The weather is cold, which means it's a very good time to be inside playing bridge. Maybe, because it's even colder than usual, you are playing better than usual?! In any case, this is the perfect time to remind you about a new tournament that you can play from the comfort of your own home, without having to brave the weather.

The new NSW Online Pairs League is a non-profit initiative of the NSWBA State Committee. It is particularly aimed at non-metropolitan players and will be played on the RealBridge platform. This state-wide IMP Pairs competition has separate divisions for players at every level, with short sessions (12 boards, no more than one-and-a-half hours) every Thursday night for 8 weeks commencing 7th July (substitutions permitted if you can't make a particular night). Only $30 per player of which up to half will be returned to your home club! Please enter via MyABF )

All of our ANC representative team members have now been selected! You can see the line-up for the Open, Seniors, Women's and Youth Teams in the images above. We wish them all the best at the Australian National Championships in Adelaide from 2nd July - 14th July. In addition to the Interstate Teams and the Butler Pairs, the ANC includes many other events for players of all standards. For more information, visit myABF.

This year the State Mixed Pairs Championship was able to be held face-to-face, with the winners of the State title being Joan Butts – Michael Courtney. The Country Mixed Pairs was won by Jenny Michael - Rakesh Kumar and their success led to a story in the Southern Highland News. The Autumn Swiss Pairs, held in parallel with the finals, was won by Ado Hardy – Derek Timms. The winners and place-getters are pictured above.

NSWBA Monday Night events continue to run online on RealBridge. Next up: the NSWBA GNOT Qualifying Event over 5 Mondays on June 20th, 27th, July 18th, 25th and August 1st. Please find details and enter via MyABF)

The NSWBA Tournament Calendar now allows you to filter the list of congresses so that you can see which are face-to-face and which are online - the online congresses can be filtered by platform.