Canadian Bridge Championships Qualifiers: Pairs and Teams

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. A player qualifies as an individual. A team qualification is valid for any national team championship event.

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-A, 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.

• Qualifying matches for the COPC will be played on RealBridge as part of the Maple Leaf games on the dates listed below (3rd Friday of the month).
• Qualifying matches for the team events will be played on BBO on the dates listed below.

CBF schedule for Pairs and Teams Qualifiers

RealBridge – Pair Qualifier: For information on creating a RealBridge account, depositing funds into the account, see the Maple Leaf Games page.

BBO – Team Qualifier – How to register:

• • Our club is an ACBL e-club, Our games appear on BBO 2 hours before game time.
  • Once on BBO, go to Competitive- All tournaments and search for CBF.
  • Each pair registers separately and gets placed in the waiting room (Select teammates).
  • Once both pairs are registered, one of the 2 inviters needs to invite the other pair.
  • Then, the whole team appears under Entries.

You can contact admin@cbf.ca for more information.

Information on the 2026 Canadian Bridge Championships

Click Here : Dates, Venue, Conditions of Contest, etc.