2020 Draft Calendar
Any queries about the calendar should be sent to the Congress and State Events Co-ordinator:
Notes:
To apply for a congress/holiday fill in the online application form: Online Congress and Holiday Application Form
Applications have been received and processed from the following clubs:
| Blue Mountains Bridge Club Inc Brisbane Water Bridge Club (Woy Woy) Central Coast Bridge Club Commercial Club (Albury) Bridge Club Glen Bridge Club Helane K Tours Holiday Bridge Hunters Hill Bridge Club Illawarra Bridge Association Inverell Delvyn Bridge Club Leeton Soldiers Bridge Club Moree Bridge Club | Nambucca Valley Bridge Club Newcastle Bridge Club North Shore Bridge Club NSBC@Lindfield NSWBA Peninsula Bridge Club Port Macquarie-Hastings Bridge Assoc Sapphire Coast Bridge Club Taree Bridge Club Trumps Bridge Centre Wellington Bridge Club Yamba Bridge Club |
Congresses and holidays for which applications have been received should
appear on the draft calendar below.
All dates are draft and are subject to change.
2020 Planner
2020 Planner| Club and Contact Details | Event & Comments | Date | Start Time | Type / Tables | Online Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January - 2020 | |||||
| Helane K Tours Helane Knespal 0404 083 913 Director: Derrick Browne | South Pacific Cruise | Jan 4-14 | Multi Event | ||
| ABF Edmond Lee, Will Jenner-O'Shea and John Newman | Australian Youth Week | Jan 4-10 | Multi Event | ||
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | Summer Teams | Jan 5 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 45 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | State Mixed Pairs Qualifying | Jan 6-20 | 7:15 PM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| ABF Jane Reynolds 0402 074 070 | Summer Festival of Bridge | Jan 8-19 | Multi Event | ||
| ABF Marcia Scudder 02 9264 8111 | 2020 Mixed Team Playoff | Jan 24-27 | Teams | ||
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | Matchpointed Swiss Pairs | Jan 26 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| February - 2020 | |||||
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | Open ITS Stage I | Feb 3-17 | 7:15 PM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Open ITS Stage II | Mar 2-16 | 7:15 PM | Pairs | ||
| Open ITS Final | Mar 21-22 | 10:00 AM | Pairs | ||
| Helane K Tours Helane Knespal 0404 083 913 Director: Pam Deverall | Tasmanian Bridge Cruise | Feb 4-12 | Multi Event | ||
| Trumps Bridge Centre Derrick Browne 02 9969 5959 Director: Nick Hughes | Summer Teams | Feb 16 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 32 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| QBA - Broadbeach Tim Runting 0458 448 765 | Gold Coast Congress | Feb 21-29 | Multi Event | ||
| March - 2020 | |||||
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | ITS Swiss Pairs | Mar 2-16 | 7:15 PM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Wellington Bridge Club Peter Reed 02 6845 2540 Director: David Reddel | Annual Congress Swiss Pairs | Mar 7 (Sat) | 9:30 AM | Pairs 32 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Annual Congress Teams | Mar 8 (Sun) | 9:30 AM | Teams 32 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Trumps Bridge Centre Derrick Browne | Northern Suburbs Inter Club Teams Challenge | Mar 8 (Sun) | Teams | ||
| Port Macquarie-Hastings Bridge Assoc Freya Luick 02 6584 6765 Director: Ronnie Ng | March Congress Swiss Pairs | Mar 14 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 32 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| March Congress Teams | Mar 15 (Sun) | 9:00 AM | Teams 32 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| NSBC@Lindfield Mike Prescott 0435 528 872 Director: John McIlrath | Swiss Pairs | Mar 15 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 35 tables | www.northshore.bridge-club.org/bridge/lbc/upcoming-events |
| Holiday Bridge Ron Klinger 02 9958 5589 | 2020 Crystal Symphony Cruise Hong Kong - Taipei - Kagoshima - Tokyo - Shanghai - Hong Kong | Mar 16-31 | Multi Event | ||
| Orange Bridge Club - Orange BC Peter Reed 02 6845 2540 | State Novice and Restricted Pairs | Mar 21-22 | 9:30 AM | Pairs 32 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | City of Sydney Teams | Mar 23 - Apr 6 | 7:15 PM | Teams | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| TBA - Launceston Catherine Elliott 0407 535 197 | Tasmanian Festival of Bridge Note new venue: Grand Chancellor Hotel | Mar 26-29 | Multi Event | ||
| April - 2020 | |||||
| Sapphire Coast Bridge Club Lewis Seychell 02 6495 2605 Director: John McIlrath | Swiss Pairs | Apr 4 (Sat) | 12:00 PM | Pairs 35 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Teams | Apr 5 (Sun) | 9:30 AM | Teams 35 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Central Coast Bridge Club Sally Clarke 0404 043 028 Director: Matthew McManus | Super Congress Swiss Pairs | Apr 4 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 56 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Super Congress Teams | Apr 5 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 56 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Inverell Delvyn Bridge Club Norma Tom 02 6722 1739 Director: Bruce Tier | Pairs | Apr 4-5 | 1:00 PM | Pairs 16 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| Trumps Bridge Centre Derrick Browne 02 9969 5959 Director: Nick Hughes | Easter Festival Good Friday Pairs | Apr 10 (Fri) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 32 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Easter Festival Swiss Pairs | Apr 11 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 32 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Easter Festival Easter Teams | Apr 12 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 32 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Easter Festival Goumet Pairs (morning, afternoon and night) | Apr 13 (Mon) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 32 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | Men's and Women's Pairs | Apr 14-21 | 7:15 PM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| ABF - Perth Robina McConnell 0400 943 367 | APBF Congress (The Joseph Greenfeld Congress) | Apr 15-22 | Multi Event | ||
| Taree Bridge Club Judy Scott 0408 481 524 Director: Tony Howes | Teams | Apr 18-19 | 10:00 AM | Teams 24 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Peninsula Bridge Club | Teams | Apr 19 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 40 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | Women's ITS | Apr 24-26 | 10:00 AM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | WITS Swiss Pairs | Apr 26 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Trumps Bridge Centre Derrick Browne 02 9969 5959 Director: Nick Hughes | Autumn Teams Clashes with WITS Swiss Pairs | Apr 26 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 32 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | Masters Teams | Apr 28 - May 5 | 7:15 PM | Teams | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| SABF Jinny Fuss 0419 843 809 | Autumn Nationals | Apr 30 - May 4 | Multi Event | ||
| May - 2020 | |||||
| QBA - Yeppoon | Barrier Reef Congress | May 1-4 | Multi Event | ||
| Yamba Bridge Club | Twelfth Annual Butler Pairs | May 2-3 | Pairs 30 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed | |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | ANC Butler Pairs | May 11 - Jun 1 | 7:15 PM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | Seniors ITS | May 15-17 | 10:00 AM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| BAWA Jane Reynolds 0402 074 070 | Western Senior Pairs | May 16-17 | Pairs | ||
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | SITS Swiss Pairs | May 17 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | State Mixed Pairs Championships | May 23-24 | 10:30 AM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | Autumn Swiss Pairs | May 24 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Leeton Soldiers Bridge Club Amanda Arnold 0448 538 400 Director: David Reddel | Swiss Pairs | May 30 (Sat) | 10:30 AM | Pairs 25 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Teams | May 31 (Sun) | 9:00 AM | Teams 25 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | Teams of Three | May 31 (Sun) | 9:45 AM | Teams of Three 45 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| June - 2020 | |||||
| VBA Geoff Schaller 0418 559 343 | Victor Champion Cup | Jun 4-8 | Multi Event | ||
| Nambucca Valley Bridge Club Robert Marshall 0403 306 609 | 02 6569 7446 Director: Ronnie Ng (TBC) | Swiss Pairs | Jun 6-7 | 10:00 AM | Pairs 23 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| Newcastle Bridge Club Jeff Biddlecombe 0407 856 736 Director: Matthew McManus | Swiss Pairs | Jun 13 (Sat) | 9:30 AM | Pairs 50 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Teams | Jun 14 (Sun) | 9:30 AM | Teams 50 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | State Open Teams Qualifying | Jun 15 - Jul 6 | 7:15 PM | Teams | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Illawarra Bridge Association Marie Pickering Entries to: | Chris Diment Memorial Congress Match Point Pairs | Jun 20 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 32 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Chris Diment Memorial Congress Teams | Jun 21 (Sun) | 9:30 AM | Teams 32 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| NSBC@Lindfield Mike Prescott 0435 528 872 Director: John McIlrath | Two Men and a Truck Novice and Restricted Teams | Jun 20 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Teams 20 tables | www.northshore.bridge-club.org/bridge/lbc/upcoming-events |
| Two Men and a Truck Novice and Restricted Swiss Pairs | Jun 21 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 35 tables | www.northshore.bridge-club.org/bridge/lbc/upcoming-events | |
| Trumps Bridge Centre Derrick Browne 02 9969 5959 | Bowral Holiday | Jun 21-26 | Multi Event | ||
| North Shore Bridge Club Mike Prescott 0435 528 872 Director: Matthew McManus | Bridge Festival 2020 Thursday Swiss Pairs | Jun 25 (Thu) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 50 tables | www.northshore.bridge-club.org/bridge/lbc/upcoming-events |
| Bridge Festival 2020 Friday Teams | Jun 26 (Fri) | 10:00 AM | Teams 50 tables | www.northshore.bridge-club.org/bridge/lbc/upcoming-events | |
| Bridge Festival 2020 Saturday Swiss Pairs | Jun 27 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 50 tables | www.northshore.bridge-club.org/bridge/lbc/upcoming-events | |
| Bridge Festival 2020 TBIB Teams | Jun 28 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 60 tables | www.northshore.bridge-club.org/bridge/lbc/upcoming-events | |
| July - 2020 | |||||
| Brisbane Water Bridge Club (Woy Woy) Peter Hume 0416 138 698 Director: Matthew McManus Entries to: | Super Congress Open Swiss Pairs | Jul 4 (Sat) | 9:30 AM | Pairs 40 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Super Congress Restricted/Novice Swiss Pairs | Jul 4 (Sat) | 9:30 AM | Pairs 30 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Super Congress Open Teams | Jul 5 (Sun) | 9:30 AM | Teams 40 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Super Congress Restricted/Novice Teams | Jul 5 (Sun) | 9:30 AM | Teams 30 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| SABF - Adelaide Adel Abdelhamid | Australian National Championships | Jul 11-23 | Multi Event | ||
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | State Open Pairs Qualifying | Jul 13-20 | 7:15 PM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Bowral Bridge Club Inc - Bowral Golf Club Rob Ward 0418 611 908 | State Veterans Pairs Entries open 1 February 2020 | Jul 24-26 | 1:30 PM | Pairs 20 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| Peninsula Bridge Club | Swiss Pairs | Jul 26 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 40 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | GNOT Direct Qualifier | Jul 27 - Aug 24 | 7:15 PM | Teams | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| August - 2020 | |||||
| Taree Bridge Club Judy Scott 0408 481 524 Director: Ronnie Ng | Teams | Aug 1-2 | 10:00 AM | Teams 24 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA Warren Lazer 02 9744 1555 | State Wide Pairs | Aug 1-7 | Pairs | ||
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | State Individual | Aug 1 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Individual | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Trumps Bridge Centre Derrick Browne 02 9969 5959 Director: Nick Hughes | Winter Teams | Aug 2 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 32 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Moree Bridge Club John Temperley 0419 248 399 Director: Nick Hughes | Pairs | Aug 8-9 | 1:00 PM | Pairs 18 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Central Coast Bridge Club Sally Clarke 0404 043 028 | Novice and Restricted Swiss Pairs | Aug 8 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 24 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Novice and Restricted Teams | Aug 9 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 24 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Coffs Harbour Bridge Supercongress Association Phil Houlton 0419 486 333 | Coffs Coast Gold Congress | Aug 11-16 | Multi Event | ||
| BAWA Hilary Yovich 0409 082 920 | Swan River Swiss Pairs | Aug 22-23 | Pairs | ||
| NTBA - Darwin Neil Williams | Territory Gold Bridge Festival | Aug 26-30 | Multi Event | ||
| Glen Bridge Club Sandra McBain 0407 420 660 Director: Alan Gibson | Pairs | Aug 29-30 | 9:00 AM | Pairs 23 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| NSBC@Lindfield Mike Prescott 0435 528 872 Director: John McIlrath | Teams | Aug 30 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 35 tables | www.northshore.bridge-club.org/bridge/lbc/upcoming-events |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | State Mixed Teams | Aug 31 - Sep 21 | 7:15 PM | Teams | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| September - 2020 | |||||
| Port Macquarie-Hastings Bridge Assoc Freya Luick 02 6584 6765 Director: Ronnie Ng | September Congress Teams | Sep 5-6 | 10:00 AM | Teams 32 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Blue Mountains Bridge Club Inc Ian Maclean 0411 479 744 Director: Ed barnes | Bygone Beautys Congress Swiss Pairs | Sep 5 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 40 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| Bygone Beautys Congress Teams | Sep 6 (Sun) | 9:30 AM | Teams 40 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed | |
| BAWA Lynne Milne 0414 400 219 | Hans Rosendorff Memorial Congress | Sep 12-13 | Teams | ||
| NSWBA Michael Wilkinson 0459 981 124 | GNOT Metropolitan Final | Sep 12-13 | 10:00 AM | Teams | |
| Hunters Hill Bridge Club Geoff Lawson 0418 934 048 | Open Teams | Sep 20 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 34 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| Restricted/Novice Teams | Sep 20 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 16 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed | |
| NZCBA - Hamilton Richard Solomon +64 09 232 8494 | New Zealand National Congress | Sep 26 - Oct 3 | Multi Event | ||
| Illawarra Bridge Association Jill MacRae 0414 900 239 Entries to: | Swiss Pairs | Sep 27 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 32 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| October - 2020 | |||||
| BFACT Justine Beaumont 0414 637 075 | Canberra in Bloom Bridge Festival | Oct 2-5 | Multi Event | ||
| NSBC@Lindfield Mike Prescott 0435 528 872 Director: John McIlrath | Labour Day MP Pairs | Oct 5 (Mon) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 35 tables | www.northshore.bridge-club.org/bridge/lbc/upcoming-events |
| Commercial Club (Albury) Bridge Club Ann Rice 0402 302 299 Director: Martin Willcox | Welcome Pairs | Oct 9 (Fri) | 7:00 PM | Pairs 30 tables | |
| Swiss Pairs | Oct 10 (Sat) | 11:00 AM | Pairs 40 tables | ||
| Teams | Oct 11 (Sun) | 9:30 AM | Teams 40 tables | ||
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | Matchpoint Swiss Pairs | Oct 12 - Nov 2 | 7:15 PM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA Mike Prescott 0435 528 872 | Sydney Spring Nationals | Oct 14-22 | Multi Event | ||
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | Jacaranda Teams (incorporating the State Open Teams Metropolitan Final) | Oct 25 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| November - 2020 | |||||
| Taree Bridge Club Judy Scott 0408 481 524 Director: Tony Howes | Swiss Pairs | Nov 1 (Sun) | 9:30 AM | Pairs 24 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| ABF | 2021 Australian Open Team Playoff Dates TBC. Decisions about the timing of the 2021 Mixed Playoff may alter the schedule for the Open, Seniors' and Women's playoffs | Nov 7-12 | Teams | ||
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | State Swiss Pairs | Nov 9-23 | 7:15 PM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| BAWA Allison Stralow 0403 153 823 | Golden West Swiss Pairs | Nov 13-15 | Pairs | ||
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | John Arkinstall State Open Teams Finals | Nov 13-15 | 7:00 PM | Teams | |
| Central Coast Bridge Club | State Novice and Restricted Teams | Nov 14-15 | Teams | www.nswba.com.au Closed | |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | SOTF Swiss Pairs | Nov 15 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | State Open Pairs Championship | Nov 21-22 | 10:30 AM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | State Under 100MP Finals | Nov 23-29 | Pairs | ||
| ABF Ray Ellaway | Grand National Open Teams Finals | Nov 27-30 | Multi Event | ||
| Central Coast Bridge Club Sally Clarke 0404 043 028 | Summer Teams | Nov 29 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 27 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | Schaufelberger Teams | Nov 30 - Dec 21 | 7:15 PM | Teams | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| December - 2020 | |||||
| ABF | 2021 Australian Seniors’ and Women’s Teams Playoffs Dates TBC. Decisions about the timing of the 2021 Mixed Playoff may alter the schedule for the Open, Seniors' and Women's playoffs | Dec 5-10 | Teams | ||
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | State Youth Championships Pairs | Dec 12 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| State Youth Championships Teams | Dec 13 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Trumps Bridge Centre Derrick Browne 02 9969 5959 Director: Nick Hughes | Festival of Bridge | Dec 26 - Jan 3 | 10:00 AM | Multi Event 32 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |