• Program

Date Event Details
Tuesday
10 January
Warm-up Pairs 1 session at 7.30pm. Cash prizes. The entry fee of $22 per pair collected at the table.
Wednesday
11 January
Penline One-Day Swiss Pairs 6-round Swiss Butler Pairs. $110 per pair. 10am start.
Wednesday
11 January
National Super Novice Pairs Each player must have 20MPs or less as at 30/9/2016. Start 10am. Sessions dependent on entries. Entry fee $90 per pair.
Wednesday
11 January
20-50 Rising Stars Pairs Each player must have 50MPs or less as at 30/9/2016. Start 10am. Sessions dependent on entries. Entry fee $90 per pair.
Wednesday - Friday
11-13 January
National Women's Teams Championship 9 x 20-Board qualifying sessions. Entry Fee $630 per team. Session start 10.00am, each day. Finishes 7.00pm Friday. Details of semi-finals and finals are below.
Wednesday - Friday
11-13 January
National Seniors' Teams Championship 9 x 20-Board qualifying sessions. Entry Fee $630 per team. Sessions start 10.00am each day. Finishes 7.00pm Friday. All players must have been born before 1/1/1959. Trophies are awarded for the best Mixed, Veteran & Country teams. Details of semi-finals and finals are below.
Wednesday - Friday
11-13 January
National Red Plum Life Masters Teams Championship 9 x 20-Board sessions - Entry Fee $630 per team. Sessions start 10.00am each day. Finishes 7.00pm Friday. Each player must not have achieved the rank of Grand Master as at 30/9/2016.
Wednesday - Friday
11-13 January
National Pianola Plus Non-Life Masters Teams Championship 8 x 20-Board sessions - Entry Fee $560 per team. Sessions start 10.00am each day. Finishes 4.00pm Friday. Each player must not have achieved the rank of Life Master as at 30/9/2016.
Wednesday - Friday
11-13 January
National Novice Teams Championship 8 x 20-Board sessions - Entry fee $560 per team. All players must have fewer than 100MPs as at 30/09/2016. Grand Slam Members must have a rating under 58%. Sessions start 10.00am each day. Finishes 4.00pm Friday.
Thursday - Friday
12-13 January
Chris Diment Matchpoint Swiss Pairs Start 10am Thursday. Matchpoint Swiss pairs. Entry fee $230 per pair.
Thursday - Friday
12-13 January
National Super Novice Teams Start 10am Thursday. Sessions dependent on entries. Entry fee $290 per team. Finishes 4.00pm Friday.
Thursday - Friday
12-13 January
National Rising Stars Teams Start 10am Thursday. Sessions dependent on entries. Entry fee $290 per team. Finishes 4.00pm Friday.
Saturday - Sunday
14-15 January
TBIB National Open Swiss Pairs Championship 11 x 9 board matches. Session times both days 10.00am and 2.30pm. Entry Fee $230 per pair. Category Winners: Seniors, Women, Men, Mixed, Youth, Country. Finishes 5.00pm Sunday.
Saturday - Sunday
14-15 January
Penline 500 Swiss Pairs Championship
(for players under 500 MPs)
11 x 9 board matches. Session times both days 10.00am and 2.30pm. Entry Fee $230 per pair. All players must have fewer than 500MPs at 30/9/2016. Finishes 5.00pm Sunday.
Saturday - Sunday
14-15 January
Novice Swiss Pairs Championship
(for players under 100 MPs)
11 x 9 board matches. Session times both days 10.00am and 2.30pm. Entry Fee $230 per pair. All players must have fewer than 100MPs at 30/9/2016. Finishes 5.00pm Sunday.
Saturday - Sunday
14-15 January
National Women's Teams & National Seniors' Teams Finals Finals for the top 4 teams from National Women's Teams & National Seniors' Teams. Semi-Finals (4 teams) - Starts Saturday 10.00am. Final (2 teams) Starts Sunday 9:00am. Entry Fee $120 per team per day. Finishes 6.30pm Sunday. Held at Canberra Bridge Club, Duff Place, Deakin.
Monday - Thursday
16-19 January
South-West Pacific Teams Championship 12 x 20-Board matches. - Entry Fee $880 per team. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 10.00am, 1.30pm, 4.30pm, Thursday 9.30am, 1.00pm, 4.00pm (no evening sessions). Finish 6.30pm Thursday. The leading 8 teams at the end of play on Thursday qualify for the National Open Teams event starting at 10.00am on Friday. Trophies are awarded for the best Women's, Mixed, Senior, Veteran, Country, Youth and Novice teams that do not qualify for the NOT.

Category prizes:

  • 1st Qualifying
  • 1st Women - All team members must be female
  • 1st Mixed - Must play as a mixed team in every session
  • 1st Seniors - All team members born before 1/1/1959
  • 1st Veterans - must be 70 years or more at the beginning of the event being played
  • 1st Country - All team members Australian residents who do not reside in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney
  • 1st Youth - All team members born on or after 1/1/1992
  • 1st Novice - All team members having fewer than 100 masterpoints as of 30/9/2016
  • 1st ACT - Lew Thomson Trophy (all team members play regularly in the ACT)
  • 1st Zone 7 - New Zealand High Commissioner's Trophy (teams comprising only players eligible to represent a Zone 7 NCBO other than Australia)
Friday - Sunday
20-22 January
National Open Teams Championship Entry Fee $120 per team per stage. Eight teams will have qualified for the NOT starting Friday morning 10.00am Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Meeting for Captains to exercise choice after correction/appeal period expiry - approximately 7.30pm on Thursday 19 January. Venue: Eureka Room, QT.
  • 1st - ABF Trophy
Friday
20 January
Bridge for Brain Research Flighted Swiss Pairs 6 x 8-board Matches - Entry Fee $40 per pair. All proceeds to NeuRA Research. Prizes for Open, Restricted and Novice pairs.