North American Pairs - NAP

Are you qualified?  Click HERE for a list of players qualified from the Bridge Club of Lexington in 2008.  The codes are:

• 8NA - Qualified for Flight A 
• 8NB - Qualified for Flight B
• 8NC - Qualified for Flight C

The NAP starts at the club level and is divided into three flights based on masterpoint totals and potentially three levels of qualification leading up to the Nationals.

• Flight A - Open to any player
• Flight B - Players with less than 2000 MPs as of the 2008 June masterpoint cycle
• Flight C - Non-Life Masters with fewer than 500 MPs as of the 2008 June masterpoint cycle

Stage 1 - Club Qualification:  Qualifying games are held at the club level in June, July and August.  Look at the Club Calendar for games with the following remark; "Stratified NAP Qualifying Game."  There are at least two opportunities per Club sanction to qualify for NAP.

Stage 2 - Unit Qualification (Optional): Unit 164 has elected not to have a Unit Level Qualification game in 2008.  Individuals who have received Club Qualification can proceed directly to Stage 3.

Stage 3 - District Qualification: A District Qualifying is the last stage that determines the top three pairs in each category, (Open/2000/500) who advance to the National Finals at the spring NABC. Winners of each flight receive reimbursement for airfare and hotels, with other awards available.  The District 11 Qualifying game is on Saturday, October 25th, 2008 at the Cincinnati Fall Sectional.

North American Bridge Championship (NABC):  Spring 2009 - This is the final event held March 12th thru March 22nd, 2009 in Houston, TX.  Click for details.

Click HERE for complete 2008-2009 NAP Conditions of Contest.
Click HERE for complete 2007-2008 NAP Conditions of Contest.
Click HERE for complete 2006-2007 NAP Conditions of Contest.
Click HERE for complete 2005-2006 NAP Conditions of Contest.