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 all USBCs. Click here to go to the payment page.

Open USBC

Final entry date was April 7th, and there are 15 teams entered. The Nickell team has earned a bye to the Quarterfinal. The Open USBC starts on May 1. With 15 teams, the 14 non-bye teams will play KO matches on May 1 & 2 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.

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.

Senior USBC

Late entries will probably be accepted until May 17. Monday, April 8th was the last day for teams to enter the Senior USBC and guarantee they will be able to play. On May 8, there were 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 was Friday, April 12th. There were 3 teams entered at the end of the day on April 12th, entries will remain open until May 20th to allow a fourth team to enter. If 3 or 4 teams are entered at the end of the day on May 20th, 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). 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 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.

By making the Vanderbilt SemiFinal, the Nickell team earned enough Positioning Points for a bye to the Open USBC Quarterfinal. Although of course the Nickell team is hoping to win two more matches, that will not change their USBC bye position - they cannot gain enough Positioning Points for a SemiFinal bye. Congratulations and Good Luck!