Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session July 2, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   25.0      Section H
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   56.00   28.00  B   2     1           2                1.43(OA) David Branch - Gary Neisler
  2   58.00   29.00  A   1                 1                1.90(OA) Mary Orock - Lorraine Little
  3   46.00   23.00  C                                               Milton Birmingham - Verlyn Stahlecker
  4   33.00   16.50  C                                               Kay Jones - Sue Ragsdale
  5   52.00   26.00  C         2     1                      0.24(SC) Randy Eads - Cynthia Benton
  6   55.00   27.50  A                                               Linda Spangler - Bill Ream

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul
A 10 8
A 9 5 2
A 10 5
9 8 4
K 9 7 6 3
K Q 6 4
8 7
Q J
N
WE
S
Q
10 7 3
K Q 9 6 3
K 7 5 2
J 5 4 2
J 8
J 4 2
A 10 6 3

NS 1N; NS 1; EW 1; EW 1;
Par +90: NS 1N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTN−1502.000.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
2 W31401.001.005-Eads-Benton3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
1 NTE41800.002.004-Jones-Ragsdale2-Orock-Little

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul
8 5 4 3
Q J 4
Q 9 4
A 9 5
A J 6 2
A K 9 5 3
8 7
10 6
N
WE
S
Q 9 7
10 6
J 5 3
K J 8 4 2
K 10
8 7 2
A K 10 6 2
Q 7 3

EW 2; EW 2; NS 1N; EW 2; NS 1;
Par −110: EW 2=; EW 2=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTE−21002.000.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
3 W−1501.001.005-Eads-Benton3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
2 E21100.002.004-Jones-Ragsdale2-Orock-Little

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul
5
Q 9 5
10 8 6
Q J 9 6 3 2
A 10 6 2
7 2
K 9 7 3 2
10 7
N
WE
S
Q 8 7 3
K 10 8 6 4 3
J 4
8
K J 9 4
A J
A Q 5
A K 5 4

S 5N; N 4N; NS 5; NS 2;
Par +460: S 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS54602.000.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
3 NTS44300.501.504-Jones-Ragsdale2-Orock-Little
3 NTS44300.501.505-Eads-Benton3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul
3
J 10 8 7 5 3
10 4
A Q 10 3
A K 5 4
6 4
A J 9
K J 7 6
N
WE
S
J 8 7 2
K Q 9
K Q 7 3 2
2
Q 10 9 6
A 2
8 6 5
9 8 5 4

EW 3N; EW 3; EW 3; NS 1; NS 1;
Par −600: EW 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW−11001.500.505-Eads-Benton3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 W−11001.500.506-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
4 W56500.002.004-Jones-Ragsdale2-Orock-Little

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul
6 5 2
3
10 8
A K Q 10 9 8 6
A 8
A 10 9 8 5 4
A J 4
3 2
N
WE
S
10 9 7
K J 7 2
K Q 3 2
5 4
K Q J 4 3
Q 6
9 7 6 5
J 7

EW 5; EW 5; NS 3; NS 1;
Par −450: EW 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S−11002.000.005-Eads-Benton3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 W54500.501.504-Jones-Ragsdale2-Orock-Little
4 E54500.501.506-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul
5 3
A Q J 10 8 3
10 3
K J 7
A Q J 7 4
K 7 2
A K 9 6 4
N
WE
S
10 9 8
9 4
Q J 8 7 2
A 8 3
K 6 2
6 5
5
Q 10 9 6 5 4 2

W 6; EW 5N; W 5; E 4; E 5; NS 3; NS 1;
Par −800: NS 7×−4

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 ×S−11002.000.004-Jones-Ragsdale3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 W52001.001.001-Branch-Neisler5-Eads-Benton
5 ×N−35000.002.006-Spangler-Ream2-Orock-Little

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul
6 4 3
J 8 7
J 9 7 2
Q 6 5
J 10 2
A 9 3
6
A K 9 8 7 3
N
WE
S
K Q 7 5
10 5 2
Q 8 4 3
10 2
A 9 8
K Q 6 4
A K 10 5
J 4

NS 1N; NS 2; EW 2; EW 1; NS 1;
Par +90: NS 2=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ×W−12002.000.006-Spangler-Ream2-Orock-Little
2 E31101.001.001-Branch-Neisler5-Eads-Benton
5 S−44000.002.004-Jones-Ragsdale3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul
A 8
K J 3
K Q J 9
A Q 10 6
K
8 6 5 4
10 8 6 4 2
K 9 5
N
WE
S
Q 4 3 2
A Q 10 9 2
7
4 3 2
J 10 9 7 6 5
7
A 5 3
J 8 7

N 5N; NS 5; S 4N; NS 4; NS 4; EW 1;
Par +460: N 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 N54501.500.501-Branch-Neisler5-Eads-Benton
4 N54501.500.506-Spangler-Ream2-Orock-Little
3 NTN44300.002.004-Jones-Ragsdale3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul
A 9 6 5 3 2
5 2
A 3
K 9 5
Q J 4
K 10 3
J 9 6
A Q J 6
N
WE
S
K 7
A Q 9 7 4
Q 5 4 2
8 7
10 8
J 8 6
K 10 8 7
10 4 3 2

EW 3N; EW 3; W 3; E 2; NS 1; EW 1;
Par −500: NS 4×−3

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E−11002.000.006-Spangler-Ream2-Orock-Little
4 N−31501.001.004-Jones-Ragsdale3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 NTW36000.002.001-Branch-Neisler5-Eads-Benton

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul
A 5
Q J 9 5 3 2
7 4
K J 4
6
A 8 6 4
K 9 5
Q 10 8 6 5
N
WE
S
Q J 8 7 3
10
A 10 3
A 9 7 3
K 10 9 4 2
K 7
Q J 8 6 2
2

EW 4; E 1; NS 1; EW 1;
Par −130: EW 2+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
PassPass1.500.501-Branch-Neisler5-Eads-Benton
PassPass1.500.506-Spangler-Ream2-Orock-Little
2 S−22000.002.004-Jones-Ragsdale3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul
Q
A 9 7 6 5 3
4 3
8 7 5 4
10 7 6 2
10
A K 9 7 6
Q 3 2
N
WE
S
K J 9
Q J 8 2
8 2
K 10 9 6
A 8 5 4 3
K 4
Q J 10 5
A J

EW 2N; EW 1; NS 1; EW 1;
Par −120: EW 2N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N21101.500.505-Eads-Benton4-Jones-Ragsdale
2 N21101.500.506-Spangler-Ream3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
2 N−1500.002.002-Orock-Little1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul
A K 6
K 7 5
8 6 3 2
8 5 2
J 10 7 5
4 3 2
Q 9
Q 6 4 3
N
WE
S
Q 9 8 4 2
A J 6
A K 5
K 9
3
Q 10 9 8
J 10 7 4
A J 10 7

EW 3; NS 2; NS 1; NS 1;
Par −140: EW 2+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E−21002.000.005-Eads-Benton4-Jones-Ragsdale
1 NTE1900.501.502-Orock-Little1-Branch-Neisler
1 NTE1900.501.506-Spangler-Ream3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul
8 2
Q 9 7 3
K 10 8 3
9 5 2
Q 10 9 6
K 4
J 9 6 5
K J 7
N
WE
S
7 5 4
A J 8 6 2
Q 7 4
A 4
A K J 3
10 5
A 2
Q 10 8 6 3

EW 2; EW 1N; EW 2; NS 1;
Par −110: EW 1+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTS21201.500.502-Orock-Little1-Branch-Neisler
1 NTN21201.500.506-Spangler-Ream3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
1 NTS−11000.002.005-Eads-Benton4-Jones-Ragsdale

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul
K 6
K 9 7 5 4 3
7 6
10 7 3
J 10 9 8 7 4 3
A 8
K
A K 5
N
WE
S
A Q 2
J 10
10 8 5 3 2
Q 4 2
5
Q 6 2
A Q J 9 4
J 9 8 6

EW 5; EW 4N; NS 1; EW 1; EW 1;
Par −450: EW 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 W41702.000.006-Spangler-Ream3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 W54500.501.502-Orock-Little1-Branch-Neisler
4 W54500.501.505-Eads-Benton4-Jones-Ragsdale

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul
K 10 4
A Q 10 2
5 4
A K Q 7
A Q J 9 6 3
6 4
A 10 9
10 6
N
WE
S
7 5 2
K J
Q 8 7 6
J 8 3 2
8
9 8 7 5 3
K J 3 2
9 5 4

NS 4; EW 2; NS 2; NS 1;
Par +300: EW 4×−2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ×W−23002.000.002-Orock-Little1-Branch-Neisler
3 N31401.001.005-Eads-Benton4-Jones-Ragsdale
3 W−1500.002.006-Spangler-Ream3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul
8 3
Q 8 6 2
K Q J 9 3
A 5
A Q 10 9 4
J
10 5
K Q J 4 2
N
WE
S
K 7 6
A 9 7 5 3
A
10 9 7 3
J 5 2
K 10 4
8 7 6 4 2
8 6

EW 6; EW 6; EW 2N; EW 2; NS 1;
Par −1400: NS 7×−6

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 W66202.000.006-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Ragsdale
4 W56501.001.002-Orock-Little5-Eads-Benton
4 W66800.002.003-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul
Q J 10 4
A Q J 10 4 2
A K 4
6 5 3
K 7
Q 10 9 2
J 9 7 3
N
WE
S
9 7
6
A K J 8 5 3
Q 10 8 5
A K 8 2
9 8 5 3
7 6 4
6 2

NS 7; NS 7; NS 1N; EW 1; EW 1;
Par +1510: NS 7=; NS 7=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 N75101.500.502-Orock-Little5-Eads-Benton
4 N75101.500.503-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Branch-Neisler
4 N64800.002.006-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Ragsdale

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul
5
J 10 7 6
Q 6 2
K Q 9 5 4
J 9 7 4 3
Q
10 8 3
A J 10 8
N
WE
S
K Q 8
K 4
J 7 5 4
7 6 3 2
A 10 6 2
A 9 8 5 3 2
A K 9

NS 6; NS 2N; NS 3; NS 2; NS 1;
Par +1430: NS 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 S614302.000.002-Orock-Little5-Eads-Benton
4 S66800.501.503-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Branch-Neisler
4 N66800.501.506-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Ragsdale

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul
A 5
A 6 4 3 2
K 10 7
Q 8 5
K Q 8
9 8 5
A 9 3
K 9 3 2
N
WE
S
J 10 6 3 2
K
6 4
A J 10 6 4
9 7 4
Q J 10 7
Q J 8 5 2
7

NS 4; EW 4; EW 2; NS 3;
Par +200: EW 5×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 E−11002.000.002-Orock-Little5-Eads-Benton
5 N−21001.001.006-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Ragsdale
5 ×N−23000.002.003-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul
5 3
K 10 8 6 5
K 9 6
J 9 6
K Q 10 7 4 2
9 4
10 3
K 7 2
N
WE
S
A Q 7 3 2
A Q 8 4 2
Q 5 3
A J 9 8 6
J
J 7 5
A 10 8 4

EW 3; E 2N; EW 2; W 1N; E 2; EW 2; W 1;
Par −140: EW 1+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 W21101.500.502-Orock-Little5-Eads-Benton
2 E31101.500.506-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Ragsdale
2 W31400.002.003-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul
Q J 10 8 7 5
5
A Q 9 7
Q 4
K 9 4 3
10 2
5
10 9 8 7 5 2
N
WE
S
2
A K Q 9 8 6 3
10 4 2
K 6
A 6
J 7 4
K J 8 6 3
A J 3

NS 5; NS 5; EW 1;
Par +650: NS 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 N56502.000.001-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Ragsdale
5 S56001.001.006-Spangler-Ream5-Eads-Benton
4 N−22000.002.003-Birmingham-Stahlecker2-Orock-Little

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul
A K 10 4 2
A 6 3
5 4
Q J 6
8
8 5 2
A Q 10 9 6
K 10 4 3
N
WE
S
9 7 5 3
Q J 7 4
3
A 9 7 5
Q J 6
K 10 9
K J 8 7 2
8 2

N 2N; NS 2; S 1N; EW 2; EW 1;
Par +120: N 2N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N21101.500.501-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Ragsdale
2 N21101.500.503-Birmingham-Stahlecker2-Orock-Little
4 N−1500.002.006-Spangler-Ream5-Eads-Benton

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul
K J 8 7 3
2
A K 5
J 9 7 3
10 6 5 4
J
Q 8 3 2
A K 8 5
N
WE
S
A Q 2
A Q 9 8 6 4 3
Q 6 2
9
K 10 7 5
J 10 9 7 6 4
10 4

EW 5; EW 2N; EW 2; N 2; EW 2; S 1;
Par −650: EW 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 E41702.000.003-Birmingham-Stahlecker2-Orock-Little
4 E46201.001.001-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Ragsdale
2 ×E410700.002.006-Spangler-Ream5-Eads-Benton

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul
10
Q 9 7 6 5
A K 7 6 2
A K
A K 7 6 5 3
K 3
Q 8
Q 7 6
N
WE
S
J 8 2
8 4 2
10 9 5 4
J 8 4
Q 9 4
A J 10
J 3
10 9 5 3 2

NS 5; NS 3; S 3; NS 1N; N 2;
Par +450: NS 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 S54502.000.001-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Ragsdale
4 N44201.001.006-Spangler-Ream5-Eads-Benton
3 N−1500.002.003-Birmingham-Stahlecker2-Orock-Little

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul
K 6
10 7 6 4
Q J 10 7 6
Q 7
8 7 4
Q 5 3
3 2
K J 8 4 2
N
WE
S
Q 10 9 5 3
A J
A K
A 9 5 3
A J 2
K 9 8 2
9 8 5 4
10 6

EW 3N; EW 3; EW 3; NS 1; NS 1;
Par −500: NS 4×−3; NS 4×−3

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E−11002.000.003-Birmingham-Stahlecker2-Orock-Little
2 E21101.001.001-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Ragsdale
4 E46200.002.006-Spangler-Ream5-Eads-Benton