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May 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
District 14 Meeting and Report
Yesterday, between the afternoon and evening sessions at the Gopher, the District 14 board met. Many topics were discussed, including the potential of online play for the North American Pairs and Grand National Teams, funding for Grand National Teams, upcoming District 14 tournament scheduling, a new District 14 website and much more. As soon as minutes are available for the meeting, they shall be posted.
For those interested in the areas in which I have been working at ACBL, please see my Spring Report posted below.
I do hope that you are enjoying our Gopher Regional, currently underway. And - as always - please do get in touch if you have questions, concerns or thoughts about bridge in our district!
Friday, May 20, 2011
District 14 Agenda - May 2011
Going to be attending Minnesota's premier tournament, the Gopher Regional? If so, and you would like to know what topics are on the agenda for District 14's meeting, then please see below.
Monday, May 16, 2011
District 14 Finals GNT 2011
Our District held its GNT finals in Des Moines this past weekend. The winners of each four flights: Super, A, B and C, will each travel to the summer NABC in Toronto to compete within their respective flights. Each team will be subsidized from the District. The winning teams are:
Super Flight: Valerie Laing, David Stark, Paul Lewis, Linda Lewis
Flight A: Kurt Schaeffer, Kerry Holloway, Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Joseph Rice
Flight B: Eric Hendrickson, Paul Gutterman, Richard Lawson, Sam Larson
Flight C: Delbert Swanson, Gene Brandl, Cathy Sigafus, Bob Sigafus
Congratulations to all teams and every player! Best of luck in Toronto - and - many thanks to Mike Cassel for all his hard work with the GNT this season!
Also - congratulations, thoughts and commentary from Mike Cassel below - and total masterpoints earned by players for the GNT competition.
Monday, May 09, 2011
The Top Contenders
For duplicate bridge players, ACBL masterpoints are our coin of the realm. Every year, whether a beginner in the "Rookie" category or a seasoned Platinum or Grand Life Master, competitors do their best to nab as many masterpoints as they can.
District 14 players have an excellent start in the Great Masterpoint Hunt of 2011. At the top of the pack as of May 6th, is professional player GS Jade Barrett of South Dakota, with 422 points. Firmly in second place is Jade's wife, Karen, with 264. District 14 director Sharon Anderson, MN, has earned 182 for third, with six more Minnesotans grabbing the next slots. Rounding out the top ten is Kerry Brothers of North Dakota.
The full list can be viewed below. Of course, much of 2011 remains, full of club games, sectionals, regionals, NABC's and all sort of special games inbetween. So - gather ye masterpoints while ye may! And have loads of fun in the process!
