The 2024 USBCs will start on May 1st. Here's where we are now:
All USBCs
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Event Entry Fee for each event is due by the guaranteed entry date. The $500 event entry fee is now due for the Open & Mixed USBCs. The event entry fee will be due for the Senior USBC on April 8, and for the Beth Palmer Women's USBC on April 12. Click here to go to the payment page.
Open USBC
Final entry date is April 7th. At the closing date for guaranteed entries, there were 13 teams entered. The Nickell team had earned a bye to the Quarterfinal. The Open USBC starts on May 1. If there are 13 teams entered, the first 2 days will be a complete Round Robin of 9 board matches to qualify 7 teams for the Quarterfinal. If there are 14 teams entered, the highest seeded team (Lebowitz, seeded 2nd based on Positioning Points for the cycle) will be given a bye to the Quarterfinal and the remaining 12 non-bye teams will play KO matches to qualify 6 additional teams for the Quarterfinal. If there are 15 teams entered, the 14 non-bye teams will play KO matches to qualify 7 for the Quarterfinal. The Open USBC will continue with 2-day KO Quarterfinal, Semifinal, and Final matches and end on May 8.
System Filing Deadline: System Summary Forms and ACBL convention cards are due by April 17th, 2 weeks before play starts. The penalty for failure to file system forms on time is loss of seating rights in the team's KO matches - each day that either an SSF or a convention card is late will result in loss of seating rights in one segment of play.
Mixed USBC
Late entries will be accepted until May 8. Tuesday, April 2nd was the last day for teams to enter the Mixed USBC and guarantee they would be able to play. At the end of the day on April 2nd, there were 11 teams entered. With 11-16 teams, the Mixed USBC starts with a 2-day Round Robin or KO to qualify 8 teams for the Quarterfinal KO. Therefore, entries will remain open until the earlier of May 8 or when 16 teams have entered.
System Filing Deadline: System Summary Forms and ACBL convention cards are due by April 26th, 2 weeks before play starts. The penalty for failure to file system forms on time is loss of seating rights in the team's KO matches - each day that either an SSF or a convention card is late will result in loss of seating rights in one segment of play.
Senior USBC
Late entries will probably be accepted until May 17. Monday, April 8th is the last day for teams to enter the Senior USBC and guarantee they will be able to play. There are now 9 teams entered. With 9-16 teams, the Senior USBC starts with a 2-day Round Robin or KO to qualify 8 teams for the Quarterfinal KO. Therefore, entries will remain open until the earlier of May 17 or when 16 teams have entered.
System Filing Deadline: System Summary Forms and ACBL convention cards are due by May 5th, 2 weeks before play starts. The penalty for failure to file system forms on time is loss of seating rights in the team's KO matches - each day that either an SSF or a convention card is late will result in loss of seating rights in one segment of play.
Beth Palmer Women's USBC
Guaranteed Entry Deadline is Friday, April 12th. There are now 3 teams entered. If 3 or 4 teams are entered at the end of the day on April 12, the Beth Palmer Women's USBC will start on Thursday, May 23rd with a 2-day Semifinal (Round Robin with 3 teams, KO with 4 teams). If 3 teams have entered, entries will remain open until May 20th to allow a fourth team to enter. If 5-7 teams are entered at the end of the day on April 12, the Beth Palmer Women's USBC will start on Tuesday, May 21st with a 2-day Round Robin to qualify 4 teams for the Semifinal and entries will remain open until the earlier of May 20th or when 8 teams have entered. If 8 teams are entered at the end of the day on April 12th, entries will close and the Beth Palmer Women's USBC will start on May 21st with a KO Quarterfinal. In all cases, the Beth Palmer Women's USBC will end on May 26th.
System Filing Deadline: System Summary Forms and ACBL convention cards are due by May 7th or 9th, 2 weeks before play starts. The penalty for failure to file system forms on time is loss of seating rights in the team's KO matches - each day that either an SSF or a convention card is late will result in loss of seating rights in one segment of play.