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 Welcome to District 8 Online

District 8 is home to members of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). Our District includes four ACBL Units -- 239, 208, 223 and 143 -- and covers parts of three Midwest states:

    Illinois  (all counties outside the Quad Cities and Chicago metro areas)

    Missouri  (eastern counties)

    Kentucky  (western tip)
 


Win gold points and a spring trip to Memphis TN

  District 8 North American Pair Finals 

Online:  Sunday, November 10, 2024
   


                 One-day event for all three flights:  Sunday, 12:00 Noon & 4:15 pm

The District NAP event is open to all District 8 players who qualified in any club-level NAP game in any ACBL District this summer. Play will be online on Bridgebase.com .

Flights: Separate events will be held in three flights:

      A (Open to all players)     B (0-2500 masterpoints)    C (Non-Life Masters, 0-500 pts.).

      Eligibility for each flight is determined by your masterpoint holding on May 6, 2024 (total reported with the June 2024 Bridge Bulletin). 

ACBL prizes: The top three pairs in Flight A and the top four pairs in Flights B and C will qualify to play in the national finals in Memphis TN in March 2024. The top two pairs in each flight will receive cash travel awards from ACBL. 

Entry fee: $30 per person for the two-session event. You must be a paid-up ACBL member to enter.

Advance registration required.  To enter your pair, mail a check for $60 (two people, two sessions) to:
    Martha Leary
    1705 Golfview Drive
    Urbana IL   61801

Payment must be received by November 6. Make checks payable to District 8.

With your $60 check, include:  The flight you are entering and both players' names, ACBL numbers, BBO login names, email addresses and phone numbers.

NAP Coordinator:  Martha Leary    217-766-6294     martha@marthaleary.com