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Tournament Update: Day 1 Queens Regional

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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The Easiest Gold Points: Bracketed Round Robin

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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Do the Masses Prefer Bracketed Or Swiss Teams?

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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NYC Regional Oct 6-10 2022

The upcoming Midtown Manhattan regional on October 6-10, 2022 is less than a week away! For the complete schedule, check the tournament flyer. Need a Partner? No Problem We are committed to find partners for all levels of players, in particular our newer and … Continue reading

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Updates to NYC Regional Oct 6-10 2022

We have some important updates about upcoming Midtown Manhattan regional on October 6-10, 2022. Swiss Teams Event Added on October 10th Our original schedule did not have a team game on one of the days. However, given significant interest, we … Continue reading

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More ACBL Gold Points: Oct 15-18 Fall Into Bridge

The second last online regional for 2020 begins tomorrow, with the usual stratified two-session pairs events each day, as well as many single-session side game series and newcomer games. And for those who like team games, stay tuned. In fact, … Continue reading

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ACBL Summer Regional – Which Convention Chart Applies?

The upcoming June 25th to June 28th Summer 2020 Regional is exciting news, building on the successful Support Your Regional event from May. As discussed, there are more granular stratification levels than ever offered in any regional or NABC event. … Continue reading

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Gold Points! Endless Summer Regional June 25-28

For those who missed the previous online gold point regional, there is another chance two weeks from now! Update 6/26/2020: For More Information on the Endless Summer RegionalGold Point Awards Reduced 20% for this regionalMake sure you know which ACBL … Continue reading

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Fairfield Regional Cancelled

As expected, District 3 cancelled the Fairfield Regional originally scheduled for early July. It’s too bad, I always had fond memories of Fairfield, because it is the last regional for New Yorkers prior to Summer NABC. It was the second … Continue reading

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Clarification on May Big Apple Regional 2020

To Greater New York Bridge Association Members: The GNYBA is writing to provide you with an update on the status of the Big Apple Spring Regional in May. Earlier today, Honors sent an e-mail to their mailing list stating that the GNYBA Board had … Continue reading

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