All players must earn or buy their qualification to participate in the Canadian Championships! CNTC, CSTC, CWTC, CMTC, COPC
The FCB will hold matches online in the fall of 2025 that will serve as qualifiers for 2026 Canadian Championships: Pairs Event (COPC) and Teams Events (CNTC, CSTC, CWTC, CMTC). You can also qualify at a sanctioned club game (extra MPs) to ensure you are eligible to play in the Canadian Championship Team Round Robin Stage being held online in January and February 2026.
The FCB qualifying matches for the COPC will be played on RealBridge on Friday evenings as part of the Maple Leaf games on the dates listed below, and the qualifying matches for the team events will be played on BBO on the dates listed below.
CBF schedule for Pairs and Teams Qualifiers
| COPC (Pairs) Qualifier (on RealBridge) |
Team Qualification – CNTC, CSTC, CWTC, CMTC (on BBO) |
| Friday, September 19, 7:00 p.m. ET | Tuesday, October 14, 8:00 p.m. ET |
| Friday, October 17, 7:00 p.m. ET | Monday, October 27,8:00 p.m. ET |
| Friday, November 21, 7:00 p.m. ET | Saturday, November 8, 4:00 p.m. ET |
| Friday, December 19, 7:00 p.m. ET | Saturday, December 6, 4:00 p.m. ET Tuesday, December 16, 8:00 p.m. ET |
RealBridge: For information on creating a RealBridge account, depositing funds into the account, and connecting to the game, see the Maple Leaf Games page.
For matches on BBO, search ‘CBF’ in BBO Virtual clubs. You can register up to 2 hours before the game time but please ensure that you register at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the match.
If you are not a member of the CBF, we invite you to join through the CBF website under CBF/Join the CBF or contact admin@cbf.ca for assistance.
You can contact admin@cbf.ca for more information.
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