North American Pairs

Conditions of contest

District 20 (D20) NAP 2024 - 2025

Club level

The North American Pairs (NAP) club-qualifying period is from June 1 through August 31, 2024. 

Club-qualifying games will be both in person at sanctioned bridge clubs and online via BBO.

Note: you must have qualified at a club game in order to participate in the D20 Finals. 

District Finals

The D20 District Finals will be contested online by those eligible via BBO from approved venues (proctors are required). Contact your local Area Reps to help find or form a venue near you so you won’t have to travel a long distance to participate in this Grass Roots Championship Event.

D20 District Finals schedule:  

  • Flight B — Saturday, November 23, 2024
  • Flights A & C —  Sunday, November 24, 2024

D20 NAP Qualifyers (those listed on ACBL website) 

2025 Spring NABC’s in Memphis, TN  (March 12 – 23, 2025)

Schedule for the 2024-2025 competition:

Club level

Club-qualifying is from June 1 – August 31, 2024

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:

  • Flight B — Saturday, November 23, 2024
  • Flights A & C —  Sunday, November 24, 2024
National level

2025 Spring NABC in Memphis, TN 

  • Flight A Wed. and Thurs., March 12-13, 2025 
  • Flights B & C Sat. and Sun., March 22-23, 2025 

Flight Eligibility

  • Flight A – Open to any player
  • Flight B – Players with less than 2500 MPs *
  • Flight C – Non-Life Masters with fewer than 500 MPs *

The ACBL June 2023 masterpoint cycle, published on May 6, 2023, 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