Category Archives: Events

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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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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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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