The Ge team (Brandon Ge & Arthur Gong, Kayden Ge & Brian Zhang, and Charlie Chen & Eric Xiao) convincingly won the U21 USA2 Final over the He team (Edward He & Eric He and Nathan Gong & Jason Yao). Ge led by 83 IMPs after the first 3 quarters of the Final match and the He team withdrew. CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK to the Ge team in the World Youth Bridge Team Championships in the summer of 2025.
Kayden Ge, Eric Xiao, Brian Zhang, Charlie Chen, Brandon Ge, Arthur Gong, photo by Xin Ge
Jack Boge, Ethan Derman, Avery Silverstein, Daniel Balof, Sam Pahk, Michael Haas, photo by Joe Stokes
The Silverstein team (Avery Silverstein-Daniel Balof, Jack Boge-Ethan Derman, and Michael Haas-Sam Pahk) dominated the U21 USA1 Final match, beating Ge by 84 IMPs over 60 boards. They will be USA1 for the 2026 World Youth Bridge Team Championship in the summer of 2025. CONGRATULATIONS & GOOD LUCK.
Ge (Brandon Ge-Arthur Gong, Charlie Chen-Eric Xiao, Kayden Ge-Brian Zhang) will play the winning USA2 Semifinalist He (Edward He-Eric He, Nathan Gong-Jason Yao in tomorrow's USA2 Final.
The Nominating Committee nominated the following slate of candidates for the 2024 election to the USBF Board of Directors, and there were no additional candidates added by petition before the December 10 deadline, so these candidates have now been elected and will join the Board on January 1,2025 for 3 year terms expiring on 12/31/2027. Welcome to all of them.
Eric Gettleman
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Xin Ge
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Geoff Hampson
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This Fall the USBF will conduct an election to fill 3 seats on its Board of Directors. The seats are for three-year terms commencing January 1, 2025.
Nominees must be Active USBF members, having paid the 2024 annual active or resident member dues of $50.
If you are interested in being nominated,
In addition to those candidates nominated by the nominating committee, candidates may be nominated by petition. Twenty-five or more Active or Resident Members of USBF may nominate an Active or Resident Member for a Board position. To file a petition nominating a candidate,
See the election timeline below for when things happen. Download the Election Procedures and Board Member Expectations for more complete information about the election.
| ACTION | Relation to BMD* | Date | Week Day | |
| Nominating Committee reports to Elections Committee |
31 Days before BMD | 11/29/24 | Friday | |
| Nominations Close | 30 Days before BMD | 11/30/24 | Saturday | |
| Last Day for Petition Candidates | 20 days before BMD | 12/10/24 | Tuesday | |
| Eligible Voter List Posted on Web site** | 15 days before BMD | 12//15/24 | Sunday | |
| Last day to protest voter list** | 7 days before BMD | 12//23/24 | Monday | |
| Ballot Mailing Date (BMD)** | 12/30/24 | Monday | ||
| End of voting period** | 1/25/25 | Saturday | ||
| Announce Results | 2/1/25 | Saturday | ||
| Last Day for protest of election |
10 days after results announced |
2/11/25 | Tuesday |
* BMD = Ballot Mailing Date
** Necessary only if more candidates are nominated than there are positions open.
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