All Round Robin matches will be held online on RealBridge, in January and February. We will be holding the face-to-face playoff rounds for all events in Penticton BC, June 15-21, 2026, (in parallel with the Penticton Regional). The COPC will be held on RealBridge, scheduled April 25-26, 2026.
(Updated Feb. 3)
REGISTRATION IS OPEN: CLICK ON THIS LINK
Schedule
| Event | Registration Deadline |
Round Robin |
Quarter finals |
Semi finals |
Finals |
| CNTC-A | Jan 1, 2026 | Jan. 23*-24/25 | June 15 | June 16 | June 17-18 |
| CNTC-B | March 8, 2026 | March 21-22 | — | June 16 | June 17 |
| CNTC-C | March 8, 2026 | March 21-22 | — | June 18 | June 19 |
| WOMEN | Dec. 25, 2025 | Jan. 16*-17-18 | June 16* | June 17 | June 18 |
| SENIORS | Jan. 8, 2025 | Jan.30*-31-Feb.1 | June 19* | June 20 | June 21 |
| MIXED | Dec. 18, 2025 | Jan. 9*-10-11 | June 19* | June 20 | June 21 |
- * Fridays will be used if necessary, depending on the number of teams registered.
- Open and Mixed Teams will initially be charged for 3 days. Unused time will be refunded in .5-day increments.
- Women and Seniors will initially be charged for 2 days. If additional time is required, you will be charged in .5-day increments.
- CNTC-B – New dates for the RR – All members must have less than 3500 MPs as of Sept. 30, 2025
- CNTC-C – New dates for the RR – All members must have less than 1000 MPs as of Sept. 30, 2025
- Convention Cards must be provided to team-info@cbf.ca at least two weeks before the scheduled date of the Round Robin.
- The Knockout phase will be played in Penticton, at the Penticton Trade and Convention Center, 273 Power Street, Penticton, BC, V2A 7K9
COPC – Canadian Open Pairs Championship: the COPC will be held on RealBridge, scheduled April 25-26, 2026.
Qualification
All players must earn or buy their qualification to participate in the Teams Championship Events: CNTC-A, CSTC, CWTC, CMTC, to become eligible to play in any of these events in Round Robin Stage. Qualifying games are held at sanctioned clubs across Canada during the period September 1st – December 31st. The CBF will hold matches online in the fall of 2025 that will serve as qualifiers [CBF Games – Qualifiers].
A separate qualification is required for the COPC and Team events. A player qualifies as an individual. A team qualification is valid for any team championship. Any player who has not qualified for any reason, may purchase a qualification. More details in the Supplemental Conditions of Contest (Section 5).
Documents
- General Conditions of Contest for all CBC events (Oct. 20)
- Supplemental Conditions of Contest for the 2026 CBC (Oct. 20)
Contact: Sondra Blank (admin@cbf.ca).