All Round Robin matches will be held online on RealBridge, in January and February. We will be holding the F2F playoff rounds for all events in Penticton BC, June 15-21, 2026, (in parallel with the Penticton Regional).
(Updated August 20)
NOTE: All players must earn or buy their qualification to participate in the Canadian Championships – Pairs COPC and Teams: CNTC-A, CSTC, CWTC, CMTC, to become eligible to play in the 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 for the COPC and Teams Events [CBF Games – Qualifiers]. A player qualifies as an individual for the national final. A separate qualification is required for the COPC and Team events. Any player who has not qualified for any reason, may purchase club round qualification. More details in the Conditions of Contest (Section 4.4).
Schedule
Event | Registration Deadline |
Round Robin |
Quarter finals |
Semi finals |
Finals |
MIXED | Nov. 30, 2025 | Jan. 9*-10-11 | June 19* | June 20 | June 21 |
WOMEN | Nov. 30, 2025 | Jan. 16*-17-18 | June 16* | June 17 | June 18 |
CNTC-C | Déc. 15, 2025 | Jan. 17-18 | — | June 18 | June 19 |
CNTC-A | Déc. 15, 2025 | Jan. 23*-24/25 | June 15 | June 16 | June 17-18 |
SENIORS | Déc. 30, 2025 | Jan.30*-31-Feb.1 | June 19* | June 20 | June 21 |
CNTC-B | Déc. 30, 2025 | Jan. 31-Feb. 1 | — | June 16 | June 17 |
- * 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 – All members must have less than 3500 MPs as of Sept. 30, 2025
- CNTC-C – 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
Documents
- General Conditions of Contest for all CBC events (Draft – Sept 16)
- Supplemental Conditions of Contest for the 2026 CBC (Draft – Sept 16)
Contacts: Catherine Kinsella / Sondra Blank (admin@cbf.ca),