2021 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:
| Armidale Bridge Club Bathurst and District Bridge Club Central Coast Bridge Club Central Coast Leagues Club Bridge Club Commercial Club (Albury) Bridge Club Dubbo Bridge Club Gunnedah Bridge Club Hunters Hill Bridge Club Illawarra Bridge Association MasterBridge Online Mollymook Bridge Club Muswellbrook Bridge Club | Newcastle Bridge Club North Shore Bridge Club NSBC@Lindfield NSWBA Orange Bridge Club Peninsula Bridge Club Pennant Hills Bridge Club Port Macquarie-Hastings Bridge Assoc Southern Highlands Bridge Club Sydney Bridge Centre Taree Bridge Club Tomaree Bridge Club Inc | Trumps Bridge Centre Wagga Wagga Bridge Club Wollstonecraft 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.
2021 Planner
2021 PlannerCONGRESSES IN NSW
| Club and Contact Details | Event & Comments | Date | Start Time | Type / Tables | Online Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January - 2021 | |||||
| MasterBridge Online - BBO Nick Fahrer 0413 869 300 Director: John McIlrath | January Online Swiss Pairs TWO sections: Open and Restricted (<300mps at 1 December 2020) | Jan 3 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 60 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA - RealBridge Office Manager 02 9264 8111 Director: Matthew McManus | Summer Online Swiss Pairs RealBridge This event is being run on RealBridge. Login details for each session will be posted on the NSWBA website under RealBridge > Seating. Note that RealBridge has more stringent browser requirements than BBO, so please read the RealBridge Setup document to ensure your set-up is OK. Payments Players who are members of NSWBA (trading as Sydney Bridge Centre) should pay using the SBC Pre-Pay (PP) system. Credit card payments can be made using our secure online payment gateway (Stripe*) at the Link to Payments below. Alternatively by Direct Bank Transfer: BSB:082088 Account: 039098420. Please quote your Entry ID as the reference. *Stripe payments for entries including youth players can only be paid as individuals. | Jan 10 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 0 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| North Shore Bridge Club - RealBridge Sue Crompton 0416 290 867 Director: Ronnie Ng | Australia Day Weekend Online Swiss Pairs | Jan 24 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 0 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Sydney Bridge Centre Wing Roberts 0487 350 160 Director: John Newman | Australia Day Matchpointed Pairs Novice & Restricted players will have fewer than 300 masterpoints as at 1st November 2020. Payments Players who are members of NSWBA (trading as Sydney Bridge Centre) should pay using the SBC Pre-Pay (PP) system. Credit card payments can be made using our secure online payment gateway (Stripe*) at the Link to Payments below. Alternatively by Direct Bank Transfer: BSB:082088 Account: 039098420. Please quote your Entry ID as the reference. *Stripe payments for entries including youth players can only be paid as individuals. Lunch If you have any special dietary requirements, please include them in the Comments section | Jan 26 (Tue) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 28 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA - RealBridge Office Manager 02 9264 8111 Director: Matthew McManus | Online Summer Matchpointed Swiss Pairs RealBridge This event is being run on RealBridge. Login details for each session will be posted on the NSWBA website under RealBridge > Seating. Note that RealBridge has more stringent browser requirements than BBO, so please read the RealBridge Setup document to ensure your set-up is OK. It is a requirement that all players on RealBridge have working video and audio connections. Entries and Payments
The document below takes you through the sign up, entry and payment processes. | Jan 31 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 0 tables | https://www.myabf.com.au/events/congress/event/view-event-entries/1/1 |
| February - 2021 | |||||
| MasterBridge Online - BBO Nick Fahrer 0413 869 300 Director: John McIlrath | February Online Swiss Pairs TWO sections: Open and Restricted (<300mps at 1st January 2021) | Feb 7 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 60 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Sydney Bridge Centre Wing Roberts 0487 350 160 | Valentine's Day Swiss Pairs Novice & Restricted players will have fewer than 300 masterpoints as at 1st November 2020. | Feb 14 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 20 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Trumps Bridge Centre Derrick Browne 02 9969 5959 Director: Nick Hughes | Summer Teams | Feb 21 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 25 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| March - 2021 | |||||
| MasterBridge Online - BBO Nick Fahrer 0413 869 300 Director: John McIlrath | March Online Swiss Pairs TWO sections: Open and Restricted (<300mps at 1st February 2021) | Mar 7 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 60 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Armidale Bridge Club Ian Price 61 432 153 294 | Swiss Pairs - CANCELLED | Mar 13-14 | 10:00 AM | Pairs 18 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| NSBC@Lindfield Sue Crompton 0416 290 867 Director: Ian Lisle | Pauline Evans Swiss Pairs | Mar 14 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 30 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Central Coast Bridge Club John Redfearn 02 4339 3824 Director: Matthew McManus | Mini Congress Swiss Pairs | Mar 27 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 24 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Mini Congress Teams | Mar 28 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 24 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| April - 2021 | |||||
| Trumps Bridge Centre Derrick Browne 02 9969 5959 | Easter Festival Good Friday Pairs | Apr 2 (Fri) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 25 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Easter Festival Swiss Pairs | Apr 3 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 25 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Easter Festival Easter Teams | Apr 4 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 25 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Easter Festival Gourmet Pairs (morning) | Apr 5 (Mon) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 25 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Easter Festival Gourmet Pairs (afternoon) | Apr 5 (Mon) | 1:30 PM | Pairs 25 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Peninsula Bridge Club tba | Teams | Apr 18 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 35 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | WITS Swiss Pairs | Apr 25 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 30 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| May - 2021 | |||||
| Bathurst and District Bridge Club Pamela Stuart-Brown 0437 270 618 Director: Emma Barnes | Pairs | May 1 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 20 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Swiss Pairs | May 2 (Sun) | 9:30 AM | Pairs 20 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Trumps Bridge Centre Derrick Browne 02 9969 5959 | Autumn Teams | May 2 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 25 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | SITS Swiss Pairs | May 16 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 30 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | Autumn Swiss Pairs | May 30 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 26 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| June - 2021 | |||||
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | Teams of Three | Jun 6 (Sun) | 9:45 AM | Teams of Three 40 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| Illawarra Bridge Association Marie Pickering 0422 375 712 Director: Jeff Carberry | Chris Diment Memorial Congress MP Pairs | Jun 12 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 30 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Chris Diment Memorial Congress Teams | Jun 13 (Sun) | 9:30 AM | Teams 30 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Wollstonecraft Bridge Club Nick Hughes 61 414 601 175 Director: Nick Hughes | Teams (VCC Weekend) | Jun 13 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 20 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Newcastle Bridge Club Jeff Biddlecombe and Julie Butel Director: Matthew McManus Entries to: | Swiss Pairs | Jun 19 (Sat) | 9:30 AM | Pairs 50 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Teams | Jun 20 (Sun) | 9:30 AM | Teams 50 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| NSBC@Lindfield Mike Prescott 0435 528 872 Director: John McIlrath | Two Men & A Truck Restricted Teams | Jun 19 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Teams 20 tables | https://www.northshore.bridge-club.org/bridge/lbc/upcoming-events |
| Two Men & A Truck Restricted Pairs | Jun 20 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 20 tables | https://www.northshore.bridge-club.org/bridge/lbc/upcoming-events | |
| North Shore Bridge Club Mike Prescott 0435 528 872 Director: Matthew McManus | Bridge Festival Thursday MP Swiss Pairs | Jun 24 (Thu) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 40 tables | https://www.northshore.bridge-club.org/bridge/lbc/upcoming-events |
| Bridge Festival Friday Swiss Teams | Jun 25 (Fri) | 10:00 AM | Teams 40 tables | https://www.northshore.bridge-club.org/bridge/lbc/upcoming-events | |
| Bridge Festival Saturday Swiss IMP Pairs | Jun 26 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 40 tables | https://www.northshore.bridge-club.org/bridge/lbc/upcoming-events | |
| Bridge Festival TBIB Swiss Teams | Jun 27 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 40 tables | https://www.northshore.bridge-club.org/bridge/lbc/upcoming-events | |
| July - 2021 | |||||
| Trumps Bridge Centre Derrick Browne 02 9969 5959 | Winter Teams | Jul 4 (Sun) | Teams 25 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Peninsula Bridge Club tba | Swiss Pairs | Jul 25 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 35 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| August - 2021 | |||||
| Orange Bridge Club Manda Labuschagne 0431 558 658 Director: David Reddel | Swiss Pairs | Aug 7 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 30 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Teams | Aug 8 (Sun) | 9:00 AM | Teams 30 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Wagga Wagga Bridge Club David Brennan 02 6926 5521 Director: Martin Willcox | Walk-In Pairs | Aug 13 (Fri) | 7:00 PM | Pairs 20 tables | bridgeunlimited.com/ |
| Swiss Pairs | Aug 14 (Sat) | 10:30 AM | Pairs 25 tables | bridgeunlimited.com/ | |
| Teams | Aug 15 (Sun) | 9:15 AM | Teams 25 tables | bridgeunlimited.com/ | |
| Central Coast Bridge Club John Redfearn 02 4339 3824 | Novice and Restricted Swiss Pairs | Aug 21 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 24 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Novice and Restricted Teams | Aug 22 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 24 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| NSBC@Lindfield Mike Prescott 0435 528 872 Director: John McIlrath | Swiss Teams | Aug 29 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 30 tables | https://www.northshore.bridge-club.org/bridge/lbc/upcoming-events |
| September - 2021 | |||||
| Port Macquarie-Hastings Bridge Assoc Freya Luick 02 6584 6765 Director: Ronnie Ng | September Congress Teams | Sep 4 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Teams | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| September Congress Swiss Pairs | Sep 5 (Sun) | 9:00 AM | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Yamba Bridge Club | Butler Pairs | Sep 11-12 | Pairs 0 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed | |
| Hunters Hill Bridge Club Geoff Lawson 02 9810 7374 | Teams | Sep 12 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 50 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| Mollymook Bridge Club Kevin Tant 02 4455 6331 Director: Bruce Crossman | Swiss Pairs | Sep 18 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 30 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| Teams | Sep 19 (Sun) | 9:30 AM | Teams 30 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed | |
| Central Coast Leagues Club Bridge Club Louis Koolen 0419 281 725 Director: Alan Bustany | Swiss Pairs | Sep 25 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 44 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Teams | Sep 26 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 44 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Illawarra Bridge Association Jill Macrae 0414 900 239 Director: Jeff Carberry | Swiss Pairs | Sep 26 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 30 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Wollstonecraft Bridge Club Nick Hughes 61 414 601 175 Director: Nick Hughes | Pairs Clashes with Central Coast Leagues Teams | Sep 26 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Teams 20 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| October - 2021 | |||||
| Trumps Bridge Centre Derrick Browne 02 9969 5959 | Spring Teams | Oct 3 (Sun) | Teams 25 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| NSBC@Lindfield Mike Prescott 0435 528 872 Director: John McIlrath | Labour Day MP Pairs | Oct 4 (Mon) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 30 tables | https://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 8 (Fri) | 7:00 PM | Pairs 30 tables | |
| Swiss Pairs | Oct 9 (Sat) | 11:00 AM | Pairs 40 tables | ||
| Teams | Oct 10 (Sun) | 9:30 AM | Teams 40 tables | ||
| Dubbo Bridge Club tba Entries to: | Pairs | Oct 9 (Sat) | Pairs | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Teams | Oct 10 (Sun) | Teams | www.nswba.com.au Open | ||
| Muswellbrook Bridge Club Emil Battista 0448 928 919 Director: Nick Hughes | Pairs | Oct 9 (Sat) | 10:30 AM | Pairs 40 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Teams | Oct 10 (Sun) | 9:15 AM | Teams 40 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Pennant Hills Bridge Club Cevat Emul Director: John McIlrath Entries to: | Teams | Oct 10 (Sun) | 9:30 AM | Teams 45 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Gunnedah Bridge Club Frances Dunn 0427 423 622 | Swiss Pairs | Oct 30 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 24 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Teams | Oct 31 (Sun) | 9:00 AM | Teams 24 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| Tomaree Bridge Club Inc Sue Grice 0418 261 183 Director: John McIlrath | Swiss Pairs | Oct 30 (Sat) | 9:30 AM | Pairs 30 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| Teams | Oct 31 (Sun) | 9:30 AM | Teams 30 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open | |
| November - 2021 | |||||
| Southern Highlands Bridge Club Craig Curry 02 4883 6510 Director: John McIlrath Entries to: | 29th Annual Congress Swiss Pairs Open and Restricted | Nov 6 (Sat) | 9:45 AM | Pairs 40 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| 29th Annual Congress Swiss Teams Open and Restricted | Nov 7 (Sun) | 9:45 AM | Teams 40 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed | |
| Taree Bridge Club Jenni Saunders 0459 239 380 Director: Ronnie Ng | Teams | Nov 6-7 | 10:00 AM | Teams | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| Armidale Bridge Club Ian Price 61 432 153 294 | Teams Possible clash with State Open Teams FInals | Nov 13-14 | 10:00 AM | Teams 18 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | SOT Swiss Pairs | Nov 14 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 36 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| NSWBA Office Manager 02 9264 8111 | Spring Swiss Pairs | Nov 21 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 26 tables | www.nswba.com.au Closed |
| Wollstonecraft Bridge Club Nick Hughes 61 414 601 175 Director: Nick Hughes | IMP Pairs | Nov 28 (Sun) | 10:00 AM | Pairs 20 tables | www.nswba.com.au Open |
| December - 2021 | |||||
| Trumps Bridge Centre Derrick Browne 02 9969 5959 | Festival of Bridge | Dec 26 - Jan 2 | Multi Event 0 tables | ||
