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HOW YOU CAN HELP > EVENTS > SPECIAL EVENTS > PAST SPECIAL EVENTS > BACKGAMMON & BRIDGE TOURNAMENT2008 Backgammon and Bridge Tournament
The Reform Club played host to the ninth annual Backgammon and Bridge Tournament where guests were warmly welcomed with Champagne and Bloody Marys and the chance to become instant winners in the prize draw.
At lunch the entertainment started as Lord Archer conducted the auction with wit and determination and the crowd bid for fabulous auction prizes such as an a corporate box at Ascot, a ski package at ‘one of the ten best boutique ski hotels in the world’ and a cruise in the Greek Islands.
Lord Archer also upped the fundraising efforts by giving the guests a chance to Sponsor a Nurse and to bid for an editor’s signed copy of his latest book.
There followed an afternoon of competition and camaraderie as the real action hotted up – the tournaments! The tournament attracted both social and International players, including Zia Mahmood, one of the world’s leading bridge players who decide to chance his hand at Backgammon this year.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Backgammon and Bridge Tournament and special thanks must go to our wonderful organising committee chaired by Lady Seely who worked so hard to raise a fantastic £40,000!
The results
Main Tournament:
Winner: Sean Williams
Runner Up: Andy Bell
Consolation Tournament:
Winner: Adam Almagore
Runner Up: John Faridian
Bridge Tournament
Winners: Peter Cogliatti and Malcolm McIvor
Runner Ups: Valerie Dalton and Guadalupe Calero
Third: James Vogl and Ezra Michael
Fourth: Herta de Wolff and Marianne Kaye
If you are interested in attending the Backgammon and Bridge Tournament 2009 please contact Rachael Kirkham on 020 7920 7891 or rkirkham@cancerbackup.org
Prizes provided by Geoffrey Parker www.geoffreyparker.com
Page last modified: 12 March 2008
