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The Hubert Phillips Bowl is an eccentric English competition. It is a knockout Team-of-Four event with matches arranged privately. This is an ideal tournament for new players coming from the environs of rubber or chicago bridge to the game of duplicate, as well as an excellent event for all tournament players.
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Note: The English Bridge Union maintains a list of all winners of this prestitious tropy online.
Green Points are awarded for matches won in all rounds. But all teams must contain at least one man and one woman and it is a pivot event. Everyone must play a third of the boards (30 until the final stages) with each other team member. Most people play teams of 4, but teams of 6 are allowed, in which case the match is played in two halves with the above rules applying to each half.
There must always be at least one man and at least one woman in play. At no time may an all-male or all-female team be playing. In addition to this, aggregate rather than IMP scoring is used and honors count. Scoring is by aggregate with honors counting.
Seeding has been introduced, so that every team entering is guaranteed at least one match before meeting a seed. Matches are of 30 boards up to and including the quarter-final, except that 24-board or 27-board matches may be played in Rounds 1–3 by mutual agreement. Source. A picture of the Hubert Phillips Bowl is shown below.
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Mr. Hubert Phillips was for sixteen years Crossword Editor of the News Chronicle, and hundreds more of his puzzles have appeared In other periodicals. He constructed about 5,000 crosswords. most of them cryptic in character, and all infused by his distinctive brand of humor. Mr. Hubert Phillips had a national reputation in many other fields. His satirical column, Dogberry, ran in the News Chronicle for over twenty years. Among his many talents is that he was a journalist, a broadcaster, a freelance author and writer, and to a high degree an organizer, who made things happen.
Note: the designation Dogberry is also the pseudonym adopted by Mr. Hubert Phillips as author. The definition is: 1. A wild gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati) of eastern North America, bearing large, prickly berries; 2. A wild mountain ash (Pyrus decora) of eastern North America; 3. The fruit of either of these plants.
Note regarding Pseudonyms: Caliban and Dogberry were his names as an eminent and creative author of the best intellectual and mathematical puzzles on an international level. Source: The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge, Third Edition, 1971.
Note: Following the end of the Great War in the year 1918 he became Head of the Department of Economics at Bristol University and Head of Extra-Mural Studies between 1919 and 1924. He was Director, Liberal Research Department in the year 1924; the Economic Advisor and Secretary, Liberal Industrial Enquiry between 1924 and 1928; Advisor to the Parliamentary Liberal Party between 1926 and 19288. He stood as a Liberal Party candidate in the year 1929 at Wallasey. He joined the News Chronicle in the year 1930.
He was the creator of innumerable puzzles, mathematical and inferential, and had republished many of them in book form. He had captained England at contract bridge, and had written a score of books, not only on bridge, but on indoor games generally. He was the theme convener of the Lion and Unicorn Pavilion at the Festival of Britain Exhibition. He had made many appearances in the field of radio broadcasting and made television appearances. Mr. Hubert Phillips was born in the year 1891, studied history and economics at Oxford, and began his career, after serving throughout World War I as a university lecturer. He was also actively interested in politics, and for four years was Secretary and Adviser to the Liberal Parliamentary Party.
Biographical Background
The complete biography of this active personality, who enjoyed greatly the game of bridge, cannot be presented on this web page. For the serious student of the historical points of the evolution of the game of bridge in the United Kingdom it would be prudent to explore the many achievements of this personality.
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Previous Winners of the Hubert Phillips Bowl
Year Winners 1937 Captain W. H. Ricardo, Mrs. W. H. Ricardo, Mrs. T. Morgan, D. McAllister 1938 Miss E. (Penguin) Corke, H. R. Evans, J.C.H. Marx, S. J. Simon 1939 B. Franks, J, Lazarus, A, Manch, Mrs, Lobe 1940 Note: From 1940 to 1946 there was no competiton owing to the world war and war efforts. The competition was resumed in 1947. 1947 L. Jacobs, Mrs. Preedy, Maurice Porter, Harman 1948 Note: In 1948 there was no competition. 1949 Note: In 1949 there was no competition. 1950 Note: In 1950 there was no competition. 1951 Lewis Ellison, Dorothy Shanahan, James (Jim) Sharples, Robert (Bob) Sharples 1952 Geoffrey Fell, Mrs. R. F. Corwen, Harold Franklin, Frank Farrington, Mrs. A. Kremer 1953 Rixi Markus, Pat Cotter, Dr. Sidney Lee, Jordanis Pavlides, Lady Doris Rhodes, Boris Schapiro 1954 Phyllis Williams, F Emmett, Pat Gardener, Nico Gardener, Joe Pearlstone 1955 Rixi Markus, Lady Doris Rhodes, Leslie Dodds, Dr. Sidney Lee, Jordanis Pavlides, Boris Schapiro 1956 Mrs. G. Durran, G. Durran, Mrs. K. Richard, Dr. K. Richard, A. Grossman, E. Rosenfelder 1957 Dorothy Shanahan, Maurice Harrison-Gray, James (Jim) Sharples, Robert (Bob) Sharples 1958 Joe Hochwald, Mrs. E. Dick, Eric Milnes, C. Vickerman 1959 Fritzi Gordon, G. Mathieson, Dr. Sidney Lee, Standish Booker 1960 Mrs. P. Forbes, Kenneth Konstam, Dr Sidney Lee, Boris Schapiro 1961 M. A. Porter, Mrs. J. M. Davies, G. C. Griffiths, E. J. Spurway, Phil Topley 1962 Rixi Markus, Harold Franklin, Tony Priday, Dr. Melvyn Rockfelt, Boris Schapiro, Michael Wolach 1963 Rita Oldroyd, A. Finlay, Irving Manning, Eric Milnes, C. Vickerman 1964 Rixi Markus, Fritzi Gordon, Boris Schapiro, Michael Wolach, Tony Priday, Harold Franklin 1965 Mrs. Swarbrick, Mrs. Lundell, Jimmy Tait, Carl Hille, Marius Wlodarczyk 1966 Mrs M Whitaker, C Goldstein, Albert Rose, Joel Tarlo 1967 Dorothy Shanahan, Maurice Harrison-Gray, James (Jim) Sharples, Robert (Bob) Sharples 1968 Rita Oldroyd, Irving Manning, Joe Bloomberg, Raymond J. Brock, A Finlay, E Newman 1969 Nina Thomas, S W Thomas, B M Clowes, J R Atkin, A Isaacson 1970 Jane Priday, Tony Priday, Martin Hoffman, Michael Wolach 1971 Dorothy Shanahan, James (Jim) Sharples, Robert (Bob) Sharples, Joe Amsbury 1972 Ann Kirch, Jeremy Flint, Irving Rose, Tony Eastgate, Bernard Teltscher, Tony Pescott-Day 1973 Dr. R. R. Allan, R. D. Bretherton, G. S. Francis, Mrs. G. S. Francis 1974 Bobby Franses, I. Franses, Mrs. V. Franses, Roger Jackson 1975 David Jones, B. G. White, Martin Wilson, Mrs. D. Hall, Mrs. S. Darby 1976 Phyllis Williams, Douglas Smerdon, J. Langiert, C. Lawson 1977 Peter Austwick, Valerie Austwick, Pat Davies, J. Mendela 1978 Brian Senior, Mrs. G. M. Boothroyd, Mrs. R. G. Prince, C. Bottomley 1979 Sally Harris, David Bretherton, Eric Crowhurst, Pete Jackson, Simon Webb 1980 Derek Rimington, Nicola Gardener, Robert (Bob) Rowlands, Raymond J. Brock 1981 Mrs. P. Bloomer, B. G. Smith, K. Sharples, P. Genney 1982 Derek C. Rimington, Nicola Gardener, Robert J. Rowlands, Ramond J. Brock, Michael E. Dilks 1983 W. John Holland , Michelle Brunner, John Armstrong, Graham T. Kirby 1984 Bernard Goldenfield, Rhona Goldenfield, John W. Hassett , Jeff K. Morris 1985 W. John Holland, Michelle Brunner, John Armstrong, Graham T. Kirby 1986 W. John Holland, Michelle Brunner, John Armstrong, Graham T. Kirby 1987 Derek Oram, Celia Oram, John Sadler, Tony Waterlow 1988 John Holland, Michelle Brunner, John Armstrong, Graham T. Kirby 1989 Janice Phillips, Gus Calderwood, Dick Shek, Victor Silverstone 1990 Derek Oram, Celia Oram, John Sadler, Tony Waterlow 1991 John Holland, Michelle Brunner, John Armstrong, Graham T. Kirby 1992 Steve Preston, Heather Maidment, David Huggett, John Moore 1993 Dave Roberts, Steve Ray, Georgia Ray, Ian Spoors, Liz Muir, Brian Senior 1994 T. E. Duncan Quibell, C. John Elliott, Sandra Landy, Phillip W. Poulter, Neil K. Watts 1995 Frances Hinden, Jeffrey C. Allerton, Graham C. Osborne, Tom G. Townsend 1996 Anthony (Tony) R. Forrester, Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Ian Monachan, Jason Hackett 1997 Jeremy Dhondy, Heather Dhondy, Richard J. Fleet, David L. Parry 1998 Dr. H. Tom Gisborne, Sandy L. Davies, Michael (Mike) Pomfrey, Sam Manavi, David Waxman 1999 Rhona B. Goldenfield, Bernard Goldenfield, William (Bill) Hirst, John Hassett 2000 Sally J. Brock, Raymond J. Brock, Steve J. Lodge, Robert Sheehan, Tom Townsend 2001 Sally J. Brock, Raymond J. Brock, Steve J. Lodge, Robert Sheehan, Colin Simpson 2002 Sally J. Brock, Raymond J. Brock, Steve J. Lodge, Robert Sheehan, Tom Townsend 2003 Rhona Goldenfield, Bernard Goldenfield, William (Bill) Hirst, John Hassett 2004 Sally J. Brock, Raymond J. Brock, Steve J. Lodge, Robert M. Sheehan 2005 Chris Jagger, Cath Jagger, Ian Pagan, Julian Wightwick 2006 Frances Hinden, Jeffrey Allerton, Graham Osborne, Jon Cooke 2007 Janet de Botton, Jason Hackett, Justin Hackett, Artur Malinowski, Nick Sandqvist 2008 Chris Jagger, Cath Jagger, Jonathan Mestel, Ian Pagan, Julian Wightwick 2009 Anne Rosen, Richard Bowdery, Ian Draper, Neil Rosen, Gerald Tredinnick 2010 Frances Hinden, Jeffrey Allerton, Jonathan Cooke, Graham Osborne, Michael (Mike) Scoltock 2011 Anne Rosen, Richard Bowdery, Simon Cope, Ian Draper, Neil Rosen, Gerald Tredinnick 2012 Anne Rosen, Richard Bowdery, Simon Cope, Ian Draper, Neil Rosen, Gerald Tredinnick Note: A Plate Competition has been added to this event beginning in the year 2012 in order to ensure that all non-seeded teams play at least two matches. 2013 Anne Rosen, Richard Bowdery, Simon Cope, Ian Draper, Neil Rosen, Gerald Tredinnick 2014 Sally J. Brock, Gunnar Hallberg, Barry Myers, Robert Sheehan 2015 Val Gibson, William (Bill) March, Clive Owen and John Atthey
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