I just realized that this weekend is Ballina Congress weekend. I stumbled onto Ferghal O'Boyles wonderful results website and checked out the Mixed pairs winners.
Looks like a power packed performance by the Dublin Delaneys. 68% in a Congress event is not to be taken lightly. Maeve has Paul well schooled at collecting good scores.
Looks like there was no Out of State prize for the NIBU internationals Hilary and John Ferguson. Maybe the prizes were planned before Brexit got postponed.
Meanwhile the Congress Pairs is about to start and one has to pick a few horses.
In no particular order we choose
1. Brady Delaney
2. Heneghan DeRaeymaker
3. Pat Quinn Enda Glynn
4. Marcin and Ronan
5. Better mention the Fergusons as some day they will win something.
Malahide Regional Bridge Club are represented on 3 pairs
Billy Ronan Tom Gilligan
Fran Ronan Mary Kavanagh
Mary Kelly Rogers Danny Liddy
One expects the top 3 to emerge from my top 4 picks but we will see ..
Maybe Malahide pair Gilligan and Ronan will turn on the style that wins regularly in Malahide.
However the Washington schooled James Heneghan is going to have too much knowledge and then there is Marcin and Ronan just back from a decent performance in European Open Pairs.
Quinn and Glynn should be able to collect lots of overtricks.
However to sum up I think I will go for
1. Heneghan DeRaeymakers
2. Delaney Brady
Ballina Congress and Bridgebase 4 hands
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