The CNTC-A is Canada’s premier event. It is an open team competition with no upper masterpoint limit.
In 1968 and 1971 play-offs were held to select Canada’s team for the World Team Olympiad. The first CNTC was held in Toronto in 1977 with each province represented by a provincial champion. The format of the grassroot event changed in 1980 and teams had to qualify at the club, unit, and zone levels before reaching the National Final. In 2001 Unit Finals were eliminated, while Zone Finals were eliminated in 2009.
Participants must be paid up members in good standing of the CBF. Teams must pre-register for the National Final, and pay the non-refundable round robin entry fee by the deadline indicated in the documentation.
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Winners of the CNTC-A are awarded the Mark Molson Trophy, established in 2011. CBF Hall of Fame member Mark Molson, who died in 2006 at the age of 56, was a great Canadian player who, among his many accomplishments, won the CNTC seven times. Prior to 2011, winners of the CNTC-A were awarded the Sam Gold Trophy. Sam Gold is another CBF Hall of Fame member who was the second Canadian player to achieve the status of Life Master, and was “Mr. Bridge” to generations of Québécois.
Upon ratification by the CBF board of directors, the winning team receives a subsidy to represent Canada at that year’s world open team championship. The Eric R. Murray Trophy is awarded to the team representing Canada in the Open Teams at the World Bridge Games (formerly World Olympiad), while the Percy Sheardown Trophy is awarded to the team representing Canada in the Bermuda Bowl.
Mark Molson Trophy
Sam Gold Trophy
CNTC-A WINNERS
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| 2024 | Brad Bart, Jeff Blond, Michael Roche, Daniel Lyder |
| 2023 | Jason Feldman, Darren Wolpert, Fred Gitelman, Mark Caplan, Daniel Lavee, Jacob Freeman |
| 2022 | Marc-André Fourcaudot, Kamel Fergani, Nicolas L’Écuyer, Zygmunt Marcinski, Michel Lorber, Nicholas Gartaganis |
| 2021 | Nicolas L’Écuyer, Zygmunt Marcinski, Kamel Fergani, Marc-André Fourcaudot |
| 2020 | Kai Zhou, Xin Guo Chen, Lu Gan, Alex Hong, Sidney Yang |
| 2019 | Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Kamel Fergani, Marc-André Fourcaudot, Zygmunt Marcinski, Frédéric Pollack |
| 2018 | Judith Gartaganis, Nicholas Gartaganis, Jeff Smith, Paul Thurston, John Zaluski, Martin Caley |
| 2017 | Bob Todd, Doug Fisher, Brad Bart, Danny Miles, Steve MacKay, Neil Kimelman |
| 2016 | Judith Gartaganis, Nicholas Gartaganis, Nicolas L’Écuyer, Zygmunt Marcinski, Kamel Fergani, Frédéric Pollack |
| 2015 | Daniel Miles, Jeffrey Smith, Daniel Korbel, Darren Wolpert, David Sabourin, Shan Huang |
| 2014 | Gray McMullin, Bryan Maksymetz, Samantha Nystrom, Tom Walsh, Rock Shi Yan |
| 2013 | Judith Gartaganis, Nicholas Gartaganis, Paul Thurston , Jeff Smith, Darren Wolpert, Daniel Korbel |
| 2012 | Nicolas L’Écuyer, Vincent Demuy, Leslie Amoils, Danny Miles, Darren Wolpert, Daniel Korbel |
| 2011 | John Rayner, Michael Roche, Michael Hargreaves, James McAvoy, David Lindop, Doug Baxter |
| 2010 | Judith Gartaganis, Nicholas Gartaganis, Gordon Campbell, Piotr Klimowicz |
| 2009 | Nicolas L’Écuyer, Kamel Fergani, Darren Wolpert, Jurek Czyzowicz, David Grainger, Daniel Korbel |
| 2008 | Nicolas L’Écuyer, Marc-André Fourcaudot, Kamel Fergani, Dan Jacob, Robert Lebi, Vincent Demuy |
| 2007 | Waldemar Frukacz, Piotr Klimowicz, Hervé Chatagnier, René Pelletier, Jeffrey Smith, David Sabourin |
| 2006 | Bryan Maksymetz, Dan Jacob, Doug Fraser, Michael Gamble, Robert Lebi, Sandra Fraser |
| 2005 | John Carruthers, Joseph Silver, George Mittelman, Arno Hobart, Boris Baran, Allan Graves |
| 2004 | Ray Jotcham – Lewis Richardson – Jim Priebe – Steve Mackay – David Lindop – Mike Cummings |
| 2004 | Ray Jotcham, Lewis Richardson, Jim Priebe, Steve Mackay , David Lindop, Mike Cummings |
| 2003 | Kamel Fergani, Nicolas L’Écuyer, Jurek Czyzowicz, Darren Wolpert, Gavin Wolpert, Vincent Demuy |
| 2002 | Bryan Maksymetz, Allan Graves, Gordon McOrmond, Dan Jacob |
| 2001 | Judith Gartaganis, Nicholas Gartaganis, Gordon Campbell, Keith Balcombe |
| 2000 | Kamel Fergani, Nicolas L’Écuyer, Doug Fraser,Jeffrey Blond, Darren Wolpert, Jurek Czyzowicz |
| 1999 | Ted Horning (Honorary NPC), Robert Lebi, Nader Hanna, Drew Cannell, John Carruthers |
| 1998 | Michael Hargreaves, Gord McOrmond, Allan Graves, Bryan Maksymetz, Joseph Silver |
| 1997 | Michael Hargreaves, Gord McOrmond, Allan Graves, Joseph Silver |
| 1996 | Nader Hanna, Doug Fraser, Michael Roche, Jim Green, Paul Thurston, Rick Delogu |
| 1995 | Joseph Silver, Fred Gitelman, Mark Molson, Boris Baran, George Mittelman, Eric Kokish |
| 1994 | Joseph Silver – Fred Gitelman – Mark Molson – Eric Kokish – George Mittelman |
| 1993 | Michael Cafferata – Michael Kenny – Mary Paul – David Colbert – Michael Roche – Christopher Hough |
| 1992 | Jim McAvoy – Duncan Smith – Michael Strebinger – Peter Herold – Jim Dickie – Bruce Ferguson |
| 1991 | Ed Bridson – John Gowdy – David Lindop – Geoff Hampson – Boris Baran – Mark Molson |
| 1990 | Doug Heron – David Willis – John Valliant – Mike Betts – Randy Bennett – Ed Zaluski |
| 1989 | Mark Molson – Boris Baran – George Mittelman – Arno Hobart – Marty Kirr – Billy Cohen |
| 1988 | Maurice Larochelle – Jean Bernier – Andre Laliberté – Jacques Laliberté – Raymond Fortin – Kamel Fergani |
| 1987 | Mark Molson – Boris Baran – John Guoba – John Carruthers – Eric Murray |
| 1986 | Laurie McIntyre (CNJ) – Michael Schoenborn – Harmon Edgar – Arno Hobart – Martin Kirr – Greg Carroll – David Turner |
| 1985 | Boris Baran – Mark Molson – Eric Kokish – George Mittelman – Pascal Menachi – Mark Stein |
| 1984 | Subhash Gupta – Doran Flock – Gordon Campbell – Mike Chomyn – Bryan Maksymetz – Drew Cannell |
| 1983 | Mark Molson – Boris Baran – Allan Graves – George Mittelman – John Guoba – John Carruthers |
| 1982 | Nicholas Gartaganis – Zygmunt Marcinski – Gordon Crispin – Voyteck Pomykalski |
| 1981 | Allan Graves – George Mittelman – Eric Kokish – Peter Nagy – Eric Murray – Sami Kehela |
| 1980 | Allan Graves – George Mittelman – Eric Kokish – Peter Nagy – Eric Murray – Sami Kehela |
| 1977 | Mary Paul – Maurice Paul – Don Cowan – Michael Cummings |
| 1971* | Bruce Gowdy – Duncan Philips – Gerry Charney – Bill Crissey |
| 1968* | Eric Murray – Sami Kehela – Percy Sheardown – Bruce Elliott – Al Lando (CNJ) – Wolf Lebovic (ACNJ) |