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Hunter Region Bridge Association

5th to 19th May 2026





People

Organiser:John McIlrath
Phone: 0437 274343
Email: john@johnmcilrath.com.au
Chief Tournament Director: John McIlrath


GENERAL INFORMATION

Welcome:Event is held on RealBridge - All entrants will become associate members of Hunter Region Bridge Association. Club 2-101, affiliated through Bridge NSW. Please note that all times quoted are Sydney times.
Eligibility:Players must be born before 1st January 1952. They need to be turning 75 during 2026 or before.
Event Format:Scoring will be matchpoint pairs. With Red Masterpoints weighted at 3.75
Close of Entries:Entries will close on Thursday 30th April 2026 at midnight. Late entries will be up to the discretion of the tournament organiser.
Prize Pool:Prize money will be allocated to top FOUR placegetters. 45% of table fees will be returned as Prize Money. Prizes will be issued through your MyABF account.
General Conditions:
  1. Players should be seated 10 minutes before start of play.
  2. Players should be friendly or at a minimum be courteous and respectful at all times.
  3. At a minimum players should put a short description of their system in the chat at the start of each round.
  4. All players should be respectful of the amount of time to play each board and how much of it they use (within reason).
  5. Cameras and Microphones are required to be working and on during the sessions.
  6. Players may switch off cameras and microphones while playing as dummy.
  7. Players should mute the microphone when not speaking if their environment contains background noises.
  8. Players should be well lit (not hidden in shadows).
  9. No Yellow Systems are permitted.
Regulations:
  1. NSW State Veterans' Pairs Championship Supplementary Regulations
  2. Bridge NSW Tournament Regulations
  3. Bridge NSW Substitution Regulations
  4. ABF Alerting Regulations (August 1, 2017) (PDF)
  5. ABF Modifications to Laws and Regulations for online bridge (January 30, 2023) (PDF)
  6. WBF Laws of Duplicate Bridge 2017 (PDF)

DOWNLOADS

This Congress is being held Online using RealBridge

PROGRAM


Event Full entry fee per player Day Time Total entries Action
NSW State Veterans' Pairs Championship35 credits Tuesday 05-05-2026 - 1:30pm 3 Enter
View Entries
Tuesday 12-05-2026 - 1:30pm
Tuesday 19-05-2026 - 1:30pm

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