Bridge Great Britain is an organisation which was formed to continue the organisational functions of the
British Bridge League The British Bridge League (BBL) was founded in 1931 by A. E. Manning Foster. It formerly selected bridge teams to represent Great Britain in European and World competitions and organised the Camrose Trophy, the Gold Cup, the Portland Cup and the L ...
from 1 January 2000 when that body was dissolved at the end of 1999.
['']English Bridge
The English Bridge is a masonry arch viaduct, crossing the River Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. The present bridge is a 1926 rebuilding and widening (re-using the original masonry) of John Gwynn's design, completed in 1774. A bridge is ...
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Retrieved 2017-04-28. It organises the
Gold Cup and several annual international
bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
competitions between representing England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; including the
Camrose Trophy
The Camrose Trophy or "The Camrose" is an annual bridge competition among open teams representing the home nations of Great Britain and Ireland: England (EBU), Northern Ireland (NIBU), Republic of Ireland (CBAI), Scotland (SBU) and Wales (WBU). ...
and like events.
See also
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List of bridge competitions and awards
''Bridge'', or more formally ''contract bridge'', is a trick-taking card game of skill played by four players.
Summary
WBF Championships:
The World Bridge Team Championships are held in the odd-numbered years:
#World Team Championships (Open ...
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Australian Bridge Federation
The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the international governing body of contract bridge. The WBF is responsible for world championship competitions, most of which are conducted at a few multi-event meets on a four-year cycle. The most prestigiou ...
References
External links
Contract bridge governing bodies
Organizations established in 2000
2000 establishments in the United Kingdom
Contract bridge in the United Kingdom
Sports governing bodies in the United Kingdom
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