Competitions

The general rules and regulations for all WBU Competitions, the entry fees and how to contact people who can help with rulings and appeals can be found in the WBU Journal 2009-10, which may be read online here.

Detailed rules and arrangements for individual competitions can also be found in the Journal. General advice on accommodation, as well as specific information for some of our venues, can be found here.

Entries for many events, as indicated, should be made to the National Tournament Organiser (NTO), Sheila Shea. Other entry, selection or invitation arrangements are explained in the table.

The Graded Masters was the first of several events to be held in 2010 at the Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod Wells. At this excellent venue we can eat (not too late - 8pm) and start again at 10.30 on Sunday playing a reasonable number of boards to finish about 4pm. Attractive rates for accommodation at the Metropole have been arranged.

Old results

I (Mike Tedd) have been trying to put together everything I can about the past winners of WBU competitions. Most of this data comes from the annual WBU Journal, and I am indebted to my mother-in-law, Mrs Margaret Davies of Aberystwyth, who was able to lend me a full set of Journals from 1969 on. Roy Griffin kindly added data from the 1960s.

You can see a large table of all this data in PDF form here. I would greatly appreciate it if you could point out all the inevitable errors, and fill in the gaps. Results earlier than 1960 would be particularly valuable! See the Contacts page for my address etc.

Teams competitions

Competition	Format	Timing	Venue	Entries	Official closing date	Results
Welsh Cup	IMP scoring, teams of 4 to 6 players. Knockout matches throughout, with initial rounds zoned by area.	Times and venues of matches to be arranged by the teams.		To Mike Best, 15 Knightswell Road, Cardiff. CF5 4RT	30 September 2009	2010
Cambria Cup 2009-10 Draw	IMP scoring, mixed teams of 4 to 6. Each player must play with at least three others in each match. Knockout matches throughout, with initial rounds zoned by area.	Times and venues of matches to be arranged by the teams.		To Mike Best, 15 Knightswell Road, Cardiff CF5 4RT	30 September 2009	2010
Perry Shield	Inter-area open teams of 4 to 6. Three sessions, each of three 10-board matches against the other areas.	15-16 May 2010	Mid Wales	Teams selected by each area		2010
Spickett Bowl	As Perry, for ladies' teams.
Ladies' Welsh Cup	All-female teams of 4 to 6 players	Sunday 6 June 2010, 11am start.	Penybont Community Centre	To NTO	31 May	2010
Webber Cup and Philip Angel Cup	Open teams of 4 to 6 players. Qualification through club (or perhaps area) heats. The final is a multi-team event.	Final on 8-9 May 2010 Saturday 1pm start, Sunday 11am start	Mid Wales	Heat organisers to inform NTO of entries by 11 April		2010
National Club Teams of Eight	Teams of 8-12 representing affiliated clubs (allowed two teams when 70+ WBU members). Qualifying through area heats.	Sunday 20 June 2010 Start 11.30am	Mid Wales	Heat organisers to inform NTO of entries by 1 May		2010

Pairs competitions

Competition	Format	Timing	Venue	Entries	Official closing date	Results
National Open Pairs	Heats held in clubs, then area finals. Final of 28 pairs, all-play-all over 3 sessions. Match-point pairs scoring.	Final on 20-21 March 2010 Saturday 1pm start, Sunday 11am start	The Metropole in Llandrindod Wells	Area organisers give entry numbers to NTO by 31 January, and then qualifiers by 14 February		2010
Ladies' Pairs	Both-female pairs. Match-point pairs scoring.	5 June 2010 1pm start	Penybont Community Centre adjacent to the Severn Arms Hotel LD1 5UA	To NTO	31 May	2010
Mixed Pairs	Qualifying in areas, final of 28 pairs, all-play-all over 3 sessions. Match-point pairs scoring.	Final on 27-28 February 2010 Saturday 1pm start, Sunday 11am start	The Metropole in Llandrindod Wells	Area organisers give entry numbers to NTO by 17 January, and then qualifiers by 31 January		2009
Graded Masters Pairs	Multiple sections, typically 14 pairs, section 1 being the pairs with the highest combined green point holdings, and so on. Three or four sessions all-play-all. Match-point pairs scoring. Start 1pm Saturday, 10.30 Sunday.	16-17 January 2010	The Metropole in Llandrindod Wells		2 January	2010
Veterans' Pairs	Pairs with both players born before 1st January 1952. Match-point pairs scoring.	Will not be held in 2009	North Wales	To NTO		2008
Portland Pairs	Mixed pairs held at several venues in England and Wales, MP pairs scored over the whole field.	28 March 2010	Welsh venue in North Wales	To NTO.	1 March?	2009
Young Players' Cup	For players who are under 25 on 1 January 2009. Arrangements to be announced. (Likely to be associated with one of the junior days.)
Late Summer Simultaneous Pairs	Simultaneous pairs, held in clubs, scored across the field. Three sets of hands (Monday, Tuesday/Wednesday, and Thursday/Friday). See Ecats for more details.	7-11 September 2009	Clubs	Clubs wishing to take part notify Neville		2009
St David's Day Simultaneous Pairs	Simultaneous pairs, held in clubs, scored across the field. Three sets of hands (Monday, Tuesday/Wednesday, and Thursday/Friday). See Ecats for more details.	1-5 March 2010	Clubs	Clubs wishing to take part notify Neville		2009
Invitation Pairs	Three session all-play-all pairs using Butler scoring. All pairs are invited, and of international standing, with around half of the pairs from other countries.	19-20 September 2009	St Mellons, Cardiff	Any pair of suitable standing wishing to be considered should notify Neville by the 7th August		2008