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NAP and GNT Moved to Summer / Fall 2020 NABC

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Lee Lin

Big news – the ACBL National Board has voted and passed a motion to move NAP 2020 to Montreal Summer 2020, and GNT to Tamp Fall 2020. ACBL Board Journal, March 20, 2020 Motion: The 2020 NAP Finals will be held … Continue reading →

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Record Breaking GNT-C / GNT-A Attracts 21 Teams!

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Lee Lin

Be careful what you wish for! We surpassed our goal of 20+ teams. In total 50 teams competed in the opening rounds of GNT-Championship, GNT-A, GNT-B, and GNT-C. Last year there were only 32, a nice 56% increase, mostly coming … Continue reading →

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D24 GNT Feedback – Please Let Us Know!

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Lee Lin

Today is the opening round for GNT-A and GNT-C flights. Last weekend we did GNT-Championship and GNT-B. Soon we enter the knock-out phase of the GNTs, where surviving teams schedule a match on their own time and report results to … Continue reading →

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GNT-Championship Semi Finalists

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Lee Lin

After a 2-session round robin with 12 teams on Saturday, the championship flight District 24 GNT field continued Sunday with the round of 8. Similar to the Flight B format, a seeding committee created two balanced groups with four survivors … Continue reading →

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Record Breaking 17 Teams Contest GNT-B (District 24)

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Lee Lin

Absolutely amazing. Last year we had 10 teams show up for the GNT-B opening round, but today we broke a district record at 17 teams! The conditions of contest didn’t even account for 12+ teams resulting in 8 survivors. But … Continue reading →

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Format for GNT Opening Round D24

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Lee Lin

Hopefully by now everyone knows the dates for the 2020 Grand National Teams opening round in District 24 (New York City and Long Island). If you don’t, check out the GNT flyer one more time, it’s this weekend and next … Continue reading →

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Bridge Adventures: GNT – An Experience For All

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Lee Lin

What is the Grand National Teams? It sure sounds like a high caliber event, but it’s actually one of the most enjoyable and accessible team events ACBL and the District holds each year! If you haven’t formed a team yet, … Continue reading →

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Cromwell Tournament and Red Lion Hotel?

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Lee Lin

Breaking news – a trustworthy source told me that the annual Cromwell regional tournament will no longer be held at the Red Lion Hotel! That conflicts with the email I received from Mike Wavada and District 25 just last week. … Continue reading →

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Grand National Teams 2020

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Katherine

(Edit: 2/19/2020: More information about the format, what to expect, and forming teams posted in postings tagged GNT)https://gnyba.org/tag/gnt/ With the Fall NABC now behind us, it’s not too early to begin thinking about next year’s nationals. You can officially mark … Continue reading →

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