Tony Hutton
Tony Hutton has been a player of significance on the Australian scene for several decades. He learned to play bridge at the age of 12, discovering duplicate some five years later whilst at university. His career was in computers as a software analyst and. Later, as a futures trader.
Other interests include backgammon. He competed in two World Championships, running 5th in Monte Carlo in 1980. He also won two Australian Open tournaments. Tony was originally Sydney-based and was the New South Wales Bridge Association treasurer for three years.
He moved to Brisbane in 2012 and his playing record in Queensland since then speaks for itself. Now regarded as a true-blue Queenslander, he is ranked as No. 4 in the State Masterpoint listings – a Gold Grandmaster with over 6000 points to his credit. Tony had a long-lasting friendship with Tony Jackman, informally assisting him at times with some aspects of the running of the Gold Coast Congress. He is currently a member of the QBA Tournament Committee.
International
1982 WBF World Championship in France [with Bobby Richman, Norma & Jim Borin]
1980 Inter-cities Tournament in Hong Kong [with Andrew Markovics, Ron Klinger, Paul Lavings]
National Titles
2016 National Flighted Pairs – [with Malcolm Carter]
2013 Australian National Championships Seniors’ Teams – [with Tony Jackman, Therese Tully, Richard Wallis, Ian Afflick, Paul Collins, David McLeish (NPC)]
2013 National Flighted Pairs – [with Bob Sebesfi]
2009 Gold Coast Congress Seres-McMahon Swiss Pairs – [with Helena Hutton]
2008 Gold Coast Congress Seniors’ Pairs – [with Tony Jackman]
2008 National Flighted Pairs – [with Helena Hutton]
2002 Australian National Championships Seniors’ Pairs – [with William Westwood]
2002 Gold Coast Congress Seniors’ Pairs – [with Tony Jackman]
State Representation
Australian National Championships – Queensland Open Team 2024, 2022, 2021, 2016, 2015
Australian National Championships – New South Wales Open Team 2011, 1981
Australian National Championships – Queensland Seniors’ Team 2019, 2018, 2017, 2013
State Titles
2023 New South Wales Veterans Pairs [with Malcolm Carter]
2019 Queensland Open Pairs – [with Ralph Parker]
2019 Queensland Senior Teams – [with Malcolm Carter, Lyn Carter, Neville Francis]
2018 Queensland Senior Teams – [with Malcolm Carter, Lyn Carter, Neville Francis]
2017 Queensland Men’s Pairs – [with Malcolm Carter]
2017 Queensland Open Teams – [with Neville Francis, Malcolm Carter, Magnus Moren]
2017 Queensland Graded Teams – [with Charlie Lu, Chuan Qin, Malcolm Carter]
2016 Queensland Graded Pairs – [with Malcolm Carter]
2016 Queensland Graded Teams – [with Richard Touton, Larry Moses, Malcolm Carter]
2015 Queensland Graded Pairs – [with Tony Jackman]
2015 Queensland Open Teams – [with Neville Francis, Malcolm Carter, Magnus Moren]
2013 Queensland Open Teams – [with Betty Lee, Mike Robson, Tony Jackman]
2013 Queensland Graded Pairs – [with Malcolm Carter]
2010 New South Wales Open Teams – [with Leo Goorevich, Tina Zines, Fred Curtis, Bob Sebesfi]
2007 Shaufelburger Teams – [with Helena Hutton, Leo Goorevich, Fred Curtis, Peter Wood]
2002 Queensland Open Pairs – [with Tony Jackman]
1997 Masters Pairs – [with Robert Evans]
1996 City of Sydney Teams – [with John Arkinstall, Fred Curtis, Bob Sebesfi, Tim Posney]
Other
2021 James O’Sullivan Award for most masterpoints gained in Qld
2017 Barrier Reef John Brockwell Teams – [with Malcolm Carter, Nathan van Jole, Paul Wyer]
2014 Barrier Reef John Brockwell Teams – [with Malcolm Carter, Nathan van Jole, Paul Wyer]
2014 Coffs Harbour Open Pairs – [with Malcolm Carter]
2010 Gold Coast Senior Pairs – [with Tony Jackman]
2002 Gold Coast Senior Pairs – [with Tony Jackman]
1979 New Caledonia Club Med Pairs and Teams – [with Bobby Richman]
1974 Australian National Open Teams 2nd – [with Paul Wyer, Tony Ong, Kevin Hume] Gold Coast Congress Plate winners 4 times