SBU Winter Congress
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Arthur Trophy - Grand Master Pairs
Butler Pairs one day event for Grand Masters.
Full details and online entry
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Autumn Pairs
Multiple Heat pairs event run in clubs. Clubs designate one match-pointed event during the month of October as their heat of this competition. Results are collated and the pair with the highest percentage in Scotland are the winners.
Full details
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Benjamin Trophy - Grand Master Individual
Match pointed individual one day event.
Open to Grand Masters by invitation. Players are required to play a designated simple system.
Full details and online entry
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Bobby Allan Trophy - Simultaneous Mixed Pairs
Simultaneous match pointed mixed pairs now incorporated in Easter Sims. Heats will be held in clubs Monday - Friday.
Full details of Easter Sims & Bobby Allan
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Bowman Trophy - Life & Senior Life Master Pairs
Match pointed pairs for Life & Senior Life Masters
Full details and online entry
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Celtic Simultaneous Pairs
Match pointed pairs. Heats will be held in clubs over the course of a week.
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Bronze Pairs - Thea Teale Trophy
Match Pointed Bronze Pairs with a heat in each District, one winner event. Simultaneous scoring online by via e-cats.
Open to all Bronze players - Novices, Club Masters, Local Masters, District Masters, Masters, Star Masters and Senior Masters
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Bronze Teams
Bronze Teams of 4 event playing 24 boards, with a heat in each District.
Open to all Bronze players - Novices, Club Masters, Local Masters, District Masters, Masters, Star Masters and Senior Masters
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Diamond Trophy - Senior National Pairs
Simultaneous match pointed pairs (about 45 boards).
Full details
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Easter Sims
Simultaneous Match pointed pairs. Heats will be held in clubs Monday - Friday (Same boards Thursday/Friday), incorporating the Bobby Allan Trophy awarded to the best Mixed Pair, Monday-Friday.
Full details of Easter Sims & Bobby Allan
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Edwin Berry Trophy - National Swiss Teams
Swiss teams of four, five or six (8 rounds of 7 boards)
Full details and online entry
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Alan Fairlie Individual Trophy
Match pointed individual one day event, open to Novices, Club Masters, Local Masters and District Masters. Players are required to play a designated simple system.
Full details and online entry
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Fairlie Pairs - Life & Senior Life Master Pairs
Match pointed pairs for Regional, Scottish & National Masters
Full details and online entry
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Farquharson Trophy
Match-pointed pairs in two sessions, restricted to players who are subscribers to the quarterly magazine (Scottish Bridge News - SBN), plus Direct members.
Full details and online entry
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Gold Cup - British Knock Out Teams of Four Championship
Knockout competition organised by Bridge Great Britain.
Event entry information (BGB). All related articles.
Gold Cup Plate - Marion Hill Trophy
A consolation event for teams eliminated from the Gold Cup in the first round in which they play, providing this is no later than the second round.
Event entry information. All related articles.
Harrison Trophy - Individual for Regional Masters & above
Match pointed individual one day event, open to Regional Masters, Scottish Masters, National Masters, Life and Senior Life Masters, and Grand Masters. Players are required to play a designated simple system.
Full details and online entry
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Helen Walton Trophy - Mixed Swiss Teams
Swiss teams (6 rounds of 8 boards)
Full details and online entry
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Jesner Trophy
Match pointed pairs event, open to Masters, Star Masters and Senior Masters. This is now run as a combined event with the Johnston.
Full details and online entry
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Hugh Kelsey Trophy
Match pointed pairs event, open to players who are currently in SBU classes. Contact your bridge teacher for details.
More information
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Johnston Trophy
Match pointed pairs event, open to Local and District Masters. This is now run as a combined event with the Jesner.
Full details and online entry
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Junior National Pairs - Robert Frischman Trophy
Match pointed pairs, for Junior players.
Full details and online entry
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Kennedy Trophy - BRONZE
Match pointed pairs event, open to Novices & Club Masters.
Full details
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Men's National Pairs
Match pointed pairs playing approximately 45 boards.
Full details and online entry
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Men's National Teams - Benny Dexter Trophy
Multiple teams of four playing approximately 50 boards. If numbers permit, Swiss teams may be played (8 rounds of 7 boards).
Full details and online entry
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Mixed Swiss Pairs - Ruby Martyn Trophy
Swiss pairs (8 rounds of 6 boards).
Full details and online entry
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Mixed Swiss Teams - Helen Walton Trophy
Swiss teams (6 rounds of 8 boards).
Full details and online entry
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National League
Three division league for teams of four, serves as the trial for selecting open international teams.
Event entry information. All related articles.
National Pairs
Match pointed pairs. Heats in districts - to consist of a minimum of 8 pairs playing at least 26 boards.
More details
Complete Information and list of finalists
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Rayne Trophy - National Teams
Multiple teams of four. Restricted to qualifiers as determined by each of the seven Districts.
Full details
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Scottish Cup - Daily Record Trophy
Scotland’s premier event - knockout teams of four.
Full details and online entry
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Scottish Cup Plate - W M Clow Trophy
Scotland’s premier event - knockout teams of four.
Full details
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Shenkin Individual Trophy
Match pointed individual one day event, open to Masters, Star Masters and Senior Masters. Players are required to play a designated simple system.
Full details and online entry
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SBU Simultaneous Pairs - Lord Thomson
Simultaneous Match pointed pairs. Heats will be held in clubs Monday - Friday (Same boards Thursday/Friday).
Full details
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Spence Cup
Match pointed pairs (39 boards). Restricted to the winners and runners-up in the Pairs Championship of each of the seven Districts.
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Stirling Pairs
Match pointed pairs with 2 sessions of 24 boards, scored across the field.
Full details and online entry
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Scottish Swiss Pairs - Culbertson Trophy
Match-pointed Swiss pairs (8 rounds each of 6 boards).
Full details and online entry
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Winter Foursomes - Scottish BBL Cup
Open elimination teams of four. Teams eliminated from the consolation event will be invited to play in the Winter Swiss Teams.
Full details and online entry
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Winter Swiss Teams - Peploe Trophy
Swiss teams event.
Full details and online entry
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Women's National Pairs
Match pointed Swiss pairs playing approximately 60 boards. This one day event is part of the Women's weekend, with Pairs on the Saturday and Teams on the Sunday.
Full details and online entry
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Women's National Teams - Glasgow Bulletin Trophy & Beatrice Craig Cup
This one day event is part of the Women's weekend, with Pairs on the Saturday and Teams on the Sunday.
Full details and online entry
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The above information is largely duplicated with the event listing pages in the booking system. This will be replaced in due course with a simple index as below.
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All event information is now held within the online booking system. The Event Hub is now a quick index with links into the booking system.
Pairs Events
Arthur Trophy | Butler Pairs | Grand Masters |
Autumn Pairs | Multiple Pairs | |
Bowman Trophy | Match Pointed Pairs | Life & Senior Life Masters |
Bronze National Pairs - Thea Teale | Simultaneous Pairs | All Bronze Levels |
Diamond Trophy | Senior National Pairs | |
Easter Pairs & Bobby Allan Trophy | Multiple Pairs | |
Fairlie Pairs | Match Pointed Pairs | Regional, Scottish and National Masters |
Farquharson Trophy | Match Pointed Pairs | SBN Magazine subscribers |
Hugh Kelsey Trophy | Multiple Pairs | Players currently in classes only |
Jesner Trophy * | Match Pointed Pairs | Masters, Star Masters and Senior Masters |
Johnston Trophy * | Match Pointed Pairs | Local and District Masters |
Junior National Pairs - Frischman | Match Pointed Pairs | Juniors |
Kennedy Trophy | Multiple Pairs | Novices & Club Masters. District Heats and Final |
Men's National Pairs - Buchanan Cup | Match Pointed Pairs | Men's Pairs |
Mixed Swiss Pairs - Ruby Martyn Trophy | Swiss Pairs | Mixed Pairs |
National Pairs | Match Pointed Pairs | District Heats and Final |
SBU Simultaneous Pairs - Lord Thomson | Multiple Pairs | |
Spence Cup | Match Pointed Pairs | For top pairs in District Pairs Championships |
Stirling Pairs | Match Pointed Pairs | |
Scottish Swiss Pairs - T. N. Culbertson Trophy | Swiss Pairs | |
Women's National Pairs | Match Pointed Pairs | Women's Pairs |
* these events are run as one combined competition.
Teams Events
Bronze National Teams | Multiple Teams of Four | All Bronze Levels |
National Swiss Teams - Edwin Berry Bowl | Swiss Teams | |
Mixed Swiss Teams - Helen Walton Trophy | Swiss Teams | Mixed Teams |
Men's National Teams - Benny Dexter Trophy | Multiple Teams of Four | Men's Teams |
National League | Teams of Four as League | Over 2 weekends |
Rayne Trophy - National Teams | Multiple Teams of Four | |
Scottish Cup - Daily Record Trophy | Knockout Teams of Four | |
Scottish Cup Plate - W M Clow Trophy | Knockout Teams of Four | |
Winter Foursomes - Scottish BBL Cup | Knockout Teams of Four | |
Winter Swiss Teams - Peploe Trophy | Swiss Teams | |
Women's National Teams - Glasgow Bulletin Trophy | Multiple Teams of Four | Women's Teams |
Individual Events
Benjamin Trophy | Match Pointed Individual | Grand Masters |
Alan Fairlie Trophy | Match Pointed Individual | Novices, Club Masters, Local Masters and District Masters |
Harrison Trophy | Match Pointed Individual | Regional Masters and above |
Shenkin Trophy | Match Pointed Individual | Masters, Star Masters and Senior Masters |
Other Events
Gold Cup (Scotland) | Teams of Four (BGB Event) |
Gold Cup Plate - Marion Hill Trophy | Teams of Four (BGB Event) |