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2017 Victoria Regional
Photos taken for the Daily Bulletin of the 2017 Victoria Regional Bridge Tournament, held April 17-23 at the Victoria Conference Centre in downtown Victoria.
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Enlarge photo 1 New Life Master Cynthia Tree, Comox BC, with partner Matthew Bagdan, Merville BC.  (After this photo was taken they won Friday-Saturday Bracket Three, with teammates Warren Burd, Campbell River BC; Milos Hajsky, Holberg BC.)

Congratulations!

Enlarge photo 2 Tournament chair Jan Galenza was overjoyed with the 76% increase in attendance, to 1969 tables!
Enlarge photo 3 New Silver Life Master (1000 MP) Susanne Thomas, Coupeville WA.

Congratulations!

Enlarge photo 4 Thursday-Friday Bracket TWO winners (not three as captioned in the Saturday Bulletin): Michael Petrescu - Allan Becker, Prince George BC; Susanne Thomas, Coupeville WA; Mardi Dennis, Oak Harbor WA
Enlarge photo 5 Yes, the main playing area was virtually full for many sessions, even with a few playing in some of the side rooms.
Enlarge photo 6 New Life Master and Bronze Life Master: Dallas Goodchild of Victoria BC.

Congratulations!

Enlarge photo 7 This team won three knockouts in Victoria: Monday-Tuesday Bracket Three, Wednesday-Thursday Bracket Four, and Friday-Saturday Bracket Four.  (On the seventh day they rested a bit but still made the overalls in the B/C/D Swiss.)

Shameine Ali - Glenda Affleck - Alan Borden - Ian Affleck, Vancouver BC

Enlarge photo 8 Tuesday-Wednesday Bracket Three winners Donald Berry - Esther Wiebe - Neville Hircock - Russell Page, Victoria BC
Enlarge photo 9 New Life Master Esther Wiebe of Victoria BC.

Congratulations!

Enlarge photo 10 Wednesday-Thursday Bracket Two winners Monty Gray, Seattle WA; Melinda Westgate, Mercer Island WA; Tom Brown, Seattle WA; John Emmerson, Federal Way WA
Enlarge photo 11 Tuesday-Wednesday Bracket Two winners: Tony Farr - Eleanor Gibson - Danielle Goulet - David Reid, Victoria BC
Enlarge photo 12 New Life Master LaVerne Welch, Palo Alto CA.

Congratulations!

Enlarge photo 13 Monday-Tuesday Bracket One winners: Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Huub Bertens, Bend OR; Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Ron Smith, Chicago IL, and NPC Peter Gelfand, relegated to NPC by airline difficulties.  Mark and Peter were the masterpoint leaders in Whistler last fall.
Enlarge photo 14 Tuesday-Wednesday Bracket Five winners Susan Bessant - Judy Madge - Devra Drysdale - Jan Brawn, Calgary AB
Enlarge photo 15 Tuesday Open Pairs winners: Koba Ter Neuzen, Victoria BC; Leo Glaser, Lake Country BC
Enlarge photo 16 First new Life Master of the week: Bette Flanagan, Lethbridge AB.

Congratulations!

Enlarge photo 17 New Life Master Sue Bessant, Calgary AB AND Saskatoon SK.

Congratulations!

Enlarge photo 18 Wednesday-Thursday Bracket One Winners: Ross Amann, Colts Neck NJ; Dick Vission, North Saanich BC; Keith Dowdall, Victoria BC; (missing: Cary Salmi, Sidney BC)
Enlarge photo 19 Argument #1 for paperless Bulletins (online only starting with Lynnwood; Penticton 2017's will be the last printed ones)...
Enlarge photo 20 Bernice Snyder of Comox BC had already become a Silver Life Master (1000 MP) by Sunday when this photo was taken.  Then she tied for the win in the B/C/D Swiss (with teammates Lloyd Snyder - Jeanette Baron, Comox BC; Tom Dugdale, Courtenay BC)!

Congratulations

Enlarge photo 21 Argument #2 for paperless Bulletins (online only starting with Lynnwood; Penticton 2017's will be the last printed ones).
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