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Recent News |
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Dennis Fitton (Champaign IL) was the leading masterpoint winner in District 8's Winter Sectional at Clubs. Full results are here. Congratulations to District 8's newest Grand Life Masters -- Roger Lord & Rod Beery of St. Louis. Story is here. |
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Regional winners: Champaign IL - 2012 Crystal Lake IL - 2012 Metropolis IL - 2012 St. Louis MO - 2012 Fort Wayne IN - 2012 |
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Bimonthly newsletter & Solvers Forum |
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Upcoming Events |
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Spring North American
Championships |
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District 8 Grand National Teams |
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Illini Regional - May
21-27, 2013 |
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Split Regional - June 17-23 |
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Youth Bridge Camp
- June 30-July 6 |
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St. Louis
Regional -
August 19-25 |
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ACBL Links |
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Dist. 8 Masterpoint Races |
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Ace of Clubs (YTD) |
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Mini-McKenney (YTD) |
District 8 is home to 3800 members of the American Contract Bridge League
(ACBL). Our District includes five ACBL Units and covers parts of four Midwest
states:
Illinois (all counties outside the Chicago metro area)
Indiana (northern third)
Missouri (eastern half)
Kentucky (western tip)
Get your team together for the
♠ District 8 Grand National Teams ♠
May 4 & 5, 2013
Eagles Club, 2700 East Ash, Springfield IL MAP
Trips to Atlanta GA -- and regional-rated gold points -- are offered in the 2013 District 8 finals of this national team event. Any team of four, five or six District 8 members can enter in one of four separate flights:
Championship: Open
Flight A: 0-5000 masterpoints
Flight B: 0-2000
Flight C: 0-500 (non-Life Masters)
The winning team in each flight will receive a travel award from the District Board to play in the national finals in Atlanta in July.
Your flight eligibility is determined by the number of masterpoints you held on September 1, 2012.
Directions:
The Eagles Club is on the south side of East Ash Street, just off Dirksen
Parkway.
From the south and west -- Take I-72/I-55 to the
Stevenson Drive exit (west) and turn right on Dirksen Parkway. Drive north 1.3
miles and turn left on East Ash.
From the north and east -- Take I-72/I-55 to the South Grand
exit (west) and turn left on Dirksen Parkway. Drive south .7 miles and turn
right on East Ash.
Google map
(with links for driving directions).
Reservations requested: Please notify GNT Coordinator Georgia Heth by phone (309-263-0242) or email (gkheth@hotmail.com) if you plan to play. In your message, include the names of your team members and indicate which flight you'll be entering.