Author Archives: Lee Lin

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 →

Posted in Events | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Bridge Thoughts | Tagged , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Events | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Easiest Gold Points: Bracketed Round Robin

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Lee Lin

We previously discussed various ways to win Masterpoints online. Today’s post is all about getting gold points, the usual last hurdle for most players to reach Life Master. For most players, 500 Masterpoints is easy enough to reach using clubs … Continue reading →

Posted in Bridge Thoughts, Events | Tagged , | 2 Comments

NYC Fall Regional Oct 11-14 2023

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Lee Lin

Pre-register using ACBL Entry Express. Update 10/11/2023: Attendance was BETTER than expected. We highly recommend pre-registering using the link above to secure your spot, or email tournaments@gnyba.org Results from ACBL Live: https://live.acbl.org/events/2310123 Information is available for our October 11 to … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Do the Masses Prefer Bracketed Or Swiss Teams?

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Lee Lin

Today, the GNYBA Tournament Committee met to discuss whether to have Flighted Swiss versus Bracketed Teams. There are pros and cons. Downsides of Swiss A Flighted Swiss allows you to choose your bracket. However, the bracket could be very large, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bridge Thoughts, Events | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

D24 GNT Dates for 2024 Season

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Lee Lin

Our District just finished our most successful Flight C GNT run in history, taking 1st and 2nd place nationwide! Even though Chicago NABCs just concluded, we already have dates set for the next year NAP and GNT District Finals. Championship … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

October Regional, NAP, Gold Points

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Lee Lin

As we all recover from the Chicago NABCs, there are still many exciting events on the horizon for earning gold points. Astoria World Manor It’s happening. We will hold a regional this fall at an all new location, the Astoria … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

PickleBridge?

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Lee Lin

Very interesting. Today is the Advisory Council General Meeting, formerly the ACBL Board of Governors. ACBL Executive Director Bronia Jenkins revealed the new Picklebridge initiative. ACBL will work with Pickleball clubs and encourage members to play a game of pickleball, … Continue reading →

Posted in ACBL News, Bridge Thoughts | Tagged | 1 Comment

Chicago NABC Day 8: 2x NYC Micro-Spingold Semi

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Lee Lin

Another District 24 Showdown? In an incredible display of skill and stamina, we might see another NYC final KO as two primarily District 24 teams ascend to the semi-finals of the Chicago 2023 Micro-Spingold. The team of Avery Silverstein, Jack … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Results | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment