Monday 10 June After a few days of warming up the Chinese open team put the pedal to the floor yesterday.  Their three wins left them first at the end of the first round robin.  The first of their opponents was Australia.  Things were looking good for us after the first few boards when the Chinese got overboard at the five level in search of slam and missed a game: do you think responder can pass after the uncontested auction […]

The Australia Seniors are on vu-graph today’s first match

Sunday 9 June All of the Australian teams are there or thereabouts.  The seniors team remains in first place.  They compensated for their disappointing draw in the second match against one of the weaker teams by winning their third match by 65 IMPs, enough for 20-0.  As the second round robin begins in the seniors (the first was incomplete because of the number of entrants) they have won six and lost one with one draw.  The Lusk team has fallen […]

VCC June 6-10,Melbourne

Saturday 8 June Winning teams are generally happier than losing ones, so the open, women’s and seniors’ teams were all pleased to have won two matches today and to be climbing up the rankings.  As I write the official website misleads about the position of the women’s team as they have yet to be given the 12 VP for their fifth-round bye. When that is included they will be fourth, the same rank as the open team.  Meanwhile, the seniors’ […]