Monthly Archives: February 2020

Can We Muster Up 20 Teams This Sunday?

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Lee Lin

Last Sunday was a great showing of 17 teams for GNT-B. There are some logistics we could do better. Maybe we can figure out seeding and groups without such a long delay (sorry). Maybe lunch doesn’t need to be at … Continue reading →

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GNT-Championship Semi Finalists

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Lee Lin

After a 2-session round robin with 12 teams on Saturday, the championship flight District 24 GNT field continued Sunday with the round of 8. Similar to the Flight B format, a seeding committee created two balanced groups with four survivors … Continue reading →

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Record Breaking 17 Teams Contest GNT-B (District 24)

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Lee Lin

Absolutely amazing. Last year we had 10 teams show up for the GNT-B opening round, but today we broke a district record at 17 teams! The conditions of contest didn’t even account for 12+ teams resulting in 8 survivors. But … Continue reading →

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GNT-Championship 2020 Update

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Lee Lin

Today kicked off GNT season with 12 teams showing up for the opening round! By now, everyone should know the preferred format with 12 teams. To recap, a seeding committee nominated by the director, District Representative, and Unit GNT Coordinator … Continue reading →

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Free Online ACBL Silver Point Sectional

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Lee Lin

It’s raining silver points these days! We just finished another successful unit STaC weekend with three separate Swiss teams events (two for 0-750, one for open). The winning pair on Friday afternoon netted 13.31 silver points! The next nearby sectional … Continue reading →

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Format for GNT Opening Round D24

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Lee Lin

Hopefully by now everyone knows the dates for the 2020 Grand National Teams opening round in District 24 (New York City and Long Island). If you don’t, check out the GNT flyer one more time, it’s this weekend and next … Continue reading →

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NYC Beginner Social Bridge for Young Adults

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Lee Lin

Many of us have friends who are intrigued by bridge, but have no idea how to get started. They see us spending endless hours at the club and burning entire weekends going to nearby tournaments. What if they simply want … Continue reading →

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Big Apple Spring 2020 Regional

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Lee Lin

We have a tournament flyer for the Big Apple Spring 2020 Regional. Check back for more updates, but for now here are the big changes: Gold Rush Pairs Every Day The December 2019 regional was very successful, but one large … Continue reading →

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Avoiding Board Swapping And Caddy Disasters

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Lee Lin

During a large team event, there is a lot of chaos going on in the room that most of us don’t see. How could we? We are too busy concentrating on the current hand (or the prior hand if we … Continue reading →

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Finding GNT Partners and Teammates

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Lee Lin

As we near the GNT opening rounds for District 24, we are getting more and more requests from pairs and individuals looking to complete their teams. It’s a great event and we encourage everyone to give it a try. Here … Continue reading →

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