With the full vaccination rate continuing to hit its targets and the relaxation of some restrictions, it feels like there is hope that some face-to-face congresses may resume before the end of the year. Scheduled online events will continue to "bridge" the transition until we are settled into the new normal. 

As this issue is published, the Sydney Spring Nationals has commenced. For the first time ever, it is being run online, on RealBridge. Kibitzing is not available, please follow the daily bulletin on MyABF for news and stories.

The NSWBA has made its popular Teams of Three event available online! This will be held on Wednesday 27th October 2021 on RealBridge. You form a team of 3 players and we assign an experienced player as your Captain. The captain will play at least two rounds with each team member through the day. Don't miss this fantastic learning experience! Limited seating dependent on availability of Captains, so please enter early on the NSWBA website. 

In 2021 the NSWBA will send 22 teams to the Grand National Open Teams Final (GNOT) - 7 of these will come from the Sydney Metropolitan region, the remainder from elsewhere in NSW. The Metropolitan selection events, including direct qualifying events and the GNOT Metropolitan Final, have been completed - team photos are below. Country Regional Finals are still in progress and we will introduce the Country Regional Teams in the next issue.

Last month, a brand new Monday night event was run in memory of Tim Seres, long recognised as one of Australia's best-ever players. This matchpoint pair tournament was held on RealBridge, on 27th September and 11th October. The results are here. Congratulations to:

The NSWBA Monday Night Championships will continue to run online on RealBridge. The Online State Swiss Pairs will be held over 3 Monday nights on 18th, 25th October and 1st November. Please find the details and enter via MyABF.