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Day 2 gallery
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Zia wins!
Zia wins with de Botton in second. Israel third.
Winners pictured above L-R: L-R: Simon Cope, Peter Crouch, Allison Green (NPC), Anita Sinclair, Zia and Jan Jansma.
Still Zia after 8
Zia is still leading after round 8 (There is an open ruling on the Zia v de Botton match so scores may change.)
Zia and de Botton now playing
The leaders, Zia, and second-placed de Botton are now battling it out in match 8.
Zia v de Botton. CW from left: Thor-Erik Hoftaniska, Jan Jansma, Peter Bertheau, Zia
Zia v de Botton. CW from left: Peter Bertheau, Zia, Thor-Erik Hoftaniska, Jan Jansma,
de Botton v Zia. CW from left Tom Townsend, Peter Crouch, Nick Sandqvist, Simon Cope
de Botton v Zia. CW from leftNick Sandqvist, Simon Cope, Tom Townsend, Peter Crouch
Zia back in front after 7
Zia and de Botton have switched places after the last match with Zia in front again by 19 VPs. Gillis is now in third after a big win over Ireland.
Zia and de Botton are now meeting in match 8 – watch the showdown on BBO!
Still de Botton after 6
Team de Botton are still out in front after the first match on Sunday. Zia still close behind and Hinden still in third. Gap has widended slightly but it’s all pretty close.
De Botton new overnight leader
Team de Botton have taken the lead after the fifth match. Zia now second, Hinden still third. All still pretty close though – gap between first and third is only 9 VPs. More tomorrow!
Day 1 gallery
Zia v Gillis (CW from Left: Espen Erichsen, Zia, Simon Gillis, Jan Jansma)
Zia v Gillis
Vigfús Pálsson (Scorer and TD)
Richard Banbury TD (right) ) and Neeraj Tanna BBO
Israel v Premier League. CW from Left: Justin Hackett, Assaf Lengy, Jason Hackett, Ilan Bareket
London v Hinden. (CW from left: Richard Granville, Kieran Dyke, Peter Taylor, Michael Byrne)
London v Hinden
Hinden v London. CW from left: Graham Osborne, Stefan Skorchev, Jon Cooke, Christophe Grosset
Premier League v Israel. CW from left: Michael Barel, Alex Hydes, Migry Campanile, David Mossop
Chairman’s Team v Ireland. CW from left: Tommy Garvey, John Holland, John Carroll, Alan Mould
Chairman’s Team v Ireland
Ian Payn (London Metropolitan Bridge Association Chairman) welcomes everyone
Ian Payn and Jeremy Dhondy doing commentating in the Vugraph room
Holders v de Botton. CW from left: David Gold, Peter Bertheau, Tony Forrester, Thor-Erik Hoftaniska
Guy Hart (BBO)
Gills v Zia. CW from left: Espen Lindqvist, Simon Cope, Boye Brogeland, Peter Crouch
de Botton v Holders. CW from left: Artur Malinowski, Alexander Allfrey, Janet de Botton, Andrew Robson
Holders v de Botton
Chairman’s Team v Ireland. CW from left Tom Hanlon, Heather Dhondy, Rory Boland, David Burn
Zia after 4
Still Zia from de Botton but Hinden now in third. Only 10 VPs separate the top three.
Latest scores (breakdown for IMPs and Point a Board)
It’s still Zia
Zia with a 15 VP lead now from de Botton in second and Ireland in third.
Latest scores (breakdown for IMPs and Point a Board)
Round 3 Butlers and hand results
Round 3 Matchpoints and hand results
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