The Buffalo Non-Life Master “Silver Point” Sectional Tournament, for players with fewer
than 500 master points, takes place today, Saturday, June 30, and Sunday, July
1, in the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road,
Amherst. Games are at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. both days. For more info, click
this link.
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The Airport Bridge Club
will offer North American Pairs qualifying games with extra points, half red,
at all games in the coming week. The club takes part in the ACBL Instant
Matchpoint Game at 1:15 p.m. on Monday, July 9, following an NAP game at 10
a.m.
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The Bridge Center of Buffalo and the Airport Bridge Club will be open as usual on
Wednesday, July 4, Independence Day.
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Yes, there will be a Unit 116 picnic this summer. It's scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 12, in Rescue
Fire Hall, 1241 Strad Ave., North Tonawanda. Games are at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
For more info, click this link.
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Tournament calendar
Buffalo Non-Life Master Sectional – Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Today,
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. For info, click this link.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Moose Club, 5375 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Saturday,
July 14, and Sunday, July 15. For info, click this link.
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. For info, click this link.
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.
St. Catharines Sectional –
Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St.
Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, to Sunday, Feb. 10, 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.
Niagara Falls Regional – Crowne
Plaza Hotel, 5865 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, 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 – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio.
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan.
24, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020.
St. Catharines Sectional –
Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St.
Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, to Sunday, Feb. 9, 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.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday,
April 24, 2020, to Sunday, April 26, 2020.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020, to Monday, May 25, 2020.
Niagara-on-the-Lake Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path,
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, June 5, 2020, to Sunday, June 7, 2020.
District 5 Spring Sectional
Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) –
At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 10, 2019, to Sunday, June
16, 2019.
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.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday,
Sept. 11, 2020, to Sunday, Sept. 13, 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.
Unit 255 Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake
Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 13,
2020, to Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.
District 5 Winter Sectional
Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) –
At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, to Sunday, Dec.
15, 2019.
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Bridge
club websites:
Click
names for links.
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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.
Email danderson@buffnews.com or
dahotwings@aol.com.
Office phone is (716) 849-4420.
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A Ruby Life Master since the ACBL created that new ranking at the beginning of
2016, Dale Anderson recently reached a career total of 2,400 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 June 18 to June 24
Week of June 18 to June 24
ACBL
Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A: Judy Padgug and David Millward, 56.94%; Bob
Sommerstein and Allen Beroza, 56.71%; B: Jacqueline and Sharon Chang, 55.79%; C:
Judy Kaprove and Barbara Sadkin, 53.01%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and Alan
Greer, 56.25%; Barbara Libby and Bob Kaprove, 54.86%; B: Nancy Kessler and John
Kirsits, 53.70%; Dorothy May and Ron Henrikson, 53.01%; C: Barbara Multerer and
Art Schumacher, 46.30%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, 61.11%; B:
Eleanor Whelan and Rita Sofia, 59.72%; C: Jan Hasselback and Linda Zittel,
54.86%; east-west, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 64.12%; B: Mike
Silverman and Art Matthies, 61.34%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Sharon Chang,
49.77%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Alan Greer and John Ziemer, 70%; B: Lois
Tatelman and Nancy Littenberg, 59.17%; C: Christine Malarkey and Brian Block,
47.50%; east-west, A/B: Ed Morgan and John Bava, 57.50%; June Feuerstein and
Dale Anderson, 57.08%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: Barbara Libby and Alan Greer, 56.95%; B:
Marietta Kalman and Dale Anderson, 54.07%; Eleanor Whelan and Ed Drozen,
53.62%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Ed Morgan, 48.07%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and
John Ziemer, 63.10%; B: Paula Kotowski and Walt Olszewski, 58.29%; Helen Panza
and Mike Silverman, 51.93%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 49.85%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A: Vic Bergsten and John Ziemer, 71.25%; B:
Janet Frisch and Eva Schmidt, 57.50%; C: Mike Silverman and Jim Jacobi, 47.92%;
east-west, A/B: Martha and John Welte, 57.08%; C: Dorothy May and Ron
Henrikson, 55.42%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 57.80%; B:
Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, 57%; Rolene Pozarny and Bill Boardman, 54%; C:
Ed Morgan and Ron Henrickson, 46%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday noon
– 99ers. Howell.
Donna and Fred Hirsch, 66.67%; Jo Ann Smith and Ed Ziegenfuss, 48.33%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday
noon – Non-life masters. North-south, Terry
and Bram Hamovitch, 65.40%; Marilyn Shuman and Judith Bailey, 61.99%; Carol
Neuhaus and Ruth Nowatniak, 51.71%; Pat Kilbury and Jeff Oshlag, 51.29%;
east-west, Burt Freiman and Larry Abate, 63.40%; Judy Zeckhauser and Richard
McGowan, 62.62%; Sandra Silverberg and Maryann Szafran, 60.09%; Janie Polk and
Gail Pitterman, 53.62%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday
noon – Open Game. Howell. A: Sharon Benz
and Stan Kozlowski, 61%; Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg, 59%; B/C: Sue
Neubecker and Judy Graf, 58%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday
morning – North-south, A/B: Howard Foster and
Mike Ryan, 63.39%; C: Sue Neubecker and Betty Metz, 55.06%; east-west, A/B:
Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 60.71%; C: Audrey Ray and Margaret Zhou, 51.19%.
Bridge Center of
Buffalo Thursday noon –
0-750 game. North-south, A: Usha Khurana and Joe Miranda, 62.80%; B: Pat
Kilbury and Jeff Oshlag, 61.31%; Audrey Ray and Heather Roberts, 54.76%; Vince
Taeger and Bill Rich, 54.46%; C: Terry and Bram Hamovitch, 48.21%; east-west,
A: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 69.35%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 57.14%;
Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 55.65%; B: Rose Bochiechio and Paul Morgante,
54.46%; Hannah Weinberg and Christine Malarkey, 52.08%; C: Karen Norman and
Fred Isenberg, 35.42%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday
evening – Howell. (3-way tie) Pat Rasmus and
Bert Hargeshimer, Sharon Benz and Elaine Kurasiewicz, Penny and Peter Shui,
56.25%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday
morning – North-south, Chris Urbanek and
David Hemmer, 66.14%; Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 59.26%; Bud Seidenberg and
Jay Costello, 58.47%; Sharon Benz and Stan Kozlowski, 57.94%; east-west, Adrian
Figliott and Jo Nasoff-Finton, 60.71%; Jay Levy and Ethan Xie, 60.12%; Ginny
Panaro and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 52.98%; (tie) Bert Hargeshimer and Alex Kowal,
Donna Steffan and Marge Zaprowski, 50.89%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday
noon – Howell. Linda Burroughsford
and Alex Kowal, 60%; Chris Urbanek and Rajarshi Roy, 57.50%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – (Tie) Bob and Joan Ciszak, Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 57.74%;
Jim Downing and Roger Dyer, 54.17%; Joe Miranda and Sandi England, 53.57%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Howell. Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 55.50%; Marilyn Wortzman
and Jim Easton, 54.50%; Ginny Panaro and Dian Petrov, 52.18%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – North-south, Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 59.16%; Dian
Petrov and John Scott, 55.84%; Eugene Giorgio and John Meindl, 55%; Kathy Fenn
and Ed Harman, 54.16%; east-west, Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 54.29%; Roy
Crocker and John Lewis, 53.57%; Madhav and Beena Deshmukh, 51.79%; Jasbeer and
Violet Makhija, 51.43%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – North-south, Jim and Paula Jones, 59.84%; Bob Lederhouse
and Bob Linn, 58.01%; Mike Ryan and Judy Graf, 55.59%; Sushil and Maria Amlani,
51.72%; Judie Bailey and Carolyn Syracuse, 50.70%; east-west, Larry Abate and
Bob Sommerstein, 58.65%; Ed Harman and Dian Petrov, 56.10%; Bob and Joan
Ciszak, 54.90%; Edith Moran and Anne Clancy, 51.35%; Mary Ball and Joyce
Frayer, 50.57%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 66%; Marian
Morber and George Mayers, 57%; east-west, Kokila Chheda and Prem Lata
Mahashwari, 59%; Herb Falk and Marv Feurerstein, 57%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – Howell. Joe Huber and Chuck Heimerl, 66.7%; Jeff Peters and
Karen Synor, 60.2%
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Meena Rustgi and Sukhanand Jain, 68.8%; Dottie
Potembski and Jerry Stange, 51%; east-west, Esther Greene and Ruth Lansing,
61.5%; Vera Arrison and Mary Klepfer, 52.1%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Marge Zaprowski and Bob Jorgensen, 64%; Kathy
Borcik and Bill Westley, 54%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Rogers, 51%.
College Club Duplicate Wednesday – Howell. Clare Schultz and Nancy Thomas, 73.02%; Cleo
Alexander and Nancy Davidson, 59.52%; Hallie Howell and Elaine Kurasiewicz,
57.14%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 60%; Dorothy and Ed
Rupp, 53.8%; Joanne Zavarella and Fritz Schweiger, 50.7%; east-west, Lynda
Pettit and Kay Brinkman, 60.5%; Marv Feuerstein and Paul Morgante, 52.6%;
Christel and Frank Bernard, 49%.
