The 2024 Diamond State Sectional Tournament

September 6-8, 2024 at the Bridge Studio in Wilmington.
Line up your partner(s) and save the dates!

This will be a cashless tournament. Pay by card at the door. Pre-registration is not required.

There will be no vaccination requirements and masks will not be required unless requested by opponents at your table.

The Annual Meeting of the DsBA will be held between sessions Saturday.  If you are a member of Unit 190 please plan to attend.

For questions, contact sectional@unit190.org
or see the tournament flyer here.

Bridge In View NLM 0-500 Sectional Tournament

September 20-21, 2024 in Ocean View, DE.

This silver point tournament is open only to players with 500 or fewer masterpoints.  It will feature sessions for players with 0-20, 0-100, and 0-500 masterpoints spread over the mornings and afternoons of two days. Play once, play twice, or play all four sessions; the choice is yours.  Prizes will be awarded for session winners.  Lunch is complimentary.  And if you register ahead of time and need a partner, we guarantee to find you one!

More details are available on the event flyer, or contact one of the Tournament Co-Chairs, Paula Varrassi (pvarrassi @ gmail.com) and Trina Williams (trinasw47 @ icloud.com).

Walk-ins are welcome but space is limited.  Register early to guarantee your place.  Click here for the pre-registration form.

If you've never played in a tournament, that's OK.  We'll have folks available to explain how it works and help you get comfortable before play begins.

Familiar Faces, Familiar Places — Time to get back to the tables!

The future of bridge in Delaware depends on our clubs, but they are facing significant obstacles to reopening for face-to-face play. Attendance is down from pre-pandemic levels at those clubs that have reopened. Some players are playing online but are reluctant to return to the clubs in person.  Some have stopped playing altogether. The Delaware State Bridge Association (ACBL Unit 190) has started an initiative to help Delaware clubs who have novel ideas for drawing former and new players back to the clubs.  The DSBA will offer financial backing and other support for experiments by clubs intended to get them back in operation quickly. 

If you have an idea that you think will help revitalize face-to-face participation, please contact your local club or Kim Holm (kimrholm13@gmail.com), who heads the DSBA’s initiative. In the meantime, support your local club by playing there in person!

You can read more about the DSBA initiative in the minutes of the most recent DSBA Board meeting, here.

See you at the tables!

There are many resources available to assist bridge players in improving their game. Some of the best are available free and online.  This month we highlight learning resources provided by "LEARNBRIDGE.NYC".  Whether your interest is declarer play, conventions, defense, or strategy, LEARNBRIDGE.NYC can help.  Click on the link image below to go directly to their site.

More learning links are available in the library