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District 24 GNT Standings So Far For 2020

We are all sad that the NABCs for 2020 are all cancelled – in particular, that also means the infamous Grand National Teams event will not be taking place this year. As a recap, it’s an amazing experience for all … Continue reading

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Montreal NABC Summer 2020 Cancelled

The Summer 2020 NABC held in Montreal is officially cancelled. Many of us saw this coming, but we were holding on to hope that the public health situation was improving. However, even with 3 months to go, the Quebec government … Continue reading

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NAP and GNT Moved to Summer / Fall 2020 NABC

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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NABC Spring 2020 Cancelled!

Disaster! Or maybe we are all relieved. Hundreds of people flying in from all over the world, playing in close proximity for a week, then flying back home seemed like a bad idea. Add to that the demographics of the … Continue reading

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

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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GNT-Championship Semi Finalists

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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Format for GNT Opening Round D24

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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Grand National Teams 2020

(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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President’s Cup NAP Flight C District Winners!

Congratulations to our President’s Cup district winners (aka, NAP Flight C). Luke Robison, Laszlo Seress, Mee Warren, and James Keiger will represent New York City Unit 155 at the Spring 2020 NABC in Columbus (also pictured, Director Alan Hodesblatt). Each … Continue reading

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