April 14 CBO Stratified Pairs Tournament - Minnesota Shines!

 

Sunday, April 14, a total of 40 pairs of college competitors entered the first College Bridge Online Stratified Pairs Tournament.  We are so very proud to announce that of the top 10 pairs, 3 of those pairs were from Minnesota colleges!

At the top of the list we found the uber-successful partnership of Sean McNally and Morgan Johnstone. You might wonder why they did not win a trip when they secured first place. That was because their U of MN team had already secured a spot in the Collegiate Bowl Team competition!  Way to go, Sean and Morgan!

One of our Carleton College pairs did indeed win a trip to the pair competition.  Congratulations to Jackson Wahl and Sarah Emmmons. We know that they will represent our fair state admirably come this summer.

And - although they were one spot shy of securing their own trip, applause for Carleton students Thomas Scruggs and Jeffrey Boitnott.  Thomas and Jeffrey finished in 6th place; an admirable accomplishment.

Final overall scores can be found here.

As many of you may know, the Minneapolis Grand Slam Club is hosting a fundraiser at their game this coming Friday, April 19th. Eric Hendrickson, one of the professors at U of MN who instructs students there, has done yeoman's work with efforts toward raising funds so more of our students can attend the NABC Collegiate events in Las Vegas. Sharon and Roger Anderson are preparing a repast for those who attend; we hope many of you do, for the meal, the fundraising and the bridge!  (Note that a number of our students shall be in attendance Friday!)

Additionally, Roger recently zoomed over the 10,000 masterpoint mountain to become a Platinum Life Master!  Congrats to Rog on his achievement!

Bridge is the most fascinating mind game ever. You can enjoy it at any age, at any level - no matter where in the world you live.

Here's to years and years of competition in the future for our college students - and - much fun for ALL Minnesotans who love and play our game!

Congratulations again to all!

(P.S. Big kudos and thanks to Stephanie Threlkeld, Education and Communications Manager at ACBL. Stephanie is a tireless worker for out bridge students; we are forever grateful for all she does!

 

Congratulations to the winners of the April 14 CBO Stratified Pairs Tournament An awesome turnout of 40 pairs from 17 colleges competed in our first College Bridge Online Club Stratified Pairs Tournament, with six college pairs receiving travel packages to attend the 2019 Collegiate Bridge Bowl in Las Vegas this July.  Congratulations to our top pairs, who will receive airfare up to $500 per person, three hotel nights (double occupancy) and a $50 per-diem per person. Sean McNally and Morgan Johnstone from the University of Minnesota came in first, but since they previously won a team travel package, they were not eligible to win in the pairs event. Travel package winners are: UC Santa Barbara, UCSB 4 - Danning Lu and Sarp Kurgan Georgia Tech, GT Tech 4 - Justin Shio and Sriram Ganesan Carnegie Mellon, CMU 1 - Mathew Shi and Brent Xiao Carleton College, Carleton 1 - Jackson Wahl and Sarah Emmons Tufts University, Tufts - William Scott and Jeffry Silver Rice University, Rice - Varun Suriyanarayana and Mark Saving A really BIG thank you to director-in-charge Michael Weber and tournament director Trisha Malazdrewicz. This was the first time we have held a stratified pairs event, and they did an fantastic job keeping it running smoothly. Also, thank you to BBO for hosting the event. TOURNAMENT SUMMARY

Pairs Participation winners to be announced May 3 We will be announcing the pairs participation winners on May 3, so if you are registered, keep playing! Five pairs will receive a travel package to compete in the new Stratified Pairs Championship at the Bridge Bowl. If your team and/or pair did not win a travel package, you can still come play in Las Vegas. It's FREE to play and a lot of fun (in addition to masterpoints and scholarship opportunities). Register between Monday, May 6 and Monday, July 1 to guarantee a spot. Walk-up participants must show proof of college enrollment. For complete rules and Conditions of Contest, visit acbl.org/bridgebowl.

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Don't let me be the mosquito when I say, darling, that Minnesota always shines!