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KENYA
BRIDGE ASSOCIATION - HISTORY
The
Kenya Bridge association was tormed in 1963
with an initial membership of just under
one hundred and fifty members. While membership
has never risen above 200 in the forty two
year period since its inception, the standard
of bridge in this country has been surprisingly
high in relation to the size of the association’s
membership.
During
the entire history of the organization from
1963 to today, the Kenya Bridge association
has been fielding the teams in the East,
Central and Southern African Region.
Kenya
Bridge Association being an affiliate of
the Kenya National Sports Council is recognized
by the ministry of sports as the only body
entrusted with running bridge activities
in Kenya and mandated to select teams to
international participation.
Kenya’s
first overseas bridge competition involved
sending a touring team to Britain in 1967.
Kenya
entered a national team in the 1968 world
bridge Federation team Olympiad at Deauville
in France.
Unfortunately due to South
African participation in World Bridge Federation
events, the Kenya Bridge Association was
unable to enter another world championship
until the 1978 world Pairs championships
in New Orleans.
Kenya
entered three pairs and one team in the
1982 World Pairs Championship in Biarritz,
France which now includes a knockout team
event.
The
Kenya Bridge Association holds regular weekly
duplicate bridge sessions at the Aga Khan
Sports center, 5th Parklands every Monday
evening at 7.15 p.m and every Wednesday
morning at 9.45 a.m standard of bridge is
very good and numbers range from about 10 tables on Monday night to 22 tables on a
Wednesday morning. New members are welcome
at a minimal charge and new comers and beginners
are encouraged to participate.
The
association organizes about a dozen other
sponsored tournaments during the course
of the year. Attendance in the last two
years has escalated to record levels both
in terms of the number of participants.
Kenya
Bridge Association lessons for beginners
twice a year.
Tournament
24th Jan 1 session tournament in the afternoon starting time 2.15pm
27th Jan 2 session tournament starting time 9.30am |
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Forthcoming Tournaments 2010
1st January 2010 Open Pairs
10th January 2010 2 session pairs
24th January 2010 pairs end of month
27th January 2010 Giro Bank 2 sessions
14th February 2010 Ladies championships and
Selections rd 1- 2 session or Imperial
7thMarch 2010 Turkish AirlinesPairs
24th March 2010* ACBL fund game
28 March 2010 end month and
Open pairs selection 2 sess
28 April 2010* AGM 1.15pm
25 April 2010 pairs end of month
1-2 May 2010 Labour Day Teams
16th May 2010 end of month
23 May 2010 Open pairs selction 2 sess
1 June 2010 Madaraka Day Pairs
4 -5 June 2010 Worldwide SIMS
23rd June 2010* Bill Hughes SIMS
27 June 2010 end of month
30th June 2010* Kidney research sims
26th September 2010 Handicap Pairs
21 October 2010 ACBL fund games
20 October 2010* Teams 2 sessions
27 October 2010* Heritage Ladies Festival
30/31 October 2010 Heritage Open
3rd November 2010* Diwali/Eid
21st November 2010 Pairs end month
12th December 2010 Jamhuri Day Tournament
26th December 2010 friendly pairs
Thursday evenings from 21 Jan BBO InterClub Teams League Matches on Internet
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OBJECTIVES |
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The
Association shall be non-political
and non-racial. The aims
and objectives of the association
are:-
- Promote
interest in and
provide facilities
for duplicate tournament
and other forms
of contract bridge
for its members.
- Provide
a means of measuring
and recording the
achievements of
players of organized
Duplicate Bridge.
- Seek
affiliation to such
other Contract Bridge
organizations as
it may desire.
- Enter
other teams into
International Bridge
events.
- Create
a greater awareness
of the game amongst
the nationals of
the country and
to develop a youth
participation in
bridge.
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