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| Aces from "The Persian Deck" by Iranian artist Diba Salimi |
The Airport Bridge Club celebrates club manager Bill Finkelstein’s birthday
today, Saturday, June 1, with a complementary La Bella Sicilia lasagna lunch
for players before an extra-point game at noon.
The Airport Club awards extra points at all of its
games during the coming week at no extra charge, including the World Wide
Bridge Contest games at 11 a.m. Friday, June 7, and noon next Saturday, June 8,
with bonus red points at the club and district levels.
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A sectional
tournament for players with fewer than 750 master points continues
today, Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2, in the Niagara-on-the-Lake
Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. There are double
session play-throughs at 10:30 a.m. both days. For more info, click this link.
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The Spring
Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC), which offers silver
points for winners at club games, will be held at ACBL sanctioned clubs June 10
to 16. The Airport Bridge Club will have two STaC games daily, at 10 a.m. and
1:15 p.m.
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The Delaware
Wednesday Club has moved its games to the Bridge Center of Buffalo,
3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Games at 7 p.m. each Wednesday
are invitational.
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Congratulations
to partners Martha and John Welte, the Buffalo area
players who earned the most master points at the Cleveland All-American
Regional Tournament May 21 to 27. They won 40.57 points.
Other local players doing well in Cleveland included
partners Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 35.36 points; partners Sharon
Benz and Chris Urbanek, 24.53 points; partners Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, 18.03
points; Dian Petrov, 17.14 points; and teammates Manju Ceylony, Shakeel Ahmad, Ten-Pao
Lee and Ken Meier, 15.83 points. For complete results, click this link.
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Tournament calendar
2019
Niagara-on-the-Lake Non-Life Master Sectional –
Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Ont. Today, Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2. For info, click this link.
Ithaca Sectional – Kendal at
Ithaca, 2230 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca. Today, Saturday, June 1, and Sunday,
June 2. For info, click this link.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs
(STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June
10, to Sunday, June 16.
Unit 166 Summer Regional – Delta Hotels
by Marriott Toronto Airport & Conference Centre, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto.
Tuesday, July 2, to Sunday, July 7. For info, click this link.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Webster Columbus
Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14. For
info, click this link.
Hamilton Sectional – Royal
Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, July 20, and
Sunday, July 21. For info, click this link.
Rochester Regional – RIT Inn &
Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Tuesday, Aug. 5, to Sunday,
Aug. 11. For info, click this link.
St. Catharines 299er Sectional – Bridge Centre
of Niagara, 6-2E Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 17, and
Sunday, Aug. 18. For info, click this link.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree
Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 3, to
Sunday, Sept. 9. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit
Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, Sept. 20, to Sunday, Sept. 22.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Webster
Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday,
Sept. 29.
Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge
Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29.
Buffalo Regional – Buffalo
Grand Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark), 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 15,
to Sunday, Oct. 20. For info, click this link.
Niagara Falls Regional – Crowne Plaza
Hotel, 5865 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov.
10. For info, click this link.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca
Falls. Saturday, Nov. 16, and Sunday, Nov. 17.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs
(STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec.
9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.
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.
St. Catharines 299er Sectional – Bridge Centre
of Niagara, 6-2E Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020,
and Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, 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 – Buffalo
Grand Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark), 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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Now a
Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson reached a career milestone of 2,500
master points in January. He blogs about his quest for the next measure of achievement,
Emerald Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.
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Duplicate
scores
Week of May 20 to May 26
Week of May 20 to May 26
ACBL
Sanctioned Clubs
Airport
Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A: Linda Burroughsford and Alan Greer, 60.42%;
B: Eva Schmidt and Dale Anderson, 59.17%; Judi Marshall and Wilson McClaren,
54.58%; C: June Feuerstein and Mary Terrana, 42.50%; east-west, A: Barbara
Libby and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 58.33%; B/C: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 53.75%.
Airport
Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A/B: Ruth Kozower and Judy Kaprove,
59.03%; Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 55.09%; C: John Bava and Ed Morgan,
54.63%; east-west, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 62.73%; B/C: Barbara Multerer
and Art Schumacher, 60.65%.
Airport
Bridge Club Wednesday morning – A: Bill Boardman and Alan Greer,
65.97%; B: Walt Olszewski and Martin Pieterse, 57.64%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and
Mike Silverman, 52.78%; C: Gay Simpson and John Bava, 51.39%.
Airport
Bridge Club Thursday morning – A/B: Sandi England and Bob Kaprove, 61.11%; C: Gay
Simpson and Ed Morgan, 56.02%.
Airport
Bridge Club Friday morning – Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 60.19%; (tie) Judi
Marshall and Alan Greer, Dorothy May and Joe Rooney, 59.26%; Barbara Libby and
Mike Silverman, 54.63%.
Airport
Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – A: Selina Volpatti and Dale
Anderson, 65.48%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 61.31%; B: Chuck Heimerl
and Al Dickman, 57.14%; (tie) Alice Bragg and Paula Salamone, Shirley Cassety
and Ross Markello, 51.79%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday evening – Novice game. A: Phyllis Stasiowski
and Jim Hassett, 64.63%; B/C: Andrew Jiang and Tiger Li, 57.57%; Cindy Tashjian
and Suzy Rosenthal, 48.42%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday afternoon – Non-life
masters. North-south, A: Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 64.88%; B/C: Sue O’Connor
and Bill Noltee, 58.93%; east-west, A: Rajarshi Roy and Larry Abate, 72.02%; B:
Carol Roth and Henry Porter, 68.15%; Rose Bochiechio and Paul Morgante, 50.89%;
C: Gail Pitterman and Janie Polk, 48.21%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – A: Judy Padgug
and Bud Seidenberg, 70.83%; B: Sue Bergman and Sharon Benz, 63.54%; Judy Graf
and Fred Yellen, 57.29%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday afternoon
– 999er game. North-south, A: Bill Rich and Larry
Soong, 63.45%; B: Natalie Abramson and Marge Plumb, 59.09%; Carla Press and Agi
Maisel, 53.60%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 51.70%; C: Beverly Isenberg
and Susan Levy, 48.67%; east-west, A/B: Pat Kilbury and Jeff Oshlag, 59.84%; C:
Rose Bochiechio and Rivona Ehrenreich, 53.60%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – A: Eugene
Harvey and Jim Gullo, 57.50%; B: Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 53.50%; C: Cathy
Majewski and Vince Taeger, 52.50%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – A: Saleh
Fetouh and Dian Petrov, 65.56%; Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 60.59%; B: Jim
Gullo and Andrei Reinhorn, 58.44%; Gene Finton and Kamil Bishara, 56.46%; C:
Paul Morgante and John Sinclair, 52.31%; Adrian Figliotti and Jo Nasoff-Finton,
51.48%.
Bridge Club
of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Joanne LaFay and Lillian
Gotshall, 59.72%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 59.03%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney,
58.33%; Joe Miranda and Sandi England, 54.17%.
Lockport
Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Sushil Amlani and Rajarshi Roy,
66.67%; Jeff Bender and Jim Lanzo,
54.17%; Ed Harman and Kathy Fenn, 50.60%.
Lockport
Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker,
65.48%; Ed Harman and Bob Lederhouse, 55.95%; Kathy Fenn and Elve Johnston,
50%; David and Connie Wilson, 48.81%.
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt
Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Neola McGuire and David Mathis, 62.50%; Pam Murphy
and Marcia Turley, 37.50%.
Amherst
Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Jack Lang and Paul
Morgante, 56.5%; Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 52.8%; east-west, Joanne
Zavarella and Fritz Schweiger, 70.4%; Kay Brinkman and Lynda Pettit, 65.9%.
Amherst
Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Sam Grossman and
Shirley Cassety, 59.3%; Joe Huber and Chuck Heimerl, 56%; east-west, Jeff
Peters and Karen Synor, 62.5%; Ron Fill and Mary Banks, 50%.
Canterbury
Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, David Reeves and Nelson Torre, 62.5%;
Sandy Recoon and Fred Nadel. 56.9%; Meena Rustgi and Sukhanand Jain. 54.9%;
east-west, Ruth Jones and Carol Greigo, 72.9%; Joan Mack and Deepa Garge,
51.4%; Iris Friedman and Emily Wettlaufer, 45.1%.
Clarence
Senior Center Thursday – Kathy Borcik and Bill Wesley, 58%; Marge McMillen and
Shyam Kumar, 56%; Ellen Lochead and Lata Maheshwari, 53%.
Town of
Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Jack Lang and Paul
Morgante, 56.5%; Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 52.8%; east-west, Joanne
Zavarella and Fritz Schweiger, 70.4%; Kay Brinkman and Lynda Pettit, 65.9%.
