MONDAY MORNING
9:50 a.m. lecture - play 10.30 a.m. - 2.10 p.m. Green & Red Master Points
Walk-In duplicate, with prizes awarded on the basis of monthly aggregate.
The worst score is dropped if all sessions are played. Also played as a monthly
handicap event. A hostess service is provided, and sandwiches may be purchased.
A free optional lecture on different aspects of the game is held at 9.50am.
January Pairs 4/1 11/1 18/1 25/1
Frank Coyle Pairs (Red) 1/2 8/2 15/2 22/2
March Pairs 1/3 8/3 (Adelaide Cup holiday) 15/3 22/3 29/3
April Pairs 5/4 (Easter Monday) 12/4 19/4 26/4
May Pairs 3/5 10/5 17/5 24/5 31/5
Grand National Pairs Qualifying (Gold) 7/6(Queen's
Birthday) 14/6 21/6 28/6
July Pairs 5/7 12/7 19/7 26/7
Harry Andersson Pairs (Red) 2/8 9/8 16/8 23/8 30/8
Patron's Cup - for Monday AM Supervised players 2/8 9/8 16/8 23/8 30/8
September Pairs 6/9 13/9 20/9 27/9
October Pairs 4/10 (Labour Day) 11/10 18/10 25/10
November Pairs 1/11 8/11 15/11 22/11
December Pairs 29/11 6/12 13/12 20/12
Walk-In Pairs 27/12
MONDAY EVENING
7.30 - 11.00 pm Green and Red Master
Points.
Competitions are not graded and are eclectic when sessions include a Public
Holiday. Some events require prior nomination and representation at every
session.
President’s Pairs 4/1 11/1 18/1 1/2
Walk-In Pairs 25/1
2010 State Singles Championship (Red) 8/2 15/2 22/2 8/3
Session awards are State Red, however to be eligible for a final placing a contestant must have played in at least two different partnerships.
Walk-In Pairs 1/3
State Mens/Women's/Restricted Pairs (Red) 15/3 22/3 29/3 12/4
Walk-In Pairs 5/4 (Easter Monday)
Vin & Margaret Moriarty Pairs 19/4 26/4 10/5 17/5
Clubrooms closed 3/5 (ANOT)
Browntree Handicap Pairs 24/5 31/5 7/6 14/6
Pax Lusk Butler Swiss Pairs (Red) 21/6 28/6 5/7
The 2010 Pax Lusk Pairs will be conducted as a Swiss Butler pairs competition, 7 board matches,
and a fresh draw from the third night.
Edgar Preece Pairs 12/7 19/7 26/7 2/8
Wally Roll Pairs (Red) 9/8 16/8 23/8 30/8
State Mixed Pairs Championship (Red) 6/9 13/9 20/9 27/9
The 2010 Mixed Pairs will be conducted as a Swiss matchpoint pairs competition, 7 board matches,
and a fresh draw from the third night.
George Roper Pairs 4/10 11/10 18/10 25/10
State Board a Match Teams Championship (Red) 1/11 8/11 15/11 22/11
Fred Madsen Pairs 1/11 8/11 15/11 22/11
John & Nora Martin Mixed Pairs 29/11
Christmas Pairs 6/12 13/12 20/12
Clubrooms Closed 27/12
TUESDAY MORNING
10.30 am Lecture 11.10 am - 3.00 pm
Play. Green & Red Master Points.
Walk-in pairs graded duplicate, with prizes awarded on the basis of monthly
aggregate. The worst score is dropped in months containing 5 sessions. A hostess
service is provided, and sandwiches may be purchased. There is a free optional
lecture on different aspects of the game before play.
January Pairs 5/1 12/1 19/1 26/1
February Pairs 2/2 9/2 16/2 23/2
Rio Clarke Pairs 2/3 9/3 16/3 23/3 30/3
The Rio Clarke Pairs is sponsored, and has additional prizemoney
April Pairs 6/4 13/4 20/4 27/4
Gavin McEwin Pairs (Red) 4/5 11/5 18/5 25/5
The Gavin McEwin Pairs is sponsored, and has additional prizemoney
June Pairs 1/6 8/6 15/6 22/6 29/6
July Pairs 6/7 13/7 20/7 27/7
August Pairs 3/8 10/8 17/8 24/8 31/8
September Pairs 7/9 14/9 21/9 28/9
Jean McEwin Pairs (Red) 5/10 12/10 19/10 26/10
The Jean McEwin Pairs is sponsored, and has additional prizemoney
Melbourne Cup Lunch 2/11
November Pairs 9/11 16/11 23/11 30/11
December Pairs 7/12 14/12 21/12
Walk-In Pairs 28/12
TUESDAY EVENING
6:50 p.m. lecture - play 7:30 - 11.00 pm Green and Red Masterpoints.
Walk-in graded duplicate with prizes awarded on the basis of monthly aggregate. The worst score is dropped if all sessions are played. A supervised duplicate is also run. An optional lecture on different aspects of the game is held at 7.00pm.
January Pairs 5/1 12/1 19/1 26/1
February Pairs 2/2 9/2 16/2 23/2
March Pairs 2/3 9/3 16/3 23/3 30/3
Ted Hilson Pairs (Red) 6/4 13/4 20/4 27/4
May Pairs 4/5 11/5 18/5 25/5
June Pairs 1/6 8/6 15/6 22/6 29/6
July Pairs 6/7 13/7 20/7 27/7
August Pairs 3/8 10/8 17/8 24/8 31/8
September Pairs 7/9 14/9 21/9 28/9
Haffer Roofing Pairs (Red) 5/10 12/10 19/10 26/10
Patron's Cup 5/10 12/10 19/10 26/10
The Patron’s Cup is awarded to the top pair in the Supervised Section
in October.
November Pairs 2/11 9/11 16/11 23/11 30/11
December Pairs 7/12 14/12 21/12
Walk-In Pairs 28/12
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
11:30 am- 3.00 pm Green & Red
Master Points.
A hostess service is provided and sandwiches may be purchased. Prior nomination
is required for all Teams events.
Keith McNeil Pairs 6/1 13/1 20/1 27/1
Daytime State Teams Championship - Qualifying (State Red) 3/2 17/2 17/3 31/3
Stella Sherwood Pairs (Concurrent with Daytime State Teams) 3/2 17/2 3/3 17/3
Kath George Pairs Championship (Red) 10/2 24/2 10/3 24/3 7/4 21/4
Daytime State Teams - Final & Consolation (State Red) 14/4 28/4 5/5 19/5
Merle Miles Pairs (Concurrent with Daytime State Teams Finals) 31/3 14/4 28/4
Gwen Bishop Pairs 5/5 19/5 2/6 16/6
Eileen Taylor Pairs 12/5 26/5 9/6 23/6
Nancy Burton Pairs 30/6 7/7 14/7 21/7 28/7
Nora Shaughnessy Pairs (Red) 4/8 18/8 1/9 15/9
Percy Watts Pairs 11/8 25/8 8/9 22/9
Gusti Gilbert Pairs (Red) 29/9 13/10 27/10 10/11
Jessica Mudd Pairs 6/10 20/10 3/11 17/11
Liz Waugh Pairs 24/11 1/12 8/12 15/12
Walk-in Pairs 22/12 29/12
WEDNESDAY EVENING
7.30 - 11.00 pm Green & Red Master
Points.
Walk-In graded duplicate, with prizes awarded on the basis of monthly aggregate. The worst score is dropped if all sessions are played. The event is also played as a monthly handicap event.
January Pairs 6/1 13/1 20/1 27/1
February Pairs 3/2 10/2 17/2 24/2
Reg Gooley Pairs (Red) 3/3 10/3 17/3 24/3 31/3
April Pairs 7/4 14/4 21/4 28/4
May Pairs 5/5 12/5 19/5 26/5
June Pairs 2/6 9/6 16/6 23/6 30/6
July Pairs 7/7 14/7 21/7 28/7
Grand National Pairs Qualifying (Gold) 4/8 11/8 18/8 25/8
September Pairs 1/9 8/9 15/9 22/9 29/9
October Pairs 6/10 13/10 20/10 27/10
November Pairs 3/11 10/11 17/11 24/11
December Pairs 1/12 8/12 15/12 22/12
Walk-In Pairs 29/12
THURSDAY MORNING
10.30 am - 2.10 pm Green & Red
Master Points.
Walk-in graded duplicate, with prizes awarded on the basis of monthly aggregate. The worst score is dropped if all sessions are played. The event is also played as a monthly handicap event. A hostess service is provided, and sandwiches may be purchased.
January Pairs 7/1 14/1 21/1 28/1
February Pairs 4/2 11/2 18/2 25/2
March Pairs 4/3 11/3 18/3 25/3
Grand National Pairs Qualifying (Gold)1/4 8/4 15/4 22/4 29/4
May Pairs 6/5 13/5 20/5 27/5
June Pairs 3/6 10/6 17/6 24/6
Dorothy Saies Pairs (Red) 1/7 8/7 15/7 22/7 29/7
August Pairs 5/8 12/8 19/8 26/8
September Pairs 2/9 9/9 16/9 23/9 30/9
October Pairs 7/10 14/10 21/10 28/10
J & S Rundle Pairs (Red) Pairs 4/11 11/11 18/11 25/11
December Pairs 2/12 9/12 16/12
Walk-In Pairs 23/12 30/12
THURSDAY EVENING
7.30pm - 11.15pm Green, Red, &
Gold Masterpoints.
A number of events played on this night are State Championships or Qualifying
events open to all members of the SABA, and other clubs affiliated with the
SABF. Table fees will be $1.50 extra for these events. All teams and Butler
events require prior nomination and representation in every session
Lyndoch Lavender Farm Pairs (Red) 7/1 14/1 21/1
28/1
Open Trials Final 4/2 11/2 18/2 25/2 11/3 15/3 (Monday) 18/3
Open Trials Plate 4/2 11/2 18/2 25/2 11/3 18/3
Walk-in Pairs 4/3(Gold Coast)
SABA GNOT Qualifying (GOLD) 25/3 8/4 15/4 22/4 6/5
Walk-in Pairs 1/4 (Easter)
Clubrooms closed (ANOT Seniors’ & Women’s Swiss Pairs) 29/4
State Swiss Butler Pairs Championship 13/5 20/5
27/5 3/6 10/6
State Teams Phase I 17/6 24/6 1/7 8/7 15/7
Walk-in Pairs (ANC Fortnight) 22/7 29/7
Open Trials Qualifying 5/8 12/8 19/8 26/8 2/9 9/9
State Teams Phase II 16/9 23/9 30/9 7/10 14/10
State Teams Final – Wednesday Nights 20/10 27/10 3/11 10/11 17/11
State Pairs Qualifying 21/10 28/10 4/11
State Pairs Final 11/11 18/11 2/12
State Pairs Consolation 11/11 18/11 25/11 2/12
Cavendish Pairs 9/12
Speedball Pairs – SABF Christmas Party 16/12
Closed 23/12 30/12
STATE TEAMS SELECTION PROCEDURES
OPEN TEAM SELECTION (State Red Points)
In 2010 selection points will be allocated to the top place-getters in the following events:
Swiss Pairs Championship.
Open State Teams Championship phases one and two.
State Teams Final.
State Pairs Championship.
Open Butler Trials Qualifying.
Points will also be awarded to the members of the Open State Team if it finishes first at the ANC, and to any South Australian players in a team which finishes first or second in the Autumn National Open Teams in Adelaide.
The top three pairs from the Butler Trials Qualifying will gain automatic entry to Butler Trials Final (in addition to receiving play-off points).
WOMEN'S STATE TEAM TRIALS
A Butler Pairs event, play scheduled for Friday evening March 26th, then
March 27th and 28th. To be immediately eligible for the Final, a pair must
satisfy at least one of the following:
(a) Both members of the partnership have Open Trials Playoff points for the
previous year, or
(b) Both members of the partnership played in the previous year's Women's
State Team.
Entrants will be ranked as follows:
Previous year's State Team members: Automatic
Both players have playoff points: Count all the points earned in the same
team or partnership, then half the points earned separately.
Other entrant pairs for the Final can qualify via the Butler Swiss Pairs event, to be held on Saturday February 13th 2010. A minimum of three pairs for the Final shall qualify from this event, so it is feasible that one or more pairs with Open playoff points may be excluded.
Entry is restricted to at most 10 pairs, the top three women's pair qualifiers from the Swiss Pairs receiving half price entry to the Final.
SENIORS' STATE TEAM TRIALS
A Butler Pairs event, play scheduled for Friday evening April 16th, then April
17th and 18th. To be immediately eligible for the Final, a pair must satisfy
at least one of the following:
(a) Both members of the partnership have Open Trials Playoff points for the
previous year, or
(b) Both members of the partnership played in the previous year's Seniors
State Team.
Entrants will be ranked as follows:
Previous year's State Team members: Automatic
Both players have playoff points: Count all the points earned in the same
team or partnership, then half the points earned separately.
Other entrant pairs for the Final can qualify via the Butler Swiss Pairs event, to be held on Saturday February 13th 2010. A minimum of three pairs for the Final shall qualify from this event, so it is feasible that one or more pairs with Open playoff points may be excluded.
Entry is restricted to at most 10 pairs, the top three Seniors pair qualifiers
from the Swiss Pairs receiving half price entry to the Final.
YOUTH STATE TEAM SELECTION
The South Australian Youth team for the 2010 ANC will be selected by an SABF panel. A number of criteria, including participation and performance over the previous 12 months, will be taken into account, with the results of the 2010 trials being the principal determinant in team selection. The event will be open to to players born on or after 1st January 1984.
Depending on the number of entries, the Butler event will be a single or double round-robin, held in conjunction with the Seniors' Trials, using the same boards. In the event that there are fewer than four tables, the Seniors' averages will be used as datums for the Youth Butler.
Normal substitution rules will apply, with no absolute requirement that substitutes be of eligible age. However, strict penalties will apply whenever the director deems that a substitute is of substantially better quality than the missing entrant player.
FRIDAY MORNING
11.30 am - 3.10 pm Green and Red Master
Points
Walk-In graded duplicate, with prizes awarded on the basis of monthly aggregate.
The worst score is dropped if all sessions are played. A hostess service is
provided, and sandwiches may be purchased.
Walkin Pairs 1/1
January Pairs 8/1 15/1 22/1 29/1Jean Harbison Pairs (Red) 5/2 12/2 19/2 26/2
March Pairs 5/3 12/3 19/3 26/3
April Pairs 2/4 16/4 23/4 30/4
Walk-In Pairs 9/4 (Good Friday)
Grand National Pairs Qualifying (Gold) 7/5 14/5 21/5 28/5
June Pairs 4/6 11/6 18/6 25/6
July Pairs 2/7 9/7 16/7 23/7 30/7
August Pairs 6/8 13/8 20/8 27/8
John Pick Pairs (Red) 3/9 10/9 17/9 24/9
October Pairs 1/10 8/10 15/10 22/10 29/10
November Pairs 5/11 12/11 19/11 26/11
December Pairs 3/12 10/12 17/12
Walk-In Pairs 24/12 31/12
FRIDAY EVENING
7.30 - 11.05 pm Green and Red Masterpoints
Walk-In graded duplicate, with prize awarded on the basis of monthly aggregate.The
worst score is dropped if all sessions are played. The event is also played
as a monthly handicap event.
Walk-In Pairs 1/1
January Pairs 8/1 15/1 22/1 29/1
Len Thompson Pairs (Red) 5/2 12/2 19/2 26/2
March Pairs 5/3 12/3 19/3 26/3
April Pairs 2/4 9/4(Easter) 16/4 23/4
Closed 30/4 - ANOT
May Pairs 7/5 14/5 21/5 28/5
June Pairs 4/6 11/6 18/6 25/6
July Pairs 2/7 9/7 16/7 23/7 30/7
August Pairs 6/8 13/8 20/8 27/8
September Pairs 3/9 10/9 17/9 24/9
Paddy Haydon Pairs (Red) 1/10 8/10 15/10 22/10 29/10
November Pairs 5/11 12/11 19/11 26/11
December Pairs 3/12 10/12 17/12
Closed 24/12 31/12
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
1.15 p.m. to 4.45 p.m. Green Masterpoints
January Pairs 2/1 9/1 16/1 23/1 30/1
February Pairs 6/2 13/2 20/2 27/2
March Pairs 6/3 13/3 20/3 27/3
April Pairs 3/4 (Easter Saturday) 10/4 17/4 24/4
Closed 1/5 ANOT
May Pairs 8/5 15/5 22/5 29/5
June Pairs 5/6 12/6 19/6 26/6
July Pairs 3/7 10/7 17/7 24/7 31/7
August Pairs 7/8 14/8 21/8 28/8
September Pairs 4/9 11/9 18/9 25/9
October Pairs 2/10 9/10 16/10 23/10 30/10
November Pairs 6/11 13/11 20/11 27/11
December Pairs 4/12 11/12 18/12
closed 25/12
2010 SABA CONGRESSES & SPECIAL WEEKEND EVENTS
| Womens & Seniors Trials Qualifying | 13 February |
| Swiss Pairs Congress | 21 February |
| Womens Trials | 26-28 March |
| Swiss Pairs Congress | 11 April |
| Seniors' Trials | 16-18 April |
| Autumn National Seniors Swiss Pairs | 29-30 April |
| Autumn National Womens Swiss Pairs | 29-30 April |
| Autumn National Open Teams | 30 April - 3 May |
| Under Life GNOT Qualifying | 15 August |
| Christmas Party Special Sunday (AGM) | 5 December |
| Pleasant Sundays | 21/3, 18/4, 19/9 & 28/11 |
| Pleasant Sunday Teams | 18/7 |
| Youth Championships | Canberra | 9-15 Jan |
| Grand National Pairs Final | Canberra | 16-17 Jan |
| Summer Festival | Canberra | 11-24 Jan |
| Gold Coast Congress | Gold Coast | 27 Feb-6 Mar |
| National Open/Womens Playoffs | 20-24 Mar | |
| Seniors Playoffs | Sydney | 7-11 Apr |
| Autumn Nat. Senior Swiss Pairs | SABA | 29 - 30 Apr |
| Autumn Nat. Womens Swiss Pairs | SABA | 29 - 30 Apr |
| Autumn Nat. Restricted Swiss Pairs | SABA | 29 - 30 Apr |
| Autumn Nat. Teams | SABA | 30 Apr - 3 May |
| Western Seniors Pairs | Perth | 15-16 May |
| McCance Trophy | Melbourne | 10-11 June |
| Women's & Restricted Pairs | Melbourne | 10-11 June |
| Victor Champion Cup | Melbourne | 12-14 June |
| Barrier Reef Congress | Mackay | 12-14 June |
| A.N.C. | Hobart | 16 - 31 July |
| Coffs Coast | Coffs Harbour | 17-22 Aug |
| NT Gold Bridge Festival | Alice Springs | 1-5 Sep |
| Roger Penny Seniors Pairs | Launceston | 30 Sep - 1 Oct |
| Aust. Swiss Pairs | Launceston | 2-3 Oct |
| Spring Nationals | Sydney | 20 - 28 Oct |
| Golden West Swiss Pairs | Perth | 20-21 Nov |
| GNOT Finals | Banora | 26-29 Nov |
OTHER SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CONGRESSES
| Gawler Pairs Congress | 30th May |
| Reynella Congress | 11th July |
| Glenelg Pairs Congress | 4th Sept |
| Southern Districts Congress | 26th Sept |
| Bridge In the City | 10th October |
| Grand National Pairs - SA Finals | 17 October |
| Barossa Bridge Congress | 24th October |
| Gawler Teams Congress | 7th November |