D22's FINAL REGIONAL FOR 2024!*
*Plus an Online Regional
The Belle of the West
North American Pairs Club Qualifying Period Is Over
NEXT UP
NAP DISTRICT FINALS
Sunday Dec 15 – 9:30AM and 2:00PM
Duncan Bridge Center
34202 Cook St., Palm Desert, CA 92211
All flights run simultaneously in two single session events
Click here for eligibility
PALM SPRINGS ONLINE REGIONAL 2024
What: Two-session online Open and Gold Rush Pairs
When: Sunday, December 15, at 10AM and 2PM
Where: Play on BBO from wherever you are
Who: Only District 22 members may participate,
per ACBL policy
Registration opens 24 hours before the event starts. The fee is $18 per person per session. This is a two-session event that will award gold masterpoints.
You must sign in on BBO using your regular BBO handle, just like you would for any online game, and pay for both events at the time you register
Please find the game and sign on early to avoid any last-minute problems or delays. The events will be listed as “Palm Springs Regional Online” and shown as two separate events (Gold Rush & Open). The entry fee is $18/person/session or $36 for the two sessions (paid when you register for the first event).
Based on participation, the Director in Charge may need to modify the number of events. To repeat: Registration will open 24 hours before the event start time.
Step by step directions on how to sign up on BBO for this event can be found here.
For more information, contact Lamya Agelidis, Tournament Chair.
Update to Vaccination Policy for All Tournaments
Effective May 13, 2024, Covid-19 vaccination is not required for participation in ACBL-sanctioned tournaments, and no sponsor of an ACBL-sanctioned tournament may require vaccination.
Click here to read the complete Covid Protocols policy.
David's National Dialogue
David Lodge
Regional Director
National Board Rep
Denny's Grand Slam
Christine Denny
District 22 President
Royal STaC Policy for 2025
Dear District/Unit Presidents and District/Unit STaC Coordinators,
The Royal STaC allowances for 2025 will remain unchanged from 2024. Each Unit may participate in two Royal STaCs during 2025.
Royal STaCs may be held by an individual Unit or by a group of Units, be district-wide, or incorporate parts or the entirety of multiple districts. If a Unit participates in two Royal STaCs, they may not participate in a third even if it is a district-wide STaC.
Units should plan accordingly, bearing in mind that they will be unable to participate in a district-wide or other Royal STaC later in 2025 if they have already participated in two Royal STaCs earlier in the year.
D22's Education Grant
Program is in
full swing
Consistent with its mission of promoting duplicate bridge and specifically programs of education for its membership, District 22 has launched an education grant program, encouraging grant proposals from member units and clubs that focus on bridge education and membership building.
A selection process is then applied, and if accepted, a monetary stipend is issued to the submitting entity. Upon competition of the “project”, we will encourage sharing of their accomplishments to promote best practices within the district.
Click here for more details.
The All-Western NiteClub transitions to the ACBL Clubhouse
We’ve had a great ride for almost four years now, holding high the banner of the All-Western NiteClub. The interdistrict VACB hosted over 15,000 tables of 99er and 199er games, introducing hundreds of new players to bridge and providing some education to a lot of you in the form of pre-game mini lessons and post-game hand reviews.
August 31st was our last day of play online. We have transitioned to ACBL’s ClubHouse in the Virtual Club area of BBO. You can still enjoy the same 6:30PM Pacific Time game–a 12-board 199er game, as well as the Zoom postmortems hosted by the same teachers that have brought you immeasurable hours of education in the past few years. Liz Erling, Wirt, Gilliam and Will Watson are continuing on!
You will receive automated ACBL Live messages following each game with your results, and a zoom link will be provided by the BBO director at the end of each game taking you to the postmortem session. Click here to join the Post-game lesson on Zoom. You can also search years of Lynn Berg’s lesson archives, as well as our new recording archives available at this link for free!
It’s been a great experience, and many thanks are due to our
directing staff Lynn Yokel, Liz Erling, Ellis Feigenbaum, Will Watson and Arleen Harvey as well as our teaching staff Liz Erling, Wirt Gilliam, Paul Darin, Marjorie Michelin and Will Watson. Barbara Blake and Lynn Bartz have also been invaluable members of the team, spending countless volunteer hours providing treasurer and accounting services.
We hope you continue to enjoy the games!