The Contested Auction wins IBPA Book of the Year Award!

The results are in and we want to congratulate Roy Hughes for his book The Contested Auction winning this years Master Point Press and IBPA Book of the Year Award!

From the IBPA Award Summary….

Master Point Press Book of the Year
Winner: The Contested Auction — Roy Hughes

Canadian expert Roy Hughes’ has written four bridge books: Building a Bidding System, Card by Card, Canada’s Bridge Warriors: Murray & Kehela, and The Contested Auction — all have been shortlisted for the Master Point Press Book of the Year Award. Hughes won the 2007 award for Canada’s Bridge Warriors. Now he has won the 2012 award for his latest, The Contested Auction.

Hughes’ background in mathematics and linguistics has led him to think a great deal about the theory and structure of effective bidding systems. In The Contested Auction, he turns to the theory and practice of competitive auctions, a critical component of the modern game. Beginning by establishing what the bidding system needs to accomplish, Hughes goes on to discuss every type of contested auction, and recommends useful methods and agreements from which the reader can select. This is an up-to-date discussion, covering many topics in detail that have at best seen cursory treatment in print up to now. Hughes discusses “different philosophies and strategies to cope with the modern vernacular, stressing the importance of clarity of principles, comfort with agreed methods, and a commitment to understanding any treatment and its consequences before adopting it.”
Shortlist:

• Bridge at the Edge — Boye Brogeland & David Bird
• It’s All in the Game — Bob Ewen & Jeff Rubens
• The Deadly Defence Quiz Book — Wladyslaw Izdebski, Roman Krzemien & Ron Klinger
• Defend or Declare? — Julian Pottage
• The Amazing Queen — Clement Wong

 

Photo credit: Ron Tacchi

At the award ceremonies in Lille, France Ray Lee presented the award to John Carruthers, who accepted on behalf of Roy Hughes.

For the IBPA full award summary please visit IBPA.com