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USBF BOARD TO CHOOSE TEAM FOR 2015 HUA YUAN CUP

The USBF has been asked to send a Women's team to the third Hua Yuan Cup being held in Beijing, China Nov 8-14th, 2015. All women USBF members should receive an email asking for an expression of interest in competing. If you did not receive the email, either because you are not registered on the USBF site, or because the email address you gave USBF is no longer correct, or because your email program thinks that email from the USBF website is junk, and are interested in competing in this event, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your name and your partner's name before midnight on Wednesday, July 15th (note that the Board will invite 3 pairs for the event).

Click here for a description of how the votes will be tabulated to select the top pairs.
Click here for the full text of the email sent to women USBF members for whom we have email addresses.
Click here for the answers to some questions Board members have been asked.
Click here for the specifics of the event.
Click here for instructions about changing the email address USBF has for you.

Details: Created: 13 July 2015; Last Updated: 14 July 2019

No SportAccord event in 2015

The World Bridge Federation has informed us that the SportAccord World Mind Games will be held only in even-numbered years from now forward, so there will be no SportAccord event in 2015.

Details: Created: 06 July 2015; Last Updated: 09 August 2015

2015 Hua Yuan Cup Team Selected

After pairs self-nominated for the 2015 Hua Yuan Cup team and all women players who had made the finals of one of the last five Women's USBCs ranked the nominees, and tabulators Robb Gordon and Jonathan Weinstein conducted an "instant runoff" election, the USBF Board approved the team selected by this procedure. The USBF team for the 2015 Hua Yuan Cup, to be held Nov. 8-14 in Beijing, China, will be:

Cheri Bjerkan & Rozanne Pollack
Lynn Deas & Disa Eythosdottir
Irina Levitina & Kerri Sanborn

Congratulations and good luck to all of you!

Details: Created: 01 August 2015; Last Updated: 08 February 2016

2015 JUNIOR USBC SCHEDULED

Entries are open for the 2015 Junior United States Bridge Championships (JUSBC), to be held in Atlanta December 27, 2105, through January 1, 2016. To see the Conditions of Contest or to enter a team, go to the main tournament page on this website. You must be logged in to enter a team. Teams that enter the JUSBC, which selects teams to represent the United States in international competitions, should be able to compete with the best Junior teams in the USA. Less experienced players and teams are invited to compete in the ACBL’s Youth NABC, which is open to players under 20, August 6-8, 2015, in Chicago and/or to join the USBF’s online training program.

Details: Created: 23 June 2015; Last Updated: 08 February 2016

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