Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session July 30, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   25.0      Section H
Pair    Pct   Score Qualify     Sectn Rank  O/All Rank    MPs
                      A   B       A     B     A     B
  1   62.00   31.00   Q       A   1           1          2.44R/B  David Branch - Gary Neisler
  2   54.00   27.00   Q   Q   B   2     1     2          1.83R/B  Verlyn Stahlecker - Milton Birmingham
  3   44.00   22.00           A                                   Gloria Fields - Ellen Dutcher
  4   53.00   26.50   Q   Q   B                                   Don Cosby - Bill Strange
  5   37.00   18.50       Q   B                                   Cynthia Benton - Randy Eads
  6   50.00   25.00   Q       A                                   Linda Spangler - Bill Ream

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

EW 3; EW 2; NS 3; NS 1;
Par −100: NS 4×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 E−21002.000.004-Cosby-Strange2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 W−1501.001.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
4 N−1500.002.005-Benton-Eads3-Fields-Dutcher

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

EW 5; EW 5; NS 2; NS 1;
Par −450: EW 4+1; EW 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E54501.500.504-Cosby-Strange2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 E54501.500.505-Benton-Eads3-Fields-Dutcher
4 E64800.002.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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

E 6N; EW 6; EW 6; W 5N; NS 2; EW 2;
Par −1100: NS 7×−5

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E61702.000.004-Cosby-Strange2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
5 ×S−35001.001.005-Benton-Eads3-Fields-Dutcher
5 E56000.002.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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

S 5N; S 5; N 3N; S 5; N 3; N 4; NS 3; NS 1;
Par +660: S 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN56602.000.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
3 S41701.001.005-Benton-Eads3-Fields-Dutcher
1 NTN31500.002.004-Cosby-Strange2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

NS 4N; NS 4; NS 5; NS 3; NS 1;
Par +630: NS 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN56602.000.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
3 NTS46300.501.504-Cosby-Strange2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 NTS46300.501.505-Benton-Eads3-Fields-Dutcher

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

EW 5N; EW 5; EW 5; EW 1;
Par −660: EW 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 W56502.000.001-Branch-Neisler5-Benton-Eads
4 W66800.501.504-Cosby-Strange3-Fields-Dutcher
4 W66800.501.506-Spangler-Ream2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

NS 5; NS 3; E 4; E 2N; EW 3; W 3;
Par +500: E 6×−2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 S52001.001.001-Branch-Neisler5-Benton-Eads
3 S52001.001.004-Cosby-Strange3-Fields-Dutcher
2 S52001.001.006-Spangler-Ream2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

EW 2N; EW 2; EW 3; NS 1; EW 1;
Par −120: EW 2N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 W31102.000.004-Cosby-Strange3-Fields-Dutcher
2 NTE31501.001.001-Branch-Neisler5-Benton-Eads
3 NTE44300.002.006-Spangler-Ream2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

NS 3; EW 2; NS 1N; NS 1;
Par +140: NS 3=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 S41702.000.001-Branch-Neisler5-Benton-Eads
4 S−1501.001.004-Cosby-Strange3-Fields-Dutcher
4 S−21000.002.006-Spangler-Ream2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

N 3N; NS 3; NS 3; N 4; S 2N; S 3; EW 1;
Par +600: N 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN46302.000.001-Branch-Neisler5-Benton-Eads
4 N46201.001.004-Cosby-Strange3-Fields-Dutcher
3 NTS36000.002.006-Spangler-Ream2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

NS 3; EW 3; S 3; NS 1N; N 2; NS 1;
Par +100: EW 4×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 E−21001.500.505-Benton-Eads4-Cosby-Strange
3 E−21001.500.506-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Dutcher
2 E21100.002.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler

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

NS 2N; EW 2; EW 2; NS 3; N 2; S 1;
Par +100: EW 3×−1; EW 3×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N31102.000.005-Benton-Eads4-Cosby-Strange
1 E1801.001.006-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Dutcher
4 N−22000.002.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler

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

NS 2N; NS 2; NS 3; EW 1; NS 1;
Par +120: NS 1N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 W−22002.000.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler
2 N41301.001.005-Benton-Eads4-Cosby-Strange
4 S−22000.002.006-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Dutcher

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 N31401.500.505-Benton-Eads4-Cosby-Strange
3 N31401.500.506-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Dutcher
5 N−21000.002.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 S31102.000.006-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Dutcher
2 S2901.001.005-Benton-Eads4-Cosby-Strange
3 S−11000.002.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler

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

EW 6; EW 5; EW 4; EW 1N; EW 1;
Par −1430: EW 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 W66801.001.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Benton-Eads
4 W66801.001.003-Fields-Dutcher1-Branch-Neisler
4 W66801.001.006-Spangler-Ream4-Cosby-Strange

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 S41702.000.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Benton-Eads
4 S51500.501.503-Fields-Dutcher1-Branch-Neisler
4 S51500.501.506-Spangler-Ream4-Cosby-Strange

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

N 4; E 3N; S 3; W 2N; EW 3; W 2; EW 1; E 1;
Par +100: E 4N×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 N31402.000.006-Spangler-Ream4-Cosby-Strange
3 E−21001.001.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Benton-Eads
1 NTE31500.002.003-Fields-Dutcher1-Branch-Neisler

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

EW 1N; W 2; EW 1; EW 1; E 1; EW 1;
Par −90: W 1+1; EW 1N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 N−1501.500.502-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Benton-Eads
2 S−1501.500.503-Fields-Dutcher1-Branch-Neisler
1 NTE1900.002.006-Spangler-Ream4-Cosby-Strange

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 S−11001.500.502-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Benton-Eads
1 NTS−11001.500.506-Spangler-Ream4-Cosby-Strange
3 E31100.002.003-Fields-Dutcher1-Branch-Neisler

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

NS 4N; NS 4; NS 2; NS 1; EW 1;
Par +630: NS 4N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 N56502.000.006-Spangler-Ream5-Benton-Eads
5 N−11000.501.501-Branch-Neisler4-Cosby-Strange
5 N−11000.501.503-Fields-Dutcher2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN54602.000.006-Spangler-Ream5-Benton-Eads
3 NTN44301.001.003-Fields-Dutcher2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 N44200.002.001-Branch-Neisler4-Cosby-Strange

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

EW 6; EW 4N; E 4; EW 5; W 3; E 1;
Par −1370: EW 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 W61702.000.003-Fields-Dutcher2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
5 W56001.001.001-Branch-Neisler4-Cosby-Strange
3 NTE46300.002.006-Spangler-Ream5-Benton-Eads

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

EW 4; EW 3N; EW 3; EW 2; NS 1;
Par −420: EW 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW−21002.000.006-Spangler-Ream5-Benton-Eads
3 W41701.001.003-Fields-Dutcher2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 W44200.002.001-Branch-Neisler4-Cosby-Strange

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

NS 4N; S 4; NS 4; NS 2; N 2; N 3; S 1;
Par +430: NS 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS44301.500.501-Branch-Neisler4-Cosby-Strange
3 NTS44301.500.506-Spangler-Ream5-Benton-Eads
3 NTN34000.002.003-Fields-Dutcher2-Stahlecker-Birmingham