NEBA COMPETITION RULES

JOHN CLARKE SALVER
This trophy is awarded to the most successful club that has competed in the Inter Club competition
AND has been represented in the Club Champion Teams and Club Champion Pairs competitions.

NEBA Teams Events

Inter Club
A teams of 8 competition held on five specified Sundays. There are presently five divisions in this league and club teams are promoted or relegated annually. ARCHIVED RESULTS

Niman Israel.
This is a single event for teams of 4 where each team must contain at least one man and one woman. Further, each of the four rounds must be played with a different partner. Great fun and lots of opportunities to get it wrong or blame partner! ARCHIVED RESULTS

Kempson Cup FREE ENTRY
A knockout competition for teams of 4. Teams that lose in the 1st or 2nd round of this competition can compete for the Kempson Plate. ARCHIVED RESULTS

Kempson Vases*
A teams of 4 competition played with a qualifying round in affiliated clubs followed by a final that is usually played on a Saturday.
*In the Kempson Vases Final, the four players in a team may include one player who did not play in that team in the qualifying round. ARCHIVED RESULTS

North East League FREE ENTRY
A teams of 4 competition played in a league format.
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Northern League
The NEBA play in an inter area competition that covers a large area of Northern England.
The Northern League offers competitions for 'A''B' & 'C' teams. FURTHER INFORMATION HERE

NEBA Pairs Events

Chronicle Cups
This pairs competition is the NEBA's premier green pointed competition. Round one is open to all and played in the clubs. Qualifiers will play in one of three semi finals, followed by the green pointed final for the Chronicles Cup or the consolation final for the St Georges Shield. ARCHIVED RESULTS

Gazette Cups
If you would like to earn over 1000 MPs in one competition this is the competition for you. A qualifying round is played in affiliated clubs and the final is in two sessions. Those failing to make the cut will play for the Gazette Shield. There is a carry over score for the final, but not for the Shield. ARCHIVED RESULTS

King Cup
Originally a ladies teams event it became the only NEBA ladies pairs event in 1955. It is played in two sessions from 2 pm to 8.30 pm (ish) ARCHIVED RESULTS

Deane Salver
This is a two session mixed pairs competition named after one of the North East's bridge legends Arnold Deane and hosted annually by Arnold's home club - Brunton B. C.
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Summer Pairs
A two session pairs competition.
To play in this event, players must qualify in one of the heats held in NEBA affiliated bridge clubs.
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