Scottish Bridge Union — East District

East District Pairs event for married couples only.  Approx playing about 28 boards.  open to all levels - we had people still in classes playing alongside Grand Masters last year and everyone enjoyed it. 

Knockout Pivot Teams of Four.  Playing dates are by agreement between the captains (the closing date for entries is shown).

Invitations are issued to the top 19 Grandmasters overall, and the leading six players (other than this 19) who have won the most National Master Points over the last 3 years as at 1^st March.  Places not taken up will be filled by Grandmasters lower on the overall ranking list.  

The 38th Berwick-upon-Tweed Bridge Club Congress provisional date is Sunday 26 April 2020.

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Pairs event for Bronze ranked players only.  Approx 24-28 boards.  Starts at 12 noon, finish by 17.00 approx.

East District Bronze Senior Pairs event - runs alongside the Freddie Short Quaich -.for bronze players aged 60 or over on 1st January.

East District Teams event for Bronze ranked players only.

2 sessions of Swiss Pairs.  Part of the East District Congress.  Red points awarded for overall placings.

This year to replace their Congress, Dunbar BC are running a free online tournament of 24 boards, hosted by Paul Gipson. 

East District Teams competition for the Edinburgh Congress Trophy, over two weeks.   The top places qualify for the national Rayne Teams Trophy.  Approx 28 boards each evening, you must play both evenings. 

Swiss Teams event, for teams of 4, 5 or 6 - playing 8 rounds of 7 boards.   This is an SBU National Event for Red Points.

Individual competition for players with ranks of Regional Master up to Grand Master.  This is an SBU National Event for Red Points.

An open event for teams of 4. Entry fee £50 per team. Approx 48 boards  12:00 start with approx. finish of 19:30. Will be played as a Swiss teams if there are sufficient entries.

20 boards, BBO$ 3 per player.

You must preregister your BBO login name in MEMPAD.  Please allow plenty time to join the event on the night.

National Red Pointed Simultaneous Match-pointed pairs, open to Masters and Senior Masters only. 

No details yet.  Date is based on last year's calendar and has not been confirmed by Kelso BC.

The MacLaren Cup is the East District Teams of Eight Knockout Championship.  Participating teams must be registered to play in the District Leagues. The competition is voluntary and free to league teams, hence results are under the 'League' section.

East District Men's Teams event run over two weeks, for the Bowman Trophy.

East District Men's Teams event run over two weeks, for the Bowman Trophy.

ED heat is on March 7th 2020.

There are no heats within the district for the National Pairs this year, entry is via this event.  Your HOME club must be within the East District, also you may not play in this event if you have already played in, or intend to play in the National Pairs in another district.  

Representative match played annually between the East District and the North East Bridge Association.  

The first ever New Melville Bridge Club On-Line Congress.  This Swiss Pairs congress is open to all members of the SBU.

Please check the Carlton website for authoritative details.  The congress is open to all SBU members.  There is no need for pre-registration.  The host will be SBU_E_CAR     Search for SBU in All Tournaments on BBO.

20 boards, BBO$ 3 per player.

You must preregister your BBO login name in MEMPAD.  Please allow plenty time to join the event on the night.

Our first online event - you should register in the usual way on BBO and the cost will be $3 BBO per person.  Please read the full details.

You should register in the usual way on BBO and the cost will be $3 BBO per person.

The registration desk will opens at 5pm (2 hours prior to the event). You and your partner both need to be online at same time to register. After that you can sign off, but best to be back online by 6.55pm.

Open Pairs tournament.
Entry fee £15/pair
Entry for all 3 days £60/pair.

East District Senior Pairs competition, for the Freddie Short Quaich  - part of the ED Senior Congress.  

East District Senior Multiple Teams competition - part of the ED Senior Congress.

Individual competition for Masters and Senior Masters only.  

Match pointed pairs, scored on eCats.

Novice Teams is aimed at those in the final couple of years of classes or those who have played socially only.  As much or as little help is given as wanted, except during play.  The competition is for teams of 4, run like the winter league format with an initial meeting to arrange matches. 

Summer Teams is for those in division 5 or those experienced non league players wanting to try teams.   There is someone at each match to help set up and direct the match play and scoring.  Matches can be held wherever wanted, ideally in unfamiliar places to broaden experience. 

2 sessions of Swiss Teams.

Part of the East District Congress.  Red points awarded for overall placings.

Swiss teams of four, five or six (6 rounds of 7 boards).  Teams eliminated from Winter Foursomes will be invited to enter at no additional charge. 

East District Women's Teams event run over two weeks, for the Jacqueline Bruce Smith Vase.