After more than a month of zero cases of local transmission of COVID, there is an increasing number of face-to-face congresses and events scheduled in the bridge calendar. The Central Coast Mini Congress on 27th - 28th March was overbooked by mid March! For those who have been looking forward to playing face-to-face, here are some more options in the next few weeks:

• Trumps Bridge Centre Easter Festival from 2nd - 5th April
• Sydney Bridge Centre Easter Monday Matchpointed Swiss Pairs on 5th April
• NSWBA WITS Swiss Pairs on 25th April

For those who are tight for time, online Congresses continue to offer convenience:

• MasterBridge Online April Online Swiss Teams on 11th April
• Peninsula Bridge Club Online Swiss Teams on 18th April

The NSWBA has been making full use of both Online and Face-to-Face bridge in organising the Open Interstate Teams Selection (OITS) this year. The two stages (each of 3 sessions) of qualifying were held on RealBridge from January to March, with 12 pairs qualifying to a F2F Final on 17th - 18th April.

More State events and congresses are now scheduled to be played F2F, including the Women's Interstate Teams Selection (WITS), the Youth Interstate Teams Selection (YITS) and the State Mixed Pairs Qualifying. 

Please check the NSWBA Tournament Calendar for the most up-to-date list.

The ABF has also resumed some national events with the further relaxation in domestic travel restrictions:

Please note that most of the national events now require online entry via MyABF. MyABF is a new online platform for players to manage their event entries and payments.