The GNT (Grand National Team) District finals concluded on June 20th 2021.
Winners of all four flights, as well as links to results on ACBL Live can be found on our GNT page.
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Whistler Regional is on for 2021!
The Whistler Regional will be held this year, from November 1 to 7.
Currently, details are scarce, but check this space often as we will be posting them as soon as they are available.
Here is what we know at this point:
- The flyer is currently in preparation.
- The tournament will be held at the Chateau Whistler.
- Rooms are available from $148 Cdn+ tax.
- Free parking to bookings by Oct 15.
- Hotel cancellation-no penalty 14 nights prior-1 night for anything after check in. After check in penalty waived for family emergencies etc.
- Free bottled water for all.
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If the US/Canada border is closed or there are virus issues, there will be no penalties for cancellation.
You too can participate in this year’s GNTs!
The GNT (Grand National Team) District finals will be held online on BBO over 2 weekends in June. Put a team together if you want to compete.
Complete details can be found on our GNT page.
D19 pair wins the 0-5000 IMP Pairs at NAOBC
More Canadians win big at NAOBC!
Shelley Burns of North Vancouver BC and Kelvin Raywood of Vancouver BC win the 0–5000 IMP Pairs.
Read the full story on the NAOBC Daily Bulletin.
John Lai and Morris Chen win NAP B
John Lai of Vancouver BC and Morris Chen of Surrey BC, representing District 19, 
won the Golder North American Pairs, Flight B with an impressive score of 63.94%.
Read the full story on the NAOBC Daily Bulletin.
Face-to-face bridge: an update from ACBL D19 director Tim White
Tim White, ACBL D19 Director, has sent us a letter detailing ACBL’s plans for a reopening of face-to-face bridge. This is a must-read document for tournament organizers, Unit boards, club owners and players who want an update on the current situation.
Click here to access Tim’s letter.
For more information, you can reach Tim at trkwhite@gmail.com
D19 Regionals cancelled until fall 2021
The following District 19 Regional Tournaments have been cancelled for 2021: Victoria (originally scheduled for April), Penticton (June) and Lynwood (August).
Whistler is still in the cards, so to speak, and could be held at the end of October or the beginning of November. A final decision will be made by D19’s Board no later than the end of May.
ACBL extends face-to-face tournament cancellations through April 30, 2021
Here’s ACBL Executive Director Joseph Jones’s full text:
Due to the ongoing risk posed by the surging coronavirus and the slow rollout of the vaccine, the ACBL will not staff face-to-face bridge tournaments through April 30, 2021.
This means all Sectionals and Regionals scheduled during this period have been canceled. Consistent with this decision, the ACBL is also canceling the sanctions for any remaining Non-Life Master Tournaments or other bridge tournaments through the end of April where ACBL Tournament Directors are not technically required.
We will contact you by March 1 if the moratorium will be extended past April 30.
Online events, including Regional-rated tournaments, will continue to be offered along with chances to win gold, silver, red and black masterpoints®. Click here for the 2021 schedule of online events. More details can be found at www.acbl.org/virtual.
Sincerely,
Joseph Jones
ACBL Executive Director
January 12, 2021
ACBL cancels all sectionals and regionals for 2020
On June 17, ACBL announced it will not staff any sectionals or regionals with tournament directors for the remainder of 2020.
This removes any possibility for face-to-face tournaments during the balance of the year but does not preclude online tournaments from taking place.
Further tournament cancellations
As many anticipated, the two remaining D19 Regionals for 2020 have been cancelled, due of course to the Covid situation. These tournaments are the Puget Sound Regional (Lynnwood) and the Leavenworth Regional.
We remain optimistic that the 2021 Victoria Regional, planned for April-12-18 will be able to go ahead. Stay tuned!
Most Sectional tournaments have also been cancelled.