Kaua‘i bridge players joined fellow players from across the U.S., Canada, Japan, Korea, Great Britain and Denmark at the 61st Hawai‘i Regional Bridge Tournament, sanctioned by the American Contract Bridge League, held Jan. 16 through Jan. 22. Members of the
Kaua‘i bridge players joined fellow players from across the U.S., Canada, Japan, Korea, Great Britain and Denmark at the 61st Hawai‘i Regional Bridge Tournament, sanctioned by the American Contract Bridge League, held Jan. 16 through Jan. 22.
Members of the Sunset Bridge Club in Princeville have won regional team titles at the tournament in each of the last three years.
The Sunset teams of Robert Smith and Judy Smith, and Loring Harkness and Dileep Bal, topped 36 teams to finish first overall in the Sunday Stratified Swiss Teams competition at this month’s regional tournament.
The team of Doug McCalla and Patti Moore, and Robert Smith and Judy Smith, finished third out of nine teams in B racket 2 of the Friday-Saturday Compact Knockout Teams competition.
The team of Loring Harkness and Libby Noronha, and Dileep Bal and Harjinder Ajmani, finished fifth and sixth overall of 14 teams in the Tuesday Stratified Swiss Teams competition. The team of Loring Harkness and Doug McCalla and Dileep Bal and Harjinder Ajmani, finished seventh overall in the Wednesday Senior Swiss Teams, and the pair of Dileep Bal and Harjinder Ajmani finished sixth overall in the Aloha Charity Open Pairs competition.
The Sunrise Club plays ACBL-sanctioned bridge at 9 a.m. each Thursday (open game) at the Princeville Community Association Building.
Back on Kaua‘i, results for Thursday’s pairs game are: First, Loring Harkness and Roger Passal; Second, Lolita Horney and Charlie Herbert.
The Sunset Club plays an open game at 1 p.m. each Saturday at the Princeville Community Association Building.
Results for Saturday’s pairs game are:
North-South: First, Robert Smith and Judy Smith; Second, Joe Williams and Ann Williams.
East-West: First, John Ashton and Matt Smith; Second, Ron Carswell and Helen Scott.
These long-established clubs sponsor friendly and competitive duplicate bridge for island residents, visitors and vacationers. For playing partners or information call Ann at 826-9091.
The Poalua and North Shore bridge clubs, the oldest bridge club on the island, play at 9 a.m. every Thursday at Sun Village behind Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Visitors are always welcome to play, and participants are encouraged to arrive by 8:45 a.m. For more information, call Jane at 826-9753 or Betty at 245-1994.
Bridge results for Thursday are:
North-South: First, visitors Kay and Jerry Gable; Second, Sheila Honeywell and Patti Moore.
East-West: First, Bob Buck and Sinclair Coghill; Second, Mimi Levison and Doug Gable.
Members of the Ka Haku o Hawai‘i Bridge Club play at 9 a.m. each Monday at the Princeville Community Building.
