Club Qualifying N. A. P. Dates: June 1 - August 31, 2016

Masterpoints:

Flights: A (Open), B (0-2500 Master Pts), C (0-500 Master Pts and Non-Life Master)

Check your Masterpoint totals in the June 2016 Bridge Bulletin to determine 

which flight you are qualified for 

District winners in each flight will be recognized on the web site with the right to compete in the

Championship Finals which will be held at the Spring NABC in 2017 in Kansas City, MO 

A highly prestigious "grass roots" event, the North American Pairs starts at the club level in June, July and August. Club-level qualifications may be earned at any club in any unit in any district. A player may qualify as often as desired and with as many different partners as desired. Unit-level qualifiers are optional and held after Sept. 1 and before the district final, which may be held after the unit final until the third week in January.  At the district final, both players must have qualified at the club level and must be members of the parent district.  A fixed amount prize will be awarded in all flights as follows:

1. The 1st place qualifiers will receive $700 per person and the 2nd place qualifiers will receive $300 per person + Entry fees to the Finals. The 3rd and 4th place qualifiers will be invited to participate in the national level finals, but will not receive any prize.  

2. No individual may collect two concurrent prizes.

The monetary award will be available on site at the finals.  Qualifiers must play in the national level event until eliminated to receive the award.

There will be no entry fee for the national level of the event.

Check with your district to learn whether it provides additional funding.  Some districts provide additional funding.

The winning pairs of EACH flight will receive a subsidy from Unit 194-230 which will be the net proceeds from the District finals after expenses.

The American Contract Bridge League offers each District an opportunity to send players to the Spring Nationals to participate in the NATIONAL NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS EVENT.    

There are THREE flights available.

ª      Flight “A” (open) is available for ALL members of the ACBL.

ª      Flight “B” is limited to players with LESS THAN 2500 Masterpoints

ª      Flight “C” is limited to Non-Life Master players with less than 500 Masterpoints

( Masterpoint limits as of May 6th, 2016 - See your June 2016 bulletin)  

YOU CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISTRICT FINAL UNLESS YOU QUALIFY AT THE CLUB LEVEL.  Club level games are held from June 1^st to August 31^st ONLY!!

Check your local bridge calendar and see when you have an opportunity to QUALIFY to win a trip to the Nationals and represent the Maritimes in the FINAL EVENT.

District - 1 Finals are 2 sessions ( 1 day event )  only as follows:

ª      Entry Fee is $ 50.00 per pair 

District  Finals:

North American Pairs (NAP)

Special Conditions for District 1

Qualification to the National NAP Finals

District 1 is the only District in the ACBL currently holding a ‘split final’: one final is held in the Eastern portion of the district, and another in held in the Western portion. The following describes how the representing pairs will be selected for participation in the National NAP Finals in the Spring NABC.  

The District finals will generally be completed by the first half of November. The District coordinator will work diligently with the coordinators in each portion of the district and the finalists, to confirm the participating pairs to the national finals and confirm their participation to the ACBL.  

Flight A (Open)

ž     District 1 can send three (3) pairs to the National NAP Finals.

    1st place: $700.00 subsidy per player from ACBL

    2nd place: $300.00 per player from ACBL

    3rd place: earns the right to attend the finals with no ACBL subsidy

ž     In the odd numbered years of the ACBL NAP Finals, the 1st place subsidy is awarded to the Western portion of District 1 and the 2nd place subsidy is awarded to the Eastern portion.

ž     In the even numbered years of the ACBL NAP Finals, 1st place subsidy is awarded to the Eastern portion and the 2nd place subsidy is awarded to the Western portion.

ž     The third place invitation is first awarded to the portion of the District that has the largest number of tables participating in the District Split Final. If that pair does not wish to accept the invitation then the invitation reverts to the other final, and back and forth until a pair accepts the invitation.

ž     If, for some reason, no pair from one portion of the district wishes to participate in the NAP Finals, the available seat will be offered to the other portion of the District (and subsidy if applicable).

Flight B (0-2500) & Flight C (Non-Life Master under 500)

ž     District 1 can send four (4) pairs to the National NAP Finals.

    1^st place: $700.00 subsidy per player from ACBL

    2^nd place: $300.00 per player from ACBL

    3^rd and 4^th place: earn the right to attend the National Finals with no ACBL subsidy

ž     In the odd numbered years of the ACBL NAP Finals, the 1st place subsidy is awarded to the Western portion of District 1, the Eastern portion being awarded the 2nd place subsidy for the finals.  

ž     In the even numbered years of the ACBL NAP Finals, the 1st place subsidy is awarded to the Eastern portion, the Western portion being awarded the 2nd place subsidy for the finals.  

ž     Each half of the district is awarded the 3rd & 4th non subsidized invitation to the finals.

ž     If, for some reason, a district portion’s 1st or 2nd place pair chooses not to attend the finals, and a subsequent ranked pair wants to attend, that pair will receive the subsidy allotted to their district portion as described above. Each portion of the district goes down its own list to send two finalists.  

ž     If one portion of the District cannot fill its two seats for the ACBL NAP Finals, the available seat will be offered to the other portion of the District (and subsidy if applicable).

 It is the District board’s decision whether or not to allot some subsidy for the “Grass Roots” funds. Individual Units can also decide to subsidize players who may be winners from their Unit.

National  Finals:

Your finish in your District's NAP Finals has earned you an opportunity to represent your District in the National Finals of the North American Pairs at the NABC in Kansas City, MO. 

Districts are entitled to send four pairs in Flight B: (0-2500) and Flight C: (under 500 Non-Life Master) and three pairs in Flight A: (Open).

Event Dates

Flight A:  Baldwin Pairs March 8 and 9, 2017

Flight B:  Golder Pairs March 12 and 13, 2017

Flight C:  President's Cup Pairs March 12 and 13, 2017

The monetary prizes are as follows:

1st Place:   District Qualifiers will receive $700.00 per person.

2nd Place: District Qualifiers will receive $300.00 per person.

3rd and 4th Place (Flights B & C only):  District Qualifiers will be invited to participate in the national level finals, but will not receive a prize.

No individual may collect two concurrent prizes.

The monetary award will be available on site. Qualifiers must play in the national level event until eliminated to receive the award.

There will be no entry fee for the national level of the event.

If any pair in any eligible position declines to participate, their prize be will forfeited and will be awarded to the next finisher in line who accepts the invitation. For example, if the 2^nd place finishers decline to participate, the original 3^rd place finishers will move up to 2^nd place and receive the $300.00 prize. The original 4^th place finishers will be invited to participate with no subsidy.

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