Leicestershire Contract Bridge Association

The Leicestershire Cup

Knock Out Teams of Four

In the Final of the Leicestershire Cup Barbara Swann's team defeated Tony Kitson's team in the tightest of matches.

Barbara Swann's team were 1300 aggregate points down after the first stanza, pulled approximately 500 back in the second stanza but were still approximately 560 points down as they went into the final stanza. Tony Kitson's team having been in the lead for three quarters of the match, finally lost by 150 aggregate points. Funny game Bridge.

Captains only shown - see below table for team members

Quarterfinalists	Semifinalists	Finalists	Winners
Tony Kitson
	Tony Kitson
Bob Sneddon
		Tony Kitson
Bharat
	Bharat
Bye
			Geoff Swann
Geoff Swann
	Geoff Swann
Bye
		Geoff Swann
Irene Krantz
	Irene Krantz
Mick Mahoney

Teams
Bob Snedden (Ian Woodward, Judy Hulland, Robert Missenden)
Mick Mahoney (Tim Glover, Anne Moncrief, Peter Neville)
Bharat (Ramnik & Mangala Samani, Peter White)
Geoff Swann (Barbara Swann, Bill Hood, Pat Watson)
Tony Kitson (Paul Bowyer, Jim Mason and Graham Marshall
Irene Krantz (Simon Stokes, Sue Bowyer, Yasser Haider, Gary Duddle, David Green)

Results of Round 1

Leicester Bridge Centre
Wednesday 14 November

Position	Team	Qual.
Triella A
1	Tony Kitson, Paul Bowyer, Graham Marshall, Jim Mason	Q
2	Mick Mahoney, Tim Glover, Anne Moncrief, Peter Neville	Q
3	Roger Cook, Gerry Buchiero, Marjorie Gilbertson, Robert Parker
Head-to-Head B
1	Ian Woodward, Judy Hulland, Robert Missenden, Bob Snedden	Q
2	Robert Northage, David Fletcher, David Pollard, Jean Wightman
Head-to-Head C
1	Bharat, Ramnik & Mangala Samani, Peter White	Q
2	Geoff Shaw, Hugh Cairns, Harry Gordon, Jim Taylor
Head-to-Head D
1	Barbara & Geoff Swann, Bill Hood, Pat Watson	Q
2	David & Julie Lashley, Betty Smith, Steve Wright
Head-to-Head E
1	Irene Krantz, Sue Bowyer, David Green, Simon Stokes	Q
2	Ken Moore, Dave Cobley, Phil Holdsworth, Mike Stevens

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