The first level of competition in the Canadian National Open Team Championships (CNTC, CWTC, CSTC, CMTC), consists of qualifying games held at sanctioned clubs across Canada. Qualifying games award red points.

A player qualifies as an individual in a qualifying session and may play on the team of his or her choice for the Canadian Championships and in one or more team championship events. Team events consist of an online round-robin stage in January and February, followed by the final stage in person at the Canadian Championships. Information on the Canadian Bridge Championships under the tab ‘Events’.

Click Here for the Club Qualifying Conditions of Contest and more information.

Sanction

Each club can apply for a sanction to hold club qualifying games by submitting the Sanction Application Form below. A club may hold as many club qualifying games as it wishes. Fees are the following (no other fees charged to the club by the Unit or the ACBL):

  • 1 Session qualifying game: $4 CAD per team. NOTE: only four person teams allowed in single session games.
  • 2 Sesssion qualifying game: $8 CAD per team.
  • Master/Non-Master qualifying game: $CAD per team. NOTE: single session game. Masters must play with a Non Master partners and that each team must have at least two Non- Masters on it. All players receiving qualification for the Flight of the CNTC that they are eligible for. There are no higher levels for Master/Non-Master CNTC.

Flights

  • There are no masterpoint restrictions in the CNTC-A. CNTC-B and CNTC-C are restricted to players with fewer than 3,500 and 1,000 masterpoints (as of September 1st point confirmation respectivel)y .
  • Club qualifying games may be Stratified for CNTC-A, CNTC-B and CNTC-C, or clubs may hold separate club qualifying games for each flight. Please note: While you still may run a stratified event CNTC – B/C do not require a club qualification to participate in the round robins or finals

Qualifying Criteria

A player qualifies for the round robin stage of a Canadian Championship event if he or she played the equivalent of at least one session for a team which achieved a qualifying position. Regardless of the scoring system used (VP’s or win/loss), a team achieves a qualifying position if:

  • it wins at least one half of its matches (counting each match won by one or more IMPs as a full win, and each tie as one half); or
  • if it finishes in the top 50% of the teams entered, based on the scoring system

In a stratified game, these rules apply separately to each of the CNTC-Flight A field, the CNTC-Flight B field and the CNTC-Flight C field.

Reporting

  • At the end of each month, the club must report the qualifying games held during the month to the Canadian Bridge Federation.
  • A cheque made out to the Canadian Bridge Federation a/s SHEILA XU for the total sanction fees should be included with the monthly report. Please mail cheques to the following address: PO Box 39525 LKSHORE CAWTHRA, Mississauga, ON L5G 4S6
    Table Fees may also be e-transferred to treasurer@cbf.ca.
  • A qualification list will be generated by ACBL during the first week of January and posted on the CBF website.

In accordance with ACBL policy, “A club which does not submit its game report within 15 days after the completion of the event will be assessed a $25 (US) late charge, and the club will be suspended until the appropriate report, monies and late charges are received by the CBF Coordinator. The club will be added to the ACBL Unresolved List and will not be granted a club sanction renewal for the coming year until the matter has been resolved.” Notwithstanding the above policy, in the case where a club is holding multiple qualifying games during the month, it is acceptable to the CBF for such a club to submit the reports and sanction fees (for all the games held during the month) once at the end of the month or by December 31.

Sanction Application

If, for any reason, If, for any reason, the form could not be submitted successfully, please send an email to the Executive Administrator (admin@cbf.ca) with the following information:

  • Club name and Club number
  • CNTC (Team Championships) or COPC
  • Club manager name and Email