The 2023 USBCs will select teams for 2023 World Championships, scheduled for August 20-Sept. 2, 2023, at the Palais des Congres in Marrakech, Morocco. The WBF has provided this information about accomodations and the schedule of play.

The Open USBC will select USA2 (USA1 is SPECTOR who won the 2022 Open USBC). The Mixed, Senior, and Women's USBCs will each select 2 teams.

Some new INFORMATION available - in red

The Conditions of Contest posted below are now Final.
Conditions of Play, which are an extract from the Conditions of Contest based on the actual number of teams are now available. These are for your convenience and do not over-ride the full Special Conditions of Contest or the General Conditions of Contest. Open, Mixed, Senior, Women.
We now have seeding points available. Here are the Open Seeding Points by team. Please check your team's information and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you see anything you think is wrong. Thanks. We have now done the shuffle. Here are the bracket and the seeding point spreadsheet with teams sorted on the second page.

Here are the Mixed Seeding Points before the Round Robin points are added and the teams are shuffled. Page 1 has seeding points per team, page 2 has the teams sorted by seeding points.

Here are the Senior Seeding Points CORRECTED!!! before the Round Robin points are added and the teams are shuffled. Page 1 has seeding points per team, page 2 has the teams sorted by seeding points.

We also have PPs and IPPs - if you think you should have IPPs, please check to make sure they're correct and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you see a problem. Thank you.
Tournament schedule (all of the events in one schedule) is now posted. If all of the teams in an event prefer to start an hour later on the first day, we will do so, and everything will just be an hour later - we'll be polling team captains a week or two before play starts on this.

Information with entries closed

The Open USBC has 14 teams. All Open play will be face to face, starting May 1 with the Round of 16 and ending May 8th. The top-seeded Nickell team and the second seeded Lebowitz team will have byes in the Round of 16. Based on a vote of the teams, play on May 1 will start at 11:00 CDT.

The Mixed USBC had 10 teams entered when entries closed on March 22nd, and entries are now closed. All 10 of the teams preferred to have the entire event played face to face, and the format has been changed to allow that. The first Mixed stage will be a face to face 10-team Round Robin. The top 4 teams will qualify for the USA1 Semifinal; the 5th through 8th teams will qualify for USA2 Stage 1; the 9th and 10th teams will be eliminated. USA1 will continue with 2 day Semifinal and Final matches. USA2 will continue with 2 day Stage 1 matches, 1-1/2 day Quarterfinal and Semifinal matches, and a 2 day Final.

The Senior USBC had 9 teams entered when entries closed on March 28th, and entries are now closed. The teams have decided to hold all play face to face. If there are 9 teams in the event when it starts, the first 2 days will be a Round Robin. The top 4 teams will qualify for the USA1 Semifinal; teams that finish 5th to 8th will qualify for USA2 Stage 1, and the remaining team will be eliminated. USA1 will continue with 2 day Semifinal and Final matches. USA2 will continue with 2 day Stage 1 matches, 1-1/2 day Quarterfinal and Semifinal matches, and a 2 day Final.

The Women's USBC had 4 teams entered when entries closed on March 28th, and entries are now closed. The teams will play 2 days of USA1 Semifinal  KO (random draw), 2 days of USA1 Final and USA2 Semifinal, and 2 days of USA2 Final

Overall Schedule:

Entry fees are the same for all events: There is a $500 event entry fee plus session fees of $200 per session ($400 per day) for face to face play. The initial entry fee is due by the entry closing date. Session fees will be collected on site.

Hotel Information: The face-to-face stages of the 2023 USBCs will be held at the Schaumburg, IL Hyatt Regency. Room rate for the USBCs is $136 per night, including internet. You can make a reservation for any or all of the 2023 USBCs at our online reservation page, or by calling Hyatt at 877-803-7534 and mentioning USBF or maybe CHIRG-USB1. If you have any problems with hotel reservations, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and she will try to straighten things out. The cut-off date to make reservations at our rate is April 16, 2023, but the online site will remain open after that and reservations will be accepted as long as the hotel has available rooms.

system forms

Each pair is required to submit a System Summary Form two weeks before play begins. To create or edit a SSF, first log in to this site, then click on "Create or Edit SSF" under the User Menu, which appears in the left hand column when you log in. You can either create a new form or copy an old one. If you have any problems, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and he will try to help.

Each pair is also required to submit an ACBL convention card two weeks before play begins We haven't yet been able to set up a way for you to upload your ACBL convention card or link to a BridgeWinners card online, so please either share your BridgeWinners card with Al or email a PDF or JPG version of your convention card to him, and he will upload and link. If you sent Al a convention card or link last year and it's the same for this year, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and let him know to copy that card or link to this year. Thanks.

Due dates for SSFs and convention cards are:

Open: April 17
Mixed: April 26
Senior: May 5
Women: May 6

If you are playing a method that is allowed under paragraph 3 or paragraph 7 of Opening Bids on the new Open+ Convention Chart, and there is not now an ACBL approved defense to the method, you must submit a full description of the method and a recommended defense at least 4 weeks before the start of play. Our software no longer allows you to create an Advance Submisstion Form online, but you can download the form as a Word document and use it as an outline of the information you should submit. Complete it, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and he will convince the website to see it as an ASF and link it to your SSF. He will also send it to the USBF Conventions Committee for review. If the committee has not rejected it within 1 week of submission, it is accepted and you may play the method and must bring the recommended defense to the table with you.

Open USBC Byes

Two teams (Nickell and Lebowitz) had enough PPs for a bye to the Round of 16, and will be seeded 1 and 2 based on their PPs.

Conditions of Contest

All 4 events will be governed by the USBF General Conditions of Contest.
In addition, each of the events has Special Conditions of contest: Open, Mixed, Senior, Women's
Conditions of Play, which are an extract from the Conditions of Contest based on the actual number of teams are now available. These are for your convenience and do not ever over-ride the Special Conditions of Contest or the General Conditions of Contest. Open, Mixed, Senior, Women.