Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session August 27, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   37.5      Section N
Pair    Pct   Score Qualify     Sectn Rank  O/All Rank    MPs
                      A   B       A     B     A     B
  1   64.00   48.00   Q       A   2           2          1.97R/B  Gary Neisler - Steve Shirey
  2   42.00   31.50           A                                   Gloria Fields - Ellen Dutcher
  3   60.00   45.00   Q   Q   B   3     2     3          1.48R/B  Milton Birmingham - Verlyn Stahlecker
  4   44.00   33.00       Q   B                                   Lynn Long - Cynthia Benton
  5   64.67   48.50   Q   Q   B   1     1     1          2.63R/B  Michael Tiernan - Mike Frederick
  6   35.33   26.50       Q   B                                   Kay Jones - Mary Dale Headrick
  7   36.00   27.00           A                                   Margot Hirsch - Gloria Schuford
  8   54.00   40.50   Q       A                                   Linda Spangler - Bill Ream

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

NS 3; W 4; W 2; E 3; NS 1N; E 1; W 1;
Par −100: NS 4×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N41703.000.005-Tiernan-Frederick6-Jones-Headrick
3 N31401.501.503-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Long-Benton
2 N31401.501.507-Hirsch-Schuford2-Fields-Dutcher
4 W41300.003.008-Spangler-Ream1-Neisler-Shirey

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

EW 6; EW 6; EW 4N; EW 4; EW 2;
Par −980: EW 6=; EW 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 NTE−31503.000.005-Tiernan-Frederick6-Jones-Headrick
4 W54502.001.003-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Long-Benton
4 NTE54601.002.007-Hirsch-Schuford2-Fields-Dutcher
3 NTE64900.003.008-Spangler-Ream1-Neisler-Shirey

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTW−22002.500.503-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Long-Benton
1 NTW−22002.500.505-Tiernan-Frederick6-Jones-Headrick
1 NTN21201.002.008-Spangler-Ream1-Neisler-Shirey
2 N21100.003.007-Hirsch-Schuford2-Fields-Dutcher

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS36003.000.005-Tiernan-Frederick6-Jones-Headrick
3 N41302.001.007-Hirsch-Schuford2-Fields-Dutcher
3 N31101.002.008-Spangler-Ream1-Neisler-Shirey
2 W31400.003.003-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Long-Benton

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N41303.000.005-Tiernan-Frederick6-Jones-Headrick
2 N31101.002.003-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Long-Benton
2 N31101.002.007-Hirsch-Schuford2-Fields-Dutcher
2 S21101.002.008-Spangler-Ream1-Neisler-Shirey

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

NS 3N; NS 5; NS 3; NS 2; EW 1;
Par +400: NS 3N=; NS 5=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN54603.000.001-Neisler-Shirey6-Jones-Headrick
3 NTN44302.001.008-Spangler-Ream2-Fields-Dutcher
3 S51501.002.007-Hirsch-Schuford3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
2 S41300.003.004-Long-Benton5-Tiernan-Frederick

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ×S48703.000.004-Long-Benton5-Tiernan-Frederick
2 S−11001.501.501-Neisler-Shirey6-Jones-Headrick
3 S−11001.501.507-Hirsch-Schuford3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
2 E31400.003.008-Spangler-Ream2-Fields-Dutcher

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

NS 4; NS 2N; EW 2; NS 2;
Par +420: NS 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S44203.000.001-Neisler-Shirey6-Jones-Headrick
2 N52002.001.007-Hirsch-Schuford3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 S41700.502.504-Long-Benton5-Tiernan-Frederick
3 S41700.502.508-Spangler-Ream2-Fields-Dutcher

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S54502.500.504-Long-Benton5-Tiernan-Frederick
4 S54502.500.508-Spangler-Ream2-Fields-Dutcher
4 N44201.002.001-Neisler-Shirey6-Jones-Headrick
4 N−1500.003.007-Hirsch-Schuford3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

NS 4; NS 2N; NS 2; EW 2; E 2; W 1;
Par +130: NS 3+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 E−44003.000.008-Spangler-Ream2-Fields-Dutcher
2 NTN31502.001.007-Hirsch-Schuford3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 S41301.002.001-Neisler-Shirey6-Jones-Headrick
2 S21100.003.004-Long-Benton5-Tiernan-Frederick

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS54602.500.506-Jones-Headrick2-Fields-Dutcher
3 NTS54602.500.508-Spangler-Ream3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 NTS44301.002.005-Tiernan-Frederick1-Neisler-Shirey
3 NTS34000.003.007-Hirsch-Schuford4-Long-Benton

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

EW 4; NS 2; NS 1;
Par −420: EW 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 W52003.000.008-Spangler-Ream3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 W44201.002.005-Tiernan-Frederick1-Neisler-Shirey
4 W44201.002.006-Jones-Headrick2-Fields-Dutcher
4 W44201.002.007-Hirsch-Schuford4-Long-Benton

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

NS 5; NS 2; NS 2; N 1;
Par +600: NS 5=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E−44003.000.007-Hirsch-Schuford4-Long-Benton
3 S51502.001.008-Spangler-Ream3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
1 NTE21201.002.006-Jones-Headrick2-Fields-Dutcher
3 NTN−33000.003.005-Tiernan-Frederick1-Neisler-Shirey

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

NS 6; NS 3; NS 1N; NS 2;
Par +980: NS 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 S41303.000.005-Tiernan-Frederick1-Neisler-Shirey
4 S−1501.501.506-Jones-Headrick2-Fields-Dutcher
3 N−1501.501.508-Spangler-Ream3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 NTN−31500.003.007-Hirsch-Schuford4-Long-Benton

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N21103.000.005-Tiernan-Frederick1-Neisler-Shirey
1 N1802.001.006-Jones-Headrick2-Fields-Dutcher
2 W−1501.002.007-Hirsch-Schuford4-Long-Benton
1 NTE1900.003.008-Spangler-Ream3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

S 3N; NS 3; N 2N; W 2; EW 3; E 1; NS 1;
Par +200: EW 4×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 N31402.500.501-Neisler-Shirey2-Fields-Dutcher
3 N31402.500.508-Spangler-Ream4-Long-Benton
501.002.007-Hirsch-Schuford5-Tiernan-Frederick
4 N−21000.003.006-Jones-Headrick3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

EW 5; N 3; EW 2; S 2; NS 1;
Par −300: N 5×−2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 N41703.000.001-Neisler-Shirey2-Fields-Dutcher
501.501.507-Hirsch-Schuford5-Tiernan-Frederick
5 N−1501.501.508-Spangler-Ream4-Long-Benton
3 E61700.003.006-Jones-Headrick3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 E−31503.000.008-Spangler-Ream4-Long-Benton
2 E−1502.001.006-Jones-Headrick3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
2 E21100.502.501-Neisler-Shirey2-Fields-Dutcher
1100.502.507-Hirsch-Schuford5-Tiernan-Frederick

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

EW 4N; EW 4; EW 4; EW 2; EW 2;
Par −630: EW 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE−11003.000.001-Neisler-Shirey2-Fields-Dutcher
2 W2902.001.008-Spangler-Ream4-Long-Benton
3 NTW46300.502.506-Jones-Headrick3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
6300.502.507-Hirsch-Schuford5-Tiernan-Frederick

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN46303.000.008-Spangler-Ream4-Long-Benton
1 N−11001.002.001-Neisler-Shirey2-Fields-Dutcher
3 NTN−11001.002.006-Jones-Headrick3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
1001.002.007-Hirsch-Schuford5-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul
Q 3 2
A K 10 7 2
Q 8 6 4
5
K 9 8
Q 8 5
K J 5
A J 9 2
N
WE
S
J 7 6 5 4
9 6
A 9 2
K Q 4
A 10
J 4 3
10 7 3
10 8 7 6 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 NTW21203.000.006-Jones-Headrick4-Long-Benton
2 E31402.001.001-Neisler-Shirey7-Hirsch-Schuford
1 NTW31501.002.002-Fields-Dutcher3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 E41700.003.008-Spangler-Ream5-Tiernan-Frederick

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

EW 4; EW 2N; EW 2; EW 3; NS 2;
Par −500: NS 5×−3

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E46201.501.501-Neisler-Shirey7-Hirsch-Schuford
4 E46201.501.502-Fields-Dutcher3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 E46201.501.506-Jones-Headrick4-Long-Benton
4 E46201.501.508-Spangler-Ream5-Tiernan-Frederick

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

NS 4N; NS 3; NS 3; S 2; NS 1; N 1;
Par +630: NS 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS36003.000.008-Spangler-Ream5-Tiernan-Frederick
2 N31402.001.001-Neisler-Shirey7-Hirsch-Schuford
2 W−11001.002.006-Jones-Headrick4-Long-Benton
4 S−33000.003.002-Fields-Dutcher3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

EW 3; EW 4; EW 2N; EW 3; NS 1;
Par −140: EW 2+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE−1503.000.006-Jones-Headrick4-Long-Benton
3 E31102.001.001-Neisler-Shirey7-Hirsch-Schuford
1 NTE21201.002.008-Spangler-Ream5-Tiernan-Frederick
3 W41300.003.002-Fields-Dutcher3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

EW 5; EW 5; EW 4; EW 2N; NS 2;
Par −650: EW 5=; EW 5=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 W−22003.000.008-Spangler-Ream5-Tiernan-Frederick
5 ×S−23002.001.001-Neisler-Shirey7-Hirsch-Schuford
4 E56500.502.502-Fields-Dutcher3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
5 E56500.502.506-Jones-Headrick4-Long-Benton