Unit 188, Westchester County, NY, USA

Unit 188

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Bulletin

Welcome to the Westchester Contract Bridge Association, part of the ACBL's District 3 and Region 3.

Club Corner

This is where you can read about news and events happening at our local clubs.

The Bridge Deck is holding Junior Fund games on Tuesdays and Thursdays in January. Extra points, no extra charge! And Thursday's games feature pizza and $10 table money.

The next Royal STaC across the greater NYC area runs January 27-31. Initially silver points will be awarded in your local clubs, later adjusted to 1/4 gold, 1/4 red, 1/4 silver and 1/4 black. Win extra points for a solid regional performance against players in other participating District 3 and District 24 clubs. All of the Unit's Open clubs have registered to take part. Click here for more information from ACBL.

Heritage Hills has joined The Common Game! This means that all of the Open clubs in Unit 188 are playing under The Common Game umbrella. You can all compare notes!

Visit the Local Club section for links and information about regularly scheduled games.

Welcome to Unit 188

WCBA

Welcome to the Westchester Contract Bridge Association, part of the ACBL's District 3 and Region 3.

Spring in Westchester 2025

Westchester's deluxe tournament returns to the Beach Point Country Club in Mamaroneck in April, on Saturday the 19th.

Enjoy Unit 188's annual Swiss Teams competition as well as a gourmet lunch that will be served between sessions. New Life Masters and Masterpoint race winners will get awards, and a good time is usually had by all! The Unit holds its AGM as well.

The cost is $50 per player, or $200 per team. Click here for details and the registration form. The registration and payment deadline is April 8th. Contact Jill Marshall (jazzyjill0641 at gmail) or Rick Rosenthal (rrbarrr at yahoo) for more information.

Player Performance

Well done to all for ACBL Rank Promotions!

In January we got the last word on 2024 rank advancement. Maureen Berkman won promotion to Silver Life Master. Gina D'Avanzo advanced to Life Master, Abraham Ofer to NABC Master, and Marilyn Birnbaum to Club Master.

Congratulations!

Click here for links to full ACBL information and final status for 2024 Masterpoint races.

Shout outs to winners at the Winter D3 Regional!

Michele Lazar, Erika Radin, Susan Schwartz and Deborah Rappaport won a Bracketed Teams competition Tuesday.

Ron Gerard and Nancy Molesworth came out on top in Thursday's Open Pairs.

See full results here.

Save the date for the next Regional, June 8-12 in Fairfield, NJ.

Kudos to solid performers at the GNYBA Holiday Regional!

Jeffrey and Theo Allen paired with NYC players Eugene Goldberg and Joan Lurie to win a teams competition Thursday.

Other Unit 188 players making the leaderboards included Paul Lewis and Jill Marshall, Robert Sroka, Ron Gerard, and Parag Saxena. Click here for full results.

And special mention for those who did well in the September Royal STaC!

Colin Baigel and Jill Marshall topped a 158-table field on Monday afternoon across the NYC region, playing at the Hartes' Club. At Heritage Hills, Glafkos Keramidas and Lisette Voorhees had the best score in C Stratification across a 132-table field on Thursday afternoon.

Click here for details on the full week of play.

Neighboring Events

Here's what's happening in neighboring Units and Districts:

Are you looking for an evening FTF game? Very rare, but there's an invitational game Thursday nights in Poughkeepsie. Email Jack Parry (joparry40 at gmail.com) or click for the full New Hudson River Bridge club flyer.

-- Spring Sectional -- March 7-9 in Edison, NJ. Click here for ACBL info.

-- Spring Sectional -- March 28-30 in Orange, CT. Click here for ACBL info.

-- Pro-Am Teams -- March 28 at Honors Club in Manhattan. Click here for the tournament flyer.

-- Spring Sectional -- April 4-6 in Ridgewood, NJ. Click here for ACBL info.

-- Poughkeepsie Sectional -- May 2-4 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Click here for ACBL info.

-- Unit 115 Sectional -- May 16-18 in Latham, NY. Click here for ACBL info.

-- Memorial Day Regional -- May 22-26 in Astoria, Queens. Click here for ACBL info or here for the tournament flyer.

Results

April 28, 2024

Spring in Westchester

Director: Aviv Shahaf

April 30, 2023

Spring in Westchester

Director: Aviv Shahaf

Calendar

February 15, 2025

D3 GNT Finals

BBO 10am
D3 GNT Finals Saturday, Feb. 15, online on BBO
More Info

April 19, 2025

Spring in Westchester

Beach Point Country Club, Mamaroneck 10am
Swiss Teams, gourmet lunch and Unit 188 AGM in a luxury setting.
More Info

June 8, 2025

District 3 Summer Regional

Fairfield, NJ
District 3 Summer Regional runs June 8-12 at the Doubletree Hilton in Fairfield, NJ
More Info

D3 GNT Finals

District 3 will hold its finals for the 2025 Grand National Teams competition, online on BBO on Saturday Feb. 15. Play will be divided into two Flights, determined by the player on each team with the highest masterpoint total. The first session will start at 10am.

The winners will represent District 3 at the Summer NABC in Philadelphia.

Farley Mawyer is coordinating the D3 GNT registration, his email information is listed on our Unit 188 website here. Entry deadline is February 13th.

Click here for the event flyer with full details and the registration form. Click here for the Conditions of Contest.

North American Pairs

Congratulations to Richard Zucker and Ethan Stein, who won the 2024 NAP District 3 finals in Flight A, with a 60 percent score!

Paul Lewis and Jill Marshall placed third, while Robert Rebelein and Farley Mawyer came fifth. Click here for the full results.

On to the Spring NABC in Memphis in March!

District 3 Regionals

District 3 held its latest Winter Regional in Suffern January 19-23.

Michele Lazar, Erika Radin, Susan Schwartz and Deborah Rappaport won a Bracketed Teams competition Tuesday.

Ron Gerard and Nancy Molesworth came out on top in Thursday's Open Pairs.

See full results here.

Save the date for the next Regional, June 8-12 in Fairfield, NJ.

Region 3

We are now a part of ACBL's Region 3, made up of Districts 3 and 4.

Visit the website to see news of interest in the area, and reports from leader Joann Glasson about decisions and discussion by the ACBL board.

Passings

A memorial service for Julian Laderman, who played at the Bridge Deck, took place on Sunday, Oct. 22 at Lehman College in the Bronx.

We sadly note the passings of several other members in 2023: Joan Katz and Eva Lampert. In late 2022 we lost Kathy Fino , Cheryl Feldman and Beverly Jansen, as well as Ingrid Zablauskas Nargi.

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