NORTHERN IRELAND BRIDGE UNION
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INTERNATIONAL TRIALS 2008
THE OLYMPIAD YOUTH TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
BEIJING, CHINA
3rd / 18th OCTOBER 2008


1) Date:               5th & 6th April 2008
2) Venue:             Templeogue Bridge Centre, Dublin
3) Qualification: Each Player must be aged under 28 (ie born in 1980 or later).
4) Entries are invited from pairs who are interested in representing Ireland at this event. Each pair will play each other pair in a series of direct matches with VP scoring.  Matches will be over as many boards as practical.
            The pairs finishing in the first three places in the Trials will form a team to represent Ireland in the World Mind Sport Games National Youth Teams in Beijing. (The Youth Pairs and Youth Individual competitions are also available to these players.)
            The pair finishing in 4th place will be nominated as the reserve pair, should one of   the pairs in the first three places be unable to participate.
            Ties will be broken by imp quotient, which failing, by imp differential and finally by         direct match.
5)         Substitutes will be allowed at the discretion of the International  Committee on receipt of a written request. The substitution will not be approved if in the opinion of the committee the pair would be strengthened by the substitution.
6)         Each pair participating in the trials must have two copies of their system available to present to their opponents before a session of play begins. Failure to fulfil this obligation, or presentation of a system which in the opinion of the Tournament Director is insufficiently detailed, will be subject to a penalty in accordance with regulations to be posted.
          Slow play / Late arrival/ Mobile phones will be penalised in accordance with regulations to be posted.
7)         Entries must be submitted no later than 26th March to John Comyn at 353-1-4946447 or comyns@indigo.ie.  The entry fee of €15/£10 per player will be collected on the day of the trials or beforehand if possible.
8)         The I. B. U. Youth Bridge Committee is empowered to alter any of the arrangements or conditions including time, dates and venue, and to decide on all matters affecting these trials and each player who enters is undertaking to represent Ireland if nominated and to abide fully with all the conditions of these trials.

The NIBU Peggy Bayer and Junior Camrose teams, 2007
Juniors Junior_party
From left: Wayne Sommerville, Stephen Nicholls, Jake Corry, Chris Henderson, Katrina Lomas, Ian Jones, Ruth Connolly, Kerri Nash, Jenny Spence & Lisa Quinlan.
NIBU came 3rd in both competitions click for results

   
Interprovincial Championships 24th-25th March 2006
 
Place School Players Points
1st Belfast Royal Academy (1) Kevin McAughey, James Corry, Chris Henderson, Stephen Nicholls 196
2nd Bangor Grammar School (1) Wayne Somerville, Ian Jones, Michael Elborne, Andrew Clegg, Lee Williams 171
3rd Belfast Royal Academy (2) Luke Rogan, Peter Corrie, jenny Spence, Lisa Quinlan, Nicola Walker 161
4th Laurel Hill (1) Hilary Flynn, Aislinn Brennan. Michelle Daly, Clodagh Hughes 145
5th Laurel Hill (2) Marie Sanfrey. Sarah Hayden, Niamh Carroll, Muireann NiDhubhghaill 144
6th = NIBU (Carrick Grammar) Michael Crymble, Daniel Murray, Michael Edwards, Mark Holmes 118
6th = St David's Greystones Cathy Quigley, Sean Keegan, Ruth McElroy, Oisin Neary, James Edwards 118
8th Belfast Royal Academy (3) Adam Gill, Eoin McAughey, Peter Farr, Angus Dwyer 113
9th Bangor Grammar School (2) Adam McClure, Ryan Nixon, Michael Coffey Ciaran Fleck, Thomas Turner, Charles Clegg, Ryan Adair, Fergus Wilson 106
10th St Conleiths Eoin Burke, David Hurley, William Prasifka, Stephen Canavan, Graham Brady, Colm O'Neill 68

 

 
Irish Under 20 Interprovincial Championships
 
 
11th-12th March 2005
 
Place School Players Points
1st Belfast Royal Academy (1) Ruth Connolly, Kerri Nash, Chris Henderson, Stephen Nicholls 236
2nd Bangor Grammar School (1) Bob Gallagher-Lyle, Rory McMullan, Wayne Somerville, Ian Jones 217
3rd Laurel Hill (1) Isabel Haugh, Lydia Rooney, Aisling and Bronagh Considine 179
4th Belfast Royal Academy (2) Kevin McAughey, James Corry, Eoin McAughey, Adam Gill 176
5th Coleraine Inst Johnny Fillis, Phillip Mullan, Peter Reid, Matthew McKee 169
6th Belfast Royal Academy (3) Jenny Spence, Lisa Quinlan, Luke Rogan, Peter Corrie 167
7th Belvedere College (2) Thomas O'Leary, Peter Verjans, Ben Hickey, Donal Ridge 166
8th Belvedere College (1) Rhys Adams, Neil Halligan, Cillian O'Riordan, Tom Ormond 162
9th CBS Carlow James Sheerin, John Kenny, Sean Gannon, Brian Lord 147
10th Bangor Grammar School (2) Mark McCabe, Mark Morris, Glen Young, Adam McClure 146
11th Laurel Hill (2) Emma Keyes, Maeve O'Toole, Aoife Hegarty, Hazel Curran 110
12th Belvedere College (3) Alan Pierce, Shane Doherty, Sean Cronin, Alastair Kissane 108

All Ireland Schools Bridge Pairs Championships 2004 ( Limerick )

  Final 2nd October 2004
This competition is open to pupils from second level education across
Ireland. It consists of two sessions. The morning session was played over 18
Boards and the top 12 Pairs then played 22 Boards as the Final. The
remaining Pairs played the 22 Boards as the Consolation Final.
The annual competition is played in LaurelHill School in Limerick and is
organised by Dr Gay Keaveney.

Pl

Names

School

1st session

2nd session

Total

1 st

Ruth Connolly Kerri Nash

Belfast Royal Academy

59.25

66.0

125.25

2 nd

Ruth & Michael McElroy

St.Davids Greystones

46

77

123

3 rd

Chris Henderson Stephen Nicholl

Belfast Royal Academy

50.25

71

121.25

4 th

Aisling & Bronagh Considine

Laurel Hill Limerick

51

68

119

5 th

Rob.Gallagher Lyall Rory McMullan

Bangor Grammar School

52.5

62

114.5

6 th

Cillian O'Riordan Michael O'Rourke

Belvedere Coll Dublin

57

50

107

7 th

Rhys Adams Tom Ormond

Belvedere Coll Dublin

51.14

48.5

99.64

8 th /9 th

Lydia Rooney Isobel Hough

Laurel Hill Limerick

44.25

52.5

96.75

8 th /9 th

Clodagh Hughes Michelle Daly

Laurel Hill Limerick

45.75

51

96.75

10 th

Levi Moriarty Zoe Sanfrey

Laurel Hill

40

44.5

84.5

11 th

Aislinn Brennan Hilary Flynn

Laurel Hill

44.57

38.5

83.07

12 th

Meabh Hogan Laura Curran

Laurel Hill

44.28

35.5

79.78

All Ireland Schools Bridge Consolation Pairs Final Oct 2 nd 2004

Pl.

Names

School

1 st session

2 nd session

Total

1 st

James Corry Adam Gill

BRA

74

186.2

260.2

2 nd

Thomas Holt Julian Quirke

Glenstal Abbey

86.85

169.3

256.15

3 rd

Andrew Clegg Lee Williams

Bangor G.S.

83.75

157.34

241.1

4 th

Sinead Harrold Rosemarie Blake

Laurel Hill

81.71

159.19

240.9

5 th

Luke Rogan Peter Corrie

BRA

77.42

162

239.42

6 th

Jennifer Spence Lisa Quinlan

BRA

85.75

153

238.75

7 th

Aisling Cusack Lauren Costello

L.Hill

73.14

164.5

237.64

8 th

Leah Walsh Marese Murphy

L.Hill

84

153.5

237.5

9 th

Jack Holt James DeBoisanger

Glenstal Abbey

70.85

160.36

231.21

10 th

Bronagh Doyle Christine Gaffney

L.Hill

61

169.88

230.88

11 th

Angus Dwyer Emmet McMahon

BRA

87

143.14

230.14

12 th

Jean Reardon Grainne O'Loughlin

L.Hill

68

160.86

228.86

13 th

Michelle Blake Siobhan Meehan

L.Hill

73.14

155.41

228.55

14 th

Eve Barry Eimear O'Connor

L.Hill

81.14

146.5

227.55

15 th

James Edwards Sean Keegan

St.Dav.Grstn

85.42

137.25

222.67

16 th

Thomas O'Leary Ben Hickey

Belvedere Cg

81.14

140.79

221.93

17 th

Lucy McGrath Michelle Roche

L.Hill

60.57

152.93

213.5

18 th

Stephen Lewis Mark McCabe

Bangor G S

78.28

128.25

206.53

19 th

Louise Tierney Emma Kate Ryan

L.Hill

71.71

132.75

204.46

20 th

Mark Morris Glen Young

Bangor G S

82

118.69

200.69

21 st

Claire Clancy Elaine Moore

L.Hill

68.25

130.5

198.75

22 nd

Emma Keyes Maeve O'Toole

L.Hill

78.25

119.81

198.06

23 rd

Mark McManus Eoin Deeleman

Glenstal Abbey

73.75

118.13

191.88

24 th

Una Reidy Jennifer D'Alton

L.Hill

56.25

129.38

185.63

25 th

Aoife Hegarty Hazel Curran

L.Hill

73

112.5

185.5

26 th

Aoife Storan Ellen Kelly

L.Hill

58

125.44

183.44

27 th

Ciara Synnott Lisa McGloughlin

L.Hill

76.85

104.5

181.35

28 th

Emil Burke Danny Murphy

Glenstal Abbey

68.75

108.56

177.31

29 th

Naomi Walsh Louise Barry

L.Hill

69.5

99.56

169.01

30 th

Amanda Lenihan Jane Delahaunty

L.Hill

64

98.44

162.44

31 st

James O'Leary John O'Donnell

Glenstal Abbey

65.7

90.64

156.34

32 nd

Aoife Hammill Jennifer Ryan

L.Hill

56

78.75

134.75

33 rd

Maura Hayes Muireann Counihan

L.Hill

58.57

73.69

132.26


Junior Camrose
2004
England
155
Wales
125
Northern Ireland
110
Scotland
108
CBAI
103
Peggy Bayer
2004
England
164
Northern Ireland
136
Scotland
123
Wales
102
CBAI
62

Northern Ireland Junior Camrose Team
Sunil Bavalia & Ronan McMaugh
Ciaran McAllister & Jonny Fillis (team of 4)
N.P.C. David Greenwood

Northern Ireland Peggy Bayer Team
Riona Nicholls & Katrina Lomas
Adam Flynn & Andrew Carrigan
Kerri Nash & Ruth Connolly
N.P.C. Diane Greenwood