Congratulations to Rick Jenkins and Cheryl Forth (MO Community Bridge Club), National Winners of the 2025 Erin Berry Rookie-Master. They scored 69.44%, followed by Len Hynes – Rosemary MacDonell (Over The Bridge Club) and Donald Kersey – Marlo Whitehead (Kingston DBC). Continue reading to see the top 25 in Canada, and the top per zone and per club.
The CBF holds two Rookie-Master games each year: Helen Shields (Spring) and Erin Berry (Fall). Bridge clubs can register by completing the form under the Club Managers menu. Next Rookie-Master Game will be on Aprl 13, 2026.
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(Oct. 20.) All Round Robin matches will be held online on RealBridge, and the playoffs of all team events will be played in Penticton, BC. June 15 -21, 2026, (in parallel with the Penticton Regional).
Registration is open – LINK TO REGISTER . The deadline for team registration is between Nov. 30th and Dec. 30th, depending on the event you plan to participate in.
NOTE: A club or CBF qualification is required for all Championship events: CNTC-A, CWTC, CSTC, CMTC, and COPC.
Continue reading to see dates, conditions of contest and other additional information.
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All players must earn or buy their qualification to participate in the Canadian Championships! CNTC-A, CSTC, CWTC, CMTC, COPC. A separate qualification is required for the COPC and Team events. A player qualifies as an individual.
Next Qualifications:
– For COPC on RealBridge: Oct. 17, Nov. 21, Dec. 19
– For Teams on BBO: Oct. 14, Nov. 9, Dec. 6 & 16
Please continue reading for instructions on how to register for the team qualification on BBO and more information.
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The CBF invites bridge players worldwide to participate in Maple Leaf games, online on RealBridge: Earn Masterpoints AND Share Profit with your Home Clubs!
Friday October 17^th:
– 7:00 pm ET: 0 – 499er Pairs – 16 boards – $5
– 7:10 pm ET: Top Flight Pairs – 24 boards – $8 –
COPC Qualification
– 7:20 pm ET: Mid Flight Pairs- 16 boards – $5
Each player must have a RealBridge account and deposit funds. Please continue reading to get more information on how to create an account, designate a club, join the games, etc.
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The CBF Online Team League returns this fall with some exciting updates for the new season! What’s New This Year: four divisions, lower entry fees, more prizes.
Registration: until November 15^th for 0-1500 and 0-499
→ REGISTER HERE.
Click on Online Team League webpage for all details incl. Teams and Convention cards.
Updated October 11.
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I am extremely happy to see that our Canadian Clubs and players are excited about our Maple Leaf game initiative, a way that we can build community between Canadians and with our friends in other countries, as well as financially helping our Canadian Clubs.  We invite you to participate in the AGM on September 16 (online), in the Fall Online Team League, which will feature categories for various levels of players, in the Canadian Team Championships, whose round robin will take place online in January and February, and in a Fundraising event in the spring featuring an online game with bridge celebrities. We welcome Lois Matton (Zone 5) and Sondra Blank (Executive Director). Enjoy reading!
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Get to know Bridge Canada, the online magazine of the CBF. You can access the magazine through the top menu or the red tab on the left side of this page.
In this issue, read articles of interesst to everyone, as well as answer and comment from the panel of experts at the last Canadian Bidding Contest.
And let’s see the hand of a Lifetime! You pick up ♠ – ♥ AK98542 ♦ K ♣ AKQ105, and as you are rubbing your hands with glee, right hand opponent opens, you won’t believe it, 2♣, strong artificial and forcing!! To find out more, read Gary Westfall’s article.
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You can review the last set of problems in the September 2025 issue of Bridge Canada, along with the answers and comments of the expert panel.
It is easy to enter the Contest. Email your answers for the June problems to Neil Kimmelman (editor@cbf.ca) by November 5^th. The panellists’ answers and comments will be published in the December issue of Bridge Canada. Have fun!
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