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Squash News - November/December

Cricket financials 2024

The SAC Cricket Section produces a financial report each year, detailing all direct Section revenues and costs. Please see the main article for details.

Golf Autumn Vase 12 October 2024 Report

Despite the terrible weather leading up to this weekend, the course was in good condition and the rain just about held off on the day.
The Autumn Vase is for Best Net Score and this year was won by Gil Anceaux from Villarceaux with 38 points.
Notable SAC member performances:
  • For the Ladies Sue Hall was a triple winner with best Gross, longest drive on the 4th, and closest to the pin on the 9th.
  • Muriel Jones won best Ladies' Net on 35 pts. Tied with Sue, but with a better back 9.
  • Emile Freiha was second in the Men’s 2nd Series Net with 35 points, while David Colson was 3rd on 34
  • Ian Jones was 2nd in the Men’s 3rd Series Net.
See the full scores on the FFG website:
https://pages.ffgolf.org/resultats/resultats-details/e72c369c55c27a3a89c56cf861f3b0ac/2401278846

Golf News: Summer Eclectic - July/August 2024 - Winners

The Section's Summer Open Eclectic Competition is open and running from 1 July to 30 August at the Villarceaux Golf Club.
Participants submitted 6 scorecards during this period from which a best composite score was calculated. The winners were:
1^st prize – Emile Freiha
2^nd prize - Frederic Thiriet
3^rd prize – David Colson

Golf News: Autumn Weekend Results Omaha Beach September 2024

This September's weekend was held this year at Omaha Beach Golf Club, Port en Bessin in Normandy from 13^th to 15^th September and was blessed with fantastic weather for the full 3 days.
The Kiwi Cup (best net score) and the Dean trophy (best gross) were both won by Frédéric Thiriet with a magnificent 39pts and 16pts respectively.
Ian Jones and Muriel Jones won 2nd and 3rd place net respectively with 35 and 34pts.

Tennis Doubles Tournament Results - 28/29 June

The Finals were played over two days:
- Mixed Doubles Final on Friday at 7 pm: Clotilde & Arnaud Paquier defeated Maximilien & Georgina Marrisson. 
- Men's Doubles Final on Saturday at 4.30 pm: Philippe Vignal & Melvin Cooke defeated Raphael Imbert & Paul Rebaud
Read on for a picture of the winners!

Taekwondo News - Belts ceremony 7 December

We attended the “Belts Grading” (Belts promotion) ceremony of our Taekwondo students at the Lavoisier gymnasium in Paris on Saturday 7 December. 
Congratulations to everyone for your success and your new belt.
Click here for a picture of the event.

Taekwondo News - 2024/2025 Season

Two courses have now been set up: :
* For children born between 2017 and 2020: classes on Saturdays from 1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
* For children born between 2006 and 2016: classes on Saturdays from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Please use this link to register your children for the 2024/2025 season and pay the fees:
https://www.helloasso.com/associations/taekwondo-club-saint-germain-paris/adhesions/inscription-tkd-csg-2024-25
A reduction code is available for SAC members - see the Taekwondo WhatsApp group.
A paper registration form is also available here.

Bridge News - Jan 14 Tournament results

Here are the SAC Section results (see main article).  Brilliant scores by Marie-Claire and Pascale with 62.42% in East-West, and Anne and Joyce in North-South with 59.58%. The best seconds are Dougie and Claude in EW with 58.33%. 
Thanks to Christine and Carole for their help in preparing our cocktail, to Monica for cooking such delicious finger food and to Joan and Maureen and everyone else for your help in preparing the rooms and putting everything away so rapidly!
The next tournament is planned for Tuesday 11 February.
The Quiz corrections have been added at the end of the main article.

Bridge News - Next tournament Tuesday, 8 April

The next tournament will be on Tuesday, 8 April at 2.30 pm). See the main article for the new quiz.
The full results of the March tournament are also in the main article (and also the March quiz answers).

Bridge News - Next Tournament Tuesday 11 March

Our next tournament is scheduled for Tuesday 11 March, starting at 2:30 pm.
Before that, at 2 pm we'll go through the quiz (see the main article)  "Replies to the 2-Diamond Game-Forcing Bid" ("Réponses à 2K Forcing Manche").
The tournament will be followed as usual by a little cocktail.

Bridge News - Tuesday 11 February Tournament Results

Warm congratulations to Joyce and Anne (again!) with 60.21% in NS; to Monika and Jean-Francois with 59.35% in EW; the next highest scores were by Ghislaine and Noelle with 56.46 in EW and Monica and Joan with 55.03% also in EW.
Many thanks again to Monica, Anne and Christine for their contributions to the cocktail, to Joan, Maureen and Carole for their help with all the preparations, and to everyone for their participation! It was wonderful to have 9 tables again.
Please see the results and the Quiz answers n the main article.
Our next tournament is scheduled for Tuesday 11 March.
Please note Jenny's new EMAIL ADDRESS: .

Bridge News - Tuesday 11 February Tournament

The next tournament will be at 2:30 pm on Tuesday 11 February. Jenny hasn't received many replies so far, so is looking forward to hearing from you - if you haven't already signed up. As usual, Anne and Jenny are jokers if you are looking for a partner.
Here's a link to a PDF file with a quiz on the Forcing Fourth Suit (4e couleur forcing), which we can go through at 2 pm before the tournament proper. See the main article for the corrections to January's quiz.

Bridge News - concluding 2024

To finish off this year's bridge here are the details of the 2 books that Jenny strongly recommends and the corrections to December's Quiz:
    Bien En hérir en Défense de Michel Bessis et Norbert Lébely (chez Le Bridgeur, 2012)
    - the title speaks for itself
    2 Faible et Dépendances de Veronique et Michel Bessis (chez Le Bridgeur, 2007)
    - covers the "Weak Two openings" + defence against them, and the strong "2 Club" and "2 Diamond" openings.
Please click here for the correction of December's quiz.

Bridge News - 14 January AGM and Tournament

The next tournament will be on Tuesday 14 January 2025. The afternoon will start with the Section's Annual General Meeting at 2 pm and play will begin at 2.30; followed by a cocktail at the end of the afternoon.
Please come forward with any candidates for the Committee or motions to propose. For the moment there is nothing special on the agenda; click here to see the draft (a Word document).
Click here for a copy of the provisional minutes of the 2023 AGM (to be voted on..).
And, last but not least, click here for the quiz on "Game-trial bids" (Les enchères d'essai) which we might have time to go through after the SAC Bridge Section AGM. (Or see it in the main article.)

Bridge News - 10 December Tournament Results

Please click here for Tuesday's Section results and the Nationwide "Ronde de France" results.
It was great to have 7 complete tables. Congratulations go to Ghislaine and Raphael, 1st in NS with 65.23%, but also to Jenny and Marie-Helene, who came 2nd with 64.71%; and in East-West: Jane and Yves, 1st with 54.34% (but 61.67% at the SAC) and 2nd Claude and Dougie with 51.75% (SAC: 58.75%) and very close 3rds Richard and Leon with 51.68% (SAC: 61.25%). As promised, there will be a prize for the 2nd to last pair: Christiane and Linda.

Bridge News - 12 November Tournament Results

Click here for the Section and Nationwide results of our November tournament. There were several really good scores this time - Marie-Helene and Jenny coming 1st in NS, followed by Ghislaine & Raphael (63.39%), Josette and Remy (59.82%, Ann J. and Alain (58.63); and first in East-West Carole & Francois with 60.71%, 2nd - Claudia & Maureen (59.82%) and 3rd - Simone & Jean-Francois (56.85%).
Thanks to Maureen and Joan for their help with preparations, and to Carole Gressier and Christine Butterworth for the brilliant preparation of our cocktail!
The answers to November's Quiz are in the main article, and you will also find December's Quiz..
Our next tournament will be on Tuesday 10 December. 

Bridge News - 15 October Tournament Results

Click here for the Section and Nationwide results of the last Tuesday's tournament.
Warmest congratulations to Francis and Raphael, 1st in NS and Jean (Pal) and Max, 1st in EW; 2nd in NS - Nicole and Jean-Paul, 2nd in EW - Carole and François.
Please note the date of our next tournament - Tuesday 12 November, same time, same place.
(Read on for much information in the main article.)
Don't forget to renew your FFB Licences.

Bridge News - 17 September Tournament Results

Big winners of the Section's Tournament were  - Richard and Leon in EW - with 62.5% and  Ghislaine and Raphael in NS -- with 60%. 2nd in NS: Nicole (Devaux) & Jean-Paul - with 55.83% and in EW: Jane & Hughette with 53.75%. (Click here for the full results.)
See the main article for details of other prizes that were awarded for play during the year.
Many thanks to Carole Gressier for her invaluable help with the cocktail; Maureen and Joan for their help in preparing the rooms; Anne Raynaud for duplicating the boards, and all of you who took part and lent a hand in clearing away at the end of the tournament.
For the answers to the quiz on "Strong opening bids", click here.
The October tournament will be on Tuesday 15 October.