Welcome to Bridge In Seattle - ACBL Unit 446
New Orleans NABC Updates...
Flight B GNT Qualifiers for the round of 16 at #4
Brian Zaugg, Burien WA; David Hildebrand, Lake Forest Par WA; Jingsong Liu, Renton WA; John Aslin, Seattle WA
Current Seattle Unit Newsletter - SUN
August/September 2010
The archived versions of the Seattle Unit Newsletter (SUN) are listed Here -->>
ACBL Special Events Info and Links - Click Here -->>
Latest Sectional Results Online  Click Here -->>
June 7 to 13 is STAC - Sectional Tournament at Clubs Everyday
Pick your favorite club and come on out
| Call is out for volunteers at the NABC next November 24 to December 4 here at the Convention Center and Sheraton - Contact Mary and Marty McCune or click the contact Link and get more info at http://www.seattlenabc.org/ |
Bridge Bulletin Online
Now members can view back issues of the Bridge Bulletin as far back as January 2005. Just login to MyACBL to view the Bulletin and select any back issues you want to view from a drop-down menu. The first online Bridge Bulletin was the November 2008 issue. Click Here -->>
Date: Wed, 26 May 2010
Read about it at our new Information Blog Archive HERE -->>
 Remind everyone in your unit or district to get their youth players registered by July 1 for the Youth NABC in New Orleans July 29-31. They can register online at the Youth4Bridge web site at www.Youth4Bridge.org. They must register by July 1 in order to receive a gift bag and souvenir t-shirt.
And, if those young bridge players (19 years of age and under) can correctly guess the name of the Mystery Bridge Hand contained in the logo, he or she may be eligible to enter a random drawing to win a Samsung Netbook with Intel Atom™ Processor. The drawing will be held on July 31, 2010 at the Youth NABC in New Orleans, LA.** Visit www.Youth4Bridge.org Here -->> for more information and official rules.
Please share this information with your units and districts and get those young players registered!
See you in New Orleans!
Spring Knock Out Sectional
457 tables and a huge Success at Shoreline CC
Next Sectional will be at the same venue
Special thanks to Tournament Chairman - Steve Kasner and of course... Ann Romeo for Special great Hospitality and Joyce Williamson for baking 1200 Cookies - Also Paulette Hauke who brought some goodies everyday
Seattle, D19, ACBL websites
http://bridgeinseattle.org/shopcontent.asp?type=tournaments
http://www.d19.org/competitions/RegSects/d19Trail10.html
http://www.acbl.org/play/tournaments.html
  Winter 2009-2010 Tournament Gazette - PDF Click Here
Grand National Teams- 2009-2010 Click Here for Conditions of Contest PDF now online. Click Herefor Updated Info at D19.org
D19 Wide STaC - results here
MUG Games
Please join us at the monthly unit game. All games are pair games on Sunday at 6:00 pm unless otherwise specified below. Snacks are provided. Games are at Eastside Bridge Center (ESBC) and Seattle Bridge Center (SBC).
2010:
- July 11 (SBC),
- August 1 (ESBC) - Swiss teams,
- September 12 (SBC),
- October 3 (ESBC) - 0-5MP party at 5pm,
- November 7 (SBC) - Charity game,
- December 5 (ESBC) - Pregame potluck at 5:00 pm
The January, April, July, and October games will have separate sections for players under 200 masterpoints.
Of course you can always play in the open game if you prefer. 2010 dates are subject to change.
New Board Members
There were six spots available on the unit board in the recent election. Since there were only six candidates for the posi-tions, no formal elections were held, according to the process specified in the unit bylaws. The new board members are Di-anne Cox, Aren Kasner, Barbara Nist, Curt Peterson, Ann Romeo, and Nancy Strom. Aren and Nancy will serve 2 year terms and Dianne, Barbara, Curt, and Ann will serve 3 year terms, as we move toward a uniform 3 year term for board members.
Many thanks to out-going board members Pat Dunn, Julie Godefroy, Beth McCaslin, and Linda Mamula for their years of service.
Since the election, Mary Ruth Blustein and Barbara Nist have resigned their positions. Thanks also to Mary Ruth and Barbara for their service. For positions that come open between elec-tions, the board appoints the replacements. Bill Sayer and Jeff Ford will be replacing Mary Ruth and Barbara.
The unit board is open to all active members of the unit; we encourage questions and appreciate input.
The twelve volunteers, plus many occasional helpers & bakers served over 5700 players at four Seattle Sectional tournaments this year. Add twelve MUG games and two I/N sectionals, eleven meetings and other behind-the-scenes efforts to keep equipment stocked, and supplied and … you get the picture.
Please contact a board member if you wish to participate in an active election in 2010, or if you are willing to volunteer in another way. We could always use more help. Thank you for your participation at our tournaments; if you're having fun, invite your friends.
Grand National Teams
Tom Hansen
The 2009-2010 Event
Congratulations to winners. Here are the results:
D19 GNT CHAMPIONSHIP FLT
1 Dick Yarington - John Schermer, Seattle WA; Ken Scholes, Bellevue WA; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Bryan Maksymetz, Squamish
BC DISTRICT 19 GNT FLIGHT A
1 Dave Grubbs, Seattle WA; John Maki, Bothell WA;Kevin Bolan,Snohomish WA; Bill O'Brien,Mountlake Terr WA
D19 GNT FLIGHT B
1 Jingsong Liu, Renton WA; John Aslin, Seattle WA;David Hildebrand, Lake Forest Par WA; Brian Zaugg, Burien WA
2 Shawn Abernethy - David Wright - David Taylor, Seattle WA; Kim Eng, Issaquah WA
D19 GNT FLIGHT C
1 Amy Gao - Yizhong Wu, Richmond BC; Yinsheng Tu -Xiangdong Meng, Vancouver BC
2 Hongqi Tian - Hongjun Liu - Jianmin Jim Ren, Bellevue WA; Henry Hu, Sammamish WA
This is a team event which starts with club qualifying and ends at the summer national tournament in New Orleans in July 2010. Club level qualifiers will be held until March 31 which qualify individual players to play at the District Final on a team of their choosing. There are four levels of competition: Flight C (Non-Life Master under 500 masterpoints), Flight B (under 2000 MP), Flight A (under 5000 MP) and Championship Flight (unlimited). The District Final will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2913 West Marine View Dr, Ever-ett, WA, on May 15 and 16. Start time is 1:00 pm on Saturday with registration closing at 12:30 pm. You can also preregister by sending email to Tom Hansen at thansen2@mindspring.com.
If you fail to qualify at a club game you may buy in at the Dis-trict Final in Everett. The buy-in fee is $25 for each unquali-fied player to a maximum of $100 per team in addition to the regular entry fees. Teams can be comprised of 4-6 play-ers. The winning team in each flight will receive a subsidy of $1400 from the District to assist in its transportation and ac-commodation costs, provided the team participates in the GNT National Final. The expectation is that the winners will represent the district at the national tournament, and captains should verify that all team members plan to do so.
Please support this local event by joining in the fun and see if you can win the chance to represent the District in 2010. Complete Condition of Contests can be found on the District 19 website, http://www.d19.org/competitions/GNT.Look for qualifying events in the SUN calendar and check your clubs to see when they are holding a qualifier.
2009 Mini McKenney and Ace of Clubs Awards Announced
Archives are now Here-->>
Now, new for 2009 and 2010 - Live from the ACBL
Unit 446 - 2010 Mini McKenney http://web2.acbl.org/As400/mpraces/unit/2010/mm446.htm
Unit 446 - 2010 Ace of Clubs http://web2.acbl.org/As400/mpraces/unit/2010/ac446.htm
Unit 446 - 2009 Mini-McKenney http://web2.acbl.org/As400/mpraces/unit/2009/mm446.htm
Unit 446 - 2009 Ace of Clubs http://web2.acbl.org/As400/mpraces/unit/2009/ac446.htm
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- Please email any recent bridge accomplish-ments, milestones, rants, raves, submissions, or corrections to seattlebridge@hotmail.com. Deadline is the 10th of each odd numbered month.
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2010 Round Robin Info
Click for More info here -->>
The Round Robin is a way to meet players in a more social setting. The team matches are arranged between captains and are usually hosted by one of the team’s players in their home. The play is competitive but the setting is more relaxed. You have about 6 months to play 5-6 matches; the top 4 teams ad-vance to compete for the title.
Players of all abilities are welcome. In a change from last year, for those teams that are interested, we will be bracketing by masterpoints so that you will play teams of similar ability. We’d love to get a bracket full of our novice and intermediate players in the event. If you prefer a challenge you can enter the open bracket no matter how experienced your team is.
Teams are allowed to have 4 to 6 players; the entry fee is $60 per team. Contact Curt Peterson via email at candapeter-son@comcast.netto sign up. When you sign up, please pro-vide the name of your captain and team members, your cap-tain’s email, your captain’s phone number and the team’s number of masterpoints.
The exact competition format and conditions of contest will depend on the teams entered, and will be emailed to each team captain after entries close. Checks, payable to Seattle Unit 446, should be mailed by April 15 to the following address:
Balusu Rao
13832 NE 66th St, #605
Redmond, WA 98052-9565
There are nine teams entered in the 2010 Round Robin divided into three groups. Each group will play the other 6 teams in the other groups. Teams were seeded from 1-9 by master point holdings of the 4 top players.
Group 1 Teams: Yarington DeShaw, Eng
Group 2 teams: Christie, Castoriano, Ford
Group 3 teams: Grubbs, Bolson, Abernethy
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Attention Junior Players and ACBL Members Willing to Help with the USBF Junior Program
The United States Bridge Federation (USBF) has released the following news release in an attempt to reach junior bridge players and/or recent junior bridge players who are interested in participating and/or improving the development of International Junior bridge teams. Click hereto read the full news release.
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| 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. |
2010 World Bridge Series
Philadelphia, PA
October 1-16, 2010
Open to all
District 4 Regional Information Click Here-->> |
![]() For WBSC schedules, housing, and additional information please click on the following links:
WBF- http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Philadelphia.10/Philadelphia.htm
USBF-http://www.usbf.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=627&Itemid=282
World Bridge Series Regional Website- http://www.bridge-district3.org/worldseries/worldseries2.htm
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New NABC On-Line Partnership Desk is Up and Running!
 One of the ACBL's web programming gurus has created an alternative to replace Hipard’s on-line partnership desk. It is in a different format than Hipard's, but, we hope you will find it to be just as user friendly. To begin using the new on-line partnership desk, you will need to first register, by creating a username and password, as you did before. Once logged in, you will choose the masterpoint range and post the event(s) in which you need a partner. After you register, you can also look through those that have already posted. Please click here to go directly to the new on-line partnership desk.
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