We are 21 days away from the Big Apple Winter Regional. Both the winter and Spring NYC regional tournaments are special – we have our own premium events that attract star players from across the country and world (and especially star players in NYC). It’s also the last chance for many racing for the GNYBA Player of the Year award.
Our Regional also offers the usual 2-session events that everyone else has, except the Midtown Hilton venue on 53rd street and 6th Ave is walking distance from some of the most iconic city landmarks. Times Square, Central Park, Rockefeller Center are all just minutes away, and you don’t even need to hop into an Uber or subway.
(Edit: the Mid-Flight on 12/26 and 12/29 is now 0-3000 instead of 0-2000. An earlier version pointed out the uniqueness of our 0-2000 limits)
12/26 and 12/29 Special Mid-Flight Days for 0-3000
Thursday and Sunday are special for those who enjoy choosing precisely the difficulty of their field. Thursday 12/26 offer four tiers of pairs competition – the Open tier (unlimited), the Mid-Flight tier (0-3000), the Gold Rush (0-750), and Newcomer (0-100). Sunday 12/29 has A/X teams, Mid-Flight Teams (0-3000), and Gold Rush Teams.
New York Minute vs New York Mid-Flight
A New York Minute is supposed to be the time it takes before someone waiting gets very impatient – and it tends to be a lot shorter than a minute.
So why is the New York middle tier capped at 2000? Good question. In fact, an earlier version of our brochure mentioned the 0-2000 peculiarity and for consistently, GNYBA have moved to 0-3000.
Maybe Greater New York decided our masterpoints are “heavier”, because if you can beat the field here, you can beat it anywhere. Therefore, our 2000 players are just as good as 3000 players elsewhere!