Category Events & Tournaments

News, announcements and information about CBF events and tournaments in Canada and internationally.

The Great Canadian Bidding Contest – September 2025 Problems

You can review the last set of problems in the June 2025 issue of Bridge Canada, along with the responses and comments from the panel of experts. five panelists tied with 49, for the top score for June: Keith Balcombe, Neil Kimelman, Paul Thurston, David Turner, and Edward Xu.
Enter your bids for the September set of problems by August 7th, by sending your choices to editor@cbf.ca. Scoring and expert responses will be included in the September issue of Bridge Canada. Have fun!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Canadian Championships

Congratulations to the winners of all the events:
. CNTC A – Jason Feldman, Daniel Miles, Daniel Lavee, Jacob Freeman, Jeff Smith, Frédéric Pollack
. CNTC B – Sheila Xu, Mingqiang Bao, Lai Qing Luo, Mingmin Zhu, Kelvin Shu, Jerry Lan
. CNTC C – Charles Faille, Frédérick Faille, Francis Savaria, Dominique Béland
. CWTC - Yuan Chen, Lisa Chen, Weijun Chen, Xia Hong, Rose Hou, Jingyuan Gong
. CMTC - Barry Senensky, Barbara Shnier, Marielle Decelles-Brentnall, Bob Kuz
. CSTC - Dan Jacob, Piotr Klimowicz, Michel Lorber, Zygmunt Marcinski, David Turner, Roy Hughes
. COPC - Fengming Chen - Marie Duval
Information on the 2025 CBC / Photo Gallery.

2025 Canadian Championships – Toronto – Teams and Pairs

Now that the Canadian Championships round robin is over, after being played online in January and February 2025, the knockout stage and the COPC will be played in Toronto, April 10-20, 2025.
Location: Hart House (Debates Room), 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto.
Continue reading to see the list of teams and players that will play in the knockout phase of all team events (CNTC A-B-C, CWTC, CSTC, CMTC), as well as information on the COPC and the list of players who have qualified for the COPC (as of March 15).

2025 Canadian Bridge Championships – Schedule and Information

February 2025 (update) The round robin stage of all team events at the 2025 Canadian Bridge Championships will be played online in January and February 2025.
The knockout stage (Finals) will be played live in Toronto from April 14 to 20. Location: Hart House (Debates Room), 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto.
Continue reading to see all the details on registration and play dates for all stages, and much more.

Online Team League 2024-2025

We will once again play our Online Team League on BBO.
There will be 2 divisions if there are sufficient entries: Open and B (under 2,000 points as of Sept. 2024 ACBL report). Please join us for the 2024/25 seasion of the CBF Team League and read all about this frendly competition on the Online Team League page (under Events).
The registration deadline for the 2024-2025 season is September 30, 2024.
There will be a zoom training session on Monday, September 30 at 8:00 p.m. Est. to review team game strategy and BBO set-up for team games.
The Round Robin schedule begins the week of October 13 and runs until December 31, 2024. Playoffs will be scheduled for January/February 2025.
REGISTER HERE

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Canadian Championships!

Congratulations to the winners of the Championship events at the Niagara Falls CBC. Here are the gold medalists from the championship events:
CSTC: Nader Hanna, John Rayner, Vince Oddy, Roy Dalton, Doug Baxter, David Lindop
CNTC-A: Jason Feldman, Darren Wolpert, Fred Gitelman, Mark Caplan, Daniel Lavee, Jacob Freeman
CNTC-B: Roger Chu, Jim Wu, Yimei Cao, Fan Yang
CNTC-C: Simon-Pierre Goulet, Charles Faille, Frédéric Bélanger, Francis Savaria
CWTC: Kismet Fung, Susan Culham, Louise Berthiaume, Sondra Blank
CMTC: Nicholas Gartaganis, Judith Gartaganis, Sondra Blank, Marc-André Fourcaudot, Louise Berthiaume, Kamel Fergani
COPC: Jiawei Luo - Fengming Chen
CIPC: Marielle Brentnall, Raymond Hornby
Continue reading to see all the medalists from these events.

The Great Canadian Bidding Contest: September 2024 Problems

In the June 2024 issue of Bridge Canada, you can review the last set of problems, along with the answers and comments of the expert panel. The whole panel were tightly bunched with scores in the high forties, but Mike Hargreaves (49) and David Turner (48) nipped the rest of the panel. Welcome Ben Zaidenberg to our June panel! Ben, a former representative of Canada when a Junior, is returning to more active playing. Ashot Harutyunyan had the best reader score for June.
Play along! Email your answers to the September problems by August 11th to Neil Kimelman (editor@cbf.ca). Have fun!

2024 Summer NABC in Toronto, July 18-28

Metro Toronto Convention Centre
You are entitled to the Maple Leaf Discount at the 2024 Toronto NABC! NABC Schedule and Fees

  • $14 off the entry fee per daytime session
  • $4 off for evening events

Open to members who purchase entries through Entry Express and who satisfy all requirements:
1. Current resident of Canada.
2. Current ACBL member.
3. Current CBF member - As of June 15, 2024.
Entry Express: If you are new to using Entry Express, there is an FAQ HERE: how to purchase entries, how the discount applies, and answers to a large number of questions you may have. Access to Entry Express.