Brisbane Water Bridge Club has paid tribute to its foundation president with a special annual event. Mr Eric Gibson was honoured on Friday, August 10, with the running of the ninth Eric Gibson Teams Event.
Publicity officer Mr Laurie Powell said that Mr Gibson was instrumental in forming the Club in 1975. The competition in his honour has been held since 2010. Another foundation member honoured by the club was Ms Jean Pelham who has a competition in her name scheduled for September. The competition consisted of four matches with nine boards played in each round. “After three rounds teams, Lindsay and Oitmaa were tied with three wins each. “The final match was a thriller, as both teams fought for those elusive points. “The end result was a draw but, as team Lindsay had marginally better results from previous rounds, they were crowned the winners,” said Mr Powell. “The club has lessons starting on August 28 at the Peninsula Centre if anyone would like to try playing bridge,” Mr Powell said.
SOURCE: Media release, 15 Aug 2018 Laurie Powell, Brisbane Water Bridge Club