Category Archives: Events

Jiang Gu to Overtake Joe Grue Title

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Lee Lin

Many players know about the bracketed Ace of Clubs, Ace of Virtual Clubs, and Mini-McKenney races. Every year, 15 players in each Unit and each District win their bracketed “Mini-McKenney” award, starting low with the 0-5 bracket, 5-20 bracket, 20-50, … Continue reading →

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GNYBA Board of Directors Election 2025

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Lee Lin

The Annual Membership Meeting of the Greater New York Bridge Association (GNYBA) will be held in person at 2:50 pm in person at the regional tournament at the Times Square Marriott on Saturday, December 28th. The GNYBA Nominating Committee has … Continue reading →

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NYC December 2024 Winter Regional Gold Points

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Lee Lin

The countdown begins with only 25 more days before the start of our NYC December 2024 Regional. Long called the Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional, folks in 2019 renamed it to the Big Apple Winter Regional, and now it is simply … Continue reading →

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Major GNT Changes, New Dates

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Lee Lin

Please note the GNT opening round dates have changed: Sun Feb 2nd:  Flight A (0-6000) and C (NLM 0-750)Sat + Sun Feb 15th and 16th:  Championship FlightSun Feb 23rd:   Flight B (0-3000) Recommended KO Date for A/C: Feb 16th The new … Continue reading →

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Pro-Am Results, NAP Reminders, GNT Dates

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Lee Lin

Huge thanks to Stephannie Culbertson, David Moss, Melanie Petsch, and many others for organizing the first Pro-Am game in NYC since November 3rd, 2019! Fun fact, there was supposed to be a Pro-Am on March 15th, 2020, cancelled due to … Continue reading →

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GNYBA Newsletter Correction: Oct 27th NAP A/C

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Lee Lin

We apologize for any confusion. An earlier GNYBA email newsletter sent out to the Unit included the incorrect date for Flights A and C for NAPs. The date has not changed, it is the same Sunday, October 27th that we … Continue reading →

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District 24 NAP for 2024-2025

Posted on October 1, 2024 by GNYBA

We updated the latest District 24 NAP Flyer. Don’t worry, all dates on times are the same. Date and Time Flights A & C – Oct 27th: 110 East 55th St, 6th Fl, New York, NY 1002211:00am 1st session / … Continue reading →

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Pro-Am is Back! October 18th, 2024

Posted on September 22, 2024 by David Moss

It’s back! The extremely popular Pro-Am-Am-Am game, which consists of one experienced “pro” captaining a team of three up-and-coming players (the amateurs). The Pro-Am is an amazing introduction to team games in a friendly and social setting. Join the fun … Continue reading →

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Update: No Life Masters in Flight C

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Lee Lin

ACBL at all levels, from management, to the Board of Directors, to the Advisory Council, and various committees have discussed and debated for quite some time now. What should the new requirements be for GNT and NAP stratifications, now that … Continue reading →

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Massive GNT/NAP Changes for 2025

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Lee Lin

The ACBL Board passed sweeping changes to the Grand National Teams and North American Pairs grassroots events, leveraging much feedback from multiple groups including the Competitions and Conventions Committee, Advisory Council, and the Bridge Committee. We first reported the NAP … Continue reading →

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