Bridge Victoria

👏 Here are the results from the pairs' events at the 2026 Victorian Festival of Bridge. 👇

Check out all the placegetters and photos below, and stay tuned for a full recap from another wonderful Festival in the July issue of the monthly bulletin.

Another successful Victorian Festival of Bridge has wrapped up after six fantastic days of competition, conversation and camaraderie.

Stay tuned for a full recap in the July Bulletin! In the meantime, you can check out the winners and photos from the the U100 and U20 divisions 👇

Another great season of the 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 has concluded, and it was great to see a record number of Victorian pairs (14) playing in the Autumn Season.

Three of our pairs were amongst the winners – a big congratulations to:

🥇Adrian Beaumont & Dell MacNeil (NS winners in Division 1)
🥇Ryan Touton & Kerry Delcourt (NS winners in Division 2)
🥇Jan van Riel & Margaret Grant (NS winners in Division 5)

More than winning, the OPL is a fast and fun format that is perfect for busy people – just 12 boards each Monday, done in less than 90 minutes!

Find out why this league is growing in popularity each season by joining the 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞, which starts on 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲.

A huge thanks to our friends at Bridge NSW for hosting this competition and opening it to pairs from across the country.

View the Autumn results via the link in the post below 👇

🏆The results from the Autumn season of the 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 (OPL) are in after the final round on Monday 1 June. 🏆

This season broke the entry record for the second straight time with 172 players joining the league in Autumn, including 28 from Victoria, 10 from Queensland as well as entrants from South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.

Follow the link below to see the winners across all five divisions, and don’t forget to read Derrick Browne’s final recap of the season.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞?

The 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 starts on Monday 20 July, running for 8 weeks. Enter by 𝟑 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭!

View results here: https://bridgensw.com.au/autumn-another-record-breaking-opl/

❄️𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦❄️
As the weather cools down, the state tournament program heats up. Over the next three months, Bridge Victoria is hosting a diverse calendar of events designed for all levels of experience and availability.

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟎 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 | 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬: A four-week event providing an ideal competitive lead-in for teams preparing for the Pennant.

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟖 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 | 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬: Held over just two Wednesday evenings – perfect for players with limited time wanting to try state bridge.

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟎 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 | 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞: Run with Bridge NSW, this online format matches pairs against similar standards for a brisk 12 boards each Monday night.

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟐 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 (𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩): Victoria’s oldest and most prestigious teams championship, running over six weeks.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 | 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞: A highly popular and educational day where teams of three are mentored by an experienced team captain.

𝐒𝐚𝐭 𝟖 & 𝐒𝐮𝐧 𝟗 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 | 𝐓𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: Moving to a new weekend format at Moonee Valley Bridge Club to allow more players to contest a major state event.

To view full details or to enter, visit the website here: https://bridgevictoria.au/upcoming-events/

The Moonee Valley Bridge Club held their annual Super Congress from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 May.

Moonee Valley, like most bridge clubs, thrives because of its hugely supportive volunteer base of members. Fraser Thorpe is to be congratulated for preparing a brilliant event. The team who put together the "snacks" made bringing your own lunch completely unnecessary and set a new bar for club congress refreshments. Well done to all.

Congratulations to all players and to the following placegetters:

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 (𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 - 𝟐𝟎 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬)
1st Place: Kim Frazer & Lynda Young
2nd Place: Gulzar Bilal & David Samuels

𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 (𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 - 𝟏𝟔 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬)
1st Place: Glenn Foard & David Melzer
2nd Place: Tracie McRorie & Anne Maree Brooks

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐌𝐏 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 (𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 - 𝟓𝟔 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬)
1st Place: Stephen Sharp & Danny Sharp
2nd Place: Heath Watkins & Sam Goss

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐌𝐏 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 (𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 - 𝟐𝟖 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬)
1st Place: Fraser Thorpe & Sharon Michael
2nd Place: Chris Lamb & Rob Morton

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 (𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 - 𝟐𝟔 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬)
1st Place: Heath Watkins, Sam Goss, Damon Flicker and Alex Goss
2nd Place: Doug Newlands, Arthur Robbins, Stephen Lester, Justin Stark

Photo gallery: players names are left to right as listed in the above results.

View full results from the Congress here: https://bridgevictoria.au/results/congress-results/

The 2026 Victorian Online Pairs Championship recently concluded, and it was great to welcome NSW pairs to the competition, as part of our collaboration with Bridge NSW.

Congratulations to all players, and a special acknowedgement to the following placegetters:

🥇1st: Pauline Gumby and Warren Lazer (NSW)
🥈2nd: Simon Henbest and Kevin Chan (Vic)
🥉3rd: Andrew Peake and Giselle Mundell (NSW)

The collaboration continues with NSW now hosting the Online Teams League – Season 2, which commenced on Monday, 1 June.

View full results from the Victorian event here: https://vic.bridgeaustralia.org/resultslistbm.asp?headeventid=17027

The 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧 is here! Here’s some highlights from this month’s issue:

✅A profile of the Sale Bridge Club + we celebrate their newest member of the “100 club”.
✅ An interview with a pair of Rebecca’s – a new duo who are having an impact on the tournament circuit.
✅ Heaps of great photos and results from national and state tournaments, and club congresses across Victoria.
✅ A preview of all the state tournaments coming up in winter – for players at all levels.
✅Our usual Sharpen Your Game hand analysis and Phill’s Teachings.

And plenty more…

Follow the link to the website where you can read the bulletin as an online flipbook, or download your own PDF version: https://bridgevictoria.au/june-2026-bridge-victoria-bulletin/

Victorian players are invited to join the 𝐍𝐒𝐖 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 (OTL), kicking off on Monday 1 June for a four-week season.

This event is part two of the new online collaboration between Bridge NSW and Bridge Victoria.

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐓𝐋 - 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞.

WHY ENTER?

☑️ 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐬: Compete against a wider range of opponents from both states.
☑️ 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: The league’s promotion and relegation structure ensures you are matched against teams of a similar standard each week.
☑️ 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐲: A friendly opportunity to claim interstate bragging rights.

The tournament begins on Monday 1 June at 7:00pm and runs for 4 weeks.

Find out more and enter your team on MyABF here: https://www.myabf.com.au/events/congress/view/4099

It’s 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 which is a great time to thank all the wonderful volunteers that underpin our community.

From hosting regular club sessions, to delivering statewide initiatives, our game relies almost entirely on the generosity of people that volunteer their time and expertise.

𝐖𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧!

This year’s theme is “𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫” and it’s a great time to consider contributing – big or small – to our community!

Whether it’s a simple act such as offering to stay back after an event to help pack up or clean the venue, or a bigger commitment, like putting up your hand to join your club’s committee, there is no shortage of opportunities.

Visit our website to find out more about volunteering this year: https://bridgevictoria.au/national-volunteers-week-2026/