Gerben42 Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Team Badger (starring Frances Hinden and Jeffrey Allerton) has just reached the semis of the Mixed Teams in San Remo. Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Any other ACBL types annoyed by the fact that bridge players in the UK have much better monikers? How many players in North America have really colorful nicknames? "The Beast" is an obvious example. I suppose that MeckWell counts (though appreviating the names of two members of a long lived partnership lacks imagination) Off hand, I can think of quite a few British players with (relatively) well known nicknames. Seems kinda weird. In a similar vein, UK teams often seem to have creative names (Badger being an obvious example) Here, they just seem to name themselves after the Captain... Yawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Frances' team just lost their semifinal match by four IMPs.I'm sure they're disappointed right now. But they've done extremely well and won a bronze medal (no play-off).Great effort, Frances - congratulations!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Frances' team just lost their semifinal match by four IMPs.I'm sure they're disappointed right now. But they've done extremely well and won a bronze medal (no play-off).Great effort, Frances - congratulations!! w00t!!!!!! 3rd placeQuite nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFA Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Close calls always hurt but well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 For a nice picture of Frances Hinden in Monday's bulletin, page 15 ... http://www.eurobridge.org/bulletin/09_1%20.../pdf/Bul_03.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Wow! congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Congratulations Frances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Congratulations :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Great show Frances, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oof Arted Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Any other ACBL types annoyed by the fact that bridge players in the UK have much better monikers? How many players in North America have really colorful nicknames? "The Beast" is an obvious example. I suppose that MeckWell counts (though appreviating the names of two members of a long lived partnership lacks imagination) Off hand, I can think of quite a few British players with (relatively) well known nicknames. Seems kinda weird. In a similar vein, UK teams often seem to have creative names (Badger being an obvious example) Here, they just seem to name themselves after the Captain... Yawn ;) Perhaps we have just more imagination :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Well done, Team Badger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Congrats Frances, hurts when it is so close, but a well deserved medal no less! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker_gib Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Congratulations Frances !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Congrats indeed, and another chance is looming, Hinden - Osborne qualified for the A-final of the pairs event as 6th overall, a useful carryover. One reason why mixed pairs is so interesting is because not many of the pairs are regular partners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Congratulations.....& nice photo from the prize giving ceremony, bronze medalists: teams Badger and de Bottom... http://www.pzbs.pl/wyniki/2009/zagr2009/4o.../images/433.JPG Entire photo album from San Remo by Slawek Latala taken from the site of the PBU http://www.pzbs.pl/wyniki/2009/zagr2009/4o...zd01/index.html http://www.pzbs.pl/wyniki/2009/zagr2009/4o...zd02/index.html http://www.pzbs.pl/wyniki/2009/zagr2009/4o...zd03/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Thanks all for the nice comments.Losing the semi by 4 imps still hurts, even though we played pretty badly in that match. As for the team name, when you enter you are asked for what your team name is. I suggest that many teams have very 'dull' names because they are sponsored, and the team is named after the sponsor. We are all amateurs, and could call ourselves what we liked. 'Badger' has a long and personal history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobowolf Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 I suggest that many teams have very 'dull' names because they are sponsored, and the team is named after the sponsor. We are all amateurs, and could call ourselves what we liked. 'Badger' has a long and personal history. I wonder if the guys from my old garage band ever learned how to play bridge... lost touch with all of them. I think a bridge team called "Savage Sausage" could really spark a renewed fever for the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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