Announcements

Announcements

It's that time of year again... the club qualifying phase of the North American Pairs (NAP) is on its way! The North American Pairs is a competition where each District selects representatives to compete at the Spring North American Bridge Championship (NABC), to be held in 2027 in Dallas. The event begins with qualifying games in Clubs during June, July and August. These games are followed by District-level competitions to select players for the NABC. 

Our clubs will be hosting a number of NAP qualifier games between June and August. All qualifier games offer 50% red points and 50% black. Clubs will be using stratification limits of Unlimited/6000/3000/NLM 750. Strats are based on the player with the most masterpoints, NOT the pair average. Players who qualify will be eligible to compete in the District 2 final. You do not need to be an ACBL member to play in the club qualifier, but you do need to be a current ACBL member to advance to the next stage.

Bridge Manitoba will be fully subsidizing the extra card fees incurred for running these games, so the cost to our members will be the same as always. June dates for our qualifier games are listed below. Start lining up your partners now!

Monday, June 8 @ 12:00 - Kirkfield Westwood
Wednesday, June 24 @ 12:15 - Bridge Manitoba (Soul Sanctuary)
Thursday, June 25 @ 12:15 - Lorraine's BC (Soul Sanctuary)

 

For more information on the North American Pairs, click here.

Thank you all for playing in our 2026 Spring Sectional.  Huge thanks to our tournament chair Barb, our directors Shirley and Dave, and the many volunteers that made this event a successul one.

ACBL Live results can be found here.

 

 

 

Bridge Manitoba will be holding its Annual General Meeting at Soul Sanctuary on Saturday, June 6th. The meeting will begin at 11 a.m., followed by a complementary sandwich lunch at 12, then our regular team game at 12:30. Please come out for our Ace of Clubs and Mini-McKenney award presentations, election of officers, lunch, and a club championship team game!


If you'd like to play but don't have a partner, or if you and your partner don't have teammates, please contact:

Brian - 204-792-0496, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Deloris - 204-795-4361, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Marielle - 204-231-6021, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

If you are interested in a position on the board, please contact any board member by no later than May 23rd.

Dennis Glazebrook, a certified ACBL instructor, is offering two courses this spring.
 
The first one is Inferences From the Bidding.  This course is designed for intermediate players already comfortable with standard bidding.
 
The second course is on Play of the Hand and will cover a wide range of topics suitable for all levels.
 
No additional material is required.  A full set of notes is provided .
For more details click here.
 
 

Just a reminder regarding director calls at our games... when you request that a director come to your table, regardless of how you may be feeling at the time, please do not shout out in an annoyed tone "DIRECTOR!". Instead, simply raise your hand and say in a clear, calm voice, "Director, please". Keep in mind that our directors work very hard before, during, and after each game, and we could not run our games or tournaments without them. They deserve our respect and appreciation.