AEBBA Bournemouth Pairs 3rd - 5th March 2017

[Chris]

Dear All – Entry forms will not be available on the website until 1st September 2016 – this is just an advert teaser prior to forms being available from 01/09/16. I am happy to answer any queries.

AEBBA British Open Pairs Championship
To be held at the Queens Hotel, Bournemouth
3rd to 5th March 2017

Special price, once again, of £100 per person for the weekend, dinner, bed and breakfast.

The Saturday night DBB is only £60.00 and the extra nights are the same as last year for before and after the event: £45.00 DBB per person.

Bed & breakfast for the weekend is £80.00 per person, B&B Saturday night only £45.00 per person, extra nights B&B £35.00 per person.

The single supplement price for occupancy of a double room is £13 per person per night, Children aged 0 – 5 no charge. Children aged from 6 – 15 will be £20.00 per child per night.

A deposit of £50 per person is required when booking. Closing date for entries is 12th January 2017, the final balance must also be paid by January 31st 2017. Residency is required for entry to the Pairs

Rooms will be allocated on a first booked, first served basis !! There are only a few single rooms available.

Additionally:

• A raffle voucher to be used in 2017, for a two night stay for two guests for the AEBBA.

• Race night, Quiz and Disco

• The Hotel will provide £250.00 sponsorship

Dinner in the evening is served from 1800 – 2030. Non-reservable tables. Guests will be required to show their registration cards before being taken to their table.

England v Guernsey International - Saturday 4th starting at 7.30pm

RAFFLE WILL BE DRAWN AT 12.30pm approx. on Sunday 5th

Information from Daniel Marsh at the Queens is as follows:

Lounge Anytime Menu Available 24 Hours

Baguettes
Cheese & Pickle £3.25
Ham & Mustard £3.25
Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato £3.25
Egg & Cress £3.25
Tuna & Mayonnaise £3.25
Coronation Chicken £3.25

Light Bites
French Fries £2.10
French Fries with Cheese £3.10
Fresh Soup of the Day £3.00

Hot Drinks
Single Espresso £1.50
Double Espresso £2.25
Americano £2.25
Cappuccino £2.50
Latte £2.50
Hot Chocolate £2.50
Freshly Brewed Pot of Tea £1.95
Biscuits £0.95

AEBBA exclusive reduced prices:
• Carling £3.00 pint
• Worthington’s £3.00 pint
• Doom Bar £3.00 pint
• All mixers and juices £1.10
• Draft soft drinks £1.00 ½ pint £2.00 pint
• Orange & lemonade £1.50 ½ pint £3.00 pint
All usual drinks are available from the bar, please see bar drinks menu. All items subject to availability. Some products may contain traces of nuts.

[BB Warrior]

I am pleased to advise that we are now accepting entries for this competition.

As usual, a deposit of £50 per person is required with the booking and the balance to be paid in full by 31st January 2017.

The closing date for entries will be 12th January 2017.

Should anybody require any further information, please contact me and I will be happy to help.

[BB Warrior]

I have started a new thread (in the AEBBA Members only section) showing the entries that have been received and will keep this updated regularly.

Please note that there are only a limited number of single rooms (9 in total) and that 5 of these have already been booked so, if you require a single room, please send me your booking as soon as possible as the remaining single rooms will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Once all of the single rooms have been allocated, the single occupancy supplement of £13 per person per night will be applied to anyone that is allocated a double room.

[BB Warrior]

I have now emailed out entry forms to everyone that entered earlier this year and to the other contacts that I have got so hopefully we can get as many entries as possible for next year.

[BB Warrior]

Bookings for this competition continue to come in and I have updated the list of entries in the AEBBA Members only area.

We have now taken bookings for 42 rooms and 6 of the 9 single rooms have been allocated.

[doug]

Hello Dave,

Form and monies soon to follow but can I put us down for a family room again this year?

Thanks

Doug

[BB Warrior]

Oct 24, 2016 7:44:13 GMT doug said:

Hello Dave,

Form and monies soon to follow but can I put us down for a family room again this year?

Thanks

Doug

Hi Doug,

Yes, that is fine.... good to hear that you are all going again and look forward to receiving the booking form.

[BB Warrior]

I have updated the list of entries and this is shown in the AEBBA Members Only area on the Forum.

We are now up to 40 pairs in the competition and 70 rooms have been allocated at the Queens Hotel.

I believe that there is only ONE remaining single room and once that has been allocated players would need to pay the sole occupancy supplement of £13.00 per night to have a double room.

I am expecting to receive a number of entries from Guernsey players (probably when I see them at the World Championships weekend) and there are also a number of regular players that have not yet sent entry forms through, including several where their partners have already booked so I would ask anybody that does wish to play in the competition to send their booking forms to me as soon as possible.

[delboy]

Hi Dave can PM me how I pay for pairs I am going to partner S Stratford
Thanks Alan

[BB Warrior]

Nov 23, 2016 19:09:53 GMT delboy said:

Hi Dave can PM me how I pay for pairs I am going to partner S Stratford
Thanks Alan

Hi Alan,

I have sent you a PM about this and look forward to hearing from you soon.

David

[BB Warrior]

I have updated the list of entries received in the Members Only section.

Please note that ALL SINGLE ROOMS have now been taken and players will therefore either need to arrange to share a room or pay the sole occupancy supplement pf £13 per night.

A total of 79 rooms have now been allocated and I am awaiting booking forms from at least 15 people who have indicated that they will be attending next year.

[BB Warrior]

Updated list of entries received now shown in the Members Only section.

Please note that 100 rooms have now been allocated at the hotel, which means that there are ONLY 9 rooms remaining now.

I have recently moved home so please use this booking form for any further entries - Attachment DeletedAttachment Deleted

If you do wish to enter, please can you send me your completed entry forms as soon as possible.

Many thanks.

David

[Chris]

BOURNEMOUTH IS SOLD OUT AT THE QUEENS.

IF YOU WISH TO ENTER PLEASE PM ME AND I WILL GIVE YOU MY PHONE NUMBER TO CALL AND DISCUSS.

YOU CANNOT ARRANGE TO STAY AT ANOTHER HOTEL AMD THEN PLAY IN THE COMPETITION _ IF THE QUEENS MAKES THE BOOKING THEN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ENTER AS YOU WILL BE PAYING THE SAME PRICE AS OTHERS AND HAVING ALL MEALS AT THE QUEENS, WHETHER IT BE BREAKFAST OR HALF-BOARD

ONCE I KNOW HOW MANY ROOMS WE NEED ON THE 12th JANUARY I WILL ASK THE QUEENS TO BOOK THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF ROOMS.

[Sir Chancelot]

Hi Chris
does this mean that if someone stays in the 'Alternative Accommodation Hotel' they can still enter ?
Or do any late entries go onto a waiting list ? Your post seems to be confusing a few people over here.
Thank you, and Happy New Year.

[Chris_Sav]

I am told arrangements for alternative accommodation are being made by the Queens. Anyone who books through the normal AEBBA/Queens channel will be able to enter.


You cannot however, at this stage, book your own accommodation independent of AEBBA and enter the competition.

[Chris]

Thanks Chris

[Chris]

Dear All

There can be no refunds re cancellation due to any circumstances this year as the AEBBA is liable for the extra accommodation.

Thanks
Chris

[BB Warrior]

A quick reminder to all..... the CLOSING DATE for entries is TOMORROW (Thursday 12th January) so this is your LAST CHANCE to enter the competition this year.

Please contact either Chrissie Newson or myself urgently if you do wish to enter.

An updated list of entries is now shown in the Members Only section.

Dave

[Chris]

This event is now closed

No more entries can be added

Thanks to all for their support

[Chris]

Any problems please contact me

[BB Warrior]

All payments for accommodation have been received and Chrissie will now start to sort out the final room bookings at the hotel.

Despite a few late cancellations, the Queens Hotel is sold out and a few people will also be staying at another nearby hotel having made their booking through AEBBA too late to get into the Queens but they will still be eligible to play in the competition this year.

We have ended up with 65 pairs this year and the full list of entries is now shown in the AEBBA Members Only Section.

The draw will be done at the Oxon Open next Saturday.

[BB Warrior]

The draw was carried out today at the Oxon Open, details are shown in the AEBBA Members only thread.

[cross]

Any results from Bournemouth?

[bobhall]

Mar 5, 2017 17:34:44 GMT cross said:

Any results from Bournemouth?

1/4
steve and michelle v richard and gareth
nigel and marcus v bob and jack
leon and phil v curt and mark
steven and pete v ray and ernie

semi
richard and gareth v nige and marcus
leon and phil v steven and pete

final leon and phil beat nige and marcus

phil got high break with a 24250 table playout in final


I think that's right

[bigtj]

Another excellent weekend, thank you to all those that put in the time and effort to make it happen. Venue as usual great and the food excellent.

Watched a lot of games and as usual a high standard all weekend.

[bacchus]

Echo what bigtj says. Massive thanks to all who put the weekend together. Can anybody tell me when the tournament moved from Eastbourne to Bournemouth, or perhaps more sucinctly, how many years it has been at Bournemouth now?.

[Chris_Sav]

Looking on the old website data, 1993 was the first year at Bournemouth when Bernie McCluskey and Paul Yeo won an all Berkshire final against Walshy and Derek Soper.