The WBF, with support from ACBL, USBF, MABC , ACBL District 7, ACBL District 9, as well as private donors, will hold the 3rd World Youth Bridge Open Championship in Atlanta this summer. The complete schedule of play is posted on the WBF website.

Thanks to the generous support of MABC and District 7, all participants will be provided with lunch and dinner each day. Entries are due by July 1, although the organizers will try to accommodate late entrants. All players must be born in 1988 or later; there are no residence or nationality requirements.

For more information about the tournament and USBF/ACBL support for teams, see the Junior section of this website. We hope to see many young players at this exciting World Championship event.

In 2013, USBF initiated a training program for Juniors with international aspirations. Thanks to help from many USBF members who are serving as mentors, over 55 Juniors now practice on BBO each week. The Juniors are  organized in groups of 4, and each group works with a regular mentor or sometimes two regular mentors. The groups play against other groups, so all of the players are exposed to a mentor other than their regular one. After the playing sessions, the groups and the mentor who watched their table discuss the hands, both online in BBO chat rooms and by email.

This program couldn't have happened without the support of our mentors. Our mentors wouldn't have happened without the support of Debbie & Michael Rosenberg, who not only recruited mentors, but also organized the players into groups and matched them with regular mentors. USBF and our Juniors owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Debbie & Michael for their enthusiasm and efforts, as well as to all of the other mentors. In addition to regular mentors, Debbie & Michael recruited some USBF members who play with and against the Juniors, both when they need an additional player for a regular session and at other times when they want to practice on BBO. We all appreciate the generosity of our expert members who are willing to devote some of their time to helping Juniors advance.

Regular Online Training Mentors are:

USBF Members who have volunteered to play with and against Juniors online, providing wonderful feedback to our developing players:

Thank you all for your time, effort & enthusiasm with this project! And of course, as always, a HUGE thank you to BBO for providing an environment where players from around the country can play together and help aspiring players improve. And also a major THANK YOU to USBF Junior Coordinator, Joe Stokes, without whose energy and enthusiasm this project would never have gotten off the ground.