The Airport Bridge Club will offer North American Pairs qualifying games with
extra points, half red, at all regularly-scheduled games during the coming
week, with no extra charge.
Starting
time for weekday games at the club has changed temporarily to noon through
Tuesday, Aug. 14. Saturday games continue to begin at noon.
The
club also will take part in the ACBL-wide Junior Fund Game at 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 7.
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The annual Unit 116 picnic will be held Sunday, Aug. 12, in Rescue Fire
Hall, 1241 Strad Ave., North Tonawanda. Games begin at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.,
with a chicken barbecue lunch between sessions. Tickets are $12 for unit
members, $17 for non-members, and are available from Unit 116 board members. .
For more info, click this link.
For more info, click this link.
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Bridge Club Meridian has moved for the second time this year. No longer
does it play in the golf driving range clubhouse at 209 S. Youngs Road,
Amherst. It's now at the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive,
Amherst. Games are held every Monday at 10:30 a.m.
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Tournament calendar
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.
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.
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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.
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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 July 16 to July 22
Week of July 16 to July 22
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A: Bob Sommerstein and Allen Beroza,
56.71%; B: (tie) Barbara Sadkin and Eva Schmidt, Gay Simpson and Paula Kotowski,
53.70%; east-west, A: Barbara Libby and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 66.90%; Liz Clark
and Alan Greer, 66.20%; B: Nancy Kessler and John Kirsits, 54.40%; C: Denise
Slattery and David Donaldson, 47.45%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, 61.11%;
Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 56.25%; B: Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren,
54.63%; C: Denise Slattery and David Donaldson, 52.08%; east-west, A: Mike
Silverman and Art Matthies, 58.56%; Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 55.09%; B:
Pawan Matta and Cleveland Fleming, 54.86%; C: Michael Kozower and Brian Block,
53.47%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday afternoon
– Howell. Nancy Littenberg and Lois
Tatelman, 65.28%; Janet Frisch and Rita Sofia, 61.81%; Denise Slattery and Alan
Greer, 52.78%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday evening – North-south, A: Mike Silverman and Ed Morgan, 61.61%;
B: Selina Volpatti and Dale Anderson, 56.55%; Paula Kotowski and Barbara
Sadkin, 51.19%; C: Ted May and Cleveland Fleming, 57.92%; east-west, A/B: Gay
Simpson and Paul Zittel, 57.14%; C: Barbara Multerer and Art Schmacher, 55.95%;
Jan Hasselback and Linda Zittel, 53.57%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday afternoon – One winner. A: Brian Block and John Ziemer, 66.67%;
David Donaldson and Allen Beroza, 58.01%; B/C: Denise Slattery and John Bava,
57.44%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday afternoon – Howell. A: Bob Linn and Alan Greer, 62.96%; Nancy
Wolstoncroft and Mike Silverman, 60.19%; B/C: Nadine Stein and Denise Slattery,
55.56%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Howell. A/B: Denise Slattery and Dale Anderson,
64.88%; Martha and John Welte, 54.76%; C: Gay Simpson and Joyce Greenspan,
52.98%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Monday noon – 99ers. Victory points. Jo Ann Smith and Jim
McClure, 33; Joan Nigrelli and Gini Sicignano, 31; Donna and Fred Hirsch, 29.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life
masters. North-south, A/B: Mary Blanchard and Carol Roth, 67.02%; east-west,
A/B: Margaret Zhou and Sue May, 59.01%; Sandra Silverberg and Carol Neuhaus,
57.82%; C: Donna and Fred Hirsch, 56.38%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon –
Open Game. Howell. A: Sharon Benz and John Marvin, 62%; Glenn Milgrim and Saleh
Fetouh, 56%; B: Martha and John Welte, 47%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Sharon Benz and David Millward, 59.82%; Christy
Kellogg and Eugene Harvey, 58.04%; Donna Steffan and Judy Padgug, 53.27%; B:
Nancy Wolstoncroft and Ginny Panaro, 48.51%; Clare Gareleck and Gay Simpson,
48.21%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 57.44%; Judy Graf and Jim
Gullo, 55.36%; Joanne Kelley and Penny Shui, 54.46%; B: Elaine Kurasiewicz and
Tova Reinhorn, 51.49%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Thursday noon –
0-750 game. North-south, A: Usha Khurana and Joe Miranda, 63.10%; B: Paula Rosen
and Jim McClure, 62.80%; Vince Taeger and Bill Rich, 54.46%; C: Larry Himelein
and Paul Morgante, 47.92%; east-west, A: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 62.80%; B:
Ruth Nowatniak and Richard McGowan, 58.63%; C: Rose Bochiechio and Janie Polk,
55.65%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – Howell. Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 58.33%; Pat Rasmus and Bert
Hargeshimer, 56.02%; Saleh Fetouh and Dian Petrov, 54.63%; Penny and Peter
Shui, 54.17%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Dian Petrov and Saleh Fetouh, 63.23%; Elaine
Kurasiewicz and Sharon Benz, 57.41%; Judy Padgug and David Millward, 54.50%; B:
Claire Gareleck and Gay Simpson, 52.12%; east-west, A: Chris Urbanek and John
Sinclair, 57.14%; B: David Heussler and Fred Yellen, 55.56%; Bob Padgug and Gene
Finton, 54.17%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, 61.90%; Judy Graf and
Mike Ryan, 61.31%; B: Rajinder Puri and Rajarshi Roy, 56.55%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Sunday afternoon – North-south, A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, 66.38%;
Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 63.28%; B/C: Usha Khurana and Joe Miranda, 53.30%;
east-west, A/B: Martha and John Welte, 62.70%; C: Carol Bedell and Rajat Basu,
56.73%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday
morning – Joe Miranda and Dave
Larcom, 67.5%; Bill Feasley and Paul Zittel, 60%; Bob and Joan Ciszak, 50%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, Dorothy May and Ken Meier, 57.39%; Judy
Padgug and Bud Seidenberg, 56%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 54.83%;
east-west, Donna Steffan and Fred Yellen, 61.08%; Sue Bergman and Tova
Reinhorn, 49.75%; Audrey Ray and Judy Graf, 48.83%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – Howell. Anne O’Connor and Art Morth, 59.6 %; Chuck
Heimerl and Al Dickman, 57.2%; Mike and Vince Taeger, 54.9%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday
evening – North-south, Kathy Fenn and
Ed Harman, 67.08%; Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 52.92%; Violet and Jasbeer
Makhija, 46.25%; east-west, Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 60%; Gwilym Brick and
Dan Blatz, 57.92%; Jan O’Mara and Sandy Marcussen, 50.83%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday
afternoon – One winner. Dian Petrov
and Saleh Fetouh, 64.07%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 61.48%; Elve Johnston and
Kathy Fenn, 57.78%; Paula and Jim Jones, 56.30%; Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker,
55.93%; Edith Moran and Anne Clancy, 54.44%.
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening
– Howell. (Tie) Diana Brown and Pearl
Harris, Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 57.14%; Eileen Coleman-Turner and
Neola McGuire, 50%.
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, George Mayers and Chuck Heimerl, 63%;
Marian Morber and Ron Fill, 55%; east-west, Bill Westley and Ellen Lochead,
64%; Herb Falk and Marv Feuerstein, 56%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, George Mayers and Marian Morber, 61%;
Jill and Bruce Brown, 55%; east-west, Fritz Schweiger and Marv Feuerstein, 58%;
Sheila Trossman and Ruth Walsh, 52%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Meena Rustgi and Sukhanand Jain, 79.4%;
Dottie Potembski and Jerry Stange, 43.8%; east-west, Esther Greene and Ruth
Lansing, 62.5%; Sandy Recoon and Dick Munschauer, 50%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, George Dorigo and Bob Stroman, 58%;
Ellen Lochead and Bill Rogers, 53%; east-west, Linda Vassallo and Wilson
McClaren, 63%; Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 48%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center
Wednesday – North-south, Rose
Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 60.8%; Edna Henrich and Thelma Frauenhofer, 48.3%;
east-west, Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 66.6%; Christel and Frank Bernard, 58.3%.
