The challenges of COVID continue to inspire innovations. The Victor Champion Cup in Melbourne had to be rescheduled to late August, but Queen's Birthday weekend online events were held instead. Meanwhile, the Central Coast Leagues Club Bridge Club initiated a new state championship event, held outside Sydney and on weekdays! The face-to-face State Seniors Pairs and Teams Championship ran from Tuesday - Friday 15-18th June, attracting 36 pairs and 18 teams to the two events.

Congratulations to:
STATE SENIORS PAIRS

1st  Wendy Mitchell / Eunice De Vries
2nd  Vicky Lisle / Ian Lisle
3rd  Julianne Rocks / Kevin Davies

STATE SENIORS TEAMS
1st Team Mitchell (Wendy Mitchell - Eunice De Vries - Sally Clarke - Garry Clarke)
2nd Team Sylvester (Liz Sylvester - Robbie Feyder - Chris Dibley - Steven Bock)
3rd Team Bloom (Martin Bloom - Nigel Rosendorff - Peter Gill - Liz Adams)

The next State Championships will be the State Online Veterans Pairs to be held on RealBridge from 23rd-25th July and F2F State Individual to be held at the NSWBA on 31st July. 

More NSWBA Monday Nights events are being held online, making it possible to include players from outside the Greater Sydney region. The coming City of Sydney Teams will be held on RealBridge over 3 Monday nights from 21 June to 5 July. Please view the program brochure and enter online on the NSWBA website.

Local congresses continue to provide weather-proof competitions and activities for bridge players, both online and face-to-face. The higher number of face-to-face congresses scheduled in the upcoming months shows a return of confidence in playing face-to-face, while online bridge tournaments continue to provide "venues" with unlimited seats!

At the national level, our NSW Teams are all ready to compete in the Australian National Championships (ANC) in Perth in July. The ANC is not just for the interstate teams competitions, there are events open to all. Please check the official website for the detailed program. Entries are via MyABF, the new online entry platform. 

If you're craving something more than interstate travel, the New Zealand Bridge Association invites you to consider the NZ National Bridge Congress at the end of September in Mt Maunganui/Tauranga.