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’ […]

Friday 7 June Friendships are being renewed as the tournament gets underway.  The Hong Kong organisers try to get a single photo of all the participants, but it’s hard to fit more than 200 players and officials into one shot.  A few faces are missing.  As lunch is about to start we discover the shocking reason for one absence: Bobby Richman is being taken to hospital.  A short time later he is confirmed dead.  The news shocks all who knew […]

The APBF Championships June 7-16, Hong Kong. 2013 APBF website. 2013 APBF – Photo Gallery.