Author Archives: Lee Lin

Advisory Council Meeting Fall 2023

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Lee Lin

Today is another meeting of the ACBL Advisory Council, formerly the Board of Governors. ACBL Funding for Units: The 5-5-5 Plan Executive Director Bronia Jenkins outlined the new 5-5-5 plan focused on membership recruitment and retention. In the past, all … Continue reading →

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Annual ACBL Unit 155 Membership Meeting

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Lee Lin

Active ACBL Members of Unit 155 are invited to attend our annual membership meeting on December 18th, 2023, at 8:30am ET via Zoom (link below and on gnyba.org). The agenda includes: Election of the 2024 GNYBA Board of DirectorsDiscussion of … Continue reading →

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District 24 GNT Dates for 2024

Posted on November 26, 2023 by Lee Lin

As a reminder, District 24 GNTs will be held face-to-face at 110 East 55th Street, 6th Floor, at 11am ET each of the following days: Championship: Saturday Feb 24th + Sunday Feb 25thFlight A (0-6000): Sunday, Feb 4th + Complete … Continue reading →

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Should NAP and GNT Both Have Four Flights?

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Lee Lin

We all love the grassroots events, the North American Pairs (NAP), and the Grand National Teams (GNT). These events begin at the local level playing against familiar faces at the District finals. Then, winners advance to the national finals at … Continue reading →

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Mignocchi and Wooldridge Win D24 NAP

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Lee Lin

Kent Mignocchi and Joel Wooldridge delivered two extremely strong sessions scoring 66.54% followed by 66.91% in the D24 NAP Open Flight field of 14.5 tables. That was enough to take 1st place by a margin of over 4 boards above … Continue reading →

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Reminder: NAP 10/15 and 10/22

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Lee Lin

See more info on District 24 NAPs for the 2023-2024 season. Flight A: Oct 15, 2023 — 32 gold points + $1400/pairFlight B: Oct 22, 2023 — 22.5 gold points + $1400/pairFlight C: Oct 15, 2023 — 20 half gold … Continue reading →

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Tournament Update: Day 1 Queens Regional

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Lee Lin

Thanks for everyone who attended the first day of our Queens Regional. Results are on ACBL Live as usual: https://live.acbl.org/events/2310123 Tournament Capacity Concerns Attendance was better than expected. In fact, we had 50 tables and that is nearing the maximum … Continue reading →

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D24 NAP Finals for 2023-2024

Posted on October 7, 2023 by Lee Lin

The District 24 NAP Finals are less than two weeks away. As a reminder, NAPs are an all day, two-session pairs event split into 3 flights. Flight A is open to all eligible players, Flight B is limited to 0-2500 … Continue reading →

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Gold Points: Online vs Face-to-Face

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Lee Lin

Despite a few proposals and motions to the contrary, there is no distinction between gold pigmented Masterpoints won online versus at a face-to-face tournament. That is, you need 50 gold points to achieve Life Master, and you can mix and … Continue reading →

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NYC Regional Pre-Reg Live, Golden Countess Cup

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Lee Lin

Pre-registration for the NYC Regional is live on ACBL Entry Express. You may cancel up to 24 hours prior to the start of your event for a full refund. However, the system will charge your credit card to confirm your … Continue reading →

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