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Regional Tournament Sanction Fee: $5.50 per table (up +7.4%) Sectional Tournament Sanction Fee: $4.00 per table (up +12.4%) Surcharge for Sectional Tournament: $225.00 (up +18.4%) Tournament Director, per session: $240.00 (up +3.9%) |
There were lots of close races in Unit 178 this year - you can check out the top 3 players in each category by clicking here. |
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Richard Freeman [Peru IA] and Peter Wityk [Des Moines IA] Jade Barrett [Elk Point SD] and Anne Beaurivage [Lincoln NE] Michael and Slywia McNamara [Horace ND] Flight "B" Mary Wescott [Lakeville] and Kathy LaMere [Minneapolis] Gerald Burdeski [Moorhead] and William Swenson [Minneapolis] Connie Nelson [Avon] and Jim Schnepf [Avon] Gregory Dorr [Little Canada] and Gerry Keith [Lino Lakes] Flight "C" Rolf Hoyer [Des Moines] and David Nelmark [Urbandale] Nancy Balfanz [St Cloud] and Sandra Johnson [St Cloud] |
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- HomeStyle pair games - Individual movements - Any type of Handicapped games - Newcomer, Bridge Plus, or unranked games - STaC games (processed by the DIC) |
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Full results of the tournament can be found by clicking here. |
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Kathrine Niessen [Edina] New CLUB MASTERS Lee Bjerke [Edina] Scott Hoversten [Woodbury] Robert Stark [Mankato] New SECTIONAL MASTERS Dean Sander [Burnsville] Marc Anderson [New Prague] Gary Falkenstein [Rochester] Stephen Polski [Lakeville] New REGIONAL MASTERS Jeffery Knapp [Edina] Bill Sozansky [Duluth] Anne Ryan [Bloomington] |
Jackson Wahl [Minneapolis] Alicia Dettling [Cannon Falls] Thomas Kiemen [Cottage Grove] New BRONZE LIFE MASTERS Sherry Cyza [Minneapolis] Bev Meyer [Minneapolis] Jeannine Schulte [Pelican Rapids] New SILVER LIFE MASTERS Nicky Bredeson [Edina] New RUBY LIFE MASTERS Michael O'Leary [Green Isle] Kathleen Bredlie [Surprise] New GOLD LIFE MASTERS Andrew Caranicas [St Paul] |
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• First, we implemented the N/18 program, whereby masterpoint awards depended on the number of boards played, not just on the number of tables in the game. • The second change was made because the formulas were outdated. There was no consideration to reflect the changes in relative skill between players with, say, 300 points versus those with 1500 points. The effect of the two sets of changes, combined, is the following. For most games, players will see an increase in masterpoints, so long as the number of boards is significantly greater than 18, and the number of tables is higher than "around" six. (It's a complicated calculation.) For games that are smaller (or shorter), you may see smaller increases. At the extremes, there could actually be decreases. While in certain cases, this seems "unfair" to your players, it's actually leveling the field and applauding skill. We apologize for putting it into production and not letting you know right away. This is experimental, and tweaks may be coming. Thanks for bearing with us." |
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The next step will be for the two Unit Boards to take up this issue at their upcoming respective Unit meetings (scheduled to be held in March). Following that, a get-together of those involved will work on ironing out some details to try and come to an agreement that everyone can work with. Keep an eye out for Jane's March newsletter in your e-mail box for more details. |
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Too soon to be thinking about summer? In Minnesota? Never! |
UNIT 178 HELEN SHANBROM ACE OF CLUBS LEADERS (2023):
5 to 20 masterpoints: Robert Engstrom [Minneapolis] 20 to 50 masterpoints: Rex Newman [Fridley] 50 to 100 masterpoints: Richard Trachy [Golden Valley] 100 to 200 masterpoints: Peggy Lockwood [Minnetonka] 200 to 300 masterpoints: L Caruthers [Anoka] 300 to 500 masterpoints: Todd Flowerday [Coon Rapids] 500 to 1000 masterpoints: Jim Larsen [Mound] 1000 to 1500 masterpoints: John Schlundt [Eden Prairie] 1500 to 2500 masterpoints: Gary Knippenberg [Golden Valley] 2500 to 3500 masterpoints: Betty Triliegi [Pompano Beach] 3500 to 5000 masterpoints: Joe Koester [Brooklyn Park] 5000 to 7500 masterpoints: Mike Flader [Eagan] 7500 to 10000 masterpoints: Barry Purrington [Eagan] 10000+ masterpoints: Steve Gaynor [Inver Grove Heights] |
UNIT 103 HELEN SHANBROM ACE OF CLUBS LEADERS (2023):
5 to 20 masterpoints: Karl Hansen [St Paul] 20 to 50 masterpoints: Gary Falkenstein [Rochester] 50 to 100 masterpoints: Joe Carter [Eagan] 100 to 200 masterpoints: Charlie Maternus [Waite Park] 200 to 300 masterpoints: Nancy Balfanz [St Cloud] 300 to 500 masterpoints: Nancy Schnepf [Sartell] 500 to 1000 masterpoints: Ed Prosser [Rochester] 1000 to 1500 masterpoints: Connie Nelson [Avon] 1500 to 2500 masterpoints: Carole Mataya [Rochester] 2500 to 3500 masterpoints: Grant Duffrin [Roseville] 3500 to 5000 masterpoints: Bill Heyer [Northfield] 5000 to 7500 masterpoints: Bill Voedisch [Marine] 7500 to 10000 masterpoints: Gregg Van Dyke [Key Largo] 10000+ masterpoints: Tom Grue [Apple Valley] |
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Full results for the Minnesota Winter Sectional can be found by clicking here. |
Full results for this tournament can be found by clicking here. |
Full results for this tournament can be found by clicking here. |
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So, we settle for what we can get. If you defended a hand with a non-descript nine HCPs, what are the odds your very next hand would have the exact same (non-descript) five-card heart holding? And would you notice the exact same five-card suit once you sorted your hand? |
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Connie has also overtaken the partnership arrangements for this tournament - so if you are a NLM and want to play (but need a partner), Connie will take good care of you. If you don't see the flyer to the right at your local bridge club, click on the flyer here and it will open in a new window for you to print from your computer. |
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These players are primarily from the Twin Cities metro area (as one would expect), with 758 players in the 553xx, 554xx, and 551xx zip codes. The remaining outstate Minnesota players total 475. But however the ACBL membership in Minnesota does get broken down, keep in mind that overall you and your fellow ACBL members compose less than 1/40th of 1% of all Minnesotans. WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. There are plenty of bridge players and games across the state that aren't ACBL sanctioned, and both outstate and metro efforts are being made to increase our bridge playing population. There are some successes being recorded - but if you love this game of bridge (and you know you do) - get involved at your local club to help grow our game! (Another way to look at this is for every active ACBL member in Minnesota, there are 4,629 people that are NOT - so the pool of potential players is huge.) |
Despite a little poetic license with the date, fundraising for such a great cause is worthy ANY day of the year, and kudos to the St Cloud club for getting started on the donations now. If you're thinking of playing Monday and need a partner, click here. (And if sunset after Monday's bridge game is 31 minutes later than you were thinking, so much the better.) |
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Gloria Dale [Woodbury] Dilip Divekar [Rochester] Dennis Schroeder [Pine Island] Bob Schultz [Woodbury] New CLUB MASTER: Lynn McNabb [Mendota Heights] New SECTIONAL MASTER: John Rethlefsen [Winona] New REGIONAL MASTER: Dennis Schulte [Woodbury] New BRONZE LIFE MASTER: Susan Stephens [Audubon] New SILVER LIFE MASTER: Sharon Madson [Audubon] |
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