Mackay Contract Bridge

Congratulations to Martin Pearce and Sandra Morris, who are currently ranked fourth in Australia in this competition. Photo Supplied: Mackay Contract Bridge Club

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This week, the Australia-Wide Restricted Pairs was played across Australia for players with less than 300 Masterpoints. With 21 pairs playing in Mackay, the local winners were Rick Wix and Janine Rodgers, playing North/South and Martin Pearce and Sandra Morris, playing East/West.

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Weekly Results

Monday 26th October 2026 – 8 Table Mitchell Green Points

1st Max Holewa / Diane Holewa 1st David Ting / Eric Goodchild

2nd Jan Harris / Jewel Schmidt 2nd Martin Pearce / Simon Barnes

3rd Monica Darley / Joy Block 3rd Vicky Howard / Susan Ross

4th Josie Crowley / Terry Sheedy 4th Christine Fitzpatrick / Colleen Riddel

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Tuesday 27 October 2026 – Australian Wide Restricted Pairs (under 300 MP’s) 11 Table Mitchell Green Points

1st Janine Rodgers / Richard Wix 1st Martin Pearce / Sandra Morris

2nd John Hunt / Geoff Cowan 2nd Sandy Patterson / Mary Rose Ramsden

3rd Kay Jones / Diane Cook 3rd Christine Fitzpatrick / Colleen Riddel

4th Glen Cocup / Ian Stephenson 4th Joy Hold / Rob Miles

5th Angela Welk / Vicki Howard 5th Ian Gaskell / Ann Whitmore

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Wednesday 28 October 2026 – Life Members Pairs Week 2 of 2 - 8 Table Mitchell Red Points

1st Ming Ting / David Ting 1st Max Holewa / Diane Holewa

2nd Janelle Conroy / Noel Bugeia 2nd Mary Rose Ramsden / Patrick Rasmussen

3rd Robert Carless / Joy Robinson 3rd Martin Pearce / Sue Mayer-Miller

4th Monica Darley / Terry Sheedy 4th Janet Hansen / Alan Brown

Final - Life Members Winners Red Points two weeks with same partner

1st Max Holewa / Diane Holewa 2nd Mary Rose Ramsden / Patrick Rasmussen

3rd Monica Darley / Terry Sheedy 4th Jan Harris / Sandra Morris

5th Robert Carless / Joy Robinson 6th Martin Pearce / Sue Mayer-Miller

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Thursday Evening 29 October 2026 –-6 Table One Winner Green Points

1st Terry Sheedy / Noel Bugeia 2nd Janine Rodgers / Janelle Conroy

3rd Robert Carless / Ken Seaniger 4th Mick King / Griffin Bancroft

Friday 30 October 2026 –- 10 Table Mitchell Green Points

1st David Ting / Ming Ting 1st Lynne O’Neill / Roland Taylor

2nd Monica Darley / Barbara Tait 2nd Max Holewa / Diane Holewa

3rd Terry Sheedy / Noel Bugeia 3rd Geoff Cowan / Mick King

4th Joy Block / Christine Fitzpatrick 4th Christine Nice / Simon Barnes

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Saturday 31 October 2026 – Presidents Shield Week 2 of 3 - 12 Table Mitchell Red Points

1st Patricia Garner / Adrian Westcott 1st Ken Seaniger / Joy Robinson

2nd Jan Harris / Gwen Liddell 2nd Noel Bugeia / Terry Sheedy

3rd Annette Howe / Susan Ross 3rd Nancy Martin / Jennifer Cameron

4th Ming Ting / David Ting 4th Sue Mayer-Miller / Annie Lynch

5th Alan Brown / Diane Morgan 5th Janelle Conroy / Robert Carless

Contributed with thanks by Joy Block.

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