Richmond Bridge Association

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List of Unit 109 NAP Qualifiers

Come join a Championship event against your peer group.
The top four finishers in Flights B and C and top three finishers in the Open represent District Six
at the North American Bridge Championships (NABC) being held March 9-19, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The District Event will be held OCTOBER 15-16, 2022 ONLINE on BBO.
Game time is 11:30 for the first session each day.

The Open Flight and Flight B are two sessions over two days, qualifying and final.
Starting time is 11:30 Saturday, October 15. If you qualify to play Sunday, first session will be 11:30.

Flight C Non-Life Master (NLM 0-500) is just being held on Sunday for two sessions. Starting time is 11:30 Sunday, October 16.

You must Pre-register by Thursday, October 7. The cost is $50 per pair ($25 each) which covers two sessions.
If you qualify for the second day in the Open or Flight B, we will collect for the second day after the event ends.

Qualifiers will be compensated to offset some of the costs for hotel and air travel:
$700 for first place, $500 for second, $300 for third, and $200 for fourth for each player in the partnership that qualifies.

TO PRE-REGISTER:
Write check to District Six for $50
Address envelope to:
Lucy McCoy
3353 Taleen Ct.
Annandale, VA 22003
Send us your email addresses and BBO names and ACBL numbers along with your check.

More information for those that have not played this event before:

+ Open and Flight B are four session events (if you qualify on Saturday), with two qualifying sessions on Saturday and two sessions on Sunday.
Flight C event is just two sessions on Sunday.
+ Just get online about ten minutes before game time. Each player in the partnership will be asked to join. Just wait to be asked to join and click on “accept.”
+ Whoever submits the pair’s information and check will get a confirmation email after preregistering.
+ About five days before the event each part of the partnership will receive an email with more detailed information.

All this information is on the District Six website: districtsixbridge.org
Information is top middle of the Home page. (Remember to click on “continue reading” to get the entire article.)

Questions or comments
Bill Cole
301-602-9024
colebridge@ aol.com

Congratulations to Barry Fratkin, newly elected president of District 6!

Also congratulations to Karen Hamlett on her nomination to the Goodwill Committee. Members are chosen for their willingness to go above and beyond in promoting bridge and are wonderful ambassadors for the game.