Thursday Aft Pairs Thursday Aft Session September 14, 2023
Scores after  9 rounds  Average:   94.5      Section KK  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   58.04  109.69  A   1                 3                1.56(OA) Linda Spangler - Stephen Bennett
  2   54.47  102.94  C   3     2     1     5     2     1    1.31(OB) Bill Sandars - Opie White
  3   47.62   90.00  C                                               Virginia Chadwell - Steve Ferguson
  4   54.17  102.38  B   4     3                 3          0.98(OB) Gloria Fields - Wiltie Creswell
  5   49.11   92.81  A                                               Randy Eads - Millie Williams
  6   49.11   92.81  B                                               Milton Birmingham - Patsy Walters
  7   34.52   65.25  C                                               John Robbins - Michael Childs
  8   46.72   88.31  B                                               Annie Mason - Verlyn Stahlecker
  9   56.25  106.31  B   2     1           4     1          1.75(OB) Lynn Long - Cynthia Benton

Thursday Aft Pairs Thursday Aft Session September 14, 2023
Scores after  9 rounds  Average:   94.5      Section KK  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   50.53   95.50  B   3     1                 4          0.74(OB) Dick Simon - Bill Strange
  2   30.16   57.00  B                                               Jean Helmers - Winifred Simon
  3   48.41   91.50  C         2     1                 2    0.81(OC) Brenda Martin - Sue Ragsdale
  4   41.01   77.50  C                                               Peggy Falconer - Gayle McCarron
  5   41.01   77.50  B                                               M B Howard - Michael Tiernan
  6   49.47   93.50  A   4                                  0.32(SA) Jane Hopkins - Mary Alice Giordano
  7   71.69  135.50  A   1                 1                2.77(OA) Billy Leeper - Mary Orock
  9   67.72  128.00  A   2                 2                2.08(OA) Gary Neisler - David Branch

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	9 3
♥	Q 8 4
♦	9 7 5
♣	K 10 5 3 2

♠	A Q 7 5 4 2
♥	10
♦	Q J 6
♣	Q J 7

N
W		E
S

♠	K 6
♥	A K J 9 2
♦	K 10 8
♣	A 8 6

♠	J 10 8
♥	7 6 5 3
♦	A 4 3 2
♣	9 4

EW 6N; EW 6♠; EW 6♥; EW 5♦; EW 4♣;
Par −990: EW 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	W	6		480	6.50	0.50	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	5-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	W	6		480	6.50	0.50	6-Birmingham-Walters	2-Helmers-Simon
3 NT	E	6		490	4.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	1-Simon-Strange
3 NT	E	6		490	4.00	3.00	2-Sandars-White	3-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	E	6		490	4.00	3.00	7-Robbins-Childs	4-Falconer-McCarron
6 NT	E	6		990	1.50	5.50	5-Eads-Williams	9-Neisler-Branch
6 NT	E	6		990	1.50	5.50	8-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Hopkins-Giordano
6 ♠	W	7		1010	0.00	7.00	4-Fields-Creswell	7-Leeper-Orock

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	5 2
♥	8 5
♦	10 9 8 6 3 2
♣	J 4 2

♠	J 8 7
♥	10 3
♦	K Q J 5
♣	K Q 8 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A K Q 10 4
♥	A K 2
♦	7
♣	A 9 7 6

♠	9 6 3
♥	Q J 9 7 6 4
♦	A 4
♣	10 5

EW 6N; EW 6♠; EW 6♣; EW 4♦; EW 2♥;
Par −990: EW 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	E	6		480	6.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	1-Simon-Strange
5 ♠	E	6		480	6.00	1.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	5-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	E	6		480	6.00	1.00	6-Birmingham-Walters	2-Helmers-Simon
3 NT	E	7		520	4.00	3.00	8-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Hopkins-Giordano
6 ♣	E	6		920	3.00	4.00	4-Fields-Creswell	7-Leeper-Orock
6 ♠	E	6		980	1.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	3-Martin-Ragsdale
6 ♠	E	6		980	1.00	6.00	5-Eads-Williams	9-Neisler-Branch
6 ♠	E	6		980	1.00	6.00	7-Robbins-Childs	4-Falconer-McCarron

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	6 5 4 2
♥	5 3
♦	10
♣	A Q J 9 7 2

♠	K 8 3
♥	K J 10 7
♦	Q 6 5
♣	10 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 10
♥	Q 9 8
♦	J 9 8 4 3 2
♣	4

♠	A 9 7
♥	A 6 4 2
♦	A K 7
♣	K 8 5

NS 4N; NS 4♠; NS 5♣; NS 2♥; EW 2♦;
Par +430: NS 3N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	5	460		6.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	1-Simon-Strange
3 NT	S	5	460		6.00	1.00	6-Birmingham-Walters	2-Helmers-Simon
3 NT	S	5	460		6.00	1.00	8-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Hopkins-Giordano
3 NT	S	4	430		3.50	3.50	5-Eads-Williams	9-Neisler-Branch
3 NT	S	4	430		3.50	3.50	7-Robbins-Childs	4-Falconer-McCarron
2 NT	S	4	180		2.00	5.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	5-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	N	−1		50	0.50	6.50	2-Sandars-White	3-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♠	N	−1		50	0.50	6.50	4-Fields-Creswell	7-Leeper-Orock

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 7 6
♥	K 9 4 2
♦	A Q 8 2
♣	J 5

♠	K Q
♥	A 7 6 3
♦	J 6 4
♣	A 9 8 7

N
W		E
S

♠	9 8 5 4 3
♥	10 8
♦	10 7 5
♣	Q 4 3

♠	J 10 2
♥	Q J 5
♦	K 9 3
♣	K 10 6 2

NS 4N; NS 4♥; NS 4♦; NS 2♠; NS 2♣;
Par +630: NS 3N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	4	630		7.00	0.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	4-Falconer-McCarron
1 NT	S	4	180		4.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	9-Neisler-Branch
1 NT	S	4	180		4.00	3.00	2-Sandars-White	2-Helmers-Simon
2 NT	S	4	180		4.00	3.00	6-Birmingham-Walters	1-Simon-Strange
1 NT	S	4	180		4.00	3.00	7-Robbins-Childs	3-Martin-Ragsdale
1 NT	S	4	180		4.00	3.00	8-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Howard-Tiernan
1 NT	S	3	150		0.50	6.50	4-Fields-Creswell	6-Hopkins-Giordano
1 NT	S	3	150		0.50	6.50	9-Long-Benton	7-Leeper-Orock

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	6 4
♥	K 9 5
♦	K Q 10 9 3
♣	8 6 4

♠	K J 5 3
♥	10 7 3
♦	8 7 2
♣	A 10 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A 9 8 2
♥	8 6
♦	A J 5 4
♣	7 5 3

♠	Q 10 7
♥	A Q J 4 2
♦	6
♣	K Q J 9

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	S	3	140		6.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	9-Neisler-Branch
3 ♥	S	3	140		6.00	1.00	2-Sandars-White	2-Helmers-Simon
3 ♥	S	3	140		6.00	1.00	4-Fields-Creswell	6-Hopkins-Giordano
2 ♥	S	2	110		4.00	3.00	6-Birmingham-Walters	1-Simon-Strange
4 ♥	S	−1		100	1.50	5.50	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	4-Falconer-McCarron
4 ♥	S	−1		100	1.50	5.50	7-Robbins-Childs	3-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♥	S	−1		100	1.50	5.50	8-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♥	S	−1		100	1.50	5.50	9-Long-Benton	7-Leeper-Orock

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A Q J 8 7 2
♥	A Q
♦	8 5 4 3
♣	3

♠	9 6 5
♥	10 7 4
♦	Q 10 2
♣	A K 7 5

N
W		E
S

♠	10 4
♥	K J 9 8 2
♦	K J 6
♣	Q J 10

♠	K 3
♥	6 5 3
♦	A 9 7
♣	9 8 6 4 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	4	420		7.00	0.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	4-Falconer-McCarron
2 ♠	N	4	170		5.50	1.50	2-Sandars-White	2-Helmers-Simon
1 ♠	N	4	170		5.50	1.50	4-Fields-Creswell	6-Hopkins-Giordano
3 ♠	N	3	140		2.50	4.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	9-Neisler-Branch
2 ♠	N	3	140		2.50	4.50	6-Birmingham-Walters	1-Simon-Strange
2 ♠	N	3	140		2.50	4.50	7-Robbins-Childs	3-Martin-Ragsdale
2 ♠	N	3	140		2.50	4.50	8-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠×	N	−1		100	0.00	7.00	9-Long-Benton	7-Leeper-Orock

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	K J 8 5 4
♥	8 7 5 2
♦	K 10 2
♣	9

♠	Q 10 7
♥	A 10 9 6 3
♦	A 3
♣	A 8 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A 2
♥	Q 4
♦	9 6 5
♣	Q 10 5 4 3 2

♠	9 6 3
♥	K J
♦	Q J 8 7 4
♣	K J 7

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−5	500		7.00	0.00	7-Robbins-Childs	2-Helmers-Simon
3 NT	W	−4	400		6.00	1.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	3-Martin-Ragsdale
2 ♠	N	2	110		4.50	2.50	8-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Falconer-McCarron
2 ♠	N	2	110		4.50	2.50	9-Long-Benton	6-Hopkins-Giordano
1 NT	E	−1	100		3.00	4.00	2-Sandars-White	1-Simon-Strange
2 ♣	W	2		90	2.00	5.00	4-Fields-Creswell	5-Howard-Tiernan
2 ♣	W	3		110	1.00	6.00	6-Birmingham-Walters	9-Neisler-Branch
2 ♥	W	5		200	0.00	7.00	5-Eads-Williams	7-Leeper-Orock

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	A 9 6 4
♥	J 8 5 3
♦	A 5
♣	10 4 2

♠	Q J
♥	9 7 6
♦	Q 9 8 2
♣	K Q J 9

N
W		E
S

♠	10 8 7 5 2
♥	A Q 2
♦	K 4 3
♣	8 5

♠	K 3
♥	K 10 4
♦	J 10 7 6
♣	A 7 6 3

NS 2♥; E 1N; NS 1♠; NS 1♣;
Par +100: E 2N×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 ♥	N	1	80		7.00	0.00	8-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Falconer-McCarron
Pass			Pass		3.50	3.50	2-Sandars-White	1-Simon-Strange
Pass			Pass		3.50	3.50	4-Fields-Creswell	5-Howard-Tiernan
Pass			Pass		3.50	3.50	5-Eads-Williams	7-Leeper-Orock
Pass			Pass		3.50	3.50	6-Birmingham-Walters	9-Neisler-Branch
Pass			Pass		3.50	3.50	7-Robbins-Childs	2-Helmers-Simon
Pass			Pass		3.50	3.50	9-Long-Benton	6-Hopkins-Giordano
2 ♥	N	−1		50	0.00	7.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	3-Martin-Ragsdale

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A Q 6 4
♥	Q 10 4 2
♦	10 5 2
♣	Q 6

♠	9 5
♥	8 5 3
♦	A K 8 7 6 3
♣	K 10

N
W		E
S

♠	10 8 7 3
♥	A 6
♦	9
♣	A J 8 5 4 3

♠	K J 2
♥	K J 9 7
♦	Q J 4
♣	9 7 2

EW 3N; EW 3♦; EW 3♣; EW 1♠; NS 1♥;
Par −500: NS 4♥×−3

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Pass			Pass		5.00	2.00	2-Sandars-White	1-Simon-Strange
Pass			Pass		5.00	2.00	4-Fields-Creswell	5-Howard-Tiernan
Pass			Pass		5.00	2.00	5-Eads-Williams	7-Leeper-Orock
Pass			Pass		5.00	2.00	6-Birmingham-Walters	9-Neisler-Branch
Pass			Pass		5.00	2.00	9-Long-Benton	6-Hopkins-Giordano
2 ♠	N	−1		50	2.00	5.00	8-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Falconer-McCarron
3 ♦	W	4		130	1.00	6.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	3-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♣	E	5		150	0.00	7.00	7-Robbins-Childs	2-Helmers-Simon

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	8 6 2
♥	10
♦	A 4
♣	J 10 9 6 5 4 2

♠	A 7
♥	K Q J 9 8 2
♦	K 8
♣	A 8 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q J 5 3
♥	7 4
♦	Q 9 5 3 2
♣	K

♠	10 9 4
♥	A 6 5 3
♦	J 10 7 6
♣	Q 7

EW 5N; EW 5♥; EW 4♠; EW 3♦; NS 1♣;
Par −660: EW 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	3		600	7.00	0.00	8-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♥	W	4		620	6.00	1.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	2-Helmers-Simon
4 NT	W	4		630	5.00	2.00	9-Long-Benton	5-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♥	W	5		650	3.00	4.00	2-Sandars-White	9-Neisler-Branch
4 ♥	W	5		650	3.00	4.00	4-Fields-Creswell	4-Falconer-McCarron
4 ♥	W	5		650	3.00	4.00	5-Eads-Williams	6-Hopkins-Giordano
4 ♥	W	6		680	1.00	6.00	7-Robbins-Childs	1-Simon-Strange
3 NT	W	6		690	0.00	7.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	7-Leeper-Orock

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	J 6 4 2
♥	J 10 9 6
♦	A Q 6
♣	J 6

♠	Q 10
♥	A K 3
♦	K 9 7 4
♣	8 7 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A 9 8 7 5 3
♥	Q 7 2
♦	J
♣	Q 10 2

♠	K
♥	8 5 4
♦	10 8 5 3 2
♣	A K 9 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	E	−2	100		7.00	0.00	9-Long-Benton	5-Howard-Tiernan
3 ♠	E	−1	50		5.50	1.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	7-Leeper-Orock
3 ♠	E	−1	50		5.50	1.50	8-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Martin-Ragsdale
Pass			Pass		4.00	3.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	2-Helmers-Simon
2 ♠	E	2		110	2.00	5.00	2-Sandars-White	9-Neisler-Branch
2 ♠	E	2		110	2.00	5.00	4-Fields-Creswell	4-Falconer-McCarron
2 ♠	E	2		110	2.00	5.00	5-Eads-Williams	6-Hopkins-Giordano
2 ♠	E	3		140	0.00	7.00	7-Robbins-Childs	1-Simon-Strange

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 10 8 3
♥	10 8 3
♦	4
♣	10 6 5 4 2

♠	A Q 7
♥	A J 7 4 2
♦	Q 9 6
♣	9 8

N
W		E
S

♠	5 4
♥	6 5
♦	A J 8 5 3
♣	K Q 7 3

♠	J 9 6 2
♥	K Q 9
♦	K 10 7 2
♣	A J

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−4	200		7.00	0.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	2-Helmers-Simon
1 NT	E	−2	100		5.50	1.50	5-Eads-Williams	6-Hopkins-Giordano
3 ♦	W	−2	100		5.50	1.50	9-Long-Benton	5-Howard-Tiernan
2 ♠	N	−1		100	3.50	3.50	4-Fields-Creswell	4-Falconer-McCarron
2 ♠	N	−1		100	3.50	3.50	7-Robbins-Childs	1-Simon-Strange
3 ♦	E	3		110	1.00	6.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	7-Leeper-Orock
3 ♦	W	3		110	1.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	9-Neisler-Branch
3 ♦	E	3		110	1.00	6.00	8-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Martin-Ragsdale

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	A J 10 4
♥	J 5 2
♦	Q 6 5 4
♣	8 7

♠	8 3
♥	A Q 8 6
♦	K J 9 8 2
♣	10 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 9 7 6 5
♥	7 4
♦	A 3
♣	A K Q 9

♠	Q 2
♥	K 10 9 3
♦	10 7
♣	J 6 5 4 3

EW 4♠; EW 3N; EW 3♥; EW 4♦; EW 3♣;
Par −620: EW 4♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	W	3		150	7.00	0.00	9-Long-Benton	4-Falconer-McCarron
3 NT	W	3		600	5.50	1.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	6-Hopkins-Giordano
3 NT	W	3		600	5.50	1.50	8-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Helmers-Simon
4 ♥	E	4		620	3.50	3.50	4-Fields-Creswell	3-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♠	E	4		620	3.50	3.50	5-Eads-Williams	5-Howard-Tiernan
3 NT	W	4		630	1.50	5.50	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	1-Simon-Strange
3 NT	W	4		630	1.50	5.50	6-Birmingham-Walters	7-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	E	5		660	0.00	7.00	7-Robbins-Childs	9-Neisler-Branch

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	A Q 8
♥	10 7 3 2
♦	J 9 8
♣	J 10 2

♠	10 6
♥	K J 6 4
♦	A 6 4
♣	K 8 6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	5 4
♥	A 9 8
♦	K 10 5
♣	A Q 9 7 5

♠	K J 9 7 3 2
♥	Q 5
♦	Q 7 3 2
♣	3

EW 4♥; EW 4♣; NS 2♠; EW 1N; EW 1♦;
Par −300: NS 4♠×−2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♣	E	−1	50		7.00	0.00	4-Fields-Creswell	3-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♠	S	−1		50	6.00	1.00	9-Long-Benton	4-Falconer-McCarron
3 ♠	S	−2		100	5.00	2.00	8-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Helmers-Simon
4 ♣	E	4		130	3.50	3.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	6-Hopkins-Giordano
2 ♣	E	4		130	3.50	3.50	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	1-Simon-Strange
4 ♣	E	5		150	1.50	5.50	5-Eads-Williams	5-Howard-Tiernan
3 ♣	E	5		150	1.50	5.50	7-Robbins-Childs	9-Neisler-Branch
3 ♠×	S	−2		300	0.00	7.00	6-Birmingham-Walters	7-Leeper-Orock

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A J 6 3
♥	8 5 2
♦	4
♣	A J 8 6 5

♠	4 2
♥	10 9 6 4
♦	A Q 10 6 2
♣	9 7

N
W		E
S

♠	K 9 8
♥	K J 7
♦	K J 7 5
♣	K 10 3

♠	Q 10 7 5
♥	A Q 3
♦	9 8 3
♣	Q 4 2

NS 3♠; EW 2♥; EW 3♦; NS 3♣;
Par +100: EW 4♦×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	5	660		7.00	0.00	4-Fields-Creswell	3-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♦	E	−1	50		5.50	1.50	5-Eads-Williams	5-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♦	W	−1	50		5.50	1.50	8-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Helmers-Simon
3 ♠	S	−1		100	4.00	3.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	1-Simon-Strange
2 ♦	E	3		110	1.50	5.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	6-Hopkins-Giordano
2 ♦	E	3		110	1.50	5.50	6-Birmingham-Walters	7-Leeper-Orock
3 ♦	W	3		110	1.50	5.50	7-Robbins-Childs	9-Neisler-Branch
3 ♦	E	3		110	1.50	5.50	9-Long-Benton	4-Falconer-McCarron

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K J
♥	7 4
♦	10 9 7 6 4
♣	A 6 5 3

♠	Q 9 8 3
♥	K J 8 3
♦	J 5
♣	9 8 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A 6 5 2
♥	Q 10 9 6
♦	Q 3
♣	10 7 2

♠	10 7 4
♥	A 5 2
♦	A K 8 2
♣	K Q J

NS 4N; NS 5♦; NS 5♣; NS 1♠; NS 1♥;
Par +430: NS 3N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	5	460		6.50	0.50	4-Fields-Creswell	2-Helmers-Simon
3 NT	S	5	460		6.50	0.50	8-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Simon-Strange
3 NT	S	4	430		5.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	5-Howard-Tiernan
2 NT	S	5	210		3.00	4.00	2-Sandars-White	7-Leeper-Orock
1 NT	S	5	210		3.00	4.00	5-Eads-Williams	4-Falconer-McCarron
2 NT	S	5	210		3.00	4.00	9-Long-Benton	3-Martin-Ragsdale
1 NT	N	3	150		1.00	6.00	6-Birmingham-Walters	6-Hopkins-Giordano
1 NT	S	2	120		0.00	7.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	9-Neisler-Branch

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	10 7
♥	J 8 6 3
♦	J 8
♣	Q J 10 8 3

♠	J 4 2
♥	A 10 9 4
♦	10 6 5 4
♣	5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 8 5
♥	K Q 7 5
♦	A K 3
♣	A 6 4

♠	A Q 9 6 3
♥	2
♦	Q 9 7 2
♣	K 9 7

EW 2N; EW 2♥; E 2♦; NS 1♠; W 1♦; NS 1♣;
Par −120: EW 2N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	W	−3	150		7.00	0.00	5-Eads-Williams	4-Falconer-McCarron
3 NT	E	−2	100		5.00	2.00	4-Fields-Creswell	2-Helmers-Simon
4 ♥	W	−2	100		5.00	2.00	6-Birmingham-Walters	6-Hopkins-Giordano
3 NT	E	−2	100		5.00	2.00	9-Long-Benton	3-Martin-Ragsdale
2 NT	E	−1	50		2.00	5.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	5-Howard-Tiernan
3 ♥	W	−1	50		2.00	5.00	2-Sandars-White	7-Leeper-Orock
3 ♥	W	−1	50		2.00	5.00	8-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Simon-Strange
2 ♥	W	2		110	0.00	7.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	9-Neisler-Branch

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	—
♥	K Q 10 5 3
♦	K J 8 7 5 3 2
♣	5

♠	9 7 6 2
♥	J 4
♦	A Q 10
♣	A K 6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q J 5 4
♥	A 7 6
♦	9
♣	10 9 7 2

♠	K 10 8 3
♥	9 8 2
♦	6 4
♣	Q J 8 3

EW 4♠; NS 2♥; EW 3♣; EW 1N; NS 2♦;
Par −420: EW 4♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠×	E	−2	300		7.00	0.00	9-Long-Benton	3-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♠	E	−2	100		5.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	5-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	E	−2	100		5.00	2.00	4-Fields-Creswell	2-Helmers-Simon
4 ♠	E	−2	100		5.00	2.00	6-Birmingham-Walters	6-Hopkins-Giordano
4 ♦×	N	−1		200	3.00	4.00	5-Eads-Williams	4-Falconer-McCarron
4 ♦	N	−4		400	2.00	5.00	2-Sandars-White	7-Leeper-Orock
4 ♦×	N	−2		500	1.00	6.00	8-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Simon-Strange
5 ♦×	N	−4		1100	0.00	7.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	9-Neisler-Branch

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A Q 7 5 4 2
♥	5 3
♦	K 6 5
♣	6 2

♠	3
♥	K 9 8 7 4
♦	Q 8 3
♣	9 8 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K 9 6
♥	A 2
♦	10 9 7
♣	A Q J 7 4

♠	J 10 8
♥	Q J 10 6
♦	A J 4 2
♣	K 10

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	N	3	140		6.50	0.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	4-Falconer-McCarron
2 ♠	N	3	140		6.50	0.50	4-Fields-Creswell	1-Simon-Strange
4 ♣	E	−1	100		5.00	2.00	6-Birmingham-Walters	5-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	N	−1		50	3.00	4.00	5-Eads-Williams	3-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♠	N	−1		50	3.00	4.00	7-Robbins-Childs	7-Leeper-Orock
4 ♠	N	−1		50	3.00	4.00	9-Long-Benton	2-Helmers-Simon
4 ♠	N	−2		100	0.50	6.50	2-Sandars-White	6-Hopkins-Giordano
4 ♠	N	−2		100	0.50	6.50	8-Mason-Stahlecker	9-Neisler-Branch

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	J 9 6
♥	5 4 3
♦	A J 9 4
♣	6 4 3

♠	5
♥	Q 10 8 2
♦	Q 10 5
♣	A K 9 8 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10 8 7 4
♥	K 9 7
♦	6 3 2
♣	Q 7

♠	A K 3 2
♥	A J 6
♦	K 8 7
♣	J 10 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦	E	−2	200		7.00	0.00	9-Long-Benton	2-Helmers-Simon
2 NT	S	2	120		5.50	1.50	2-Sandars-White	6-Hopkins-Giordano
1 NT	S	2	120		5.50	1.50	6-Birmingham-Walters	5-Howard-Tiernan
1 NT	W	−1	100		3.50	3.50	4-Fields-Creswell	1-Simon-Strange
2 ♣	W	−1	100		3.50	3.50	5-Eads-Williams	3-Martin-Ragsdale
1 NT	S	1	90		2.00	5.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	4-Falconer-McCarron
2 ♣	W	2		90	1.00	6.00	8-Mason-Stahlecker	9-Neisler-Branch
2 ♥	E	2		110	0.00	7.00	7-Robbins-Childs	7-Leeper-Orock

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A J 4
♥	K 9 7 6
♦	A 9 4 2
♣	J 10

♠	K Q 9 5
♥	5
♦	Q 10 8 3
♣	K 8 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	10 7 6 3
♥	Q 8 3 2
♦	7 5
♣	A 7 2

♠	8 2
♥	A J 10 4
♦	K J 6
♣	Q 9 6 4

S 4♥; NS 3N; N 3♥; S 3♣; NS 2♦; N 2♣; NS 1♠;
Par +620: S 4♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	4	630		7.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	6-Hopkins-Giordano
4 ♥	S	4	620		6.00	1.00	4-Fields-Creswell	1-Simon-Strange
3 ♠	S	4	170		5.00	2.00	7-Robbins-Childs	7-Leeper-Orock
2 ♥	S	3	140		2.50	4.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	4-Falconer-McCarron
2 ♥	S	3	140		2.50	4.50	5-Eads-Williams	3-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♥	S	3	140		2.50	4.50	6-Birmingham-Walters	5-Howard-Tiernan
2 ♥	S	3	140		2.50	4.50	9-Long-Benton	2-Helmers-Simon
3 ♥	S	−1		100	0.00	7.00	8-Mason-Stahlecker	9-Neisler-Branch

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	9 8 5
♥	K 8 7 4 3
♦	6
♣	9 6 4 3

♠	Q J 7 4 2
♥	A
♦	J 10 9
♣	J 8 7 5

N
W		E
S

♠	6
♥	Q J 10 5 2
♦	A Q 7 3
♣	A 10 2

♠	A K 10 3
♥	9 6
♦	K 8 5 4 2
♣	K Q

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦	E	−1	100		6.00	1.00	2-Sandars-White	5-Howard-Tiernan
3 NT	W	−1	100		6.00	1.00	5-Eads-Williams	2-Helmers-Simon
2 ♦	W	−1	100		6.00	1.00	6-Birmingham-Walters	4-Falconer-McCarron
2 ♦	E	3		110	4.00	3.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	7-Leeper-Orock
1 NT	E	2		120	2.50	4.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	3-Martin-Ragsdale
1 NT	E	2		120	2.50	4.50	7-Robbins-Childs	6-Hopkins-Giordano
2 NT	E	5		210	1.00	6.00	9-Long-Benton	1-Simon-Strange
2 ♣×	N	−3		500	0.00	7.00	4-Fields-Creswell	9-Neisler-Branch

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	9 7 5
♥	A J 6 3
♦	Q 7 2
♣	8 6 4

♠	10 8 6 2
♥	10 9
♦	9 8 5
♣	K J 10 3

N
W		E
S

♠	4
♥	K 8 5 4
♦	K J 10 6 3
♣	Q 9 5

♠	A K Q J 3
♥	Q 7 2
♦	A 4
♣	A 7 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	4	630		6.50	0.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	3-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	S	4	630		6.50	0.50	2-Sandars-White	5-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	S	4	620		4.50	2.50	4-Fields-Creswell	9-Neisler-Branch
4 ♠	S	4	620		4.50	2.50	7-Robbins-Childs	6-Hopkins-Giordano
3 NT	S	3	600		2.00	5.00	5-Eads-Williams	2-Helmers-Simon
3 NT	S	3	600		2.00	5.00	6-Birmingham-Walters	4-Falconer-McCarron
3 NT	S	3	600		2.00	5.00	9-Long-Benton	1-Simon-Strange
4 NT	S	−1		100	0.00	7.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	7-Leeper-Orock

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	Q J 9 8 7 4
♥	K 4 3
♦	8
♣	J 5 3

♠	10 3
♥	A 9 5
♦	A 10 9 7 3
♣	A 8 7

N
W		E
S

♠	K 6
♥	7 2
♦	K 5
♣	K Q 10 9 6 4 2

♠	A 5 2
♥	Q J 10 8 6
♦	Q J 6 4 2
♣	—

E 5N; NS 4♥; E 5♣; NS 3♠; W 4♣; W 1N; EW 1♦;
Par −300: NS 6♥×−2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	N	3	140		7.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	3-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	W	−2	100		6.00	1.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	7-Leeper-Orock
5 ♣	E	−1	50		4.50	2.50	2-Sandars-White	5-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♣	E	−1	50		4.50	2.50	5-Eads-Williams	2-Helmers-Simon
4 ♠	N	−1		50	3.00	4.00	6-Birmingham-Walters	4-Falconer-McCarron
3 ♣	E	4		130	2.00	5.00	4-Fields-Creswell	9-Neisler-Branch
4 ♣	E	6		170	1.00	6.00	9-Long-Benton	1-Simon-Strange
5 ♣	E	5		400	0.00	7.00	7-Robbins-Childs	6-Hopkins-Giordano

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q J 7 6 3
♥	8 6 4
♦	K 9 6
♣	4 3

♠	10 9 5
♥	Q 2
♦	A 8 5
♣	A 8 7 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 8 4
♥	J 10 5 3
♦	J 7 4 2
♣	10 9

♠	A 2
♥	A K 9 7
♦	Q 10 3
♣	K Q J 6

NS 3N; NS 3♠; NS 3♥; NS 2♦; NS 2♣;
Par +400: NS 3N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	3	400		7.00	0.00	9-Long-Benton	9-Neisler-Branch
2 NT	S	5	210		6.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	2-Helmers-Simon
2 ♠	S	4	170		5.00	2.00	2-Sandars-White	4-Falconer-McCarron
2 NT	S	3	150		3.50	3.50	5-Eads-Williams	1-Simon-Strange
2 NT	S	3	150		3.50	3.50	8-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	S	−1		50	2.00	5.00	7-Robbins-Childs	5-Howard-Tiernan
3 NT	S	−2		100	1.00	6.00	6-Birmingham-Walters	3-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♥	S	−3		150	0.00	7.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	6-Hopkins-Giordano

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Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 10 2
♥	K J 8 7 2
♦	10 6
♣	A K J

♠	Q J 9 5
♥	Q 6 5
♦	K Q 7
♣	9 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	8 4
♥	A 9 4
♦	A 8 4 2
♣	Q 8 6 5

♠	A 7 6 3
♥	10 3
♦	J 9 5 3
♣	10 7 3

N 1♠; NS 1♥; EW 1♦; N 1♣;
Par +80: NS 1♥=; N 1♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 ♥	N	3	140		7.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	4-Falconer-McCarron
1 NT	N	2	120		5.00	2.00	5-Eads-Williams	1-Simon-Strange
1 NT	N	2	120		5.00	2.00	6-Birmingham-Walters	3-Martin-Ragsdale
2 NT	S	2	120		5.00	2.00	7-Robbins-Childs	5-Howard-Tiernan
1 ♥	N	2	110		3.00	4.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	2-Helmers-Simon
1 NT	N	1	90		2.00	5.00	9-Long-Benton	9-Neisler-Branch
1 NT	S	−2		200	1.00	6.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	6-Hopkins-Giordano
3 ♠	S	−3		300	0.00	7.00	8-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Leeper-Orock

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Board 27
South Deals
None Vul

♠	K 8 5
♥	Q 7 3
♦	K 8 4
♣	K Q 6 4

♠	Q 6 4 2
♥	A 6 5 2
♦	J 7 3 2
♣	A

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 10 3
♥	K 10 8
♦	A 6
♣	10 9 3 2

♠	9 7
♥	J 9 4
♦	Q 10 9 5
♣	J 8 7 5

EW 5♠; EW 4♥; EW 3N; EW 3♦; EW 1♣;
Par −450: EW 4♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♣	W	−2	100		7.00	0.00	9-Long-Benton	9-Neisler-Branch
1 NT	N	−2		100	6.00	1.00	3-Chadwell-Ferguson	6-Hopkins-Giordano
1 ♥	W	4		170	4.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	2-Helmers-Simon
2 ♠	E	4		170	4.00	3.00	2-Sandars-White	4-Falconer-McCarron
2 ♠	E	4		170	4.00	3.00	5-Eads-Williams	1-Simon-Strange
1 ♠	E	5		200	1.50	5.50	7-Robbins-Childs	5-Howard-Tiernan
1 ♠	E	5		200	1.50	5.50	8-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Leeper-Orock
4 ♠	E	4		420	0.00	7.00	6-Birmingham-Walters	3-Martin-Ragsdale