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27 February - 1 March 2026 in The Barnstaple Hotel.
A ten-match Swiss Pairs competition on the Friday and Saturday followed by a six-match blue-pointed Swiss Teams competition on the Sunday.
Open to EBU members.
April 17-19, 2026 in The Grand Hotel, Torquay.
A ten-match green-pointed Swiss Pairs competition on the Friday and Saturday followed by a six-match green-pointed Swiss Teams competition on the Sunday.
Open to EBU members.
Saturday 3-4 January, 2026 on Realbridge.
Championship Pairs on Saturday followed by blue-pointed Swiss Teams on Sunday.
The Sunday Teams competition will also be Devon's qualifying event for the EBU Pachabo Cup. Both days are open to all EBU members, regardless of their county of allegiance.
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| DBA Events Summary |
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The DBA committee organise several events over the season, the main event being the Devon County Congress. In addition, some clubs organise charity events that are open to all players.
The event titles below will take you to a page with full details about the event and the entry form (where relevant).
Congress | Pairs | Teams | Leagues | Rules & Licences
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Saturday, March 21, 2026, starting at 11am on RealBridge.
A one-day, two-session green-pointed pairs competition.
The top three pairs in this event will be invited to represent Devon in the EBU Corwen Trophy.
Open to DBA members only.
A one-day event for players new to the game.
Open to all whether EBU members or not.
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Sunday, January 4, 2026 on RealBridge
For 2026, this blue-pointed Devon Teams competition, part of the John Woolcott Weekend, will be the qualifier for the EBU Pachabo Cup.
This competition is open to all teams, regardless of county allegiance, although only Devon teams are eligible to represent Devon in the Pachabo.
Sunday 23 November 2025 in Filleigh
One of two annual Charity Swiss Teams event at Filleigh Village Hall.
Open to all whether EBU members or not.
Annually in March in Filleigh
One of two annual Charity Swiss Teams event at Filleigh Village Hall.
Open to all whether EBU members or not.
Sunday, February 15, 2026 on RealBridge
A one-day two session teams-of-eight event for EBU-affiliated Devon clubs. The winning team will be eligible to represent Devon in the EBU Garden Cities Trophy.
Open to EBU members. There are entry conditions tied to club membership.
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| Leagues |
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A Teams-of-Four league run twice a year on RealBridge in two divisions.
Open to EBU and non-EBU members and not restricted to Devon players.
The league runs from September to April on RealBridge. Eight counties are involved: Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, East Wales, Herefordshire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Devon enters teams in each of the three divisions, A, B and C. The winners of each Division will be invited to compete in the National Inter-County League Finals in June.
Open to Devon members.
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| Rules and Licences |
Rules
The rulebook can be downloaded as a pdf file.
Event License Forms
Events run in Devon need to have licenses from both the DBA and the EBU. Application forms are below.
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