Canberra Bridge Club Inc

The BFACT GNOT Teams is a teams event to select the ACT  number 1 Team to participate in the ABF’s Grand National Open Teams.

But you are also welcome to play in the event if you are not contending for the GNOT

The CBC qualifying event is intended to run as a knockout event with a repechage (assuming sufficient numbers). 

This event will run for three weeks, commencing on 13 May.  The first final between the second-placed team in the knockout and the winner of the repechage will occur on Wednesday, 11 June and the final will occur on Wednesday, 18 June.

If you qualify for the ABF event, it is run as follows

• Australia is divided into regions on a geographical basis.
• Each region provides a set number of teams to the National Final (a total of 60 teams in 2023).
• Clubs hold heats to qualify teams to a final within their region.
• Each Regional Final qualifies 1 or more teams to the National Final.
• From 2024 onwards, the National Final will be played in two stages:
• a knock-out with Swiss repechage in mid-September played online on RealBridge,
• face-to-face Finals involving 4 open teams and 8 non-metropolitan teams in late November in Sydney.
• The ABF provides travel grants to teams that qualify for the face-to-face Finals in Sydney.

Summary:

The National Gold point event to qualify for the GNOT Finals (which will be run on RealBridge later in the year - September) will run face to face at the club on Tuesday nights starting from 13 May to 27 May.

• Wed night 11 June (repechage winner v final loser) 
• Final on 18 June.

The winning team will progress to GNOT Finals Series. 64 teams will play on RealBridge Qualifying Event. 

•  September 19-21

A face to face event for the top 4 teams will be held in Sydney.

• Saturday 22 November - Sunday 23 November