Author Archives: Lee Lin

NYC Silver Points with Early Bird Discounts

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Lee Lin

The Unit is happy to offer 3 unique changes to earn silver points, all subsidized for those who pre-register early enough. Each event is part of an ACBL sanctioned sectional or STaC tournament and pays more generously than a normal … Continue reading →

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Reno Day 11: Team Rosenthal Wins the Vanderbilt

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Lee Lin

A top tier New York City based team won the Vanderbilt teams event on the 11th day of the Reno Spring 2022 North American Bridge Championships. President Joann Glasson presents the Vanderbilt trophy to captain Andrew Rosenthal, Boye Brogeland, Aaron … Continue reading →

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Reno NABC Day 8: NAP B and C Begins

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Lee Lin

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 … Continue reading →

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NABC Reno Day 3: Competitions and Conventions Committee

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Lee Lin

The C&C Committee is holding their meeting on Monday, March 14th 2022 in Reno at the Silver Ballrooms. They are responsible for a variety of procedures and regulations around competitions, convention charts, alert procedures, and many other tournament and competition … Continue reading →

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NABC Reno Day 2: Advisory Council General Meeting

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Lee Lin

Today is the Advisory Council General Meeting held during the Spring NABC. Because of the fast-paced nature of this meeting, we will be live updating as information comes. It is a hectic combination of important information, interesting news, but also … Continue reading →

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NABC Reno Day 1: Big Apple Making a Big Impact

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Lee Lin

So it’s not really Day 1 of the NABC. Officially March 9th was the first day, which kicked off the Flight A NAP tournament. However, this is the first day for a large part of the NYC crew and the … Continue reading →

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Upcoming 2022 NYC Sectionals and Regionals

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Lee Lin

The cat is out of the bag. ACBL just granted our Unit and District a few tournament sanctions, and amazingly some members are already inquiring about them! It seems the “Find a tournament” section on ACBL.org attracts a decent following. … Continue reading →

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Happy Hour Swiss: Friday 6PM, March 25th, 2022

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Lee Lin

GNYBA and Bridge and Games is holding a Happy Hour Swiss, Friday 6:30pm on March 25th, 2022. Beginners and newcomers are welcome!  The goal for the evening is to introduce you to team play and to HAVE FUN! Happy Hour … Continue reading →

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District 24 GNT Dates 2022

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Lee Lin

These are the opening round District 24 GNT dates for the 2021-2022 season: Championship Flight: May 7th + May 8th (Semi-final if needed on May 15th) Fight A: May 14th + May 15th Flight B: Apr 30th + May 1st … Continue reading →

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Sectional Cancelled But Swiss Teams Still On

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Lee Lin

Unfortunately, the GNYBA Winter Sectional did not generate enough pre-registrations to hold a viable sectional. In order to award those precious silver points with a standalone sectional rating, we need to use an ACBL approved director and pay various other … Continue reading →

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