SBC Monthly Newsletter – February/March

Finding a perfect, regular Bridge partner is not easy. Perhaps things are just not working out with your current partner, or maybe they are great, but you’d also like to play on another day that they are not available? Or perhaps your previous partner has moved away or found somebody else? (It happens!) Don’t let this stop you from enjoying a pastime that you love. You need to find a new partner!

SBC is hosting a MEMBERS ONLY morning of social bridge for the purpose of meeting other people who are also looking for a new regular partner. It will be a social game without a director, and no masterpoints will be awarded. Booking essential.

• Sunday 15th March at 10.30am in the SBC Clubroom
• FREE entry – SBC Members ONLY
• register at volunteering@sydneybridgeclub.org.au by 12th March 2026

Slam easy with Will’s next Workshop in February! Will is going to explain Keycard and Control Bidding, learn it and find your next slam contracts!

• Friday 27th February 10.00am – 3.30pm. Slam Bidding – Keycard and Control Biddings [Flyer]
• Friday 13th March 10.00am – 3.30pm. Commonly Misunderstood Auctions and How to Get Them Right. [Flyer]

$60 for member / $65 for visitor (notes, morning tea and a light lunch are included).

Booking essential for catering purpose. Why not gather a few bridge friends and make a fun day out of it? Or if you don’t have a partner for the day, just come solo and get to make some new friends.

You can also view the list of Workshops the next few months on our website now. They will be open for booking two months prior.

The SBC GNOT Direct Qualifier is the ONLY face-to-face GNOT Direct Qualifying event in NSW. GOLD masterpoints awarded. The event will naturally attract premier players, if you are looking for high level competition, this is for you!

The SBC GNOT Direct Qualifier will be held one-day on Saturday 14th March 2026. The event will qualify one team directly to the GNOT National Qualifying (online) from 18th – 20th September 2026. The GNOT National Final will be held F2F in Brisbane from 27th – 29th November (plus a Plate event running F2F alongside for open entries).

One-seventh of the field of the SBC GNOT Direct Qualifier will also qualify to the GNOT Sydney Metropolitan Final (F2F) in Sydney Bridge Centre from 22nd – 23rd August.

Please enter as a team via MyABF:

• Date: Saturday 14th March 2026
• Time: 10.00am – 5.00pm
• Venue: Level 1, 162 Goulburn Street, Surry Hills
• Entry fee: $280 per team (lunch included)
• Director: John McIlrath
• GOLD masterpoints awarded

We all love a good game – sometimes the best opposition brings the best out of ourselves! Here comes the opportunity for you to enjoy the competitiveness of the game in a familiar local environment.

The State Mixed Pairs Club Qualifying event will be run:

• Over 3 Tuesday mornings on 10th, 17th & 24th March @ City, 10.00am – 1.15pm

RED masterpoints. All are welcome. However, to qualify, you must play at least two times in the same regular session with the same partner of opposite gender. Only 2 best out of 3 results counted! We will sponsor 1 winning pair to represent us to compete in the State Mixed Pairs Championship Final from 16th – 17th May at our clubroom.

Extra $2 table money fee. No need to enter in advance.

This year we will be launching a number of new education offerings aimed at helping our developing players progress to become strong and confident players in the open field. These will complement Will’s Workshops (which will continue to run about once a month), and will be presented by some of the many other talented Bridge teachers who are part of the SBC Team.

The first of these offerings will be a half day Education Seminar in the SBC clubroom that will explore your system and help you evaluate the strength of your hand in various situations. We will look at the different methods that are used to evaluate hand strength and learn how to better estimate which contract and how high we should be bidding. If you have been playing in Supervised and thinking about moving to Open or want to brush up in your foundational bridge skills, this seminar is for you!

• Date: Friday 20th March 2026
• Time: 10.00am – 1.00pm
• Venue: Level 1, 162 Goulburn Street, Surry Hills
• Cost: $35 member / $40 visitor
• Teacher: Ian Lisle
• Booking essential. Please register via SBC website.

Mahjong East will be running Beginners Mahjong Lessons in SBC clubroom on Monday nights from 9th March 2026. Whether you’re a complete beginner, looking to refine your skills, or simply want to play a game, this is a game that can be enjoyed by all the family.

• 4 Monday evenings @ City from 9th – 30th March 2026, 6.00pm – 8.30pm
• $120 Entry fee (paid directly to Mahjong East)
• register at info@mahjongeast.com.au

For more information, visit www.mahjongeast.com.au.