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GNT District 4 Winners / 2023

ACBL District 4

Congratulations to all who registered and competed.   See the winning teams below:

Championship Flight (Open)

1st Place:
Jay Apfelbaum (Philadelphia PA), Louis Glasthal (Berwyn PA), Zachary Madden (Chadds Ford PA), Richard Popper (Wilmington DE)

2nd Place:
Meyer Kotkin (Cherry Hill NJ), Daniel Boye (East Syracuse NY), Kevin Fay (Coatesville PA), Michael Shuster (Collegeville PA)

Flight A

1st Place:
Bharat Rao (Berwyn PA), Kevin Fay (Coatesville, PA), Jeff Ruben (Wilmington DE), Paul Amer (Wilmington DE)

2nd Place:
Kurt Engleman (Avondale PA), Anne Taylor (Rehoboth Beach DE), Barbara Rhoades (Wilmington DE), David Venetianer (Chadds Ford PA)

Flight B

1st Place:
Jerry Jia (Berwyn PA), Huiyao Liu (Yardley PA), Pamela Scalmandre (Cherry Hill NJ), Mark Xue (Broomall PA)

2nd Place:
Barry Dehlin (Dresher PA), Bharat Rao (Berwyn PA), David Venetianer (Chadds Ford PA), Kurt Engleman (Avondale PA)

Flight C

1st Place:
Jack Willgruber (Devon PA), Jeffrey Rohrbeck (Devon PA), Dave Willgruber (Whitehall PA), Lou Primavera (Norristown PA)

2nd Place:
Art Ford (Marlton NJ), William Tannery (Haddon Township NJ), Kathy Heist (Haddon Heights NJ), Ann Lawson (Cherry Hill NJ)

 

And The NAP Winners Are….

ACBL District 4

AND THE WINNERS ARE…..
The following top pairs have earned financial support to represent District 4 at the March 2023 Spring Nationals in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Congratulations!

FLIGHT A was held on October 22-23

  1. Martin de Bruin & David Hoffner
  2. Louis Glasthal & Jay Apfelbaum
  3. Albert Bingaman & Barry Gorski
    CLICK HERE to see full results from the event.

FLIGHT B was held on October 8

  1. Rola Cotran & Marilyn Smith
  2. Lawrence Kidder & Gene Marks
  3. Thomas Kriz & Philip Geibel
  4. Frank Morgan & Mike Kohler

      CLICK HERE to see full results from the event.

FLIGHT C was held October 23

  1. Carole Campbell & Jerry Flurry
  2. Linda Schelke & Charles Schelke

3/4 Nicholas Nelson & Tara Holter
3/4 Lori Vanderlinde & Mac Beckwith
CLICK HERE to see full results from the event.

NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS – 2023

ACBL District 4

The 2023 District 4 NAP Finals will be held at the following locations and times.
***  QUALIFICATION & PRE-REGISTRATION ARE REQUIRED!  ***

UPDATED LIST OF QUALIFIED PLAYERS

Flight A:  September 30 – October 1, 2023
                         A EVENT FLYER
***Game Friendzy (7 Carnegie Plaza, Cherry Hill, NJ  08003) (https://gamefriendzy.com/)
This is a two-day, four-session event.

Flight B:  Saturday, September 23, 2023 – at 3 locations
                         B EVENT FLYER
*** Harrisburg Bridge Club (349 N 21st St., Camp Hill, PA  17011)
*** North Penn Duplicate Bridge Club (298 Wissahickon Ave., North Wales, PA  19454)
*** Canandaigua Bridge Club (58 N Main St, Canandaigua, NY 14424)
This is a single day, two-session event.

Flight C:  Saturday, September 30, 2023 – at multiple clubs across District 4 – SEE FLYER FOR LOCATIONS
                         C EVENT FLYER
This is a single day, two-session event.

 

Additional details about the 2023 District 4 NAP Finals can be found in the Conditions of Contest AT THIS LINK.

 

Get Ready for GNT’s!

ACBL District 4

The 2023 District 4 Grand National Teams Finals will be conducted on Bridge Base Online (BBO) in February & March as shown below.  There are two sessions each day, with starting times for all Flights set for approximately 12:30pm ET and 6pm ET.

2023 District 4 GNT Finals will be held on BBO

  • Championship Flight (Open)
      • March 25-26, 2023, (Registration closes 3/20/2023)
  • Flight A (up to 6000 MPs)
      • March 4-5, 2023, (Registration closes 2/27/2023)
  • Flight B (up to 2500 MPs)
      • February 4-5, 2023, (Registration closes 1/30/2023)
  • Flight C (up to 500 MPs & NLM
      • March 25-26, 2023, (Registration closes 3/20/2023)

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Pre-registration is required!  Register Here

In 2023, entry fees have been set at $15 per player per session (ranging from $60/session for a 4-person team to $90/session for a 6-person team).


PARTNERSHIP CHAIR:
Looking for Teammates? Contact Elaine Weintraub (elaineweintraub@verizon.net)

PLAY UP! 
Players may play in any (and all) Flights for which they meet the eligibility criteria.  Challenge yourself and your friends, and play up!

CONDITIONS OF CONTEST:

It is the responsibility of all GNT Contest entrants to read and comply with the Conditions of Contest, which can be found by following the link below.

2023 District 4 GNT Conditions of Contest

QUESTIONS:

D4 GNT Coordinator:  Bharat Rao, D4.NAPGNT@gmail.com 

See the list of District 4 GNT Finals winners here!

 

2022 Grand National Teams Winners

ACBL District 4

Congratulations to District 4’s Grand National Teams winners.
They have earned the right (and some cash) to represent District 4 in the National competition to be held during this summer’s NABC in Providence, RI.

Open – Championship Flight Winners

Richard Popper, Zachary Madden, Kevin Fay, Michael Shuster

Flight A Winners

Peter Kyper, Susan Kestenbaum, Alvaro Ronderos, Estelle Ronderos

Flight B Winners  (two qualifying teams)

1st Place:  Benjamin Hawn, Russell Poppleton, Todd Thorsen, Jeanne Gehret

2nd Place:  Alison Shoemaker, Lisa Mita, Susan Morse, Thomas Foerster

Flight C Winners

Jerry Jia, Mark Donovan, Bin Qiang, Lee Guo

To read about contest rules and details, click here

2021 NAP Winners

ACBL District 4

Congratulations to our District 4 North American Pairs winners!

Good Luck in Reno!

Flight C Winners
1. Becky Levinson / Pam Scalamandre
2. John Gindhart / Robert Bryden
3. Christina Carter / John O’Rourke
4. Shelley Weismer / Douglas Murray

Flight B Winners
1.Russell Poppleton / Benjamin Hawn
2.William Schmidt / Philip Geibel
3.Becky Levinson / Pam Scalamandre
4.Carl Perchonock / Barry Dehlin

Flight A Winners
1. David Hoffner / Martin de Bruin
2. Rick Rowland / Louis Glasthal
3.William Schmidt / Philip Geibel