There is a whole lot to announce and a whole lot that recently wrapped up in the New York and Long Island bridge scene. Apologies for the delay and with so much catching up to do, we’ll first make a summary post and deep dive more in the coming weeks.
D24 GNT Winners and Results
First and foremost, the District GNT KOs are all over. Thanks for all who participated and we wish our teams the best in Toronto. We will post the GNT results now as everyone is waiting for them. The points will be processed in the coming week or so and you will see them in your account and posted on your Live results (at least that’s the promise from our ACBL contacts).
Here are the GNT KO winners in each bracket, many thanks to our Unit President for compiling the rosters. We will do a deeper dive on some of the notable KOs in a countdown to Toronto NABCs.
Winter Regional is Back: Dec 26th-29th, 2024
The winter regional is back to Midtown Manhattan with an all new hosting venue. For the first time in decades (or possibly first time ever), the Marriott Times Square will be our host (sorry Hilton). We are also back to holding it on the week just before New Years. The regional will run for four days, Thurday through Sunday, with pairs and teams every day plus plenty of gold rush and newcomer games. Flyer and full schedule coming soon…
NAP Club Qualification Begins June 1st
It’s already time to start thinking about NAP Club Qualifications. For the casual club player, it is a free windfall. You play at your normal club as always, except on random days when you least expect it, you get a lot more Masterpoints. In fact, 50% of them are red pigmented points, recognizing that NAPs are a District event and therefore deserve some blend of a regional rating and club rating (for the math purists, NAP Club Qualfiiers have the same ratings and multiplier as a STaC, which is 28% more than a club championship game).
Ask your club which dates have the special NAP Club Qualifier days. Every club is allowed to designated a decent fraction of their games during the months of June, July, and August to pay the extra red / black points and qualify players to compete in the Disrtrict NAP finals in October.