LATEST NEWS
12-13 December, 2020
Entries are now open for the Sydney Spring Nationals Online Pairs, an online event to be played on the RealBridge platform.
A number of future events have been scheduled to run on the RealBridge online platform. RealBridge uses your camera and microphone allowing you to see and hear each other.
Players are invited to come and try the "REALBRIDGE.ONLINE" platform and play some boards on this NEW platform.
Book into one of these time slots and registration links will be forwarded to you.
- Saturday 21st November at 10:30am and 2.30pm
- Tuesday 24th November at 6pm
- Wednesday 25th November at 10.30am
- Saturday 28th November at 10:30am and 2.30pm
In the meantime, check your Camera and Microphone, so your partner and opponents can "SEE and HEAR" each other.
The State Open and Country Pairs was run online on November 15, 2020 on the RealBridge platform.
The winners were:
Open: Kate McCallum and Axel Johannsson
Country: Sally Clarke and Garry Clarke
All participants of the State Open Pairs have free entry to the NSWBA Online Spring Swiss Matchpoint Pairs Congress on November 22.
All other players are invited to enter the congress at a cost of $20 per player. If you are new to RealBridge please join in on one of the free Taster sessions.
The latest version of Insight, a publication for all those involved in the administration of bridge clubs across the state, is now available.
- Are you (thinking about) re-opening? Read the recommendations of the NSWBA State Committee
- A brief summary of recent developments with respect to playing online bridge
- How you can help your learners improve their bridge during the COVID shutdown
The ABF has some free training programmes available via Zoom for teachers and other interested persons.
How You Play Matters
It is everybody’s responsibility to be CovidSafe everywhere
The Council of the NSWBA has voted to close the NSWBA (trading as Sydney Bridge Centre) at midnight on Tuesday 17th March.
All Club sessions at Rozelle and Henley are cancelled.
UPDATE: Goulburn Street reopened on Tuesday 6th October for F2F duplicate sessions. Rozelle and Henley remain closed for the moment. The Sydney Bridge Centre is running both F2F duplicate sessions at Goulburn Street AND online games on BBO. Go to www.sydneybridgecentre.com/sbc-sessions/ for session details.
These NSWBA events are cancelled:
- State Youth Championships, December 12-13
- Grand National Open Teams Final, November 27-30
- State Youth Championships, December 12-13
