Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session July 30, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   25.0      Section H
Pair    Pct   Score Qualify     Sectn Rank  O/All Rank    MPs
                      A   B       A     B     A     B
  1   62.00   31.00   Q       A   1           1          2.44R/B  David Branch - Gary Neisler
  2   54.00   27.00   Q   Q   B   2     1     2          1.83R/B  Verlyn Stahlecker - Milton Birmingham
  3   44.00   22.00           A                                   Gloria Fields - Ellen Dutcher
  4   53.00   26.50   Q   Q   B                                   Don Cosby - Bill Strange
  5   37.00   18.50       Q   B                                   Cynthia Benton - Randy Eads
  6   50.00   25.00   Q       A                                   Linda Spangler - Bill Ream

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul
♠J 4
♥9 8
♦A K Q J 9 8
♣J 10 3
♠K 10 9 6 5
♥A Q
♦7 4
♣9 7 5 4
N
WE
S
♠A Q 7 3
♥K 10 7 6 3
♦10 3
♣K 8
♠8 2
♥J 5 4 2
♦6 5 2
♣A Q 6 2

EW 3♠; EW 2♥; NS 3♦; NS 1♣;
Par −100: NS 4♦×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♥E−21002.000.004-Cosby-Strange2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 ♠W−1501.001.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♦N−1500.002.005-Benton-Eads3-Fields-Dutcher

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul
♠A 2
♥J 7
♦K Q J 10 4
♣Q J 7 2
♠K J 10 8 6 4 3
♥A 10 9 6
♦8 3
♣—
N
WE
S
♠Q 5
♥K Q 8 5 4
♦A 9 7
♣K 10 9
♠9 7
♥3 2
♦6 5 2
♣A 8 6 5 4 3

EW 5♠; EW 5♥; NS 2♣; NS 1♦;
Par −450: EW 4♥+1; EW 4♠+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥E54501.500.504-Cosby-Strange2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 ♥E54501.500.505-Benton-Eads3-Fields-Dutcher
4 ♥E64800.002.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul
♠10 8 5 4 2
♥8 7 6 4
♦5
♣10 7 4
♠A 6
♥J 10 9 3
♦Q J 7 2
♣A 5 2
N
WE
S
♠K
♥A 5
♦A 10 9 3
♣Q J 9 8 6 3
♠Q J 9 7 3
♥K Q 2
♦K 8 6 4
♣K

E 6N; EW 6♦; EW 6♣; W 5N; NS 2♠; EW 2♥;
Par −1100: NS 7♠×−5

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♣E61702.000.004-Cosby-Strange2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
5 ♠×S−35001.001.005-Benton-Eads3-Fields-Dutcher
5 ♣E56000.002.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul
♠K 7
♥Q 8 2
♦A Q J 6 3
♣A 6 2
♠J 6 3
♥K 10 6
♦K 8 4
♣K Q 10 9
N
WE
S
♠Q 10 9 4 2
♥9 7 3
♦10 2
♣7 5 3
♠A 8 5
♥A J 5 4
♦9 7 5
♣J 8 4

S 5N; S 5♥; N 3N; S 5♦; N 3♥; N 4♦; NS 3♣; NS 1♠;
Par +660: S 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN56602.000.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
3 ♥S41701.001.005-Benton-Eads3-Fields-Dutcher
1 NTN31500.002.004-Cosby-Strange2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul
♠7 6
♥K Q 9
♦K Q 10 9 7 5
♣9 5
♠J 10
♥J 7 4
♦6 4 2
♣Q J 10 3 2
N
WE
S
♠9 4 3 2
♥10 8 6 3
♦A 3
♣A 7 6
♠A K Q 8 5
♥A 5 2
♦J 8
♣K 8 4

NS 4N; NS 4♠; NS 5♦; NS 3♥; NS 1♣;
Par +630: NS 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN56602.000.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
3 NTS46300.501.504-Cosby-Strange2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 NTS46300.501.505-Benton-Eads3-Fields-Dutcher

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul
♠Q 10 9 3
♥10 6
♦A Q 7 4 2
♣10 4
♠K 8 7
♥A K J 9 8 2
♦5
♣K J 9
N
WE
S
♠2
♥Q 5
♦K 9 8 6
♣A Q 8 7 3 2
♠A J 6 5 4
♥7 4 3
♦J 10 3
♣6 5

EW 5N; EW 5♥; EW 5♣; EW 1♦;
Par −660: EW 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥W56502.000.001-Branch-Neisler5-Benton-Eads
4 ♥W66800.501.504-Cosby-Strange3-Fields-Dutcher
4 ♥W66800.501.506-Spangler-Ream2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul
♠Q 10 8
♥7 5 4 3
♦10 6 5 3
♣K 5
♠4
♥10 6
♦A J 8 7 4 2
♣10 9 6 4
N
WE
S
♠K 7 5
♥K 8 2
♦K Q 9
♣A J 8 3
♠A J 9 6 3 2
♥A Q J 9
♦—
♣Q 7 2

NS 5♠; NS 3♥; E 4♣; E 2N; EW 3♦; W 3♣;
Par +500: E 6♣×−2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♥S52001.001.001-Branch-Neisler5-Benton-Eads
3 ♠S52001.001.004-Cosby-Strange3-Fields-Dutcher
2 ♠S52001.001.006-Spangler-Ream2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul
♠J 10 6 5 2
♥K 9 8
♦A 9 6
♣K 3
♠A Q
♥J 7 5 4
♦Q J 10 8 7 4
♣Q
N
WE
S
♠K 8 7
♥A 6 3
♦K 2
♣J 10 8 6 5
♠9 4 3
♥Q 10 2
♦5 3
♣A 9 7 4 2

EW 2N; EW 2♥; EW 3♦; NS 1♠; EW 1♣;
Par −120: EW 2N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♦W31102.000.004-Cosby-Strange3-Fields-Dutcher
2 NTE31501.001.001-Branch-Neisler5-Benton-Eads
3 NTE44300.002.006-Spangler-Ream2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul
♠K 6 4
♥10 9 4 3
♦Q 10
♣A K 7 4
♠A 10 9 7 3
♥A 7 6 5
♦A 6
♣10 8
N
WE
S
♠J 8 5 2
♥Q
♦9 8 5 4 3
♣Q 9 6
♠Q
♥K J 8 2
♦K J 7 2
♣J 5 3 2

NS 3♥; EW 2♠; NS 1N; NS 1♣;
Par +140: NS 3♥=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♥S41702.000.001-Branch-Neisler5-Benton-Eads
4 ♥S−1501.001.004-Cosby-Strange3-Fields-Dutcher
4 ♥S−21000.002.006-Spangler-Ream2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul
♠J 8 3 2
♥10 8
♦10 9 6 5
♣Q 8 5
♠Q 10 6 5 4
♥9 4 2
♦K 7
♣J 9 2
N
WE
S
♠7
♥Q J 3
♦Q 8 3 2
♣K 10 6 4 3
♠A K 9
♥A K 7 6 5
♦A J 4
♣A 7

N 3N; NS 3♠; NS 3♥; N 4♦; S 2N; S 3♦; EW 1♣;
Par +600: N 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN46302.000.001-Branch-Neisler5-Benton-Eads
4 ♥N46201.001.004-Cosby-Strange3-Fields-Dutcher
3 NTS36000.002.006-Spangler-Ream2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul
♠A 10 6 3
♥Q 10 7 2
♦4 3
♣K Q 9
♠K J
♥A J 9 3
♦8 6
♣A 8 7 5 4
N
WE
S
♠9 7 2
♥K 8 6 5 4
♦Q J 10 2
♣J
♠Q 8 5 4
♥—
♦A K 9 7 5
♣10 6 3 2

NS 3♠; EW 3♥; S 3♦; NS 1N; N 2♦; NS 1♣;
Par +100: EW 4♥×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♥E−21001.500.505-Benton-Eads4-Cosby-Strange
3 ♥E−21001.500.506-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Dutcher
2 ♥E21100.002.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul
♠J
♥K 3
♦J 9 5 2
♣K Q 9 5 4 3
♠10 7
♥9 7 6 4
♦Q 7 6 3
♣J 7 6
N
WE
S
♠Q 8 6 5 4 3
♥A Q 8 2
♦A 4
♣A
♠A K 9 2
♥J 10 5
♦K 10 8
♣10 8 2

NS 2N; EW 2♠; EW 2♥; NS 3♣; N 2♦; S 1♦;
Par +100: EW 3♥×−1; EW 3♠×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♣N31102.000.005-Benton-Eads4-Cosby-Strange
1 ♠E1801.001.006-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Dutcher
4 ♣N−22000.002.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul
♠J 7 2
♥A K 9 3
♦A 9
♣J 10 7 3
♠Q 5
♥Q J 10 8 6
♦J 10 8
♣A 8 5
N
WE
S
♠A K 4 3
♥7 5 4 2
♦5 2
♣Q 9 6
♠10 9 8 6
♥—
♦K Q 7 6 4 3
♣K 4 2

NS 2N; NS 2♠; NS 3♦; EW 1♥; NS 1♣;
Par +120: NS 1N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♥W−22002.000.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler
2 ♦N41301.001.005-Benton-Eads4-Cosby-Strange
4 ♠S−22000.002.006-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Dutcher

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul
♠K 9 8 3 2
♥10 7 4
♦9 4
♣J 6 2
♠6
♥A Q 8 5 3
♦10 8 7 2
♣10 8 7
N
WE
S
♠Q J 5
♥9 6 2
♦Q 6 5
♣A Q 4 3
♠A 10 7 4
♥K J
♦A K J 3
♣K 9 5

NS 3♠; NS 1N; EW 1♥; NS 1♦; NS 1♣;
Par +140: NS 2♠+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 ♠N31401.500.505-Benton-Eads4-Cosby-Strange
3 ♠N31401.500.506-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Dutcher
5 ♠N−21000.002.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul
♠Q J
♥K Q 8 4 3
♦10 8
♣Q 6 5 2
♠K 6 5 3
♥10 9 6 5 2
♦7 4
♣4 3
N
WE
S
♠A 8 7 2
♥J 7
♦K 9 3
♣A J 10 8
♠10 9 4
♥A
♦A Q J 6 5 2
♣K 9 7

NS 2N; N 2♥; NS 2♦; N 2♣; E 1♠; S 1♥; S 1♣;
Par +120: NS 2N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♦S31102.000.006-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Dutcher
2 ♦S2901.001.005-Benton-Eads4-Cosby-Strange
3 ♦S−11000.002.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul
♠A 8
♥9 5
♦7 6 2
♣K Q 10 9 6 2
♠K J 10 9 4
♥A K J 3
♦4
♣A 4 3
N
WE
S
♠6 5 3 2
♥Q 8 6
♦A K J 10 3
♣J
♠Q 7
♥10 7 4 2
♦Q 9 8 5
♣8 7 5

EW 6♠; EW 5♥; EW 4♦; EW 1N; EW 1♣;
Par −1430: EW 6♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠W66801.001.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Benton-Eads
4 ♠W66801.001.003-Fields-Dutcher1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♠W66801.001.006-Spangler-Ream4-Cosby-Strange

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul
♠A 10 9 8
♥9 8 4
♦A 10
♣K 10 5 3
♠Q 6
♥K J 10 6 5 3 2
♦5 3
♣J 4
N
WE
S
♠7 5 4 2
♥A
♦Q 9 4
♣A 9 7 6 2
♠K J 3
♥Q 7
♦K J 8 7 6 2
♣Q 8

NS 5N; NS 5♠; NS 5♦; EW 2♥; NS 3♣;
Par +460: NS 4N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♠S41702.000.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Benton-Eads
4 ♦S51500.501.503-Fields-Dutcher1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♦S51500.501.506-Spangler-Ream4-Cosby-Strange

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul
♠K 9 8 7 6 3
♥K 8 4 2
♦—
♣K 6 3
♠Q J
♥10 7 6 5
♦J 8 6
♣Q J 7 2
N
WE
S
♠A 2
♥Q 9
♦K Q 10 4 3
♣A 8 5 4
♠10 5 4
♥A J 3
♦A 9 7 5 2
♣10 9

N 4♠; E 3N; S 3♠; W 2N; EW 3♦; W 2♣; EW 1♥; E 1♣;
Par +100: E 4N×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♠N31402.000.006-Spangler-Ream4-Cosby-Strange
3 ♦E−21001.001.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Benton-Eads
1 NTE31500.002.003-Fields-Dutcher1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul
♠A 9 6 5
♥J 9 7 6 4
♦Q J
♣Q 3
♠10 7 3 2
♥K Q 10
♦A 6 2
♣K 10 8
N
WE
S
♠K 8 4
♥A 8 3
♦K 9 8 7
♣7 6 5
♠Q J
♥5 2
♦10 5 4 3
♣A J 9 4 2

EW 1N; W 2♦; EW 1♠; EW 1♥; E 1♦; EW 1♣;
Par −90: W 1♦+1; EW 1N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 ♥N−1501.500.502-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Benton-Eads
2 ♣S−1501.500.503-Fields-Dutcher1-Branch-Neisler
1 NTE1900.002.006-Spangler-Ream4-Cosby-Strange

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul
♠J 10 8
♥J 9 6
♦8 6 4 2
♣4 3 2
♠K 6 5
♥Q 10 2
♦K Q J 9 5
♣J 9
N
WE
S
♠9 3 2
♥K 8 4 3
♦10
♣A Q 8 7 6
♠A Q 7 4
♥A 7 5
♦A 7 3
♣K 10 5

EW 1N; EW 2♦; EW 2♣; EW 1♠; EW 1♥;
Par −90: EW 1♣+1; EW 1♦+1; EW 1N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠S−11001.500.502-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Benton-Eads
1 NTS−11001.500.506-Spangler-Ream4-Cosby-Strange
3 ♣E31100.002.003-Fields-Dutcher1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul
♠10 9 6 5 4 2
♥K Q 8 6
♦J 10
♣10
♠J 3
♥J 9 7 5 3
♦A
♣Q 7 6 5 4
N
WE
S
♠8
♥A 10 4
♦Q 9 8 7 5 4 2
♣9 3
♠A K Q 7
♥2
♦K 6 3
♣A K J 8 2

NS 4N; NS 4♠; NS 2♣; NS 1♥; EW 1♦;
Par +630: NS 4N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠N56502.000.006-Spangler-Ream5-Benton-Eads
5 ♠N−11000.501.501-Branch-Neisler4-Cosby-Strange
5 ♠N−11000.501.503-Fields-Dutcher2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul
♠K 10
♥A K Q 5
♦A 9 8 7 5
♣A J
♠A Q 8 4 3
♥J 9 6
♦10
♣8 6 4 2
N
WE
S
♠6 2
♥10 4 3
♦J 6 4 3 2
♣K 7 3
♠J 9 7 5
♥8 7 2
♦K Q
♣Q 10 9 5

NS 5♥; NS 4N; NS 3♠; NS 4♦; NS 3♣;
Par +450: NS 4♥+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN54602.000.006-Spangler-Ream5-Benton-Eads
3 NTN44301.001.003-Fields-Dutcher2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 ♥N44200.002.001-Branch-Neisler4-Cosby-Strange

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul
♠A 7 6 3
♥10 9 8
♦Q 7
♣J 9 4 2
♠10 2
♥4
♦K J 8 6 2
♣A K Q 6 3
N
WE
S
♠K 8 5 4
♥A Q 7
♦A 10 5 4
♣7 5
♠Q J 9
♥K J 6 5 3 2
♦9 3
♣10 8

EW 6♦; EW 4N; E 4♠; EW 5♣; W 3♠; E 1♥;
Par −1370: EW 6♦=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♦W61702.000.003-Fields-Dutcher2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
5 ♦W56001.001.001-Branch-Neisler4-Cosby-Strange
3 NTE46300.002.006-Spangler-Ream5-Benton-Eads

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul
♠A 8 4
♥J 9 7 5 2
♦A 9
♣10 9 6
♠7 2
♥A 6 3
♦Q 10 2
♣A K Q 8 7
N
WE
S
♠Q J 10 9 6 3
♥Q 10
♦K 7 6
♣3 2
♠K 5
♥K 8 4
♦J 8 5 4 3
♣J 5 4

EW 4♠; EW 3N; EW 3♣; EW 2♦; NS 1♥;
Par −420: EW 4♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW−21002.000.006-Spangler-Ream5-Benton-Eads
3 ♠W41701.001.003-Fields-Dutcher2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 ♠W44200.002.001-Branch-Neisler4-Cosby-Strange

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul
♠A 10 4
♥K J 2
♦A 5
♣K Q J 10 8
♠K J 6 5
♥Q 10 9 6
♦Q 9 6
♣6 4
N
WE
S
♠9 8 3
♥7 5 4 3
♦K 7
♣A 9 3 2
♠Q 7 2
♥A 8
♦J 10 8 4 3 2
♣7 5

NS 4N; S 4♦; NS 4♣; NS 2♠; N 2♥; N 3♦; S 1♥;
Par +430: NS 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS44301.500.501-Branch-Neisler4-Cosby-Strange
3 NTS44301.500.506-Spangler-Ream5-Benton-Eads
3 NTN34000.002.003-Fields-Dutcher2-Stahlecker-Birmingham