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Welcome to the website for the Valley Duplicate Bridge Club. We are playing at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 31 Gondola Pt Road, Rothesay NB. Parking and entrance in the back, off Station Rd.
The Valley Duplicate Bridge Club is sanctioned by the American Contract Bridge League. We are part of Unit 230 (New Brunswick/Prince Edward Island) in District 1 (Eastern Canada).
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| Breaking News! |
Lessons at Our Lady: Starting Monday Jan 6 9 AM
- Bridge basics 2 (finishing up the fall lessons)
- Defense in the 21st Century. All welcome. $ 7 per session, Topics include
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- Leading against No Trump contracts - January 6. Schedule for remaining topics TBD
- Leading against Suit Contracts
- Third hand high (or not so high)
- Second hand low (or not so low)
- Signaling (attitude, count, suit preference)
Also we will have Special topics (TBD)
Bridge lessons at the Hive on Tuesday mornings (starting date February) – contact Anne Hirtle. Bridge Basics 1 and/or 2 depending on demand
Upcoming games
We've added a new section on Bridge Lessons. Click on Bridge Lessons 2024 on the menu on the left, or click Bridge Lessons 2024.
Playing facility: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 31 Gondola Pt Road, Rothesay NB. Parking and entrance in the back, off Station Rd.
If we can't play in person due to weather, facility unavailability, or NB Public health rules, we will play online on BBO.
Local and on-line game schedule: see list at right ---------->
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| Upcoming Event Information |
2024 Maritime Tournament Schedule & Results:
March 22-24: Joe Currie Sectional (Halifax NS) Results!
April 19-21 Don Cox Memorial (Truro NS) Results!
May 4-5 Codiac 499er Sectional (Riverview NB) - cancelled
May 24-26 South Shore Sectional (Bridgewater NS) Results!
Jun 27-Jul 1 CAN-AT Regional (Halifax NS) Results!
Jul 18-28 NABC (Toronto ON) Results!
August 16-18 Loyalist Sectional (Rothesay NB) Results
Sep 6-8 Mike Hartop Sectional (Riverview NB) Results!
Sep 27-29 Annapolis Sectional (Port Williams NS) Flyer
Oct 18-20 Spud Sectional (Charlottetown PEI) Flyer!
Nov 15-17 Karl Hicks Sectional (Halifax NS) Flyer
Other duplicate bridge games in the area: Tuesday 7 PM Assumption Center 721 Chapel St., Saint John NB E2M 2K3 Contact Dave Fraser 506 849 7922
Thursday 1 PM Assumption Center 721 Chapel St., Saint John NB E2M 2K3 contact Dave Fraser 506 849 7922
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| Information Updates |
What is the NAP?
North American Pairs is a grass-roots event open to all ACBL members. Clubs can hold up to two NAP qualifier games per month in June, July, and August for each sanctioned session. Club level games will award 50% red/50% black masterpoints at 81.8% sectional rating. Pairs can qualify for the district-level finals to be held in Fall 2024. Winners at the district level qualify to play in the NAP finals at the 2025 Spring NABC.
To qualify for the district final, a person needs to score at least 50% in a NAP game, or in the top half of their stratum.
NAP A: Open
NAP B: up to 2500 masterpoints as of May 6, 2024
NAP C: NLM up to 500 masterpoints as of May 6, 2024
Full details on NAP:
NAP 2024 2025 COC
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