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April 2008 Issue

History of CBF Trophies with picture and winners list.

The Erin Berry Memorial Fund is used to help subsidize Youth Category Canadian players, who are members of the CBF, for bridge related activities.

HEADLINE NEWS

Demirev, L’Ecuyer capture IMP Pairs

First-time partners Nikolay Demirev and Nicolas L’Ecuyer had some  ground to make up after the first final session of the Lebhar IMP Pairs, but they posted a huge score in the second final to win by nearly 11 IMPs. Demirev, of the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, and L’Ecuyer, of Montreal, were plus 55.59 IMPs over 26 deals to earn the victory. Second place went to Greg Hinze of San Antonio TX and Nagy Kamel of Plano TX. Demirev and L’Ecuyer had never played together before the Houston NABC, and their first outing was in the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams. Both have won North American championships, Demirev the IMP Pairs in 2004 and the Nail Life Master Open Pairs in Boston last fall. L’Ecuyer won the Fast Open Pairs in Chicago in 2006. Demirev teaches English as a second language in Chicago. L’Ecuyer is a money manager for Giverny Capital Inc. in Montreal. They played a more or less natural system with many custom gadgets. Article from the Daily Builletins, NABC Houston 2009.

Trevor Willis Memorial Trophy

Preston Carlisle and Joseph Galon, pictured below with the Trevor Willis Memorial trophy, topped the 24 table field with a 64.88% game on Friday, Oct. 3rd at the Prince of Wales DBC in Ottawa, Ontario. This charity event raised $4622 for Habitat for Humanity.

Erin Berry Canadian Rookie-Master Game held on Monday, October 27, 2008

Congratulations to Warren Hulme & Jean Brett of the Rideau Bridge Club who won with a wopping 73.02% game!

21 clubs took part in our annual Erin Berry Rookie-Master Game, which is named in memory of Erin Berry. Erin was developing into one of Canada's best Junior players when she tragically died in an automobile accident in January 1998. The Saskatoon DBC had the largest turnout with 28 tables. The second largest game was at the Gatineau BC with 23 tables. Bridge Centre of Niagara and the Rideau BC each had 19 tables and the Maritime Cards & Games club had 18 2 tables. The CBF would like to express its appreciation to Richard Anderson of Regina for doing the analysis for this event. Click here for Revised Results

CBF INTERNATIONAL FUND REGIONAL
March 24-30, 2008 • Victoria, BC Click Here for Results

Detroit NABC, March 2008 :: Lebi, Jacob take Silodor Pairs title.
Canadians Robert Lebi and Dan Jacob scored two 60% games in the final sessions of the Silodor Open Pairs to win the event by less than a board. It was the third NABC title for Lebi, of Toronto, (the others were the Fast Pairs in 2006 and the Blue Ribbon Pairs in 1989) but the first for Jacob, of Vancouver. The winners posted a 59.74% score in the afternoon, and had a 61.59% game in the evening. Their total score (with carryover) was 2598.74. (Top in the final was 77)

CBF Canada Wide STAC – February 18 – 24, 2008
STaC is an abbreviation for Sectional Tournament at Clubs, a unique series of club games that offer sectional rating. The Canada-wide STAC is played in clubs all across the country during the same time period. The results of the games are sent to the Director in Charge and scored as though each club comprised a section at a sectional tournament. Click here for results

Canada Wide Olympiad Fund Game – March 25, 2008

Overall Ranking: 28 games 216 tables
1. 75.00% Linda Cobham & Gerald La Flamme, Grand Bay-Westfield, NB
2. 71.43% Marilyn Bourne, Pembroke ON & Hellmut Plattner, Golden Lake ON
3. 69.40% Stephane Leblanc, Gatineau QC & Jean Savoie, Ottawa ON
4. 67.31% Lynne Kroetsch & Richard Kroetsch, Edmonton AB
5. 66.67% Stephen Craig-Paul & Ernst Lambertsen, Orillia ON
6. 66.30% Ken Lyle & Gwen West, Lethbridge AB
7. 66.20% Neil & Gina Nicholson, Saint John NB
8. 65.97% Andy & Curly Anderson, Saskatoon SK
9. 65.88% Steve Anderson, Herring Cove NS & Jill McCormick, Halifax NS
10. 65.71% Lee Barton & James Metcalfe, Edmonton AB

Click here for complete results

Eric Murray named Honorary Life Member of the CBF
In recognition for all his contributions to bridge in Canada and the formation of the Canadian Bridge Federation, the CBF Board of Directors has made Eric R. Murray an Honorary Life Member of the CBF. A presentation will be made to Eric at the 2009 Toronto Regional.

Bridge is not just for seniors! Read article from Montreal Gazette here.

Cam Doner wins Richmond Top Canadian player in 2007
The Richmond Trophy, awarded to the Canadian player winning the most masterpoints, was won by Cam Doner of Richmond BC, with 1425.26 points in 2007! This is Cam's second Richmond Trophy win: he won in 1991 as well. Congratulations!

2007 Erin Berry Rookie-Master game results. Our National Champions this year are Lyse Seguin and Carole Berry who played out of the Rideau Bridge Club in Ottawa. Click here for story. Click here for complete results.

Has the time come? An editorial by Bridge Canada editor Jude Goodwin has created a stir. Click here to read the article and responses. We'll be posting more responses as they come in. Email your thoughts to editor@cbf.ca

More Units Step Up to Help International Fund and their Players
In 2007 there was an increase in the number of Sectional Tournaments holding International Fund Games. These Sectional International Fund games are very popular with the players as they award Silver Master Points at Regional Rating instead of Sectional Rating. This means the players earn 1.4 times as many Masterpoints. The CBF benefits as these games help raise funds to support our Canadian representatives at World Championship events.

Zone V Challenges all other Zones in Canada
In 2007, seven of the 10 Sectional Tournaments in Canada that held International Fund Games were from Zone V. Zone V would like to challenge all other Zones in Canada to beat this record in 2008. Talk to your Tournament Coordinators and get them to make some International Fund games at your Sectionals. Can your Zone step up to this challenge?

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS September 28 - October 13.
The Championships comprise the Bemuda Bowl (Open Series), the Venice Cup (Women Series) and the Senior Bowl competitions, as well as an open competition for Transnational Teams. Click here for page of links and information.

Canadian All-time top 1000 masterpoint holders. Click here to find current listing

See what we look like! Jonathan Steinberg has been taking photos for almost a year now. Many Canadian players can be found in his online bridge albums. Click here for pictures from the Montreal Regional.

IN MEMORIAM

IRENE WARNER : The CBF was saddened to hear of the death of Irene Warner of Toronto on January 11, 2007. Irene was a long time bridge volunteer in Unit 166 and District 2. Irene served as Executive Secretary of the CBF from 1982 to 1986. Read more here

Peter Nagy 1942 - 2003: Peter Nagy, a leading Canadian bridge player for more than three decades, died of an apparent heart attack Feb. 6 in Las Vegas. Memorials will be posted as they come in. Click Here

John W iser (1926-2004): John Wiser, the first Canadian National Tournament Director, passed away last month at the age of 77. An excellent player before he turned to directing, he was promoted to that position in 1969. In addition to his work with the ACBL, he was a longtime official at World Bridge Federation tournaments. Johnny was best known for his pleasant demeanor and excellent people skills. This made him the number one choice to deal with players wanting to complain or appeal a director’s ruling. It was remarkable how often he could get the complainants to leave smiling. Well Johnny, now you are the one who has gone but all of us will always have smiles on our faces when we think of you. Contributed by Henry Cukoff