First Cut - 46 of 60 NZW Clubs in by Midnight
Congratulations to Barry Jones & Jenny Millington of Hamilton. They topped a field of 998 pairs in the Babich 2016 NZ-Wide Pairs with a score of 68.63%, narrowly beating out two other pairs in the 68's. We started scoring at 11pm on the Friday night; most of the action was over by 1pm. On the Saturday morning we were still waiting for six clubs to get their data in or corrected, and the final scores were posted by 11:30am. Just a shade over 12 hours but, if all clubs had been successful in sending their results in, we could have wrapped it up in two hours. NB - the final club, for whom we waited another five hours, finally had to give up trying to produce their file. Sadly, it had gotten lost.
On behalf of all who took part I wish to send a huge vote of thanks to Bob Fearn, ex Tokoroa player now resident in Seattle. Compass scoring has been Bob's life's work and, like so many others involved with this game, he mostly does it all for love. In extending Compass X-Clubs scoring to handle this mighty job, Bob has provided an invaluable tool to Bridge in New Zealand.
Your club, too, can enjoy a similar scaled-down NZ-Wide Pairs by joining the 30-odd clubs that play X-Club deals every session. That's over one quarter of all NZ clubs playing the same deals simultaneously every day of the week. It's free and it's transparent while making life easier for your members. Ask anytime by using the Contact Us tab in the top meny bar.
Tips for viewing the NZ-Wide Pairs results:
NZW Scorers Anna, Mike & Jan - Selfie. MIA - Bob Fearn in Seattle
