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GNT Grand National Teams

http://www.acbl.org/assets/documents/play/Conditions-of-Contest/Other-GNT_CoC.pdf

2011 Qualifying Starts Sept 1

See the club sites or our calendar for games to Qualify

2010 GNT

The 2009-2010 Event
Congratulations to winners. Here are the results:

D19 GNT CHAMPIONSHIP FLT
4 Tables

1 Dick Yarington - John Schermer, Seattle WA; Ken
Scholes, Bellevue WA; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC;
Bryan Maksymetz, Squamish

BC DISTRICT 19 GNT FLIGHT A
4 Tables

1 Dave Grubbs, Seattle WA; John Maki, Bothell WA;
Kevin Bolan, Snohomish WA; Bill O'Brien,
Mountlake Terr WA

D19 GNT FLIGHT B
4 Tables

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
4 Tables

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

2009 BridgeinSeattle Headlines

Congratulations to District 19 runner ups in the 2009 Bracket A Grand National Teams.

Members are Charles David Grubbs, Seattle WA; Kevin Bolan, Snohomish WA; John Maki, Bothell WA; Bill O’Brien, Mountlake Terr WA

News link is at http://www.acbl.org/nabc/bulletins/2009/02/4b/

GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS

DISTRICT 19 CONDITIONS OF CONTEST FOR GNT (GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS)
Conditions of Contest Click Here

The Grand National Teams is a grass-roots event that begins at the club or unit level, continues with District Finals in the spring, and concludes at the Summer NABC. Players qualify as individuals at the club/unit level, and may form new teams for the District Final. There are four flights: Championship Flight, Flight A, Flight B, and Flight C. Each winning team at the District Final is invited to participate at the National Final of the GNT at the Summer NABC. District 19 awards the winning teams in each flight a subsidy to assist in transportation and accommodation costs, provided they play in the GNT National Final.

THE DISTRICT COORDINATOR FOR THE GNT IS:
Tom Hansen, 24700 NE 126th St, Duvall WA, USA 98019.
He can be reached at 425/485-8616 (days), 425/788-0647 (evenings), and by email at thansen2@mindspring.com.

THE ACBL DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT NINETEEN IS:
Don Mamula, 15329 14th Drive SE, Mill Creek WA, USA 98012.
He can be reached at 425/357-1964 (home), 425/269-7936 (mobile), and by email at this address.

STRAT LIMITS FOR THE 2008-2009 EVENT ARE:

Open Championship Flight: unlimited
Flight A: all members of the team under 5000 masterpoints
Flight B: all members of the team under 2000 masterpoints
Flight C: all members of the team under 500 masterpoints and non-Life Masters

(These limits are based on the September 2008 masterpoint cycle done at ACBL Headquarters, and are usually run in the first or second week of August. A player who moves up a level over the course of the event is still eligible to compete at the original level.)

IMPORTANT DATES FOR THIS YEAR'S EVENT:

Tuesday, July 1, 2008: Deadline for applying for an exception from the residency requirements for the GNT, for players wishing to qualify in a different district than that of their primary physical residence

Wednesday, March 31, 2009: STAGE ONE (club qualifying) period ends

April 4-5, 2009: District Semifinals and Finals at the Vancouver Bridge Centre, 2776 East Broadway, Vancouver BC. Participating teams should pre-register with the District Coordinator. Registration closes at 12:30 pm. Game time 1:00 pm.

July 23-August 2, 2009: Summer NABC in Washington DC, where the National Final
of the GNT will be held. (Different flights may be held on different dates.)

STAGE ONE CLUB/UNIT SURCHARGE for 2008-09: $6.00 US per team, whether a one-session or two-session event is held. The surcharge enables District 19 to provide subsidies for teams that win the District Final. An additional ACBL sanction fee of $1.25 US per table per session is automatically paid with the club's monthly ACBL report.

SUBSIDY for each winning team (in each of the four flights) at the District Final is $1400.00 US. This subsidy is paid only if they play in the National Final according to the conditions below and the ACBL conditions of contest.

BUY-IN FEE at the District Semifinals, for players or full teams who have not qualified at a club or unit level event, is $25.00 US for each unqualified player, to a maximum of $100.00 US per team.

Conditions of Contest Click Here

THE 2007-2008 EVENT
Congratulations to winners. Here are the results:

D19 GNT CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
4 Tables

1 Pat Dunn - Jim Aitken - Ray Loftis, Bellevue WA; Ken Christiansen, Bothell WA
2 Michael Hargreaves - Doug Fraser, Victoria BC; Aidan Ballantyne, Burnaby BC; Cameron Doner, Richmond BC

D19 GNT FLIGHT A
2 Tables

1 Dave Grubbs, Seattle WA; Steve Handley, Edmonds WA; Mike Wilson, New Westminster BC; Howard Epley, Kent WA; Alan Epley, Bellevue WA

D19 GNT FLIGHT B
8 Tables

1 Pat White, Bothell WA; Cristal Nell, Woodinville WA; Adam Ruprecht, Seattle WA; Jeff Ford, Redmond WA
2 Bob Seki, Seattle WA; Drew Hoskins - Min Zheng - Fan Zhang, Redmond WA
3/4 Jingsong Liu, Kirkland WA; Yong Cao, Redmond WA; Wenjie Deng, Mercer Island WA; Dong Yan, Sammamish WA
3/4 Angela Fenton, North Vancouver BC; Zoran Peca, Vancouver BC; Andrew Lee, Richmond BC; Jadwiga Polujan, Port Coquitlam BC