{"id":15238,"date":"2026-03-19T13:42:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/?p=15238"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:04:35","slug":"london-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/en\/london-pride\/","title":{"rendered":"LONDON\u00a0PRIDE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lederer Memorial Trophy is a prestigious invitation teams event organised by the London Metropolitan Bridge Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First played in 1945 as a tribute to Richard Lederer, it was originally an inter-county competition, but became a challenge event between London\u2019s Bridge Clubs. Richard was a leading international player who ran his own club and contributed greatly to the development of English bridge in its formative years. The name of his son, Tony, the first President of the LCCBA (the former name of the LMBA), was added to the dedication in 1977 by his widow, Rhoda Barrow Lederer, one of the leading bridge teachers of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2013, the Lederer was played for the first time at the Royal Automobile Club, the event being expanded to accommodate ten teams rather than the usual eight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-60a1373\" data-block-id=\"60a1373\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-60a1373-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7bc4ff6\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7bc4ff6\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7bc4ff6-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7bc4ff6-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-d62ad93\" data-block-id=\"d62ad93\"><style>.stk-d62ad93 .stk-img-wrapper{width:413px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-15241\" src=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Photo_3-1.jpg\" width=\"413\" height=\"286\" alt=\"Left to right: Alexander Allfrey, Dennis Bilde, Andrew Robson &amp; Zia.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Photo_3-1.jpg 413w, https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Photo_3-1-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/span><figcaption class=\"stk-img-figcaption\">Left to right: Alexander Allfrey, Dennis Bilde, Andrew Robson &amp; Zia.<br>\u00a9 By permission of Lederer event\/London Metropolitan Bridge Association (LMBA).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e658d39\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e658d39\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e658d39-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e658d39-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-cf0c73f\" data-block-id=\"cf0c73f\"><style>.stk-cf0c73f .stk-img-wrapper{width:413px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-15243\" src=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Photo_4.jpg\" width=\"413\" height=\"286\" alt=\"Artur Malinowski and Dame Janet de Botton take on Ola and Mikael Rimstedt.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Photo_4.jpg 413w, https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Photo_4-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/span><figcaption class=\"stk-img-figcaption\"><strong><strong>Artur Malinowski and Dame Janet de Botton take on Ola and Mikael Rimstedt.<\/strong><\/strong><br>\u00a9 By permission of Lederer event\/London Metropolitan Bridge Association (LMBA).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lederer Memorial Trophy is a prestigious invitation teams event organised by the London Metropolitan Bridge Association. 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