After a nice lull following GNTs, there is suddenly a whole lot going on in the ACBL world. First off, a lot of folks are asking about NAP club qualifiers. You still have 2 full weeks to qualify, the All-For-One alliance and NYC Bridge / Honors promising quite a few sessions.
The Honors / All-For-One Schedule
What If You Can’t Make Those Sessions??
According to the NAP Conditions of Contest, an individual may qualify at any NAP club qualifier event in any district! Virtual clubs also count. If you happen to have membership in a virtual club outside of NYC that is running a qualifier, you might try that as well. However, keep in mind NAP is a grassroots event. The spirit of the event is to support clubs and drum up broad interest in the national championship tournaments. We encouraging supporting the NYC clubs.
Partnerships Across Flights? (Mixed Flight Partnerships)
What happens when you are a Flight C player partnering with a Flight B player? The two of you can partner up and play in a 0-2500 NAP qualifier. If you happen to make the top 50% of the field, you will both be individually qualified for Flight B, and the C player is qualified for C in addition to B.
This is explicitly covered in the Mixed Flight Partnerships.
- Partnerships consisting of players of different flights must enter events in the flights
eligible to the top player. - Any player who qualifies in a flight higher than his own is deemed to have also qualified
in his own flight for the next level of competition.
Here are the official ACBL NAP conditions of contest.
What Day is the District NAP Final for My Flight?
The tentative plan is for Sunday, October 24th to be the date of the District 24 NAP finals. All flights will run on the same day, and the event will likely be online. Note, this date is tentative and might be subject to change. Check with your Unit officers or this website for the latest info.