Duplicate Bridge: June 2, 2018

The Worldwide Bridge Contest game will be played at the Airport Bridge Club at noon today, Saturday, June 2. The club also will celebrate director Bill Finkelstein’s birthday.

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Extra-point games will be offered at all games next week at Bridge Club Meridian, the Bridge Center of Buffalo and the Airport Bridge Club. The Airport Club has no extra fee.

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The Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC), which offers silver master points for games at sanctioned bridge clubs, will be held Monday, June 11, to Saturday, June 16. The Airport Bridge Club will hold STaC games with no extra fee daily at 10 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.

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Bridge Club Meridan has moved from its longtime venue at the Zion Church in the Town of Tonawanda to facilities at 209 S. Youngs Road, Amherst. Games are held every Monday at 10:30 a.m.

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Tournament calendar

Ithaca Sectional – Kendal at Ithaca, 2230 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca. Today, Saturday, June 2, and Sunday, June 3. For info, click this link.

District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 11, to Sunday, June 17.

Buffalo Non-Life Master Sectional – Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Saturday, June 30, and Sunday, July 1. For info, click this link.

Southwest Ontario Regional – Bingemans Conference and Convention Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, Ont. Tuesday, July 3, to Sunday, July 8. For info, click this link.

Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Moose Club, 5375 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15.

Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 13, to Sunday, Aug. 19. For info, click this link.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Monroeville Convention Center/Doubletree Hotel, 209 Mall Plaza Blvd., Monroeville, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 28, to Sunday, Sept. 3. For info, click this link.

St. Catharines Regional – Holiday Inn Parkway Conference Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Sept. 4, to Sunday, Sept. 9.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 21, to Sunday, Sept. 23.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Location TBA, Webster. Saturday, Oct. 6, and Sunday, Oct. 7.

Buffalo Regional – Adams Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 16, to Sunday, Oct. 21. For info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Location TBA, Canandaigua. Saturday, Nov. 10, and Sunday, Nov. 11.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 3, to Sunday, Dec. 9.

2019

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, to Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019.

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, to Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019.

Buffalo Spring Sectional –Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, April 5, 2019, to Sunday, April 7, 2019.

Rochester Spring Sectional – TBA. Saturday, April 13, 2019, and Sunday, April 14, 2019.

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 16, 2019, to Sunday, April 21, 2019.

Ithaca Sectional – TBA. Saturday, May 4, 2019, and Sunday, May 5, 2019

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, 2019, to Monday, May 27, 2019.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, 2019, to Sunday, June 2, 2019.

District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 10, 2019, to Sunday, June 16, 2019.

Rochester Summer Sectional – TBA. Saturday, July 13, 2019, and Sunday, July 14, 2019.

Rochester Regional – TBA. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2019, to Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Coraopolis, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, to Sunday, Sept. 2, 2019.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, to Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019.

Rochester Fall Sectional – TBA. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, and Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019.

Buffalo Regional – Adam's Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, to Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019.

Toronto Fall Regional – Delta by Marriott Airport Conference Centre, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, to Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca Falls. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, and Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, to Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019.

2020

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020.

Rochester Spring Sectional – Saturday, March 28, 2020, and Sunday, March 29, 2020.

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West. Tuesday, April 7, 2020, to Sunday, April 12, 2020.

Rochester 199er Sectional – Friday, April 17, 2020, and Saturday, April 18, 2020.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 19, 2020, to Monday, May 25, 2020.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Regional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 22, 2020, to Sunday, May 24, 2020, or Friday, June 5, 2020, to Sunday, June 7, 2020.

Ithaca Sectional – Saturday, June 13, 2020, and Sunday, June 14, 2020.

Southwest Ontario Regional – Bingemans Conference and Convention Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, Ont. Tuesday, July 7, 2020, to Sunday, July 12, 2020.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 11, 2020, and Sunday, July 12, 2020.

Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn Syracuse, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, to Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Monroeville Convention Center/DoubleTree Hotel, 209 Mall Plaza, Monroeville, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, to Sunday, Sept. 7, 2020.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, and Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020.

Buffalo Regional – Adam's Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, to Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building, 1 DiPronio Drive, Seneca Falls. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, and Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020.

Niagara Falls Sectional – Crown Plaza Hotel, 5685 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, to Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News.

        If it’s not in its usual place, Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date, which should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website.

Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website, at least not in a timely fashion. Worse yet, columns from previous weeks currently cannot be accessed on the News website. But all is not lost. They are available in an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

The online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices. Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night.

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A Ruby Life Master since the ACBL created that new ranking at the beginning of 2016, Dale Anderson recently attained a career total of 2,350 master points. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.

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Duplicate scores
Week of May 21 to May 27

ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A/B: Judy Kaprove and Ed Morgan, 57.74%; C: Barbara Sadkin and Denise Slattery, 46.13%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and Alan Greer, 68.45%; B: Joe Rooney and Bill Boardman, 51.49%; Sandi England and Joanne LaFay, 49.70%; C: Barbara Multerer and Art Schumacher, 45.83%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Ken Meier and Allen Beroza, 61.57%; Denise Slattery and John Ziemer, 53.94%; B: Eva Schmidt and Pawan Matta, 53.70%; Linda Vassallo and Walt Olszewski, 53.47%; C: Bob Kaprove and David Donaldson, 46.30%; east-west, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 64.28%; Vince Pesce and Ron Henrikson, 54.17%; B/C: Jini and John Rubinstein, 53.70%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A: John Ziemer and Allen Beroza, 60.42%; B: Denise Slattery and Bob Linn, 55.83%; C: Eva Schmidt and Fenton Harrison, 45%; east-west, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 61.25%; Liz Clark and Art Matthies, 60.42%; B: Bill Boardman and Bill Regan, 50.83%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 44.58%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: Denise Slattery and Bob Linn, 62.50%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Mike Silverman, 55.06%; B/C: John Bava and Ed Morgan, 50.60%; east-west, A: Alan Greer and John Ziemer, 68.75%; B: Joyce Greenspan and Ron Henrikson, 55.95%; Dorothy May and Marilyn Sultz, 51.49%; C: Bill Regan and Val Derenda, 45.54%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A: Alan Greer and Bob Linn, 62.50%; B: Jim Jacobi and Mike Silverman, 53.33%; C: Denise Slattery and June Feuerstein, 49.17%; east-west, A/B: Linda and Paul Zittel, 57.50%; Paula Kotowski and Joyce Greenspan, 56.25%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 77%; B: Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, 56%; Paula Salamone and Cleveland Fleming, 51%; C: Al Dickman and Chuck Heimerl, 48%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 63.26%; B: Marilyn Steffan and Patty Porter, 60.80%; C: Mary Blanchard and Carol Roth, 55.30%; east-west, A: Joel Brownstein and Sol Messinger, 67.61%; B/C: Pam Righter and Mary Joyce, 56.25%; Pat Truell and Paul Ziebarth, 54.73%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Open Game. Howell. A: Saleh Fetouh and Glenn Milgrim, 66.07%; B: Penny Shui and Cathy Majewski, 58.93%; Bob Padgug and John Marvin, 54.17%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. A/B: Elaine Universal and Stan Kozlowski, 61.57%; (tie) Christy Kellogg and Bob Padgug, Judy Graf and Fred Yellen, 58.33%; C: Carol Bedell and Tova Reinhorn, 48.15%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. North-south, A/B/C: Jeff Oshlag and Pat Kilbury, 66.23%; Joe Miranda and Usha Khurana, 62.59%; Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 59.83%; east-west, A: Paul Morgante and Art Morth, 63.84%; B/C: Bram and Terry Hamovitch, 55.28%; Larry and Dorothy Soong, 55.20%; Guy Puccio and Pat Rogers, 55.10%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – Howell. A/B: Elaine Universal and Judy Graf, 65.05%; Bud  Seidenberg  and Jay Costello, 61.34%; C: Carol Bedell and Barbara Landree, 46.06%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Sandi England and Joe Miranda, 66.67%; Joyce Kindt and Ed Harman, 55.95%; Bill Feasley and Paul Zittel, 55.36%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 51.79%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 66%; Ginny Panaro and Jim Gullo, 50%; Sharon Benz and Sue Neubecker, 44%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, (tie) Sandy Marcussen and Lance Pollock, Carolyn Siracuse and Anne O’Connor, 54.2%; Jan O’Mara and Bill Rich, 51.3%; east-west, Alicia Kolipinski and Al Dickman, 56.3%; Jack Cukierman and Gabe Tannenbaum, 53.8%.

Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Howell. Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 54.17%; (tie) Jim and Paula Jones, John and Barbara Scott, 53.47%; Dan Blatz and Gwilym Grick, 52.78%.

Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – Howell. Ed Harman and Bob Lederhouse, 62.50%; (tie) Jane and Dave Larcom, Jim and Paula Jones, 54.17%; Bram and Terry Hamovich, 48.61%.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Howell. (Tie) Neola McGuire and Pamela Murphy, Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 62.50%.

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 59.3%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 59.2%; east-west, Fritz Schweiger and Joanne Zavarella, 65%; Anita Fink and Freda Brummer, 63%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – Howell. Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 58%; Ron Fill and Mike Brown, 56%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Meena Rustgi and Sukhanand Jain, 62.5%; Esther Greene and Ruth Lansing, 48.3%; east-west, Iris Friedman and Emily Wettlaufer, 58.3%; Perry Hoffman and Judith Nicole, 57.3%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 63%; (tie) Lada Maheshwari and Bill Adolf, Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 56%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 62.5%; Nancy Buscemi and Vinny LoJacobo, 53.2%; Mary Veitch and Carmella Losi, 50%; east-west, Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 53.7%; Christel and Frank Bernard, 52.6%; IdaMae Klipfel and Bob Rivard, 49%.