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SECTIONAL AND REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS

The following Sectionals are planned for 2025.

Cambridge Sectional - May 24 & 25

Goderich Sectional - June 7 & 8

Waterloo Regional - July 1 to 6

Tillsonburg Golden Leaf Sectional - August 9 & 10

St Thomas Jumbo Sectional- September 6 & 7

London Sectional - October 18 & 19

The following Local Sectionals are planned for 2025.

Grand River Swiss Teams - January 1

Guelph Pairs and Swiss Teams - March 22 & 23

London I/N Pairs and Swiss Teams - May 3 & 4

UNIT 249 SUPPORTS NEW BRIDGE PLAYERS

Your local bridge association, Unit 249, has several programs to help introduce new players to duplicate bridge.

Learning duplicate bridge may seem daunting but with some coaching and mentorship new players will soon find the joys and challenges offered by playing bridge.

Unit 249 subsidizes, Learn Bridge in Day sessions to help familiarize new players with the rules of duplicate bridge. These one-day sessions are free to attend.

Once individuals have completed Learn Bridge in a Day or other introductory bridge courses, a new player will receive four Free Play vouchers for a bridge session at your local club.

In addition, participating clubs will offer several Free Play vouchers(yellow in colour) designed to attract new players to their club. These vouchers may be used in one of two ways.

Up to four Free Play vouchers may be given either to club players to act as mentors to new-to-the-club players or directly to new-to-the-club players for their own use. Eligible new players must not have played or taken lessons at the club more than once in the past year. New-to-the-club players can be assigned a mentor by their local club representative on request.

That's a total of four Free Play vouchers for a new player and four Free Play vouchers for a mentor of a new player, all provided by Unit 249.

The Unit also offers a Free Play voucher for a Unit 249 Sectional or Regional tournament when a player joins the ACBL. New members may join the ACBL at https://www.acbl.org/ or just contact the director at your local club.

For further information regarding how to obtain Unit 249 Free Plays please contact Malkin Dare at [email protected].

ACBL INTRODUCES ONLINE REGISTERATION

For those familiar with Regional Tournaments, game day registration usually involves a lineup to pay your game fees. You no longer need to wait in line as ONLINE REGISTRATION is now available for our Regional tournaments.

To register go to https://www.acbl.org/ and click on

Click on Express Entry under Tournaments

Then scroll to find your tournament and click on Buy Now

Once you have registered online for your pair or team, you will receive an email prior to the session indicating your seat assignment. No more lineups, simply go directly to your seat assignment. Fees for Sectional Tournaments have remained unchanged at $12.50 per session.

See Tournament Flyers for further info.

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<p style="text-align: left;"> <strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">The following Sectionals are planned for 2025.</span></strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><a href="https://tournaments.acbl.org/schedule.php?sanction=2505333">Cambridge Sectional</a> - May 24 & 25</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><a href="https://tournaments.acbl.org/schedule.php?sanction=2506330">Goderich Sectional</a> - June 7 & 8</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><a href="https://tournaments.acbl.org/schedule.php?sanction=2507102">Waterloo Regional</a> - July 1 to 6</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><a href="https://tournaments.acbl.org/schedule.php?sanction=2508333">Tillsonburg Golden Leaf Sectional </a>- August 9 & 10</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><a href="https://tournaments.acbl.org/schedule.php?sanction=2509355">St Thomas Jumbo Sectional</a>- September 6 & 7</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><a href="https://tournaments.acbl.org/schedule.php?sanction=2510344">London Sectional </a>- October 18 & 19</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"> <strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">The following Local Sectionals are planned for 2025.</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-size: 24px;" href="https://www.grandriverbridgeclub.com/news/hold-the-date-wednesday-jan-1-2025-new-years">Grand River Swiss Teams</a><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> - January 1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-size: 24px;" href="http://www.guelphbridgeclub.org/">Guelph Pairs and Swiss Teams</a><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> - March 22 & 23</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">London I/N Pairs and Swiss Teams - May 3 & 4</span></p>
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<div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important; font-size: 16px;">For those familiar with Regional Tournaments, game day registration usually involves a lineup to pay your game fees. You no longer need to wait in line as ONLINE REGISTRATION is now available for our Regional tournaments. </div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;">To register go to <a style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" href="https://www.acbl.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.acbl.org/</a> and click on  </div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;">Click on <span style="outline: none !important; background-color: #8fca40;">Express Entry</span> under Tournaments</div>
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<br style="outline: none !important;" />Then scroll to find your tournament and click on <span style="outline: none !important; background-color: #8fca40;">Buy Now</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;">Once you have registered online for your pair or team, you will receive an email prior to the session indicating your seat assignment. No more lineups, simply go directly to your seat assignment. Fees for Sectional Tournaments have remained unchanged at $12.50 per session. </div>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Your local bridge association, Unit 249, has several programs to help introduce new players to duplicate bridge.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Learning duplicate bridge may seem daunting but with some coaching and mentorship new players will soon find the joys and challenges offered by playing bridge.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Unit 249 subsidizes, Learn Bridge in Day sessions to help familiarize new players with the rules of duplicate bridge. These one-day sessions are free to attend.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Once individuals have completed Learn Bridge in a Day or other introductory bridge courses, a new player will receive four Free Play vouchers for a bridge session at your local club. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In addition, participating clubs will offer several Free Play vouchers(yellow in colour) designed to attract new players to their club. These vouchers may be used in one of two ways. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Up to four Free Play vouchers may be given either to club players to act as mentors to new-to-the-club players or directly to new-to-the-club players for their own use.  Eligible new players must not have played or taken lessons at the club more than once in the past year. New-to-the-club players can be assigned a mentor by their local club representative on request.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">That's a total of four Free Play vouchers for a new player and four Free Play vouchers for a mentor of a new player, all provided by Unit 249.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Unit also offers a Free Play voucher for a Unit 249 Sectional or Regional tournament when a player joins the ACBL. New members may join the ACBL at <a href="https://www.acbl.org/">https://www.acbl.org/</a> or just contact the director at your local club. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For further information regarding how to obtain Unit 249 Free Plays please contact Malkin Dare at <a href="mailto:malkindare@gmail.com">malkindare@gmail.com</a>. </span></p>
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UNIT 249

SECTIONAL AND REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS

UNIT 249 SUPPORTS NEW BRIDGE PLAYERS

ACBL INTRODUCES ONLINE REGISTERATION

CONTACT US

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