| Who We Are |
The Washington Bridge League (Unit 147 of the American Contract Bridge League) covers Washington, DC and its Maryland suburbs. The Washington Bridge League holds a weekly unit game on Thursday evenings, and usually holds three sectional tournaments each year. The Washington Bridge League also holds annnual round robin and knockout competitions played in less formal settings. Come join us and play the world's greatest game!
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| Sad news: Dick Wegman |
Dick Wegman, a Grand Life Master who was a former president of the WBL and more recently spent countless hours teaching bridge and supporting bridge education, passed away on January 7, 2026. Read his obituary (reprinted from the Washington Post) here and read more about Dick on Bridgewinners here.
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| 2025 Machlin Sportsmanship Award winner Kim Gandy |
On 10/19/2025, at the WBL Fall Sectional, Machlin Award committee chair Dick Wegman presented this award to Kim Gandy. For more information about this award, and to see a list of past winners, click here.

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| New to Bridge (or Duplicate Bridge)? |
Many resources for new players are available on the ACBL web site. I especially recommend the (free!) software available here. If you're an iOS user, Tricky Bridge is a great (and free) way to learn as well.
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| What's New? |
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Open Flight Round Robin: Bill Cole, Pete Boyd, Steve Robinson, Mark Shaw, Mike Gill, and Noble Shore!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Flight B Round Robin: David Ball, Lilly Trabucco, John Huffman, Jason Carter, Archana Rathnakar, and Paul Marjoram!
Congratulations to the 2025 Eynon Trophy winners Steve Robinson, Peter Boyd, Alan Schwartz, Mark Shaw, and Bill Cole!
Congratulations to the 2025 Robinson Trophy winners Malik Magdon-Ismail and Usuf Magdon-Ismail!
Congratulations to Kim Gandy, the 2025 winner of the Machlin Sportsmanship Award. Read more about this award here.
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| Unit Knockout and Round Robin |
The 2025 WBL Round Robin is underway! Check out the results for Flight A here, and check out the results for Flight B here.
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