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The British Gold Cup, or as it is better known, the BBL Gold Cup, was first played in the year 1931. It is one of the oldest, continuous Bridge Competition in the world and some of the greatest names in the game of bridge in England have participated in this event.
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However, the British Bridge League has decided to discontinue the British Gold Cup as it is now known and rename it as of January 1, 2000, the 2000 Gold Cup. This event will be directed by Bridge Great Britain, which is a new organization and which has been selected to continue the event as well as the British Home Internationals and the British Simultaneous Pairs.
The Gold Cup is the most prestigious Open Teams event in Britain, and is organised by Bridge Great Britain (formerly the British Bridge League). It is knock-out throughout, and, prior to the quarter-finals, all matches are played privately. Matches are of 32-boards in Rounds I and II (or 40 by mutual agreement), increasing to 48 boards thereafter and 64 boards for the quarter-finals onwards.
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The Winners of the BBL Gold Cup, or the British Gold Cup, are listed below. It must be noted that in the first developing years, the event ran through December to January, from one year to the next, and this is noted in the column for the years. This was the case until 1948. Special mention must be made of Mr. Boris Schapiro, who first won the competition in 1945 and until his last win in 1998, Mr. Boris Schapiro had won the event eleven times.
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1931-2 |
1. E.E. Mayer (Captain), Col. H.M. Beasley, H.H. Renshaw, P.V. Tabbush 2. T.E. Morel, W.C. Robinson, W.P. Nicholls, R. Washington-Gray |
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1932-3 |
1. R. Lederer (Captain), C.H. Collingwood, Herbert Newmark, W. Rose 2. Harry Ingram, S.E. Hughes, W.E.T. Cole, J.K. Mannooch |
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1933-4 |
Richard Lederer (Captain), W. Rose C.H. Collingwood. N. Kosky | ||
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1934-5 |
A. Wolfers (Captain), L. Wolfers, E.P.C. Cotter, E.L. Tottenham | ||
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1935-6 |
Henry Ingram (Captain), S.E. Hughes, H. Newmark, T. Simmons | ||
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1936-7 |
Maurice Harrison-Gray (Captain), S.J. (Skid) Simon, Jack Marx, Ian Macleod, Colin Harding | ||
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1937-8 |
N. Mudie Bach (Captain), Leslie W. Dodds, E. Pat C. Cotter, E.L. Tottenham, L. Ritte | ||
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1938-9 |
Richard Lederer (Captain). Joel Tarlo. Leslie Tarlo. J. Janes | ||
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Between 1940 and 1945 there was no competition | ||
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1945-6 |
L. Baron (Captain), N. Goldinger, H. Leist, Pedro Juan, Boris Schapiro, Norman Squire | ||
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1946-7 |
Maurice Harrison-Gray (Captain), Boris Schapiro, Jack C.H. Marx, S.J. (Skid) Simon, E.N. Furse | ||
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The event after 1947 was assigned another date | ||
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1948 |
J. Terence Reese (Captain), Boris Schapiro, Adam Meredith, Dr. H. Leist, Dr. S. Lee, Pedro Juan | ||
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1949 |
G.F. Mathieson (Captain), Maurice Harrison-Gray, Kenneth Konstam, J. Pavlides, Leslie Dodds, E. Payne | ||
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1950 |
J. Terrence Reese (Captain), Boris Schapiro, Adam Meredith, Dr. H. Leist, Dr. S. Lee, Mrs. Dimmie (A.L.) Fleming | ||
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1951 |
Louis Tarlo (Captain), Nico Gardener. L. Baron. A. Rose | ||
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1952 |
J. Terence Reese (Captain), Boris Schapiro, Adam Meredith, Dr. H. Leist, Dr. S. Lee, S. Booker | ||
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1953 |
J. Terence Reese (Captain), Boris Schapiro, Adam Meredith, Dr. H. Leist, Dr. S. Lee, S. Booker | ||
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1954 |
Louis Tarlo (Captain), H. Franklin, Nico Gardener, A. Rose, Norman Squire | ||
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1955 |
R. Preston (Captain), Ralph Swimer, J. Nunes, B.P. Topley | ||
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1956 |
J. Terence Reese (Captain), Boris Schapiro, Leslie Dodds, Kenneth Konstam, Adam Meredith, Pedro Juan | ||
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1957 |
Dr. S. Lee (Captain), Mrs. Fritzi Gordon, Mr. S. Booker, Mr. Claude Rodrigue, Mr. Louis Tarlo | ||
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1958 |
Nico Gardener (Captain), A. Rose, J. Nunes, Norman Squire, Albert Dormer, Derek Rimington | ||
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1959 |
J. Lazarus (Captain), S. Blaser, F. Farrington, B. Franks, I. Morris | ||
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1960 |
Louis Tarlo (Captain), Leslie W. Dodds, Harold Franklin, Kenneth W. Konstam, Boris Schapiro, J. Terence Reese | ||
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1961 |
Rixi Markus, Fritzi Gordon, Leslie W. Dodds, Harold Lever, P. Joel Tarlo, M. Wolach | ||
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1962 |
Maurice Harrison-Gray (Captain), James Sharples, Robert Sharples, Dr. M. Rockfelt, Freddie North, J. Pugh | ||
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1963 |
Albert Dormer (Captain), Alan Hiron, J. Nunes, A. Rose, K. Barbour, P. Swinnerton-Dyer | ||
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1964 |
J. Terence Reese (Captain), Boris Schapiro, K.W. Konstam, M.J, Flint. C. Rodrigue, R.A. Priday | ||
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1965 |
J. Terence Reese (Captain), Boris Schapiro, M. Jeremy Flint, K.W. Konstam, J.D.R. Collings, Jonathan Cansino | ||
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1966 |
Marice Harrison-Gray (Captain), A. Rose, James Sharples, Robert Sharples | ||
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1967 |
Marice Harrison-Gray (Captain), R.A. Priday, Nico Gardener, A. Rose, James Sharples, Robert Sharples | ||
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1968 |
Marice Harrison-Gray (Captain), R.A. Priday, Nico Gardener, A. Rose, James Sharples, Robert Sharples | ||
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1969 |
S. Leckie (Captain), V. Goldberg, W. Coyle, V.A. Silverstone, T.N. Culbertson, Hugh Walter Kelsey | ||
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1970 |
R.A. Priday (Captain), Nico Gardener, James Sharples, Robert Sharples, Joe Amsbury, Dr. M. Rockfelt | ||
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1971 |
K.E. Stanley (Captain), J.C.H. Marx, J.G. Faulkner, D. Romain, Eric Crowhurst, A.E. Wardman | ||
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1972 |
Robert M. Sheehan (Captain), C. Dixon, R.A. Priday. Mrs. A.J. Priday. M. Esterson. D. Edwin | ||
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1973 |
V.A. Silverstone (Captain), W. Coyle, V. Goldberg, Dr. J.A. Matheson, S. Leckie B.J. Shenkin | ||
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1974 |
R.A. Priday (Captain), C. Rodrigue, Louis Tarlo, C.P. Dixon, D.A. Edwin, M.I. Esterson | ||
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1975 |
K.E. Stanley (Captain), M.E. Dilks, Miss Nico Gardener, I.P. Gordon, D.J. Greenwood, K. Loveys | ||
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1976 |
R.A. Priday (Captain), C. Rodrigue, M. Rosenberg, B.J. Shenkin, V. Goldberg, P. Jourdain | ||
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1977 |
B. Posner (Captain), G. Breskal, J. Collings, G. Haase, J. Nunes, D. Smerdon | ||
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1978 |
Dr. A.P. Sowter (Captain), Joe Amsbury, M. Nardin, Steve Lodge, A. Woo, T. Cope | ||
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1979 |
W. Pencharz (Captain), R.S. Brock, James Sharples, Robert Sharples | ||
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1980 |
W. Mitchell (Captain), Dr .J.R. Bennett, Hugh Walter Kelsey, M.J. McMonagle, K. Baxter, J.E. Paterson | ||
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1981 |
I.M. Morrison (Captain), A.H. Bishop, Mrs S.C. Bruce, D.S. Liggat, J. Patrick, M. White | ||
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1982 |
Dr. G. Haase (Captain), W. Coyle, G. Cuthbertson, V. Goldberg, B. Shenkin | ||
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1983 |
G.N. Breskal (Captain), A. Calderwood, A.R. Forrester, R.S. Brock, G.O.J. Cooke | ||
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1984 |
Mrs. Sandra Landy (Captain), Mrs. Sally Horton, Raymond S. Brock, Mrs. Nicola Smith, Dr. A.P. (Tony) Sowter, Steve Lodge | ||
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1985 |
Chris Dixon (Captain), Victor Silverstone, Jeremy Flint, Irving Rose, Robert Sheehan | ||
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1986 |
Raymond Brock (Captain), Anthony R. Forrester, Graham Kirby, John Armstrong, A. (Tony) Sowter, Steve Lodge | ||
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1987 |
J.K. Morris (Captain), J.W. Hassett, R. Churney, T. Reveley, R. Dempster, S. Whittleton | ||
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1988 |
R.M. Plackett (Captain), J. Bacon, P.J. Crouch, A.C.L. Dyson, J.O. Hobson | ||
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1989 |
Graham T. Kirby (Captain), John Armstrong, Raymond S. Brock, Anthony R. Forrester, Mrs. Sally Horton, Steve Lodge, | ||
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1990 |
Anthony R. Forrester (Captain), R.S. Brock, Graham Kirby, John Armstrong, Mrs. Sally Horton, Steve Lodge | ||
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1991 |
Barry Rigal (Captain), Peter Czerniewski, Graham Kirby, John Armstrong, Mrs. Sally Horton, Steve Lodge | ||
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1992 |
Anthony R. Forrester (Captain), Raymond S. Brock, Graham Kirby, John Armstrong, R. Sheehan, Willie Coyle | ||
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1993 |
Graham Kirby (Captain), John Armstrong, Robert Sheehan, Willie Coyle, Anthony R. Forrester, Brian Senior | ||
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1994 |
Derek Patterson (Captain), Gerald Tredinnick, Stuart Tredinnick, Neil Rosen, Phil King, Pat Collins | ||
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1995 |
Derek Patterson (Captain), Gerald Tredinnick, Stuart Tredinnick, Neil Rosen, Phil King, Pat Collins | ||
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1996 |
Andrew Dyson (Captain), Glyn Liggins, Peter Crouch, Steve Lodge, John Armstrong, Graham Kirby | ||
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1997 |
Alan Mould (Captain), Gary Hyett, John Helme, Paul Bowyer, John Collings, Martin Jones | ||
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1998 |
Howard Cohen (Captain), Robert Sheehan, Boris Schapiro, Irving Gordon, Nick Sandqvist, Frederic Wrang | ||
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1999 |
Alan Mould (Captain), Gary Hyett, Jim Mason, Howard Melbourne, John Collings, Martin Jones | ||
The British Bridge League has renamed the event as of January 1, 2000 to the 2000 Gold Cup. Winners are awarded the Gold Cup and the Runners-up are awarded the Silver Plate.
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2000 |
David Mossop (Captain), Tim Rees, Anthony R. Forrester, Andrew McIntosh, Justin and Jason Hackett | ||
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2001 |
David Mossop (Captain), Tim Rees, Anthony R. Forrester, Andrew McIntosh, Justin and Jason Hackett | ||
| 2002 | Phil King (Captain), David Bakhshi, Andrew Robson, Andrew McIntosh | ||
| The Bridge Great Britain Gold Cup Rules and Regulations 2002 - .pdf file | |||
| The Semi Finals and Finals were held at the Gold Cup Congress at the Peebles Hydro Hotel, Peebles, Scotland from December 13-16, 2002. | |||
| 2003 | Peter Lee (Captain), Sean O'Neill, Bob Rowlands, Jeffrey Allerton, Frances Hinden and John Frosztega | ||
| 2004 | Alexander Allfrey (Captain), Andrew Robson, David Bakhshi, Andrew McIntosh | ||
| 2005 | 1. Janet de Botton, Nick Sandqvist, Justin Hackett, Jason Hackett, Gunnar Hallberg, Artur Malinowski | ||
| 2. Tom Gisborne, Sandy Davies, Mike Pomfrey, David Robinson | |||
| The Bridge Great Britain Gold Cup Rules and Regulations 2005 - .pdf file | |||
| 2006 | 1. D. Walker, M. Cuthbertson, B. Short, J. Murdoch, D. Piper | ||
| 2. M. Bryne, J. Hassett, A. Morris, M. Brunner, J. Holland, W. Hirst | |||
| The Bridge Great Britain Gold Cup Rules and Regulations 2006 - .pdf file |
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