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Welcome to Bay State Bridge

Grass Roots Fund Month

May is the ACBL’s annual Grass Roots Fund Month, and Bay State Bridge games this month (except for the New England Royal Sectional Tournament at Clubs May 22-25) will all benefit the Grass Roots Fund for our New England district.

Masterpoint awards are about 250% of regular games (64% sectional-rated).

Two annual North American Bridge Championship events have “grass roots” qualification. Players in four flights compete to represent each district in the North American Pairs and Grand National Teams finals at the Spring and Summer NABCs respectively. The Grass Roots Fund helps fund qualifying events and subsidize district winners’ travel to the NABCs.

Click here for New England's NAP representatives at the New Orleans NABC in March. Zach Grossack and Linda Robinson won the top flight.

Click here for New England’s GNT representatives in flights A and C at the Chicago NABC in July. Our representatives in the Championship and B flights will be determined June 17-18.

Last updated : May 1, 2023 20:09 EDT
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Click here for overall results of the New England Royal Sectional Tournament at Clubs held the week of May 22.

Haven SharafJoe Cappannelli, and Sheila Gabay rank first, third, and fourth on the masterpoint list for this STaC through the Friday, May 26, afternoon session.

Last updated : May 29, 2023 14:36 EDT
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April Masterpoint Achievements

Congratulations to Bay State Bridge players:

  • who advanced in masterpoint rank in April, including Life Masters Bill Finch and Emily Gordon and Diamond Life Master (5,000 points) Stuart Whittle
  • who rank high in 2023 masterpoint races through April, including district leaders Saul AgranoffJoe CappannelliSheila Gabay, and Zach Grossack

For complete lists, please see Masterpoint Achievements on our site and Masterpoint Races and Member Rank Achievements on the ACBL site.

Last updated : May 8, 2023 09:58 EDT
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Bay State Players Win Three National Championships in New Orleans

At the Spring North American Bridge Championships in New Orleans, Bay State Bridge players won two NABC+ championships and an NABC championship. Zach Grossack and Linda Robinson won the Baldwin North American Pairs. Sheila Gabay and Lew Gamerman won the Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs, making Lew a Grand Life Master. Vik Srimurthy and Venky Venkataramani won the 0-2500 Pairs.

Linda Robinson and Mark Aquino were third in the Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs. Sheila Gabay and Alan Watson were third and Selen Hotamisligil and Cenk Tunçok were fourth in the Rockwell Mixed Pairs. Ethan Wood and his teammates were second in the 0-10,000 Knockouts.

Emma KolesnikMarina PolestraRena LiebermanNatalie BassilLarry Lebowitz, and Adam Grossack also ranked overall in NABC+ events. Carole Weinstein, Bob Gorsey, and Brenda and Neil Montague also ranked overall in NABC events.

Walter Driscoll, Barbara Blauer, Susan Lincoln, Muggsie Rocco, Elizabeth WoodEthan WoodBart BussinkJuan Felipe CuervoCarolyn Bitetti, Ulla WinklerJoanne Tulimieri, and Zach Grossack won regional events, flights, brackets, or strata. Walter won four times with three different partners.

Congratulations to all! Apologies if I missed anyone—please let me know.

New Orleans attendance was 7124 tables, 15% higher than last spring in Reno.

Last updated : Apr 24, 2023 12:23 EDT
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2022 Masterpoint Races

Congratulations to Bay State Bridge players who won 2022 masterpoint races, including:

  • unit Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs winners Sue GeerSam GalloBob GervisBarbara MurphyCarole Weinstein, and Haven Sharaf
    • Murphy also won her district race
  • unit Mini McKenney winners Jeff XiaoDori SenerchiaEmma KolesnikEric XiaoRita VachaniEthan WoodLarry LebowitzHarrison LubaBarbara MurphyCarole Weinstein, and Adam Grossack
    • Jeff Xiao, KolesnikEric XiaoWoodLebowitzMurphyWeinstein, and Grossack also won their district races
    • Jeff Xiao and Wood also won their ACBL-wide races
  • Harrison LubaEric Xiao, and Jeff Xiao were the top three youth (under 20) in our district and ranked second, third, and fourth ACBL-wide
  • Zach GrossackEthan WoodHarrison Luba, Jeff XiaoEmma Kolesnik, and Eric Xiao were the top six juniors (under 26) in our district and ranked first, sixth, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh ACBL-wide
  • Adam and Zach GrossackLarry LebowitzSheila GabayEthan Wood, and Stephen Gladyszak were the top six in our district in total masterpoints
    • Adam and Zach were sixth and eighth ACBL-wide
  • Zach Grossack was the Player of the Year (most platinum points in NABC+ events at the three North American Bridge Championships). Adam Grossack ranked fifth and Larry Lebowitz tied for ninth.

For complete lists, please see Masterpoint Achievements on our site and Masterpoint Races and Member Rank Achievements on the ACBL site.

Last updated : Mar 29, 2023 14:06 EDT
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Welcome Back!
Welcome Back!

On 2021 June 1 Newton Bridge Club and Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club joined forces and resumed in-person duplicate bridge. We have a new name

Bay State Bridge

two new venues

Italo American Educational Club
75 Pleasant Street, Wellesley*

Temple Ner Tamid of the North Shore
368 Lowell Street, Peabody*

and a new schedule.

We require COVID vaccination. Masks are optional.†

— Tim Hill, David Metcalf, and Gary Peterson

* Both venues are minutes from route 128. For directions, please see How to Find Us.

† For everyone’s safety and peace of mind, we require COVID vaccination, including a booster if eligible. Please note that “up to date” vaccination now includes a new updated bivalent booster, and we urge you to get one as soon as practical. Masks are optional, but many of us choose to wear them. If someone asks you to wear a mask while you’re sharing a table with them, please do so graciously without question.

Last updated : May 1, 2023 10:55 EDT
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Online Games

The ACBL continues running Support-Your-Club online games that proportionately benefit whatever clubs you played at in 2019. Thank you for your support!

The Westwood, Puritan, Mid-Cape, and Dennis-Yarmouth clubs are most grateful for your participation in the Westwood/Puritan/Cape Online games, which ended when we resumed in-person play. Thank you!

The 7NTWorld group still runs their online games.

Last updated : May 15, 2022 12:32 EDT
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Please click here and read the promise we made on your behalf to newcomers and advancing players.

Last updated : Jun 15, 2021 15:37 EDT
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Results
Grass Roots Fund Pairs
10:30
Royal STaC Pairs
12:00
Royal STaC Pairs
12:00
Royal STaC Open and 999er Pairs
10:30
Royal STaC Pairs
12:15
Royal STaC Pairs
10:30
Grass Roots Fund Pairs
12:00
Calendar
Tue May 30, 2023
Pregame Lesson
Wellesley 10:00
Teacher: David Metcalf
Tue May 30, 2023
Grass Roots Fund Open and 999er Pairs
Wellesley 10:30
Tue May 30, 2023
Grass Roots Fund Pairs
Peabody 12:15
Wed May 31, 2023
Grass Roots Fund Pairs
Wellesley 12:00
Thu Jun 1, 2023
Supervised Play
Wellesley
10:00-12:00
Teacher: Stuart Whittle
Thu Jun 1, 2023
Open Pairs
Wellesley 12:00
Mon Jun 5, 2023
Open Pairs
Wellesley 10:30
Bay State Bridge Results

Results for in-person games are on this website, on The Common Game, and on ACBLLive for Clubs. You might want to experiment with the slightly different features for reviewing results on these sites.

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Click for overall results of Sectional Tournaments at Clubs (STaCs):
2023 Spring
2022 Spring
2020 Winter
2019 Summer, Winter
2018 Summer, Winter
2017 Summer, Winter

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For results of the online games run by the 7NTWorld group (which includes the Newton BC), please see their website.

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Westwood/Puritan/Cape Online Results

Results are available on this website, on The Common Game, on ACBLLive for Clubs, and on Bridge Base Online. You might want to experiment with the slightly different features for reviewing results on these sites. Note that the masterpoint awards shown on BBO are not accurate.

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Results from Beforetimes

Click here for Newton Bridge Club results.

Click here for Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club results.

Click for overall results of Eastern Massachusetts Bridge Association Sectional Tournaments at Clubs (STaCs):
2020 Winter
2019 Summer, Winter
2018 Summer, Winter
2017 Summer, Winter

Click here for overall results of the 2019 World Wide Bridge Contest.

Click here for overall results of ACBL-wide and Interclub Championship games.

Click here for overall results of Eastern Massachusetts Bridge Association Unit-wide games.

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