| About our Website |
 WELCOME VISITORS
Our website has all the information you need about the duplicate bridge community in the Coachella Valley, from Palm Springs to Indio. Please use the page links on the left side of our home page to navigate the website.
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| FACE-TO-FACE GAMES IN THE VALLEY |
ONE OF UNIT 533'S LOCAL CLUBS IS OPEN FOR FACE-TO-FACE BRIDGE - DUNCAN BRIDGE CENTER IN PALM DESERT
VISIT THE CLUB WEBSITE FOR SCHEDULE & DETAILS:
DUNCAN BRIDGE CENTER
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| New "WIN" Award Prizes |
ACBL UNIT 533's "WIN" AWARDS
have been restructured to award more prizes to our Unit 533 members
FIFTEEN FREE GAME PASSES will be awarded ANNUALLY to the Unit 533 member who earns the highest total of black masterpoints during play at local clubs (F2F & BBO) in EACH of these SEVEN masterpoint categories:
- 0-5 MPs
- 5-20 MPs
- 20-50 MPs
- 50-100 MPs
- 100-200 MPs
- 200-300 MPs
- 300-500 MPs
The player's category is determined by his/her masterpoint status at the beginning of the year.
The free game passes will be distributed in January of each year for the previous year. The 2021 winners will be announced in January 2022. The passes can be used at any ACBL-sanctioned Club or Unit game within Unit 533. The passes will be valid for one year for any regularly priced face-to-face game at the Club. And, the winner may share his/her game passes with partners!
"WIN"
Welcome Intermediate and Novice players!
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| Online Games Supporting Local Clubs |
Local clubs are offering games on Bridge Base Online (BBO), with black points awarded. Check the news on the right side of our home page, and your local club's website for more info.
In addition, BBO is offering daily games that support our local clubs, with black points awarded. Go to the BBO website information page by clicking here to learn how to use BBO and play in these games at 7:00 am, 2:00 pm and 4:30 pm.
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| Unit 533 Team Wins D-22 GNT |
Congratulations!
Unit 533 members
Bev Hartin, Don Freeland, Lou Goldsmith and Janice Randles
on winning the District 22 Flight "A" Grand National Teams (GNT) Finals on May 23rd.
They will represent District 22 at the upcoming North American Bridge Championships (NABC), location yet to be determined.
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| Annual Awards for 2020 |
Unit 533's Annual Awards Program and Unit Game usually takes place every April. Sadly, the Awards Program had to be postponed indefinitely again. Click on Awards and Races at the left side of this home page for the most recent winners of Unit 533's Annual Awards and the history of the Mini-McKenney and Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs Awards.
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| Your 2021 Bridge Bucket List |
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2021
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OUR BELOVED AND FANTASTIC
PALM SPRINGS REGIONAL
TOOK A ONE-YEAR HIATUS IN 2020
AND WILL RETURN TO
THE WESTIN MISSION HILLS RESORT
IN RANCHO MIRAGE
DECEMBER 13TH - 19TH, 2021
SEE YOU THERE!
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VENTURA HALLOWEEN REGIONAL
XXXOCTOBER 25 - 31XXX
HAS BEEN CANCELED
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2022
Unit 533's Sun & Fun Sectional Tournament
will return February 18-19, 2022
at the Duncan Bridge Center
Stay tuned for more details...!
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