Welcome to the National Bridge Organisation for Scotland

The trial to select the team for the second weekend of the Camrose starts this evening on RealBridge at 5.30.  There are 2 rounds this evening, 3 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday.  Although there won't be any kibbitzing, the results of each round will be posted under the heading of 'Results' and 'SBU Results on Bridgewebs' from the menu at the top of this website so you can see how it is progressing.  The 8 team captains are Mike Ash, David Gerrard, Iain Sime, John Faben, Brian Short, David Shenkin, Paul Maiolani and Liz McGowan.

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This event organised by the Irish took place this weekend on BBO.  2 teams represented Scotland in the 'B' event.  They were Laura Middleton & Ying Piper with Cathy Ferguson & Joyce Benson and Pam Leith & Muriel Blake with Susan Aitchison & Joan Lees.  They finished 1st and 2nd respectively in yesterday's qualifier and Laura's team were narrowly pipped into 2nd place in the 'B' final by a team I think from Russia.

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Please find attached a letter received today from the EBL outlining their intention to continue planning to hold these championships this June images/EBLMadeiraLettertoNBOs-080121.pdf Time will tell!

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Scotland finished 4th in the first round of the Camrose which was a very creditable performance given that with Finlay's broadband being non-functional all weekend, it was a team of only 2 pairs.  160 boards in 2.5 days is a lot of staring at a computer screen!  The SBU is asking BGB to consider allowing a 4th standby pair for the remaining International events being held online who would be used only if one of the main pairs had serious connectivity issues. The final placings at the end of weekend 1 can be seen by clicking on the event website link below. The Camrose 1st weekend, takes place this weekend, hosted by Ireland on RealBridge —  EVENT WEBSITE Starting...

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Registration is now open for the Mixed Swiss Pairs and Teams on 6th and 7th February and the Men's and Women's National Pairs and Teams on 27th and 28th February.  Registrations are being taken in advance to advise of numbers.  However, ALL must register on the day in the two hour period before the start time when late entries will be accepted. This is for everyone to enjoy so don't be shy and sign-up!

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Congratulations to Bob McPaul and Sandy Duncan who sealed their victory on Saturday 2 January!

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The 4th series will commence Saturday 9 January: Details

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Steve Bailey Bronze Pairs On Saturday 30th January 2021, start time 2 pm, GBC will be running a single session MP pairs event for all Bronze players in Scotland in memory of Steve Bailey. As many of you will know Steve was an excellent mentor for a whole host of Bronze players, encouraging them to enter leagues and improve their game. Register on BBO on the day from 12 noon (search for GBC in Competitive/All Tournaments). The entry fee is BBO$4. We will be playing around 24 boards. The Steve Bailey Trophy (donated by his sister) will be awarded to the winners with prizes in BBO$ for the first three pairs overall and also for the best in each Bronze category...

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Please have a look at the new calendar.  Most of the events fall on the equivalent weekend from previous years but there are some changes so read carefully.  Event start times and further details will be published in the New Year. 

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The SBU has an insurance policy with Aviva which indemnifies the Officers, Committees and members of the Scottish Bridge Union for Public and Employers Liability. Affiliated SBU clubs/districts which rent premises on a short-term basis e.g. church halls, pubs, hotels, golf club rooms, are covered by the SBU policy, and should not normally require further insurance cover. Clubs, who own their premises, or who rent premises for full time occupation, will normally have a Building and/or Contents insurance policy which would include liabilities cover; these clubs will not be covered by the SBU policy. Further details can be obtained from Scott Macdonald, Treasurer who...

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To all SBU members, Please find two self-explanatory Documents. Open letter about cheating - Nordic Bridge Union Press Release - the WBF Disciplinary Code All NBOs, [National Bridge Organisations], which of course include the SBU, are increasingly concerned over reports of On-line cheating, and are reviewing their procedures, and, if necessary, adapting their practices and reporting mechanisms to ensure they are best placed to investigate cases. Please note our Disciplinary Code within the Law & Ethics Tab. We shall shortly be publishing more detail on reporting mechanisms within the SBU. The WBF [World Bridge Federation] has recently clarified that their...

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The next iteration of the SOL will begin on Monday 4th January.  New teams are invited to join the lowest division and we hope that many will take this opportunity to join this large event which will be red pointed from SOL3 onwards. A registration page will go live soon and teams wishing to continue from SOL1 as well as new teams are asked to register.  Meanwhile please will any new teams contact the convener to note interest SBU Tournament Convener  Conditions of Contest The charge...

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Firslty apologies for the slip up last Sunday 13th December.  The event will be held on Sunday 20th December and then there will be a break until restart on Sunday 3rd January 2021.   The Convention Card in use for this tournament has been revised to use WEAK TWO opening bids.  For the event on 20th December the default will be the new card and it is hoped that this will be adopted by all.  However, to ease the transition, the strong two system will be permitted by agreement with your individual partners.  From January 2021 only the new card will be permitted. We look forward to welcoming you to the event on Sunday. New Teatime Individual...

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SBU Winter Weekend Online Congress Usually, when you go to an SBU Congress you will roll-up at the Peebles Hotel around lunch-time having struggled with the end-of-the-week traffic, have difficulty in finding a parking place, lug your heavy suitcase up these impressive stairs, find out that the sandwiches are all gone, and your room is not ready. Then when you eventually get a room and unpack you find you have forgotten your black socks, and your tuxedo is badly crushed - bothersome. Nonetheless, it is with growing pleasurable anticipation you head down to the lobby to meet and greet old friends! It would be and it will be a weekend of delightful social...

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The most prestigious event on the SBU calendar will be taking place in 2021 over 2 weekends - March 13th & 14th and March 20th & 21st.  It will be held on the RealBridge platform with some practice sessions on it run in advance if necessary.  Being online, nobody will have to travel to Edinburgh to take part, so it is hoped to attract a larger field than usual.  We are capping the event at 48 teams.   While the Final and Consolation Final take place on March 21st, the Winter Swiss event will be run on BBO for those teams that don't make the finals and for teams that wish just to play in the Swiss event.  Please see the attached poster for further details of how to...

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The SBU have agreed that all juniors (under the age of 26 on 31st December of the current year), will be able to play in any SBU competitions free of charge. This includes the Bronze League and the SBU Online League as well as all other national tournaments.  There will be a slightly different process depending on the platform on which a tournament is run. 

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Charges for SBU Online Tournaments Available as a PDF at Charges for SBU Online Tournaments 2020 It is anticipated that events run by the SBUwill be online for the rest of this current season, and in the light of this, a framework for charges, prizes and masterpoints which is fair and consistent has been developed as follows (Note that clubs and districts do not need to make any changes and should continue to follow the Guidance for Clubs & Districts running tounaments on BBO.) : Event Masterpoints Online Charge Current Charge Prizes Club tournaments 1 x local points BBO$ 3 £  3.00   (BBO$  4.00) Clubs to determine District tournaments 2 x local points BBO$ 5 £ ...

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Attached below are the minutes from the recent committee meeting which were subsequently ratified at the SBU Council meeting on Sunday. images/MinutesofInternationalCommitteeMeetingofFridayNovember6th2020.pdf   Camrose 1 - Jan 8-10 2021 The Committee has decided that the team to represent us on Realbridge in January will be our European Open team of Sam Punch & Stephen Peterkin, Alex Adamson & Derek Sanders and Finlay Marshall & Patrick Home with NPC Anne Symons.   Camrose 2 - Mar 5-7 2021 The intention is to select a team for the second weekend (which will also be held on Realbridge) by holding a team trial on a date in January to be confirmed.  Teams who would have...

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It is some time since my last message. Many of you have been in touch in the interim period seeking advice and/or updates on many of the items I referenced as “works in progress” or “under development”. The most important consideration which really underpins everything else is which rules, advice and guidance should be adhered to and/or followed by the SBU, Districts and Clubs when considering if and when it is safe to return to face to face (F2F) bridge in Scotland. It is relatively easy to provide good advice as to how best to ensure safety, once it is clear that any bridge provider is, all things being equal, free to consider restarting F2F bridge. There...

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