Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session July 9, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   10.0      Section H
Pair    Pct   Score Qualify     Sectn Rank  O/All Rank    MPs
                      A   B       A     B     A     B
  1   50.00   10.00   Q       A                                   David Branch - Gary Neisler
  3   40.00    8.00           A                                   Gloria Fields - Ellen Dutcher
  4   52.50   10.50   Q   Q   B  2/3         2/3         1.60R/B  Michael Tiernan - Mike Frederick
  5   52.50   10.50   Q   Q   B  2/3         2/3         1.60R/B  Milton Birmingham - Verlyn Stahlecker
  6   55.00   11.00   Q       A   1           1          2.44R/B  Linda Spangler - Bill Ream

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

N 4N; NS 4♥; NS 3♠; NS 4♣; S 2N; N 2♦; S 1♦;
Par +430: N 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥N44200.500.505-Birmingham-Stahlecker3-Fields-Dutcher
4 ♥N44200.500.506-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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

NS 7♦; NS 6N; S 4♥; NS 5♣; NS 3♠; N 3♥;
Par +2140: NS 7♦=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS56601.000.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
3 NTS36000.001.005-Birmingham-Stahlecker3-Fields-Dutcher

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

EW 4♠; EW 2N; EW 1♦; EW 1♣;
Par −620: EW 4♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♠E41701.000.005-Birmingham-Stahlecker3-Fields-Dutcher
4 ♠E46200.001.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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

EW 3♠; NS 2♥; EW 1N; EW 2♣; NS 1♦;
Par −140: EW 2♠+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTE1900.500.505-Birmingham-Stahlecker3-Fields-Dutcher
1 NTE1900.500.506-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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

NS 3♥; EW 2♠; NS 2♦; EW 1♣;
Par +100: EW 3♠×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♥S31401.000.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
2 ♥S21100.001.005-Birmingham-Stahlecker3-Fields-Dutcher

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

W 4♥; E 3♥; EW 4♦; EW 2N; EW 1♠; EW 1♣;
Par −620: W 4♥=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♥E31400.500.501-Branch-Neisler5-Birmingham-Stahlecker
2 ♥E31400.500.504-Tiernan-Frederick3-Fields-Dutcher

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

W 5N; W 5♠; W 5♥; E 4♠; E 4♥; W 2♦; NS 2♣; E 1♦;
Par −660: W 4N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠E46201.000.004-Tiernan-Frederick3-Fields-Dutcher
4 ♠E56500.001.001-Branch-Neisler5-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

EW 3♥; EW 2♠; EW 3♦; EW 1N; NS 1♣;
Par −140: EW 2♥+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW−21001.000.004-Tiernan-Frederick3-Fields-Dutcher
3 NTW−1500.001.001-Branch-Neisler5-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

NS 5♠; NS 3♥; NS 4♣; NS 2N; NS 1♦;
Par +450: NS 4♠+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠S44201.000.001-Branch-Neisler5-Birmingham-Stahlecker
6 ♠S−21000.001.004-Tiernan-Frederick3-Fields-Dutcher

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

EW 5♣; EW 3♥; NS 2♠; EW 1N; NS 2♦;
Par −600: EW 5♣=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 ♣E−11001.000.004-Tiernan-Frederick3-Fields-Dutcher
5 ♣E56000.001.001-Branch-Neisler5-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

NS 2N; NS 2♠; NS 2♥; NS 3♣; NS 2♦;
Par +120: NS 1N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS44301.000.006-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Dutcher
1 NTS31500.001.005-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Tiernan-Frederick

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

NS 3♠; NS 1N; NS 1♥;
Par +140: NS 1♠+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠N31400.500.505-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Tiernan-Frederick
1 ♠N31400.500.506-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Dutcher

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

EW 6♠; EW 5N; EW 2♥; EW 2♦; EW 1♣;
Par −1430: EW 6♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠W66800.500.505-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Tiernan-Frederick
4 ♠W66800.500.506-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Dutcher

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

EW 4♠; EW 3♥; EW 2N; NS 3♦; EW 2♣;
Par −300: NS 5♦×−2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠W54500.500.505-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Tiernan-Frederick
4 ♠W54500.500.506-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Dutcher

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

EW 7N; W 7♥; EW 7♦; EW 6♠; E 6♥; W 4♣; E 3♣;
Par −1520: EW 7N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE75201.000.006-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Dutcher
6 NTE710200.001.005-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Tiernan-Frederick

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

EW 5♠; EW 2N; NS 2♥; NS 1♦; NS 1♣;
Par −650: EW 5♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 ♠W−11001.000.003-Fields-Dutcher1-Branch-Neisler
5 ♠W56500.001.006-Spangler-Ream4-Tiernan-Frederick

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

EW 3♥; W 2N; E 1N; EW 2♦; EW 1♠; EW 1♣;
Par −140: EW 1♥+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTS−1501.000.006-Spangler-Ream4-Tiernan-Frederick
1 NTE21200.001.003-Fields-Dutcher1-Branch-Neisler

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

EW 2N; EW 2♠; EW 2♥; EW 3♣; EW 2♦;
Par −120: EW 1N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠E−21001.000.003-Fields-Dutcher1-Branch-Neisler
1 ♠W1800.001.006-Spangler-Ream4-Tiernan-Frederick

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

EW 4♠; W 3N; EW 5♣; E 2N; NS 2♥; NS 2♦;
Par −500: NS 5♦×−3; NS 5♥×−3

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠E46201.000.006-Spangler-Ream4-Tiernan-Frederick
4 ♠E56500.001.003-Fields-Dutcher1-Branch-Neisler

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

S 6♦; NS 4N; N 5♦; S 3♠; N 1♠; EW 1♥; NS 1♣;
Par +1370: S 6♦=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS56601.000.006-Spangler-Ream4-Tiernan-Frederick
3 ♦N51500.001.003-Fields-Dutcher1-Branch-Neisler

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

NS 2♠; EW 3♦; EW 1♥; NS 1♣;
Par −110: EW 3♦=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♦E−1501.000.001-Branch-Neisler4-Tiernan-Frederick
3 ♠N−11000.001.006-Spangler-Ream5-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

NS 4♠; NS 4♥; EW 3♦; EW 3♣;
Par +420: NS 4♥=; NS 4♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥S44201.000.001-Branch-Neisler4-Tiernan-Frederick
3 ♥S41700.001.006-Spangler-Ream5-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

EW 3♠; EW 3♥; EW 4♦; NS 3♣;
Par −140: EW 3♥=; EW 3♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 ♦W−11001.000.001-Branch-Neisler4-Tiernan-Frederick
3 ♦E41300.001.006-Spangler-Ream5-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

EW 5♥; E 4♠; W 3♠; NS 3♦; N 2♣; S 1♣;
Par −450: EW 5♥=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♠E−21001.000.006-Spangler-Ream5-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 ♥E54500.001.001-Branch-Neisler4-Tiernan-Frederick

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

N 3♠; S 2♠; NS 3♦; N 3♣; NS 1N; S 2♣; NS 1♥;
Par +140: N 1♠+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS−1500.500.501-Branch-Neisler4-Tiernan-Frederick
2 NTS−1500.500.506-Spangler-Ream5-Birmingham-Stahlecker