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Welcome to Unit 147, Washington Bridge League
WBL Unit Games

New unit game start time: the Thursday evening unit game now starts at 7:00 pm

 

The Thursday evening unit game is held weekly at 7:00 p.m. at Ohr Kodesh Congregation, 8300 Meadowbrook Lane, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. There are open and flight B (under 2500) games, attendance permitting. If you play against a masked pair, you must wear a mask if requested by one of them. 

The unit game guaranteed partner is currently suspended. If you need assistance finding a partner in advance of the game, please contact Barbara Doran at WBLpartnerships@gmail.com no later than 5 pm the day of the game. You may also click here to use the WBL online partnership desk to look for a partner ahead of time, or look for a partner at the game. Players looking for a partner can let the director know.

The schedule for upcoming Thursday evening in-person WBL unit games is as follows:

December 11 Stratiflighted unit championship
December 18 STaC stratified pairs (silver points)/holiday party/mentor game
December 25 Christmas--no unit game
January 1 Happy New Year! No unit game

 

Click here for unit game results.

Click here to sign up for a partner (mentor or mentee) for the mentor game to be held at the holiday party.

NEW: There will be a zoom meeting every Friday from noon to 1 to discuss the previous evening's hands. You can join regardless of whether you played that night (the hands are available online at the unit game results link). We hope to see you there. Click here to join the meeting.

January WBL Sectional, January 8-11, Silver Spring, MD

Super Bowl Sectional, February 6-8, Catonsville, MD

NVBA Winter Sectional, February 19-22, Fairfax, VA (schedule coming soon)

Enter the WBL Knockouts!

Come play in the WBL Knockouts! The deadline for submitting entries is January 8, 2026. The start date will be determined once entries are closed. There will be two flights, A/X (Open) and B/C (0-3,000). Based on the number of entries, there may be some adjustments to the brackets.

This is a fun social event that can be played virtually (online) or face to face. Teams can be comprised of four, five or six players. A player or team can play in more
than one bracket (if qualified) since the matches are not played simultaneously.

Matches are 24 boards, played in 12-board halves, against teams in your bracket with the team which scores the most IMPs will continue to play another match. The two Captains will set up the time and location for the match between the two teams. Seeding will be random.

The entry fee is only $30.00 per team for the whole event!

Open Flight rosters can be submitted by email to Steve Robinson. B/C flight rosters can be sent to Alex Gretsinger. Checks should be made payable to the Washington Bridge League. Entries must include a designated captain, team roster, and contact information for the captain. Click here for the conditions of contest, which will have all necessary details.

Payment can be made via check payable to the Washington Bridge League, and mailed to Bob Ives, 5120 Cammack Dr, Bethesda, MD 20816, or sent via Venmo to @WBL147. Cash is not accepted.

Don’t have teammates? Don’t have a partner? Don’t worry. Contact the Coordinators.We will make every effort to find a team for you.

ABA Updates

Play bridge with our friends and neighbors at the other Washington bridge organization, the Washington Bridge Unit of the American Bridge Association. For information about the Washington Bridge Unit's activities and links to other ABA events, click here.

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.

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! 

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.

What's New?

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.

Congratulations to WBL members who became Life Masters in 2024: Stephen Collier, Jean Hjelle, Robert Linn, Rebecca Mandir, Joel Mulhauser, Marsha Shiff, Carole Smith, and Andrea Weiswasser! 

Check out the WBL Life Master list updated as of June 2023.

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.