Tournaments

Upcoming events:

• Grand National Team qualifiers in March and April
• Balboa Sectional in July

Grand National Teams

Grand National Teams take place in three stages.

Unit Qualifying

First, teams must qualify at the unit level. Teams may qualify at any of the following games:

• At Halecrest on Wednesday, March 3.
• At Dana Harbor every Wednesday until the finals.
• At Dana Harbor on Thursday, March 25th.

It is not necessary to play with the same team but all team members must have qualified at the unit level.

District Finals

Second, teams must qualify at the district level. District finals will be held at the Dana Harbor Bridge Club.

Please contact John Kissinger 949-218-9118 to make your reservations to play at Dana Point in the District Final. If you email your reservation, include each team member's total masterpoints so John can place you in the correct flight.

Flights A and C play Saturday and Sunday, April 10-11.
Flights B & the Championship Flight play Saturday and Sunday, April 17 and 18.

The first session will start promptly at 10:00 am. A light lunch will will be served between sessions. All players should be prepared to play two sessions on Saturday. Survivors from Saturday should be prepared to play two sessions on Sunday.

Card Fees are $12 per person; $48 per team.

National Finals

Finally, the top three finishers in each of the four flights—Championship, A, B, and C—may advance to the nationals.

Championship: Open
Flight A: 0-5000
Flight B: 0-2000
Flight C: NLM with 0-500

Players must be residents of District 22 as of September, 2009, or must have received an exception from the district in writing prior to the final. Players must have paid their ACBL dues to play. No player on the team may exceed the master point limit as of the September, 2009 reporting cycle for the flight the team has entered.

For more information, contact Ted Doria 714-434-7470.

Balboa Sectional, July 16-18