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Overview & Directions
Overview
The Competitions.
Possibly
6
separate
‘Grades’
of
Competition.
These
are
in
MiniBridge
and
‘Full’
Bridge,
at
Primary
School,
Secondary
and
Third-
Level
(University,
etc.).
After
the
first
Year,
these
can
be
internally
graded, as in the usual Masterpoints system.
There
will
be
winners
as
individual
Pairs,
and
Institutions
as
a
composite – Best 3 Pairs Scores in a minimum of 3 sessions.
Advantages.
Each
Institution
can
download
basic
Instructions
in
MiniBridge
from
the
website.
If
deciding
to
go
further,
they
pay
a
Registration
Fee
for
their
Institution
(this
will
vary
according
to
size),
and
an
entrance
fee
for
each
student
which
covers
the
cost
of
all
the
subsequent
RealBridge
sessions
(for
example
6).
The
Institution
can
then
access
extended
Teaching
videos
of
the
fundamentals
of
Play
and
Scoring.
Extra
lessons
–
usually
in
the
play
of
the
cards
-
can
be
arranged (via Zoom) at a small extra cost.
The
advantage
is
in
the
fact
that
any
school
that
so
desires
can
acquire,
completely
free,
basic
lessons
in
MiniBridge.
They
can
also
participate
for
a
very
minimal
fee
in
the
RealBridge
sessions,
but
will
not
–
obviously
–
be
an
actual
Competitor
in
the
Hillery
Cup
until
they
register.
Also,
JGOBRB
will
happily
facilitate
small,
Zoom
sessions
for institutions that want to simply make a start on the pathway.
The
attraction
for
the
National
Union
(the
Contract
Bridge
Association
of
Ireland)
is
that
promising,
interested
kids
will
want
to
graduate to competitive Bidding – the ultimate aim.
Directions
Entering, Scoring and Winning.
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Each
Institution
registers
its
Name.
and
the
names
of
Individual
players.
Note
that
qualified
Bridge
players
will
not
be
eligible
to
compete
at
the
MiniBridge
Grade.
(This
may
be
waived subject to number of entrants in a Grade)
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There
will
be
6
RealBridge
sessions.
Players
can
play
in
as
many
as
they
like,
but
only
their
best
3
scores
will
count.
Ties
will be separated by the 4
th
. best scores, etc.
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)
The
Institution’s
total
will
be
the
sum
of
their
best
3
Pairs
scores.
Ties
will
also
be
separated
as
per
the
individual
Pairs
ties.
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Subject
to
Sponsor’s
agreement
(and
wealth!!!),
there
may
be
Regional
winners,
and
possibly
an
algorithm-based
Best
Overall Pair.