This week flew by so quickly that we haven’t had time to provide much needed updates. Today is the first day of the Goldner North American Pairs, aka NAP Flight B. It is also the same day as the President’s Cup North American Pairs, aka NAP Flight C. Here are the representatives from our District:
Golden North American Pairs (D24):
Janie Woo and Michael Schwartz
Richard Morici and Silvana Morici
Alan Davidson and Lee Lin
Mee Warren and Monique France
President’s Cup North American Pairs (D24):
Christine Flynn and Deborah Tormey
William Nealon and Maria Lawson
Inaugural 0-2500 Pairs Finalists:
Two days prior several New York pairs entered the first ever 0-2500 Pairs event for the Spring NABC. This is a great nationally-rated event with a strong intermediate field that takes place concurrently with the Silodor Open Pairs. It is also the only 4-session, 0-2500 pairs event that does not require pre-qualification, and pays 55 gold masterpoints as long as 32 tables or more show up.
Congrats to two fully New York pairs who made it to the finals of the 4-session event:
Nikki Hudak playing with Dan Lev
Marla Lawson playing with Bill Nealon
Other events for 0-2500 players during NABC include the Young Pairs, a 6-session event during the summer NABC, the Goldner North American Pairs (requires District qualification), and the Bean Red Ribbon Pairs (requires a red ribbon qualifier). Because of the pre-qualification requirements, the Red Ribbon Pairs and Goldner Pairs pay slightly more gold points than the 0-2500 event.