Bridge news

At the Athena Beach Hotel in Paphos, Cyprus, the Scottish Bridge Union overseas congress is in full swing, writes Julian Pottage, Bridge Correspondent. Winners of the Swiss Pairs played with nine matches over three days are as follows: 1st Fiona Greenwood and David Wing, 125 VPS; 2nd= Lucia Barrett and Derick Peden, 119 VPS, Emile Lawy and Richard Spencer, 119 VPS, and Gad Chadha and Debbie Sandford, 119 VPS.

Meanwhile the final main midweek event at the Lambourne Bridge Festival, the Seniors Teams, has now finished and the winners are as follows: 1st Mike Bull, Mike Walsh, Andrew Thompson and Graham Horscroft, +140 IMPS; 2nd Gary Hyett, Alan Cooke, Brian Stairs and Maureen Stairs, + 76 IMPS; and 3rd Howard Basdensmith, Sue Rankin, Bobbie Sissons and Dale Strawn, + 71 IMPS.