The 2026 Tasmanian Festival of Bridge has started. The Festival runs from Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd March 2026 at MyState Bank Arena, Glenorchy.

For the first two days 216 tables played across the Fixed Income Solutions Australian Mixed Swiss Pairs, the Roger Penny Senior Swiss Pairs and the TFoB Restricted Swiss Pairs.

The Fixed Income Solutions Australian Mixed Swiss Pairs was won by Pele Rankin and David Beauchamp. Maurits Van Der Vlugt and Dagmar Neumann came second. Trevor and Leone Fuller came third. The highest placed Tasmanian pair were Barbara Holland and Chris Girvan.

The Roger Penny Senior Swiss Pairs was won by Kitty Muntz and Kim Frazer. George Bilski and Martin Bloom came second. Yolana Floris and Toni Bardon came third. Bal Krishan and Richard Cooke were the highest place Tasmanian Pair.

The TFoB Restricted Swiss Pairs was won by Rebecca Dorman and Rebecca Mackiggan. Ann Bennett and Elizabeth Gillies came second. Bronwyn Fuller and Marg Enright came third and also won the Ron Spencer Memorial Prize for the highest placed Tasmanian pair.

Saturday sees 142 pairs playing the first day of the TBIB Australian Swiss Pairs and 34 pairs playing in the Jenny Penny Novice Swiss Pairs (for players with fewer than 100 MPs). The day ends with dinner at the venue for thiose who have booked.

See this page for more catering and other details, or MyABF.

The TBA Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday 14 March, followed by lunch and a free session of red masterpoint bridge.

No positions were contested so the following officers were elected unopposed:

For more information see Who's Who (which you can also access under the More Menu).

The meeting thanked retiring committee members Leonie Atkins and Chris Girvan and welcomed Robin Barnes as a new committee member.

Congratulations to Simon Edler for being appointed a Life Member of the TBA in recognition of many decades of service to the bridge community.

The winners of the bridge were Sue Falkingham and Julie Rhodes (EW) and Dallas Cooper and Sue Wilkinson (NS). See full results

The first specially themed Roger's Teams for 2026 was held on Friday evening as an early St. Patricks's Day (St. Patrick's Day is actually on March 17th). Eight tables of green accented players gathered for an evening of food, socialising and bridge.

Sue Falkingham won the best dressed prize for her sophisticated outfit.
Julie Hunt proved the most adept chocolate coin tosser.
The bridge was won by Maggie Crawford, Sue Falkingham, Julie Hunt and Joy Stoddart. Full results.

Thanks to Erica and Jeremy for their organization and to Dallas for her usual directing efforts.