North American Pairs

Conditions of contest

District 20 (D20) NAP 2025 - 2026

NOTE: ACBL Conditions of Contest for the current campaign have been published. D20 Conditions and Finals Schedule are yet to be determined.

ALSO NOTE: This year the event is composed of four flights to match those in the GNT. Refer to the Flight Eligibility note below for details.

Schedule for the 2025-2026 competition:

Club level

Club-qualifying is from June 1 – August 31, 2025

Check with your local club for dates and times

IMPORTANT NOTE: Club qualifying is required to advance to the District Finals

District level

The D20 Finals are online via BBO:

SCHEDULE TO BE DETERMINED

National level

2026 Spring NABC in St. Louis, MO
a. Championship  and Flight A Wed/Thu February 25-26, 2026
b. Flights B and C Sat/Sun March 7-8, 2026

Flight Eligibility

  • Chamionship – Open to any player in good standing 
  • Flight A – Players with less than 6000 MPs *
  • Flight B – Players with less than 3000 MPs *
  • Flight C – Non-Life Masters with fewer than 750 MPs *

The ACBL June 2025 masterpoint cycle, published on May 6, 2025, determines flight eligibility. Any points won but not included in this cycle do not affect eligibility

Advancement From D20 Finals

The top three eligible pairs in Flight A, and the top four eligible pairs in Flights B & C qualify to the National Final.

Those who qualify for participation in the National Final may be offered an ACBL and/or D20 subsidy earned by their finish in the District finals. Subsidies are intended to offset the cost of travel to the NABC and may be provided, reduced or eliminated at the discretion of the ACBL and/or D20 District Management.

For More Information

Contact the North American Events Coordinator, Hal Montgomery
email – dewitt@imaginata.com    phone – (503) 583-3717