This year Bridge NSW have introduced new categories to the State Pairs championships and now will include divisions for Under Grand (1000 masterpoints) and Under National (300 Masterpoints). NSBC will be running an Under Grand and Under National combined session alongside the Open session. All players as members of the ABF are welcome to play in this event. Only pairs living within the Sydney Metropolitan and immediate surrounding regions (Central Coast, Blue Mountains and Illawarra) will be elgible to represent NSBC at the state pairs finals.
Event Format:
This is a three-week event with Matchpoints scoring and red masterpoints at State Level (to be confirmed).
Member Discounts:
North Shore Bridge Club members receive a $5 per session discount on all regular face-to-face sessions, online sessions and championship events (excluding congresses). To receive the discount members must select to pay via the Club PP System option when entering.
Close of Entries:
Entries will close on Wednesday 29th July 2026 at 5:00pm. Late entries will be up to the discretion of the tournament organiser.
General Conditions:
Players should be seated 10 minutes before start of play.
Players should be friendly or at a minimum be courteous and respectful at all times.
At a minimum players should put a short description of their system in the chat at the start of each round.
All players should be respectful of the amount of time to play each board and how much of it they use (within reason).
Cameras and Microphones are required to be working and on during the sessions.
Players may switch off cameras and microphones while playing as dummy.
Players should mute the microphone when not speaking if their environment contains background noises.
Players should be well lit (not hidden in shadows).