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Senior Camrose 2013 Teltscher Trophy 17th – 19th May 2013 Village Hotel & Leisure Club Coryton, Cardiff CF14 7EF £2 Senior Internationals and the Teltscher Trophy I was in Santiago for the 1993 Bermuda Bowl when news emerged that the World Bridge Federation was increasing the minimum age for Seniors from 50 to 55. I asked a member of the WBF Committee what had prompted the change. “I am 56”, came the humorous but perhaps revealingly honest reply. The more compelling reason was the major overlap between candidates for the Open and Senior national teams. Ten years later, the WBF decided to increase the age limit from 55 to 60, but the qualifying birth date remained the same for five years so those that were already eligible did not suddenly find themselves ineligible. The Zones and National Federations followed suit with the surprising exception of the ACBL where the age limit remains at 55. With Meckstroth winning National Senior events and World Open titles in the same year, might North America follow the rest of the world? Back in Britain I began the task of persuading the member nations to accept the idea of a Senior Home International. Bridge Great Britain had Home Internationals for all the categories at Zonal (European Championships) and World levels, with the notable exception of Seniors, a group which formed at least half the membership. Initially the proposals met strong resistance because of lack of volunteers to run the weekends and cost of fielding the teams. It was here that I was delighted to find a supporter in Bernard Teltscher, who offered to cover the hosting cost for the first five-year cycle. BGB invited him as Patron to field a sixth team so that three matches could be played simultaneously (with the same format as the Lady Milne). Bernard has always fielded players whom we are delighted to see at the event, and we collectively owe him a debt of gratitude in turning the idea into reality. Sandra Claridge of BGB nobly offered to run, in Oxford, any weekend where the Federation was reluctant to take up its obligations. Wales stepped aside the first year but has shouldered the burden this year, the first of the second cycle. Scotland generously offered to take two of the five years, in 2010 and 2012. Bernard’s continued support here in Cardiff means the players benefit from not having to pay the cost of dinner on Sunday night, and the Federation receives much of the hosting cost. Patrick Jourdain, Editor & Match Manager 1 WINNERS OF THE TELTSCHER TROPHY 2008 Oxford England: P Hackett & R Harper, I Panto & A Waterlow, G Hallberg & J Holland, NPC J Williams 2009 Oxford Patron: B Teltscher & A Priday, V Silverstone & C Dixon, C Simpson & D Price Leading National Team: Scotland: E McGowan & M Ash, R Bennett & D Liggatt, D Gerrard & M Rae, NPC S Malkani 2010 Glasgow England: P Collins & M Lewis, J Holland & G Hallberg, P Hackett & R Harper 2011 Oxford Wales: R Penton & A Disley, MN Hirst & J Luck, L Sheridan & G Dew, NPC M Tedd 2012 Ayr Great Britain: B Teltscher & A Priday, G Hallberg & J Holland, A Waterlow & V Silverstone Leading National Team: Scotland: I Sime & J Murdoch, J Matheson & W Coyle, W Whyte & I Gordon, NPC M Ash 2013 Cardiff THE STAFF Match Manager (Pre-match) & brochure editor: Patrick Jourdain Match Manager (during match) & website: Mike Tedd Tournament Directors: Mike & Sarah Amos Chairman of Appeals & BGB representative: Tim Rees Brochure Layout editor: Laura Woodruff BBO arrangements: Simon Gottschalk Transport: Maggie Pierce BGB Secretary: Sandra Claridge WBU Chief Executive: Neville Richards This brochure is provided by the CARDIFF SCHOOL OF BRIDGE. Courses for Beginners and Improvers. Afternoon and evening classes. Tel. 029 2062 8839 2 REGULATIONS FOR SPECTATORS It is the duty of the match manager to make spectators aware of their responsibilities. During play in the Open Room they must refrain from mannerisms or remarks, and must not converse with a player or display any reaction to bidding or play. Spectators are permitted to observe the cards of one player only. They should be seated behind that player and may not get up to walk round the table, or seek to look at the cards of any other player. Spectators may not draw attention to any irregularity or mistake, nor speak on any question except by request of the Director. Non-playing members of a team are not allowed to watch their team-mates playing at the tables. A player is responsible for the actions of any spectator associated with him (as distinct to a spectator casually attracted to the table by his presence there). The Director in Charge and/or the Match Manager is empowered to control the presence of spectators, individually or collectively. Closed Room Entry to the Closed Room is restricted to: VP Scale (14 boards) IMPs VPs 0 – 2 15 – 15 • the Tournament Director 3 – 7 16 – 14 • the Match Manager 8 – 10 17 – 13 • participants assigned to play in the Closed Room 11 – 14 18 – 12 • personnel needed to ensure the smooth running of 15 – 18 19 – 11 the match 19 – 22 20 – 10 23 – 26 21 – 9 • hotel staff for the provision of refreshments etc. 27 – 30 22 – 8 • a maximum of two accredited journalists. 31 – 34 23 – 7 Smoking & Mobile Phone Regulations 35 – 38 24 – 6 39 – 43 25 – 5 Smoking is not permitted in the hotel. 44 – 48 25 – 4 49 – 54 25 – 3 Mobile phones, pagers or other electronic equipment 55 – 60 25 – 2 may not be brought into the playing area. Any player or 61 – 66 25 – 1 team official bringing such an item into these areas will 67+ 25 – 0 result in his or her team’s being fined 2VP. Alcohol is not permitted in the playing areas. Format Each team will play two matches against each other team. Each match will be between teams of four over 14 boards with IMP scoring converted to VPs according to the WBF published scale. 3 Draw Team A: England Team B: Great Britain Team C: Republic of Ireland Team D: Scotland Team E: Wales Team F: Northern Ireland Schedule Friday 17.00 Captains’ Meeting 18.00 Dinner 19.30 – 21.20 D v F C v E B v A 21.35 – 23.25 A v C B v D F v E Saturday 11.00 – 12.50 E v A F v B C v D 13.05 – 14.55 B v C A v F E v D Lunch 15.40 – 17.30 F v C E v B D v A 17.45 – 19.35 F v D C v B A v E 20.30 Dinner Sunday 10.00 – 11.50 A v D B v E C v F 12.05 – 13.55 F v A D v B E v C Lunch 14.40 – 16.30 E v F A v B D v C 16.45 – 18.35 C v A D v E B v F 19.30 Drinks Reception 20.00 Dinner 4 THE TEAMS Great Britain Bernard Teltscher (Playing Captain) & Tony Priday; Victor Silverstone & Derek Diamond; Willie Coyle & John Matheson The sixth team has been led by Bernard Teltscher for all six years of the Senior Home Internationals, under various names (Patron, England 2, and now Great Britain). The leading national team wins the trophy but the Teltscher team has recorded two wins in the event (2009 and 2012), on both occasions overtaking Scotland at the last gasp. Bernard Teltscher (Playing Captain) & Tony Priday Both members of this partnership have recently celebrated their 90th birthdays, so their ages not only sum to a score well known in another sport, but also set a record for international contest that is unlikely to be beaten by anyone other than themselves, next year. Bernard’s company (Teltscher Brothers, sold to Bacardi Martini in 1991) was responsible for the first really successful mass importation of wine to Britain. That has not prevented Bernard from being involved in tournament bridge on a major scale. He plays in and captains the President’s team in the Lederer Memorial Trophy, recording several wins (1995 and 1997 were the earliest). His family are all successful bridge-players though son Mark is now better known for backgammon and poker. Tony Priday was in the British team that won the 1961 European championships, then took silver in 1971 and bronze in two world championships. He represented England in 30 Camrose appearances covering six decades. He has had seven Gold Cup wins, including one with your Editor in 1976. Priday was bridge correspondent of the Sunday Telegraph for 36 years, from its launch in 1961. His first wife, the late Jane Juan, was a multiple world bridge champion. In the Second World War Tony rose to the rank of major. Waiting to embark on D-day he was hospitalised when a motor-cyclist on his own side lost control and ran into him. In 1947 he joined the family business of timber merchants retiring in 2011 as Managing Director. He now lives in Marbella with second wife, Vivian. 5 Victor Silverstone & Derek Diamond These two had partnered each other in the Maccabi Games but their first appearance for Scotland was in last year’s Senior Europeans in Dublin. Scotland gained the bronze medal, its first medal in any European, thereby qualifying for the d’Orsi Senior Bowl to be held in Bali this September. Victor’s main international partner was Willie Coyle. In addition to several Camrose wins for Scotland (including one with your Editor in 1976-77) they played in the British team in the Europeans of 1969 and1973.