Palo Alto Bridge / Palo Alto Open
+ Non-Life Master Sectional (October 2024)

Thursday – Sunday October 24-27, 2024

Palo Alto Bridge Center
432 Stierlin Road, Mountain View, CA

Stratified pairs games for players of all levels
Separate Non-Life Master sections – NLMs < 750 masterpoints
Special 0-99er Game on Saturday
Bracketed Swiss Team games on Sunday
Only Play Teams at Your Own Level!
All games award 100% Silver Points!

77% of players won silver points at the last seven Palo Alto Unit Tournaments!

No signup required.

Thrilling Thursday October 24th, 2024

10:00 AM & 2:30 PM
Open Pairs (Two sessions)
Non-Life Master Pairs (Two sessions; fewer than 750 MPs)
Open Pairs Side Games (Two single sessions)
Non-Life Master Pairs Side Games (Fewer than 750 MPs) (Two single sessions)

Fantastic Friday October 25th, 2024

10:00 AM & 2:30 PM
Open Pairs (Two sessions)
Non-Life Master Pairs (Two sessions; fewer than 750 MPs)
Open Pairs Side Games (Two single sessions)
Non-Life Master Pairs Side Games (Fewer than 750 MPs) (Two single sessions)

Super Saturday October 26th, 2024

10:00 AM & 2:30 PM

Open Pairs (Two sessions)
Non-Life Master Pairs (Two sessions; fewer than 750 MPs)
Open Pairs Side Games (Two single sessions)
Non-Life Master Pairs Side Games (Fewer than 750 MPs) (Two single sessions)
Includes 0-20 masterpoint single session section at 10:00 AM

Spectacular Sunday October 27th, 2024

10:00 AM & To Be Determined

Swiss Teams (Two session event)
A/X Swiss Teams (5,000+/0-5,000 MP) (Two session event)
Bracketed Swiss Teams – Players with Under 3,000 MPs each (Two session event)
Only play teams at your level!
No pairs games on Sunday

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Tournament Leaders

Director:  Greg Vance
Tournament Co-Chairs: Marc Cervellino  marc.cervellino@hotmail.com |Lucy Ballard lucy2ballard@gmail.com
Sanction no.: 2410322

Food and Drink

Lunch will be available for purchase daily. Coffee, tea, and goodies will be available at no charge. Lunch orders will be taken the morning of each event.

Need a Partner?

Before the tournament:
Request a partner online or email Marc Cervellino marc.cervellino@hotmail.com with your request

At the tournament:
The on-site Partnership Desk will open 1 hour before each session to help match up partners.

Fees

  • $15 per session. Must be ACBL member to play (free first 120 day memberships available).  $4.00 additional for lapsed ACBL members.
  • Youth (students under 26) $7.

COVID Policy

This tournament will follow District 21’s vaccination policy. Proof of vaccination is NOT required. There is NO mask requirement, unless a player at a table requests that masks be worn at that table. In that case, each player at that table is required to wear a mask.

Parking

Free parking at the Bridge Center including disabled accommodations. If the parking lot is full, you will be directed by volunteers to nearby parking. Carpooling is appreciated.

We look forward to seeing you at the tournament.