The Richmond Bridge Association, Unit 109
Welcome to the Official Site for the Richmond Bridge Association, Unit 109, part of District 6 of the American Contract Bridge League! Here you will find information on duplicate bridge in central Virginia, including Richmond, Fredericksburg, Colonial Heights, and Petersburg.
The last NAP qualifying game is scheduled for Monday morning (11:00 am), Aug 30, at the Bridge Center (Stanley's Game).
New 0-200 Game at Bridge Center
The Bridge Center will be starting a new 0-200 point game on Friday nights along with the regular stratified game. This new game will start on Friday, September 3. We hope we can have a big turnout, so tell your friends. If there are not enough 0-200 players at any Friday game, the 0-200 players will play for FREE!
Instant Matchpoint Game Sept 16
The Bridge Center will participate in the nationwide Instant Matchpoint game on Thursday evening, September 16. This OPEN game will take the place of the Mixed Masters game normally held on Thursday evenings. Gold, red, and black points will be awarded.
Secret to a Successful Bridge Marriage
Recently, Peggy Ward submitted a news article about Bill and Estelle Rowand to the Bridge Bulletin:
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Did you ever know a married couple that simply could not play bridge together? Well, Unit 109’s bridge playing couple, Bill and Estelle Rowland, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on December 24, 2009 and play together weekly. They have been playing bridge together for over half a century! Bill and Estelle are 96 and 94 years young, respectively.
Pictures from Clarksville
Stuart Clayman and Paul Anderson visited a game in Clarksville, part of Unit 109. See some photos from that game.
NAP
Club qualifying will be held during June, July, and August of 2010.There are three Flights, Open, 0-2000 and Non Life Master (with fewer than 500 points). Qualification in a flight qualifies you for all lower flights for which you are eligible. Qualification is by individual (not pairs) – including flight eligibility -- from any club qualifier in the ACBL directly to the District 6 Final. Flight eligibility is determined by your master point holding as of the June processing cycle, which is run on May 6th. All players who play in the District Final must have qualified at the club level. There will be no exceptions. Players may qualify anywhere in the ACBL, but must be residents of District 6 by June 01, 2010 in order to play in the District Finals.
The District Finals will be held the weekend of October 23-24, 2010.
The District Final for the Open Flight, a 4 session event in which approximately half the field will qualify for Sunday play, will be held at Newport Mill Middle School 11311 Newport Mill Rd, Kensington, MD. Game times will be 12:00 and TBA on Saturday and 11:00 and TBA on Sunday. Mid-chart conventions will be allowed in the Open Flight only.
The District Final for the 0-2000 Flight, a 4 session event in which approximately half the field will qualify for Sunday play, will be played at two sites. The Northern site will be at Newport Mill Middle School, 11311 Newport Mill Rd, Kensington, MD. The Southern site will be at the Tuckahoe Moose Lodge, 4366 Springfield Road, Richmond VA. Game times will be 12:00 and TBA on Saturday at both sites. Game times on Sunday will be 11:00 and TBA in the North and 10:30 and TBA on Sunday in the South.
World Bridge Series
The World Bridge Series Championships (WBSC), the world’s biggest and most prestigious bridge competition will be held in Philadelphia, PA, USA, October 1-16, 2010! It is the first such event to be held in the United States since 1994 and approximately 100 nations are expected to participate in the world series, represented by thousands of the world’s best players competing for world titles. Along with the WBSC, the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) District 4 will be hosting a World Bridge Federation Regional tournament which will enable bridge players of all levels to share in the excitement! The World Youth Team Championships will also take place in Philadelphia at this time. ACBL & WBF Master Points will be given out for these events. Our sincerest thanks to the United States Bridge Federation (USBF) and the ACBL for their support and sponsorship.
For WBSC schedules, housing, and additional information please click on the following links:
Regionals 2010
Upcoming
Results
- August 16-22 Hunt Valley MD (Baltimore)
- July 5-11, Bethesda 4th of July Regional
- May 25-31, Raleigh NC
- April 12-18, Gatlinburg TN
- All MABC 2010 Regional Results
Sectionals 2010
Upcoming
- August 27-29 Virginia Beach VA
- September 10-12 Williamsburg VA
- September 18-19 Non-LM: Richmond VA
- All Upcoming 2010 MABC Sectionals
Results
- August 6-8 Richmond VA
- July 30-August 1 Charlottesville VA
- July 30-August 1 Non-LM (0-500): Virginia Beach VA
- July 16-18 Williamsburg VA
- June-25-27 Norfolk/Virginia Beach Sectional
- May 22-23, Richmond NLM Sectional
- May 7-9, Newport News NLM Sectional
- All MABC 2010 Sectional Results
Richmond Sectionals 2011
All sectionals are at the Tuckahoe Moose Lodge in Richmond except for the March one which our great members in Fredericksburg host!
February 4-6 - Open
March 11-13 - Open
April 30 - May 1 - NLM 0-500
July 8-10 - Open
September 10-11 - NLM 0-500
October 28-30 - Open
Unit 109's Newest Life Masters
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Diane Banks (Richmond) Mona Thiss (Richmond) |
Sue Sims |
John Wisk |
Hank Mattox |
See All District 6's latest Change of Rank.
Online Partnership Desk
Visit the Partnership Desk. In order to use the site, register for a password (Request New Account on left side). If you have questions, contact John Kloke.