Webmaster U431, Author at Bridge Victoria

Whistler Regional 2025

Webmaster U431 Tournament Results, Tournaments and Events, What's New 2025-11-062025-11-06

There was a good turnout of Victoria players at the Whistler Regional last week. Daily Bulletins and stats can be found on McBruce’s tournament website.

A total of 349 attendees won masterpoints. Here are the 22 from Victoria:

Name	MPs
Michael Hargreaves	78.15
Joanna Heard	30.1
JP Weber	30.1
Holly Boudreau	26.69
Margaret Skinner	26.69
Ernie Tradewell	21.12
Michael Ainsley	19.85
Andrea Killackey	19.49
Mel Zimmerman	17.51
Jill Plasteras	17.38
Madeleine Tremblay	17.38
Barbara Thompson	10.24
Eleanor Gibson	4.46
David Reid	4.46
Ted Heck	3.4
John Keech	3.4
Jonathan Mears	1.2
Lucy Mears	1.2
Marnie Hueston	1.02
Christie Ulmer	1.02
Rene Weir	0.94
Vic Wood	0.94

Our In Memorian page has been updated

Webmaster U431 Members, What's New 2025-06-202025-11-05

Sadly, two of our members passed away recently.

You will find links to their obituaries on our In Memoriam page.

Bumper crop of new masterpoint achievements

Webmaster U431 Members, What's New 2025-06-042025-06-04

A record number of 19 Unit 431 members attained new masterpoint ranks in May, ranging from Junior Master to Gold Life Master.

You can find out who they are by going to the Masterpoint Milestones page on our website, bridgevictoria.ca. Look for it under “Members”.

Then, when you see them at a club or tournament, you can offer them your congratulations!

Grand Life Master Day at Monterey

Webmaster U431 Members, What's New 2023-05-262023-05-26

The day that Sandra Fraser attained the rank of Grand Life Master (GLM) there were 3 other GLMs playing at the Monterey Bridge Club in Victoria, BC to help her celebrate. All are Canadian Champions!

Sandra Fraser:

Won a North American Bridge Championship title and is a 5 time 2^nd place winner
Won the 2019 Canadian Mixed Team Championship (CMTC) along with husband Doug Fraser, Jim & Constance McAvoy, and Rhonda Foster & Gerry McCully, all from Victoria, BC
Represented Canada with the above team at the World Mixed Team Championships in China, September 2019

Victoria’s bridge scene is vibrant. The two local bridge clubs running ACBL games are popular. The Monterey Bridge Club, under the direction of Nicole Dupuis, is flourishing post-pandemic with between 16 – 23 tables twice a week.

Greater Victoria has a population of 400,000 and now boasts 7 Grand Life Masters!

These include Doug Fraser, Rhonda Foster, Gerry McCully, Duncan H. Smith, Michael J. Roche, James McAvoy (Aug 2022), and Sandra Fraser (Feb 2023).

Congratulations, Sandra and Jim, Victoria’s newest Grand Life Masters!

By Catherine Mustafa
Originally published in the ACBL Bulletin, May 2023
Reproduced here by permission of the author

DO post your convention card – it’s mandatory!
DO be ready to bid and play when it’s your turn.
DO make your bids and plays in an even tempo; avoid hesitations; be consistently deliberate in your bidding and play.
If you need to leave table momentarily, DO tell partner and opps by typing “brb” in chat window.
DO alert and announce all bids that require an action.
DO explain alert promptly and clearly when requested by opps.
DO not use chat window for game-related information (such as alerts).
DO call the director (via button) when an infraction occurs.
DO compliment partner (or opps!) on good play after the hand is finished.
DO observe the time allotted for the play of each round and be prepared to make a concerted effort to catch up if you have fallen behind, regardless of the reason for the lateness.