Friday Afternoon Pairs Friday Aft Session January 9, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   37.5      Section F  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   56.67   42.50  A                     3                1.23(OA) Linda Spangler - Stephen Bennett
  2   36.67   27.50  C                                               Sue Ragsdale - Kay Jones
  3   58.33   43.75  C   1     1     1     1     1     1    2.19(OA) Brenda Schrader - David Urbel
  4   40.84   30.63  B                                               Margot Hirsch - Randy Eads
  5   57.51   43.13  C   2     2           2     2     2    1.64(OA) Annie Mason - Cynthia Benton

Friday Afternoon Pairs Friday Aft Session January 9, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   37.5      Section F  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   47.33   35.50  B                                               Gary Neisler - Alan Rauch
  2   54.00   40.50  A   1                 4                1.09(SA) Bill Ream - Kathy Coleman
  3   46.00   34.50  C                                               John Fee - Mike Frederick
  4   52.67   39.50  C   2     1     1           3          0.92(OB) Hal Schulz - Suzy Cummings

NO GAME 1/16 - Denton sectional

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

NS 4; NS 2; EW 2; EW 1;
Par +130: NS 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 N51503.000.001-Spangler-Bennett1-Neisler-Rauch
5 W−21002.001.002-Ragsdale-Jones3-Fee-Frederick
5 N−52501.002.005-Mason-Benton4-Schulz-Cummings
3 ×W34700.003.004-Hirsch-Eads2-Ream-Coleman

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

NS 4N; NS 5; NS 3; NS 2; W 1;
Par +630: NS 4N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTW−31502.500.501-Spangler-Bennett1-Neisler-Rauch
2 N51502.500.504-Hirsch-Eads2-Ream-Coleman
1 NTW−1501.002.002-Ragsdale-Jones3-Fee-Frederick
2 W21100.003.005-Mason-Benton4-Schulz-Cummings

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

NS 3; NS 2N; NS 2; NS 3; NS 1;
Par +140: NS 1+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN44303.000.005-Mason-Benton4-Schulz-Cummings
3 NTS34001.501.501-Spangler-Bennett1-Neisler-Rauch
3 NTN34001.501.502-Ragsdale-Jones3-Fee-Frederick
3 NTN−1500.003.004-Hirsch-Eads2-Ream-Coleman

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

EW 1N; NS 1; EW 1; NS 1;
Par −90: EW 1N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 E−22003.000.005-Mason-Benton4-Schulz-Cummings
2 N−11002.001.001-Spangler-Bennett1-Neisler-Rauch
1 NTW21201.002.002-Ragsdale-Jones3-Fee-Frederick
2 S−22000.003.004-Hirsch-Eads2-Ream-Coleman

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

EW 1N; EW 2; S 1; NS 1; S 1;
Par −90: EW 1N=; EW 2=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE−21003.000.001-Spangler-Bennett1-Neisler-Rauch
3 NTW−1501.501.502-Ragsdale-Jones3-Fee-Frederick
3 W−1501.501.505-Mason-Benton4-Schulz-Cummings
2 NTW21200.003.004-Hirsch-Eads2-Ream-Coleman

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

EW 4; EW 2N; NS 2; S 2; N 1;
Par −500: S 5×−3; NS 5×−3

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E−11002.001.003-Schrader-Urbel4-Schulz-Cummings
4 E−11002.001.004-Hirsch-Eads1-Neisler-Rauch
3 E−11002.001.005-Mason-Benton3-Fee-Frederick
3 E31400.003.002-Ragsdale-Jones2-Ream-Coleman

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

NS 7; NS 6; NS 4N; NS 2; NS 3;
Par +2210: NS 7=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S56502.001.003-Schrader-Urbel4-Schulz-Cummings
4 S56502.001.004-Hirsch-Eads1-Neisler-Rauch
4 S56502.001.005-Mason-Benton3-Fee-Frederick
6 S−11000.003.002-Ragsdale-Jones2-Ream-Coleman

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

NS 4N; NS 4; NS 3; NS 1;
Par +430: NS 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ×W−23003.000.004-Hirsch-Eads1-Neisler-Rauch
2 N31401.501.503-Schrader-Urbel4-Schulz-Cummings
3 N31401.501.505-Mason-Benton3-Fee-Frederick
4 N−1500.003.002-Ragsdale-Jones2-Ream-Coleman

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

NS 2; EW 2; EW 1; NS 1;
Par +110: NS 2=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N21103.000.005-Mason-Benton3-Fee-Frederick
1 NTS−1501.501.502-Ragsdale-Jones2-Ream-Coleman
2 S−1501.501.503-Schrader-Urbel4-Schulz-Cummings
2 W2900.003.004-Hirsch-Eads1-Neisler-Rauch

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

EW 5N; EW 5; NS 2; NS 1;
Par −660: EW 4N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 E−11003.000.005-Mason-Benton3-Fee-Frederick
2 W51501.501.503-Schrader-Urbel4-Schulz-Cummings
3 W51501.501.504-Hirsch-Eads1-Neisler-Rauch
3 NTW66900.003.002-Ragsdale-Jones2-Ream-Coleman

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

EW 5; W 5; E 4; N 4; NS 2; S 3;
Par −300: N 6×−2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 ×N−11003.000.005-Mason-Benton2-Ream-Coleman
4 W54501.002.001-Spangler-Bennett4-Schulz-Cummings
4 W54501.002.002-Ragsdale-Jones1-Neisler-Rauch
5 W54501.002.003-Schrader-Urbel3-Fee-Frederick

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

EW 5; EW 5; EW 3; EW 2N; EW 1;
Par −450: EW 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 W44203.000.001-Spangler-Bennett4-Schulz-Cummings
4 W54502.001.003-Schrader-Urbel3-Fee-Frederick
4 W64801.002.005-Mason-Benton2-Ream-Coleman
4 W75100.003.002-Ragsdale-Jones1-Neisler-Rauch

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

EW 2; NS 1N; NS 2; NS 1;
Par −110: EW 2=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTS21203.000.002-Ragsdale-Jones1-Neisler-Rauch
1 NTS−11001.002.001-Spangler-Bennett4-Schulz-Cummings
2 S−11001.002.003-Schrader-Urbel3-Fee-Frederick
2 S−11001.002.005-Mason-Benton2-Ream-Coleman

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

NS 2; NS 1N; EW 2; NS 1; EW 1;
Par +100: EW 3×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 NTE−31503.000.005-Mason-Benton2-Ream-Coleman
2 NTE−21001.501.501-Spangler-Bennett4-Schulz-Cummings
2 NTE−21001.501.503-Schrader-Urbel3-Fee-Frederick
2 NTE21200.003.002-Ragsdale-Jones1-Neisler-Rauch

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

NS 5; NS 4; NS 5; NS 1N; EW 1;
Par +650: NS 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 ×W−48003.000.002-Ragsdale-Jones1-Neisler-Rauch
4 S56501.501.501-Spangler-Bennett4-Schulz-Cummings
5 S56501.501.503-Schrader-Urbel3-Fee-Frederick
5 N56000.003.005-Mason-Benton2-Ream-Coleman

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

EW 4; EW 4; EW 5; EW 1N; EW 1;
Par −620: EW 4=; EW 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW−33003.000.003-Schrader-Urbel2-Ream-Coleman
3 NTW−22001.501.501-Spangler-Bennett3-Fee-Frederick
3 NTW−22001.501.504-Hirsch-Eads4-Schulz-Cummings
1 NTW1900.003.005-Mason-Benton1-Neisler-Rauch

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

EW 7N; EW 7; EW 7; EW 6; EW 4;
Par −1520: EW 7N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
7 E−1502.500.503-Schrader-Urbel2-Ream-Coleman
7 E−1502.500.505-Mason-Benton1-Neisler-Rauch
6 E69801.002.004-Hirsch-Eads4-Schulz-Cummings
7 NTW715200.003.001-Spangler-Bennett3-Fee-Frederick

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

NS 4; EW 4; NS 5; EW 1N; EW 2;
Par +100: EW 5×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
PassPass3.000.003-Schrader-Urbel2-Ream-Coleman
5 S−33002.001.005-Mason-Benton1-Neisler-Rauch
4 E54501.002.004-Hirsch-Eads4-Schulz-Cummings
5 ×E56500.003.001-Spangler-Bennett3-Fee-Frederick

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

W 3N; E 2N; W 2; EW 3; E 1; EW 1; EW 1;
Par −600: W 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N−1503.000.003-Schrader-Urbel2-Ream-Coleman
1 N−21001.501.501-Spangler-Bennett3-Fee-Frederick
2 N−21001.501.505-Mason-Benton1-Neisler-Rauch
2 N−31500.003.004-Hirsch-Eads4-Schulz-Cummings

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

W 3; EW 2N; E 2; NS 3; EW 3;
Par −140: W 3=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW−22002.500.501-Spangler-Bennett3-Fee-Frederick
3 NTW−22002.500.503-Schrader-Urbel2-Ream-Coleman
3 NTW46300.502.504-Hirsch-Eads4-Schulz-Cummings
3 NTW46300.502.505-Mason-Benton1-Neisler-Rauch

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

NS 4; NS 4; NS 2N; NS 2; NS 1;
Par +620: NS 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S46203.000.004-Hirsch-Eads3-Fee-Frederick
2 S41701.002.001-Spangler-Bennett2-Ream-Coleman
2 S41701.002.002-Ragsdale-Jones4-Schulz-Cummings
2 S41701.002.003-Schrader-Urbel1-Neisler-Rauch

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

EW 2N; W 2; EW 1; NS 1; NS 1; E 1;
Par −120: EW 2N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTE1903.000.001-Spangler-Bennett2-Ream-Coleman
1 NTE21201.501.502-Ragsdale-Jones4-Schulz-Cummings
2 NTE21201.501.503-Schrader-Urbel1-Neisler-Rauch
2 NTE31500.003.004-Hirsch-Eads3-Fee-Frederick

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

NS 4N; NS 4; NS 4; NS 1; EW 1;
Par +630: NS 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS56603.000.004-Hirsch-Eads3-Fee-Frederick
3 NTN46302.001.001-Spangler-Bennett2-Ream-Coleman
3 NTN36001.002.002-Ragsdale-Jones4-Schulz-Cummings
1 NTN41800.003.003-Schrader-Urbel1-Neisler-Rauch

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

NS 3; NS 3; NS 1N; NS 1; EW 1;
Par +140: NS 2+1; NS 2+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ×S35303.000.003-Schrader-Urbel1-Neisler-Rauch
4 ×E−35002.001.004-Hirsch-Eads3-Fee-Frederick
2 S31401.002.001-Spangler-Bennett2-Ream-Coleman
1 NTW−1500.003.002-Ragsdale-Jones4-Schulz-Cummings

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

EW 4; EW 4; EW 1N; EW 1; NS 1;
Par −620: EW 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 W31403.000.002-Ragsdale-Jones4-Schulz-Cummings
3 W41701.501.501-Spangler-Bennett2-Ream-Coleman
2 W41701.501.504-Hirsch-Eads3-Fee-Frederick
4 W46200.003.003-Schrader-Urbel1-Neisler-Rauch