The Congress will follow the Laws of Duplicate Bridge 2017 & World Bridge Federation Guidelines and Regulations.


All Players are encouraged to have completed Convention cards, example Convention Cards for some Common Systems & Blank Versions are available for Download.

Allowable Systems include Standard American Yellow Card, 2 over 1 Forcing, Strong Club/Diamond, Precision, ACOL & 5 Card Major Systems, but any Methods meeting Green & Blue WBF System requirements are fine.

If you have any questions on Bidding System, please contact us using the Form below :-

The Congress will follow the WBF 2016 Systems Policy, with the modification on 2.2 Blue to 11 HCP or more, not 13 HCP or higher. A copy can be downloaded from the Download Centre.

HUM systems are strictly NOT ALLOWED

Alerting regulations will follow WBF Policy. Strong/Precision Club players are specifically reminded to alert their bids and not assume that opponents understand their system. Law 40 B(ii).

A copy of the Alerting Regulations can be downloaded from the Download Centre.

All players will be expected to behave in a civil & courteous manner, especially to their partners. General requirements are given by the Best Behaviour at Bridge Guidelines, issued by the English Bridge Union (EBU). A copy can be downloaded from the Download Centre.

If you have any questions or would like pre-confirm any aspects of your system, please use the form below :-