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WOMEN TRIUMPH UP NORTH IN THE INTER-PROVINCIAL TRIALS

This last weekend has been Inter Provincial Trials Weekend in all regions. In our two Northern regions, there were very impressive results by two Women’s pairs.

Most regions ran the trials Butler Pairs or Swiss Pairs style with combined heats for the Open, Women and Seniors’ fields and a separate field for Intermediates. Wellington were the only region to run Teams trials and then only in two of their categories.

20 pairs took part in the combined Open/Women/Senior trials in Waikato Bays with one of our current Women’s international pairs, Jenna and Christine Gibbons topping the field after the seven round event. They finished nearly 9 vps ahead of second placed Tony Hacking and Pat Rutherford.

Auckland – Northland had one field for the Women/ Senior event with the other two competitions playing their own round robin events. Susan Humphries said that she came over from Sydney to play with her international partner, Steph Jacob, “for the practice”. She made that point strongly as they entered the Open field. They got some pretty good practice as they finished top of the strong 14 pair field with just two losses in 13 matches finishing 13 vps ahead of the third pair.

Although our other Women’s international pairs of this and recent years, Jenny Wilkinson- Shirley Newton, Linda Cartner- Glenis Palmer and Andi Boughey- Carol Richardson all made the Women’s event, our current Open internationals had a lean time of it, with Michael Cornell, Michael Whibley- Matthew Brown and Martin Reid-Peter Newell all missing out.

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Successful in Auckland. Susan Humphries, Steph Jacob and John Wang form the

Auckland-Northland Open I/P team along with Jeter Liu

Steph and Susan had a huge finish averaging just under 15vps per match over their last 5 x 8 board matches. Here is a good example of aggression paying off at a low level:

 
Board 14
East Deals
None Vul
J
A Q 7 4
K Q 8 7
A K 8 3
A 6 5 4 3 2
8
J 6
9 7 5 2
 
N
W   E
S
 
K
K J 6 5 2
A 9 5 4 2
Q 6
 
Q 10 9 8 7
10 9 3
10 3
J 10 4
West North East South
  Steph Jacob   Susan Humphries
    1  Pass
1  Dbl Pass 2 
2  Dbl All pass  

 

Steph’s first double gave her partner an awkward bid. Susan chose her three card minor suit. However, when Steph doubled once more, Susan was happy enough to defend. West had nowhere to go for tricks after Steph led two high clubs and switched to her trump. Five tricks were all West could accumulate with 500 coming Steph and Susan’s way on a hand where the only making game, 3NT by North was pretty unbiddable.

Here is the list of qualifiers:

OPEN   INTERMEDIATE
Auckland- Northland   Auckland- Northland
Susan Humphries- Steph Jacob   Sue Cohen - Karen Smith
Jeter Liu- John Wang   Prem Soundra- Hafizur Khan
     
Waikato Bays   Waikato Bays
Tom Henwood - Tom Winiata   Brian Gallagher - Brian Sullivan
Bruce Inglis - Linley Hay   Brenn Birss - Pamela Pedersen
     
Central Districts   Central Districts
Wayne Burrows - George Masters   Henny French - Diane Pye
Steve Baron - Les Gould   Doris Chapman - Humphrey Symons
     
Wellington   Wellington
Kate Davies - John Patterson   Jeffry Craanen - Elaine Richardson
Annthony Ker - Alan Grant   David Don - Jim Brough
     
Top of The South   Top of The South
Steve Gray - Lindsey Guy   Pam Whitehead - Stuart Grant
Ed Roggeveen - Chris Marshall   Wayne Smith - Val Munday
     
Canterbury   Canterbury
Fiona Temple - John Kruiniger   Jack Lyon - Ken Johns
Pavla Fenwick - Max Morrison   Madge Baker - Joan Hazlehurst
     
Otago-Southland   Otago-Southland
Murat Genc - Arleen Schwartz   Tim Webb - Grant Walker
Robert Cowan - John Sheehy   Bill Armstrong - Elspeth Mitchell
     
WOMEN   SENIORS
Auckland- Northland   Auckland- Northland
Andi Boughey - Carol Richardson   Bev and Allan Morris
Linda Cartner - Glenis Palmer   Jo Clark - Russell Watt
     
Waikato Bays   Waikato Bays
Kate Terry - Judy Pawson   Tony Hacking - Pat Rutherford
Christine and Jenna Gibbons   Rachelle Pelkman - Murray Wood
     
Central Districts   Central Districts
Sarah Green - Lyn Muller   Mairi Fitzsimons - Alister Buchanan
Cecile Gyde - Lynne Feather   Alan Doddridge - Jenny Wilson
     
Wellington   Wellington
Annette Henry - Anna Herries   Lynda Rigler - Peter Delahunty
Mindy Wu- Sandra Coleman   Pat D'Arcy - Peter Benham
     
Top of The South   Top of The South
Sheila Beggs - Carol Minchin   Maurice Carter - Tony Oberdries
Vicky Russell - Jane Worthington   Ray Curnow - Phil Rutherford
     
Canterbury   Canterbury
Laura Stephen - Jane Lennon   Judith Driver - Jan Roose
Shirley Newton - Jenny Wilkinson   Paula Gregory - Michael Johnstone
     
Otago-Southland   Otago-Southland
Marilyn Jackson - Anne McGregor   Kevin Farnden - Wyn Jones
Kristen Collins - Donna Ruwhiu                                                  Harry Shepherd - Tony Winters

 

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