Zia (second right) and Jan Jansma in the lead after three matches. Now playing Iceland’s Ragnar Magnusson (second left) and Omar Olgeirsson.

Zia (second right) and Jan Jansma in the lead after three matches. Now playing Iceland’s Ragnar Magnusson (second left) and Omar Olgeirsson.

Zia takes the lead after a good win over Ireland. Chairman’s Team still up there only 5 VPs behind with de Botton now in third.
Match 3: Butler and Hand Records | Personal Scorecards



Andrew Black (second from left) and Willie Whittaker from the Gold Cup team playing Erik Saelensminde (far left) and Simon Gillis from Team Gillis.

It’s a tie at the top with both Chairman’s Team and Gold Cup on 65 VPs (out of a possible 100 so far). Zia just one VP behind in third.
Butler and Hand Records Personal Scorecards



Alan Mould (second from left) and John Holland from the Chairman’s Team playing Dennis Bilde (far left) and Fred Nystrom from Zia’s team.

The Chairman’s Team takes an early lead with a big win over Allfrey.
Butler and Hand Records Personal Scorecards



We kick off on Saturday at 12 noon. Zia starts his defence of the title against the team from Israel. We’ll know the 2018 winner at about 5pm UK time on Sunday. Download the full draw.
The Lederer scoring is unusual. Matches are scored using a combination of IMPS and Point a Board methods. The results are separately converted into Victory Points then added together. 50 VPs total per match – 30 from the IMPs, 20 from the Point a Board.
So it requires some fine judgement from the players to know what to play for. Download the full scoring details.

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.
Zia is still leading after round 8 (There is an open ruling on the Zia v de Botton match so scores may change.)
