Sponsored by Balathie Country House Hotel with a two nights bed and breakfast stay going to each player in the winning handicapped pair

This is a pairs event run as a Howell of 40 odd boards, scored by total matchpoints .  It will be held on REAL BRIDGE. In the event of a large entry it will revert to its traditional two session event.

Entry fee £32 per pair, half price under 26 and free for under 21

The winners of the event will, as normal, be decided on the Match Point score. However the sponsorship prize will be decided by handicap as outlined below.

Masterpoints:  there will be 10 National (red) points for the winners and awards for the top half of the field.  (If there are fewer than 48 pairs the award will be reduced pro rata.)

HANDICAPS (averaged for two players of diferent ranks. e.g. a Silver player (+4) and a Gold player (0) would get +2 MPs.

Bronze 1 (<= Club Master) 10 MPs

Bronze 2 (> Club <-= District Master) 9 MPs

Bronze 3 (>District <= 2* Master) 7 MPs

Bronze 4 (>2* <= 5* Senior Master) 6 MPs

Silver 4 MPS

Scratch, all Gold plus anyone earning 35 or more Red Points in the previous 12 months (up to 1st September)

Also Gold is anyone who does not remit their Master Points to the SBU and anyone who figured prominently in any Major Tournament or International representation in the last year.

A list of current registrations will be shown beneath the Register button