1:00pm start Queen’s Birthday holiday

Tuesday 25

Wednesday 26

Thursday 27

Friday 28

Saturday 29

Sunday 30

OCTOBER

Monday 1 NZ Nationals start

Tuesday 2 Red point bridge 1:00pm WABC Annual General Meeting 4:30pm

Wednesday 3

Thursday 4

Friday 5

Saturday 6 Men’s Pairs Championship – 10:00am Members only

Sunday 7

Monday 8

Tuesday 9

Wednesday 10 Evening Pairs Championship – 7:30pm 1 of 2 Members Only

Thursday 11

Friday 12 Nedlands Congress

Saturday 13 Nedlands Congress

Sunday 14 Nedlands Congress

Monday 15

Tuesday 16

Wednesday 17 Evening Pairs Championship – 7:30pm 2 of 2 Members Only

Thursday 18

Friday 19

Saturday 20 Busselton Congress

Sunday 21 Busselton Congress

Monday 22

Tuesday 23

Wednesday 24

Thursday 25

Friday 26

Saturday 27 Undercroft Congress

Sunday 28 Undercroft Congress

Monday 29

Tuesday 30

Wednesday 31

NOVEMBER Thursday 1

Friday 2

Saturday 3 Kendenup Restricted Congress

Sunday 4 BAWA Super Vets Congress

Monday 5

Tuesday 6 Melbourne Cup Red point duplicate 1:00pm

Wednesday 7

Thursday 8 Thursday Jackpot Final Qualifiers Only

Friday 9 Friday am and pm Jackpot Finals Qualifiers Only

Saturday 10 Saturday Jackpot Final Qualifiers Only

Sunday 11 BAWA Masters in Teams of 3

Monday 12 Monday am and pm Jackpot Finals Qualifiers Only

Tuesday 13 Tuesday Jackpot Final Qualifiers Only

Wednesday 14 Wednesday am and pm Jackpot Finals Qualifiers Only

Thursday 15

Friday 16

Saturday 17 ABF Golden West - Mandurah

Sunday 18 ABF Golden West - Mandurah

Monday 19

Tuesday 20

Wednesday 21 Open Red Point Barometer Pairs – 7:30pm Entry required. No side session

Thursday 22

Friday 23

Saturday 24

Sunday 25

Monday 26

Tuesday 27

Wednesday 28

Thursday 29

Friday 30

GNOT Finals starts-Tweed Heads

DECEMBER

Saturday 1 GNOT Finals

Sunday 2 GNOT Finals

Monday 3 GNOT Finals end

Tuesday 4

Wednesday 5

Thursday 6

Friday 7 Christmas Congress – see flyer for details No regular afternoon session

Saturday 8 Christmas Congress – see flyer for details No regular session

Sunday 9 Christmas Congress – see flyer for details

Monday 10

Tuesday 11 Christmas Party duplicate 1:00pm Prize-giving & party from 4:30pm

Party is Free for Members Non-Members pay $30

Wednesday 12

Thursday 13

Friday 14

Saturday 15

Sunday 16

Monday 17

Tuesday 18

Wednesday 19

Thursday 20

Friday 21

Saturday 22

Sunday 23

Monday 24

Tuesday 25 CLOSED

Wednesday 26 Red point Boxing Day bridge - 11:30am start No evening session

Thursday 27

Friday 28

Saturday 29

Sunday 30

Monday 31 Afternoon Red Point duplicate only – 1:00pm start New Year’s Eve

SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES

Club championships are open only to currently financial club members.

The Charles Pearce Cup is played in the Club’s regular Wednesday Evening sessions throughout the month of July. The winners will be the pair with the best aggregate from 3 results. Separate prizes will be awarded for the best pair above and below Regional Master ranking. Green Masterpoints will be awarded for this event.

System cards are obligatory for all Club Championships and Congresses.

ABF Alerting Regulations apply at all club sessions. See the ABF website and the club noticeboard for these regulations.

Substitutes for Club Championships must be Club Members. Substitutes are not permitted for two session events. Approval for the use of a substitute must be obtained from the Tournament Director 24 hours prior to the start of the applicable session.

Entries for Club Championships should be made on the Club website. They can also be made in the Club Tournament Book. The Tournament Director reserves the right to close entries to an event early to ensure an equitable movement.

PROCEDURES AND ETIQUETTE

The following guides should be adopted when playing bridge at the West Australian Bridge club:

Always welcome your opponents to the table.

Make sure the board is placed in the correct direction.

Count your cards before looking at them. It is the responsibility of the individual to make sure they have the correct number of cards.

Do not make comments about the bidding or play until the end of the round. “Post Mortems” should be saved for the end of the session.

Play quickly and in tempo. A reasonable time is allowed for the play of each set of boards. Slow play inconveniences all players in the movement, and the Director may award penalties for consistent slow play.

Keep a poker face. Convey information to your partner only with your calls or plays; not with gestures, mannerisms or hesitations. Do not touch your bidding box until you know what you intend calling.

Wait until it's your turn to play; it is improper to play before then.

When making the opening lead put your card face down first rather than face up, and ask your partner’s permission to show it. This gives time for partner to ask any questions that they may have about the bidding.

Once you have turned your card over you cannot look back at the whole trick, only at your own card (without showing anyone else) e.g. to see which hand you are in. TIP: Do not turn your card over until you have remembered the cards played.

"Claiming" without playing out the whole hand is encouraged to save time, but declarer should state her or his intentions when doing so, e.g. "Drawing trumps, then the rest are mine", or "I will give you the ace of clubs", etc. If there is any doubt about the accuracy of a claim the Director must be called. The hand cannot be played out once a claim has been made unless all four players agree to it being played out.

Agree on the number of tricks before collecting your cards to put back into the board.

Where travelers are used, do not adjust any score on the traveler. Call the Director if you believe a score to be incorrect.

North looks after the boards and does the scoring. East-West should check the score and move the boards at the end of the round.

PERSONAL SCORE SHEETS

Players using personal score sheets must ensure they remain closed from view except when recording scores. Play of the cards must take precedence over the recording of details.

THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

The Director is the referee and must be called if anything goes wrong. Don't try to fix things yourself. The director will give a ruling according to The Laws, a standard procedure which ensures fairness and equity. Any player except dummy may call the director during the play. There is no stigma attached to the Director being called; it is merely correct procedure and is your duty.

CLUB RECORDER

The Club has a panel of four Recorders. The role of a Recorder is to hear, and deal with as they see fit, complaints by players relating to behavior and decorum that do not fall strictly within the province of the Director. The Recorders are persons of high standing in the Club. Members who would like to clarify appropriate behavior or clear up an incident that concerns them, can approach one of the Recorders in person, by phone or by email. Alternatively, the member can consult the Chairman of the Tournament Committee for advice as to how to contact a Recorder.

Terms of Reference for the Recorder are available on the Documentation page of the Club’s web site.

Club Recorders: Val Fleay 9272 1388

John Aquino 0434 608 834