HELEN SHIELDS CANADIAN ROOKIE-MASTER GAME

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008

22 clubs took part in our annual Helen Shields Rookie-Master Game, which is named in memory of Helen Shields. Helen, who was from Thunder Bay, was a past President of the Canadian Bridge Federation. Helen was very active in teaching and introducing new players to duplicate bridge. The Bridge Centre of Niagara had the largest turnout with 32 tables or 64 pairs. The Saskatoon DBC came in second with 26.5 tables. St. Lambert BC with 22 tables and Rideau Bridge Club with 21 tables were next. The CBF would like to express its appreciation to Piotr Klimowicz for doing the analysis for this event.

NATIONAL WINNERS (678 PAIRS)

1. Edgar Wolman & Alan Stern Halifax Bridge World 67.61%

2. Lewis Wasel & Bill McDonald Edmonton Bridge Centre 66.07%

3. Frances Aboud & Sheila White Bridge Centre of Niagara 65.77%

4. Hazel Harlow & Doug Connors The Bridge Studio MC&G 65.53%

5. Hazel Garrow & Drew Davidson Belleville DBC 65.15%

6. Chris Johnson & Ping ding Kamloops DBC 65.00%

7. Violi Whitmee & Lucy McEwen Bridge Centre of Niagara 64.58%

8. Guy Gosselin & Monique Turcotte St. Lambert DBC 64.29%

9. Eleanor Brown & Margaret House Corner Brook DBC 64.28%

10. Ivy Moore & Beatrice Prutti Meota DBC 64.21%

ZONE ONE WINNERS: (92 PAIRS)

1. Edgar Wolman & Alan Stern Halifax Bridge World 67.61%

2. Hazel Harlow & Doug Connors The Bridge Studio MC&G 65.53%

3. Eleanor Brown & Margaret House Corner Brook DBC 64.28%

4. Claudette Hodgins & Denise Dumas The Bridge Studion MC&G 62.50%

5. Beth Goosney & Reta Tizzard Corner Brook DBC 62.20%

ZONE TWO WINNERS: (102 PAIRS)

1. Guy Gosselin & Monique Turcotte St. Lambert DBC 64.29%

2. David Gordon & Thomas Dufour Rideau BC 62.70%

3. Timothy Hayes & Roland Brazeau Rideau BC 61.90%

4. Glenn Barkey & Ralph Potts Rideau BC 61.51%

5. Mary O’Malley & Marc-Julien Lie St. Lambert DBC 61.31%

ZONE THREE WINNERS: (219 PAIRS)

1. Frances Aboud & Sheila White Bridge Centre of Niagara 65.77%

2. Hazel Garrow & Drew Davidson Belleville DBC 65.15%

3. Violi Whitmee & Lucy McEwen Bridge Centre of Niagara 64.58%

4. Norine Fenig & Raymond Chartrand Bridge Centre of Niagara 63.73%

5. Dianne Kunselman & Rom Swoboda Bridge Centre of Niagara 63.10%

ZONE FOUR WINNERS: (37 PAIRS)

1. Melvin Johnsen & Dennis Halabecki Thunder Bay DBC 62.27%

2. Jim Hobson & Roberta Coffey Thunder Bay DBC 61.11%

3. Larry Hansen & Blaine Rehkoph Thunder Bay DBC 58.33%

4. Marjorie Elliott & Jim Guerard Thunder Bay DBC 58.04%

5. Adela Mitchelson & Norma Fedyk Thunder Bay DBC 55.82%

ZONE FIVE WINNERS: (144 PAIRS)

1. Lewis Wasel & Bill McDonald Edmonton Bridge Centre 66.07%

2. Ivy Moore & Beatrice Prutti Meota DBC 64.21%

3. Larry Pizzey & Wilf Hamilton Red Deer DBC 62.80%

4. Joan Boyer & Bryant Town Edmonton Bridge Centre 62.20%

5. Billy Zerebesky & Gary Korsrud Saskatoon DBC 61.81%

ZONE SIX WINNERS: (84 PAIRS)

1. Chris Johnson & Ping ding Kamloops DBC 65.00%

2. Gail Richardson & Jim Alexander Victoria Bridge Centre 63.19%

3. Thera Edwards & Diane Thompson Kamloops DBC 61.21%

4. Gray McMullin & Silvana Trotter Vancouver Bridge Centre 60.47%

5. Diane Dickinson & Brian Grigg Kamloops DBC 59.50%

CLUB RESULTS

MARITIME CARDS & GAMES (36 PAIRS)

1. Hazel Harlow & Doug Connors 65.53%

2. Claudette Hodgins & Denise Dumas 62.50%

HALIFAX BRIDGE WORLD (36 PAIRS)

1. Edgar Wolman & Alan Stern 67.61%

2. Susan Hubley & Maureen O’Connell 61.55%

CORNER BROOK DBC (20 PAIRS)

1. Eleanor Brown & Margaret House 64.28%

2. Beth Goosney & Reta Tizzard 62.20%

ST. LAMBERT DBC (44 PAIRS)

1. Guy Gosselin & Monique Turcotte 64.29%

2. Mary O’Malley & Marc-Julien Lie 61.31%

RIDEAU BRIDGE CLUB (42 PAIRS)

1. David Gordon & Thomas Dufour 62.70%

2. Timothy Hayes & Roland Brazeau 61.90%

FRIENDLY LOYALIST BC (16 PAIRS)

1. David Crausen & Donna Burnett 58.33%

2/3. Sylvia Moreau & Thomas MacIntosh 56.67%

2/3. Jack Connell & Garry Magrichuk 56.67%

BRIDGE CENTRE OF NIAGARA (64 PAIRS)

1. Frances Aboud & Sheila White 65.77%

2. Violi Whitmee & Lucy McEwen 64.58%

MISSISSAUGA-OAKVILLE BRIDGE CENTRE (33 PAIRS)

1. Jan Taylor & Jane Beck 60.73%

2. Pam Husband & Layne Magee 59.73%

BARRIE BRIDGE CLUB (29 PAIRS)

1. Richard Garlick & Eva Broad 60.08%

2. Helene Taylor & Liz Van Niekerk 59.83%

BELLEVILLE DBC (33 PAIRS)

1. Hazel Garrow & Drew Davidson 65.15%

2. Lillian Lundin & Ilona anderson 62.19%

AURORA BC (26 PAIRS)

1. Shirley Hulbig & Bill Scheel 62.02%

2. Joan Rotenberg & Nancy Abell 60.90%

SIMCOE DBC (34 PAIRS)

1. Felicity Lacey & Dianne Buckley 57.85%

2. Jim Adams & Pete Roney 57.21%

THUNDER BAY DBC (37 PAIRS)

1. Melvin Johnsen & Dennis Halabecki 62.27%

2. Jim Hobson & Roberta Coffey 61.11%

RED DEER DBC (24 PAIRS)

1. Larry Pizzey & Wilf Hamilton 62.80%

2. Rita Pizzey & Ruth Sidebottom 57.44%

EDMONTON BRIDGE CENTRE (18 PAIRS)

1. Lewis Wasel & Bill McDonald 66.07%

2. Joan Boyer & Bryant Town 62.20%

REGINA DBC (22 PAIRS)

1. June Lind & Edie Laidlaw 59.55%

2. Audrey Sabier & Beverly Steppler 58.33%

MEOTA DBC (14 PAIRS)

1. Ivy Moore & Beatrice Prutti 64.21%

2. Bernard Gregoire & Vern Iverson 61.65%

SASKATOON DBC (53 PAIRS)

1. Billy Zerebesky & Gary Korsrud 61.81%

2. Doreen Reid & Jean Crichlow 60.43%

PRINCE ALBERT DBC (13 PAIRS)

1. Metro Surkan & Lol O’Shaughnessy 61.21%

2. William Skomorowski &Wanda Scissons 59.50%

VANCOUVER BRIDGE CENTRE ( 36 PAIRS)

1. Gray McMullin & Silvana Trotter 60.47%

2. Heather Garrison & Donna-Faye Madhosingh 58.52%

VICTORIA BRIDGE CENTRE (22 PAIRS)

1. Gail Richardson & Jim Alexander 63.19%

2. Hans Adlhoch & Robert Aessie 58.86%

KAMLOOPS DBC (26 PAIRS)

1. Chris Johnson & Ping ding 65.00%

2. Thera Edwards & Diane Thompson 61.21%