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