Fresno Unit 522 ACBL

Welcome to Fresno Unit 522 of District 21 of the American Contract Bridge League

In Fresno, Madera, and Mariposa Counties in California

WEBSITE CLOSING
This website will close soon
Please use www.fresnobridge.com

ONLINE GAMES
SILVER LININGS WEEK
July 27 - August 2
All virtual clubs pay silver points at twice the usual rate.

DUNCAN BRIDGE CENTER on BBO

We have changed our affiliation to Duncan Bridge Center for players who have played in the 750 games on Tuesday or Thursday. The reason is that DBC provides 399er games at 9:30 am and 750 games at 1:10 pm every day. If you played in the Fresno 750 games, you can play in any DBC game. Here is their BBO schedule:

DBC VIRTUAL GAME SCHEDULE ON BBO
CLASS	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN
399er	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30
0-750	1:10	1:10	1:10	1:10	1:10	1:10	1:10
Night Open & 0-750		$3.00 6:30		$3.00 6:30
Open* (Just $3!)	1:15	1:15	1:15	1:15	1:15	1:15	1:15

*21 Boards on Mon thru Sat, 18 on Sun
Also available: SYC (SUPPORT YOUR CLUB) GAMES:
Daily at 7:00 AM, 2:00 PM and 4:30 PM
and an "All Day Long" Individual Tournament

Players who played in games other than Tuesday and Thursday may continue at DCBC

ACBL Cancels 2020 Tournaments
The Fall NABC in Tampa is canceled. ACBL will not staff any face-to-face tournaments for the rest of the year.
Our August NLM tournament is canceled.

Club Games at Desert Cities Bridge Club (DCBC)
We have not started virtual club games, but our clubs are now pooling with the Desert Cities Bridge Club (DCBC) so that you can enter their games if you have won any master points in our games last year or played this year. The DCBC has online games every day for $6. Just get on BBO, be sure you have a payment account, find the DCBC game under Virtual Clubs, ACBL – North America, click the game and invite your partner. You can find the DCBC schedule online at www.desertcitiesbridge.com.

BRIDGE CENTER TO REMAIN CLOSED
PLAY ON LINE

The Fresno Bridge Center will remain closed until we believe it is safe to reopen. When we do, we'll have masks, hand sanitizers and other precautions to keep you safe.

Bridge Base Online (BBO) now has masterpoint games to benefit clubs. The charge is $5 for pair games and $6 for robot individual games. If you register your ACBL number, four dollars goes to the bridge clubs that you normally play in. Pair games are held at 7 am, 2 pm, and 4:30 pm. Individual games are held once each day. You can start the individual game anytime and take breaks as long as you finish 18 boards. Information about these games is available on BBO (www.bridgebase.com) and at ACBL (https://www.acbl.org/clubsupportonlinegames/). BBO also has many other games available at less than $2 which do not contribute to local clubs.

Fresno Winter Sectional
Congratulations to President's Award winner
Victor Greener
Congratulations to 99er Winners
Jimmy Moore & Bill Carroll

Fresno Fall Sectional
October 4-6, 2019
Mark Stern wins President's Award
Cheryl Johnson Wins 99er Award

Fresno 1 Day Sectional
Tuesday November 12, 2019

Recent Events

Congratulations to Warren Cederborg of Visalia -
made Grand Life Master April 5, 2020!

Board Election Results
Don Austin
Kay Chrisman
Richard Meffley
Jonel Mueller
Anthony Toto

We are saddened to report that Fran Guagliardo who was the wife of Matt Guagliardo passed away. Matt was a former Fresno Unit president who almost single-handedly brought the NABC to Fresno in 1980. Fran was a talented artist who drew the cover of the 1980 NABC restaurant guide and several other items for us.

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PARTNERSHIP
DESK

The Fresno Unit observes the Zero
Tolerance policy at all the games it sponsors.

Club owners have been asked to follow the policy as well, and most have agreed. If you are bothered by rudeness at the table, call the director immediately.

2015 Ace of Clubs final
2015 MiniMcKenney final

2016 Ace of Clubs
2016 MiniMcKenney

2017 Ace of Clubs
2017 MiniMcKenney

2018 Ace of Clubs
2018 MiniMcKenney

2019 Ace of Clubs
2019 MiniMcKenney

2020 Ace of Clubs
2020 MiniMcKenney

Fresno Bridge Center
Master Point Winners
Prior Years

2017 Final
99er 2017
Final

2018 Final
2018 99er
Final

2019 Final
2019 99er Final

February 2020
February 99er

March 2020
March 99er

2020
2020 99er

New March 2020! Unit Directory $1 for unit members
$2 for non members
Free PDF by e-mail fresnobridge522@gmail.com

We raised $2,501 in 2017
Nearly $3,500 in 2018
Nealy $3,000 in 2019 (Winners)

Fresno Bridge Center
1320 E. Shaw Ave.
Suite 100
559-225-0505
Scores

Scores at ACBL

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Maggie Mahaffey

FREE LESSONS
New Lessons start on Saturday, January 18, 2020
Invite your friends!
Call Mary Lou at 288-2340 or Laura at 999-2825 for news about lessons.
CURRENT ISSUES
ACES PLACES & FACES

Monthly Calendar
April 2020
March 2020

Recaps

February - March 2020

Dec 2019-Jan 2020

Look up all ACBL tournaments

UNIT CALENDAR

STAC RESULTS

Amended ByLaws

Unit Board of Directors

Games are held in Fresno, Madera, and Oakhurst. Check the Schedule
Club Games are held every afternoon; and Wednesday and Friday evenings plus 99ers on Tuesday evenings.

Charity Donation to Poverello House