This event has been cancelled.

Frischmann Trophy.  New Melville BC. Single-session matchpointed pairs.  Open to all junior players (born on or after 1 January 1995). It is not necessary to be an SBU member.  Entry is free and the Melville Bridge Club will not charge table money. The winners will be invited to represent Scotland Juniors in the Chairman's Cup in Sweden in July.

Knockout teams of four, being a consolation event for teams eliminated from the Scottish Cup in the first round in which they play, providing this is no later than the second round. This competition is run according to the rules of the Scottish Cup.  There is no direct entry into the Plate.

This event has been cancelled.

Match pointed pairs (39 boards) for the winners and runners-up in the Pairs Championship of each of the seven Districts.  Venue rotates around the districts.

Teams from SOL5 wishing to continue in SOL6 should complete this form  

New teams interesting in joining SOL for the first time should also complete this form

The deadline for entries is midnight on Friday 31st December

Payment arrangements will be communicated in due course.

Please enter here for the whole event (which is over two weekends), and use "YOURNAME W4" as your payment reference.  The cost is £140 per team.  See the event poster.

Please send your convention cards to Anne Perkins.

Notes: we need to collect BBO usernames from everyone so that in the event of your team playing in the Swiss event, we have everything we need without having to chase people at the time.

(The red asterisk in the booking form shows a compulsory field.  Clearly if you have more than 4 players we need full details of players 5,6,7 and 8 also)

Swiss teams of four, five or six.  8 rounds of 6 boards.

Starting 11am on BBO with 90 minute break after round 3/4.  Estimated finish time 18:10pm

Entry Fee £48 per team  (this event was £60 per team when F2F).  BBO$ prizes. Payment should be made to the SBU in advance.

Members of teams registering only for the Winter Swiss Teams must all be SBU members

Teams eliminated from the Winter Foursomes will be invited to enter at no additional charge: there is no need for these teams to enter the event directly and they need not be SBU members.

Swiss teams of four, five or six.  8 rounds of 6 boards.

Starting 11am on BBO with 90 minute break after round 3/4.  Estimated finish time 18:10pm

Entry Fee £48 per team  (this event was £60 per team when F2F).  BBO$ prizes. Payment should be made to the SBU in advance.

Members of teams registering only for the Winter Swiss Teams must all be SBU members

Teams eliminated from the Winter Foursomes will be invited to enter at no additional charge: there is no need for these teams to enter the event directly and they need not be SBU members.

Open to all SBU members and played on Real Bridge.  Please register here to give an idea of numbers.  

Buchanan  Cup

Starting at 11am, Swiss Pairs (8 rounds of 6 boards) with a 90 minute break after round 4

Estimated break time 1:50pm - 3:20pm. Estimated finish 6:10pm

Entry Fee

£12 per person  (this tournament was charged at £16 per person when it was F2F). Payment should be made to the SBU account.

Master Points

Maximum award of 10 National Points based on a minimum entry of 32 pairs. Awards to the top 1/4 of the field. An award of 0.25 National Points will be made for each match won and 0.13 for each match drawn.

Open to all SBU members and played on Real Bridge.  Please register here to give an idea of numbers.  

Cyril Breene Trophy

Starting at 11am, Swiss Pairs (8 rounds of 6 boards) with a 90 minute break after round 4

Estimated break time 1:50pm - 3:20pm. Estimated finish 6:10pm

Entry Fee

£12 per person  (this tournament was charged at £16 per person when it was F2F). Payment should be made to the SBU account.

Master Points

Maximum award of 10 National Points based on a minimum entry of 32 pairs. Awards to the top 1/4 of the field. An award of 0.25 National Points will be made for each match won and 0.13 for each match drawn.

Open to all SBU members and played on BBO.  Please register here to give an idea of numbers.  NOTE all must register on BBO in the period two hours before the start time.

For the Glasgow Bulletin Trophy and the Beatrice Craig Cup,

Starting at 11am, Swiss Teams  6 rounds of 8 boards  with a 90 minute break after round 3

Estimated break time 1:50pm - 3:20pm.  Estimated finish 6:10pm

Pairs seeking team mates, please contact the convenor.  Please read: How to Register for Swiss Teams

Entry Fee

BBO$15 per person to be paid at registration on the day (this tournament was charged at £16 (over $21) per person when it was F2F).  

Master Points

Maximum award of 10 National Points based on an entry level of 24 teams. Awards to the top 1/4 of the field with an award of 0.25 for each match won and 0.13 for each match drawn.

Open to all SBU members and played on BBO.  Please register here to give an idea of numbers.  NOTE all must register on BBO in the period two hours before the start time.

For the Benny Dexter Trophy

Starting at 11am, Swiss Teams  6 rounds of 8 boards  with a 90 minute break after round 3

Estimated break time 1:50pm - 3:20pm.  Estimated finish 6:10pm

Pairs seeking team mates, please contact the convenor.  Please read: How to Register for Swiss Teams

Entry Fee

BBO$15 per person to be paid at registration on the day (this tournament was charged at £16 (over $21) per person when it was F2F).  

Master Points

Maximum award of 10 National Points based on an entry level of 24 teams. Awards to the top 1/4 of the field with an award of 0.25 for each match won and 0.13 for each match drawn.

All District heats of the National Pairs will be held on Sunday 20th March

At least one player must be a member of the District in order to play in that District heat. 

Pairs consisting of players from 2 different districts must play in one of those District heats.

Please see the District websites or contact your District Chair for further details of your heat.

All ranks below Regional Master

This means you must be a Bronze ranked player on the mid-March Ranking List to play in this event.

11 am on BBO.  Swiss Teams  - 7x5 board rounds with a 60-minute break after 4 rounds.  Pre-registration is indicative only.  BBO$15 per person
Registration will be taken on the day from 9 am on BBO.  

A  STANDBY TEAM IS NEEDED, you will play for free if needed.  

Please contact: SBU Tournament Convener to volunteer

Easter Simultaneous Match pointed pairs - clubs can choose whether to play F2F or online.  Clubs should request the Deal file for the day they are holding the event from Anna Gudge

The highest scoring mixed pair over the week will be awarded the Bobby Allan Trophy (you do not have to be a Mixed Pair to play in the Easter Sims).

Entry Fee

£1.60 per player to the Scottish Bridge Union. Entry charge at the club’s discretion.  Please Use Reference such as E/ORM EP 2022 for  East District Ormiston club. 

Results 

Scoring is via eCats - all results will be on the Ecats site https://www.ecatsbridge.com/sims/results.asp?eventid=005684

Master Points

Maximum award of 5 National Points with awards to the top 1/3rd of the the field. (Each day).

This event has been cancelled.

Teams from SOL6 wishing to continue in SOL7 should complete this form  

New teams interesting in joining SOL for the first time should also complete this form

Closing date for entries is midnight on Sunday 1st May

Payment arrangements will be communicated in due course.

Swiss Pairs for the T. N. Culbertson Memorial Salver.

Open to all SBU members and played on Real Bridge.  Please register here to give an idea of numbers.  

Starting at 11am, 8 rounds of 6 boards with a 60 minute break after round 4

Estimated break time 1:50pm - 2:50pm.   Estimated finish 6:15pm

Entry Fee

£12 per person  (this tournament was charged at £16 per person when it was F2F).

Payment should be made to the new SBU account.  

Scottish Bridge Union
Sort code 80-22-60
Account 22494862

Master Points

Maximum award of 10 National Points based on a minimum entry of 48 pairs. Awards to the top 1/4 of the field. An award of 0.25 National Points will be made for each match won and 0.13 for each match drawn.

Contact Fiona Greenwood

Announcement - 8th AUGUST 2022

Match Results are coming in 

See them at 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ys7sRYkwGx1vT_XvO4esxxfJpQXHH-Jm3b1e4rNwi-Q/edit#gid=0

ANNOUNCEMENT - 23rd JULY 2022:

Registration is now closed with 33 teams.

ANNOUNCEMENT - 16th July 2022

Scoring by International Match Points (IMP).  The number of seeds will depend on the overall numbers.  The number of boards played increases as the rounds progress, from 32 to 64 boards in the final.  Entry is £40 per team:  ‘Unlucky’ teams who lose their first match have a second chance in the Scottish Cup Plate.  Entries will close on 22nd July 2022.  

More Information

Seeds will depend on the total number of teams;  matches of 32, 48, or 64 boards. 
Entry is £40 per team, refundable at least until 21st July.  Two matches are guaranteed.  Unlucky Teams who lose their first match are entered into the Scottish Cup Plate. 

General Information

This is the Scottish Cup - Daily Record Trophy - Scotland’s premier event - knockout teams of four.  Scoring is by International Matchpoints (IMP).

Teams should be prepared to play face-to-face or online bridge, depending upon covid restraints, location and agreement of both captains.  If online, RealBridge will be favoured and imposed from the quarter-finals onwards.

Teams from SOL7 wishing to continue in SOL8 should complete this form  

New teams interesting in joining SOL for the first time should also complete this form

Closing date for entries is midnight on 19th September 2022.

Payment arrangements will be communicated in due course.

Senior National Pairs - you must have been 63 on the 1st January 2022 to be eligible to play.

The Thea Teale Pairs is the SBU National Pairs tournament for Bronze ranked players.  You must be a bronze ranked player on the 1st September ranking list on the SBU website to be eligible to play.

This is a multple teams of four competition for the Edward Rayne Trophy.  Each District selects teams and 16 teams compete in a final.

The final will start at 11am and will be held on Real Bridge.

Match Pointed pairs event open to Life and Senior Life Masters, you may play with a lower ranked player. Your rank for this tournament is the one on the September 2022 ranking list.

Match Pointed pairs event open to Regional, Scottish and National Masters, you may play with a lower ranked player. Your rank for this tournament is the one on the October 2022 ranking list.

IMP-scored pairs event open strictly to Grand Masters ONLY - reference the September 2022 ranking list

This is a Match Pointed pairs event for Masters and Senior Masters, you may play with a lower ranked player:  Your rank for this tournament is the one on the October 2022 ranking list.

Match Pointed pairs event for Local Masters and District Masters, you may play with a lower ranked player.  Your rank for this tournament is the one on the October 2022 ranking list.

Match Pointed pairs event for players ranked as Novice and Club Masters ONLY:  reference the October 2022  ranking list

Teams from SOL8 wishing to continue in SOL9 should complete this form  

New teams interesting in joining SOL for the first time should also complete this form

Closing date for entries is midnight on TBC.

Payment arrangements will be communicated in due course.

National Bronze Swiss Teams 

Bronze Swiss Pairs - Partnership Desk for Incomplete Teams

The Winter Fours runs over two weekends on 28th/29th January 2023 and 4th/5th February 2023.

Please enter here for the whole event.  Winter 4s Poster 2023

Swiss teams for the Peploe Trophy. (Registrants will be joined by teams eliminated from Winter Fours)

Winter Swiss Teams - Partnership Desk for Incomplete Teams

Swiss Pairs for the T. N. Culbertson Memorial Salver.

Buchanan  Cup  Swiss Pairs - Open to all SBU members. 

Cyril Breene Trophy,  Swiss Pairs, Open to all SBU members 

Swiss Teams, Open to all SBU members, for the Benny Dexter Trophy.

 Swiss Teams, open to all SBU members,  for the Glasgow Bulletin Trophy and the Beatrice Craig Cup.

Either on Realbridge or BBO platform.

For bona fide Learners attending classes for beginners or improvers - not regular club players!  Since the same boards will be played nationally, a Learner may participate once only although players may choose to play in any District heat.

Entrants decided by results of qualifying.

Individual tournament for ranks from Scottish Master to Grand Master.

NB This has changed from previous year.

Individual Tournament for Regional Masters

This is a new tournament.

Please do join the waiting list.  More places may become available.

Individual competition for players with ranks of Master up to and including Senior Master.

Individual competition Novices, Club Masters, Local Masters and District Masters only.  

Match pointed one day event, 48 boards.  Restricted to Grand Masters (by invitation only).

Entry to this tournament has been closed to ensure an even number of pairs. If you want to play add your names to the waiting list.  If there is a second pair you will both be able to play.

Swiss Mixed Pairs - Eight rounds of six boards a round.

You may pay for this by bank transfer as usual or via this credit card payment link.  You still have to complete the competition entry form either way.

Entry to this tournament has been closed to ensure an even number of teams.  if you want to play put your names on the waiting list and if there is a seond time both will play.

Open to all SBU members, six rounds of eight boards.

You may pay for this by bank transfer as usual or via this credit card payment link.  You still have to complete the competition entry form either way.

Two Session Pairs Event.

Swiss Teams for the Edwin Berry Cup.  Registration will open on the 1st August.

The first of six new National Online Events.  Reduced entry fee and enhanced prizes thanks to genrous sponsorship from RealBridge.  Players welcome to join on the day.  The RealBridge link is shown in the event details.

Senior National pairs - you must have been 63 by the 15th October 2023 to be eligible to play.  This year's tournament will be played as a single event on BBO.

National Simultaneous Pairs played in clubs all over Scotland

The SBU's premier teams competition with a new format.

The first of six new National Online Events.  Reduced entry fee and enhanced prizes thanks to genrous sponsorship from RealBridge.  Enteries on the day are welcomed.  The link will on the website.

Open to all SBU Bronze ranked players. 

Heats in Edinburgh (Carlton), Glasgow (GBC), Prestwick, Inverness, Aberdeen and Dundee.

Grand Master National Ranked IMP Pairs.

National Ranked Pairs for Life and Senior Life Masters.

National Ranked Pairs for Regional, Scottish and National Masters.

National Ranked Pairs for Masters, Star Masters and Senior Masters.

Natonal Ranked Pairs for Local and District Masters.