What is the NAP?
North American Pairs is a grass-roots event open to all ACBL members. Clubs can hold up to two NAP qualifier games per month in June, July, and August for each sanctioned session. Club level games will award 50% red/50% black masterpoints at 81.8% sectional rating. Pairs can qualify for the district-level finals to be held in Fall 2026. Winners at the district level qualify to play in the NAP finals at the 2027 Spring NABC.
To qualify for the district final, a person needs to score at least 50% in a NAP game, or in the top half of their stratum.
All District finals will be two-session event; a minimum of 24 to a maximum of 27 boards per session will be played • $30CAN per player event entry fee (collected at time of entry)
NAP Championship Flight: Open to all players
Championship Flight (Open) – Online RealBridge • District-wide final will be held Sunday November 8, 2026 10:00 & 2:30 Eastern Time
NAP A: up to 6000 masterpoints as of May 6, 2026
Flight A (0-6000) – Online RealBridge • District-wide final will be held Sunday November 1, 2026 10:00 & 2:30 Eastern Time
NAP B: up to 3000 masterpoints as of May 6, 2026
Flight B (0-3000) (*) • East Final will be held Saturday November 7, 2026 10:00 & 2:30 Atlantic Time. East UNIT 194 Location TBD
NAP C: NLM up to 750 masterpoints as of May 6, 2025
Flight C (Non-Life Master under 750) (*) • East Final will be held Saturday October 31, 2026 10:00 & 2:30 Atlantic Time. East UNIT 230 Location TBD
Current qualifiers (scroll down to 230)
Qualifers
Full details:
NAP COC 2026 2027
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