1996 Bridge Week Regional
July 8th-16th,
Pasadena Convention Center,
Pasadena, California

Tentative Schedule

1996 Bridge Week is not over July 4th!!!

Monday, July 8

Tuesday, July 9

Wednesday, July 10

Thursday, July 11

Friday, July 12

Saturday, July 13

Sunday, July 14

Swiss teams on Sunday will use ``delayed matching'' for the first session. The first two matches will be random draw; the third match will be based on the results of the first match, and the fourth match will be based on the results of the first two matches. The evening session will have 15-minute breaks for matching.

Unless noted otherwise, all flighted and stratified events are divided 500, 1000, 1000+. 199er Stratiflighted Pairs is: Flight A: 0-200, Flight B: 0-20, 20-50, 50-100

Continuous Pairs Events

Two separate events. Play in as many sessions in each event as you choose to. Overall awards based on an individual's two highest scores in a specific event. Different partners are permitted. Players must play in two sessions to be eligible to receive any gold points.

Knockout Team Events

All Knockout events are bracketed by Master Points with random draw within each bracket. If only one (1) bracket, then the event will be handicapped with random draw. All events are four sessions.

Bidding boxes will be used in all events.

Midchart conventions for which the ACBL supplies written defenses only may be used in the top bracket of knockout teams provided that no team in the bracket has an average masterpoint holding of less than 1500.

Smoking is permitted only in designated areas. Courtesy breaks provided.

Appropriate dress is required at all times, including cleanliness and shoes.

Playing fees: All championship session, $8.50 per person/per session. All other games, $7.50 per person/per session. Youth players (25 years or under) $6.00 per person/session for all games.

Tournament director: Elinor Kipperman

Tournament Manager: Les Cohen

District 23 National Director: Cecil Q. Cook

District 23 President: Woody Kaiser

Tournament Committee: Jerry Katz, Chairman, Roger Clough, Jan Cohen, Les Cohen, Cecil Cook, Jeff Goldsmith, Baum Harris, Woody Kaiser, Alan Le Bendig, Barbara Nussbaum, Herb Nussbaum, Louise Sklar, and Virginia Wittich.

For further information, call or write the ALACBU office, 7219 Canby Ave., Reseda, CA 91335, (818)-996-3271

Jeff Goldsmith, jeff@tintin.jpl.nasa.gov, Dec. 5, 1995