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Suzie and I fly to Tokyo today, then taxi/coach to Yokohama for the NEC Invitation Teams. It is a very strong field this year.

The major event at the Summer Festival of Bridge is the National Open Teams, preceded by the 14-round qualifying South-West Pacific Teams.

Our results yesterday were a 13-17 loss, a 24-6 win and a 14-16 loss, 51 VPs on the day to be lying ninth.

Yesterday started well with a 25-5 win, followed by an 18-12. That took us to fourth spot, but a 5-25 loss to the BLOOM team in Round 9 dropped us to 13th. We need a good day today to make the cut and reach the National Open Teams finals.

Our results yesterday were a bit better with three wins, 23-7, 17-13 and 25-4. That has pushed us into the top 20, which is where you need to be to qualify for the National Open Teams.

Our results yesterday were ordinary with a 20-10 win, 7-23 loss and 23-7 win for 50 VPs on the day. We are lying 62nd.

As our team did not qualify for the Seniors final, Suzie and I had a day off yesterday, a pleasant, relaxing time in preparation for the South-West Pacific Teams, which starts today.

Our team played poorly in at least three of the five matches. With one round to go, we led the field...

We started well with a 25-3 win...

We had a poor day yesterday, with an 11-19 loss to team 7, followed by an 11-19 loss to team 1, but recovered with a 24-6 win to be just over average for the day.