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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

 

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

The wrap

Handsome silverware waiting to be awarded
The very last board England Open v London
TD Martin Nygren does some texting
Nigel Freake and Vigfús Pálsson run the last numbers
Ian Payn and Peter Clinch emerge from the Vugraph room
Colin Freeman, our man at the RAC, retrieves the bidding boxes before bad things happen
Team Gillis: l-r Espen Erichsen, Simon Gillis (the event sponsor), Boye Brogeland, Espen Lndqvist
President’s Team: l-r Phil King, Willie Coyle, Bernard Teltscher (LMBA President), Graham Orsmond, Stelio Di Bello, Victor Silverstone
Three of the London team: Barry Myers, Andy Bowles, Frank To
Most of the de Botton team: l-r Geir Helgemo, Tom Townsend, Thor-Erik Hoftaniska, Janet de Botton, Nick Sandqvist
Team Ireland: l-r Mark Moran, John Carroll, Grainne Barton (NPC), Tom Hanlon, Rory Boland, Tommy Garvey
Chairman’s Choice: l-r Heather Dhondy, David Burn, Kieran Dyke, Joe Fawcett, Michael Byrne, Gillian Fawcett
Four of the England Open team: l-r Alexander Allfrey, Andrew Robson, Tony Forrester, David Bakhshi
Three of the Spring Fours: Graham Osborne, Frances Hinden, Jeffrey Allerton
Zia and two friends: l-r Zia, Dennis Bilde, Anita Sinclair
Zia and son Rafi (who also plays bridge)
Four of the England Seniors: l-r Colin Simpson, David Price, David Mossop, Paul Hackett
Ian thanks people
Rory Boland gets some champagne for man of the match (or at least for topping the Butler ranks)
The England Open team get the trophy. (Ian made them take it with them this time.)

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