1999 Winter Queen Mary Regional
March 1-7th, 1999
Long Beach, California

Tentative Schedule

Monday, March 1st

• 7:30 PM
  Stratified Charity Pairs (red)
  199er Stratiflighted Pairs (red)

Tuesday, March 2nd

• 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM
  Senior Stratified Pairs (gold)
  
• 1:00 and 7:30 PM
  Stratified Open Pairs (gold)
  Westwood Unit Bessie Stanley Memorial Game
  199er Stratiflighted Pairs (single sessions-red)

Wednesday, March 3rd

• 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM
  Senior Stratified Pairs (gold)
  
• 1:00 and 7:30 PM
  Antelope Valley Unit Stratified Open Pairs (gold)
  Working Stiff Stratified Pairs-1st Session (2nd Session Thursday Eve) (gold)
  199er Stratiflighted Pairs (single sessions-red)

Thursday, March 4th

• 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM
  Senior Stratified Pairs (gold)
  
• 1:00 and 7:30 PM
  South Bay Bridge Club's Stratified Open Pairs (gold)
  Working Stiff Pairs-Final Session (1st Session Wednesday Eve) (gold)
  199er Stratiflighted Pairs (single sessions-red)
  
  In Memory of Sue Mischick

Friday, March 5th

• 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM
  Senior Stratified Pairs (gold)
  
• 1:00 and 7:30 PM
  Pasadena-San Gabriel Unit ACBL/ABA Stratiflighted Open Pairs (gold)
  Flight A: 0-unlimited MP
  Flight X: lower 35% of Flight A field
  Flight B: 0-500, 500-1000, 1000-1500
  199er Stratiflighted Pairs (single sessions-red)

Saturday, March 6th

• 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM
  Senior Stratified Pairs (gold)
  
• 1:00 and 7:30 PM
  South Bay Bridge Club's Stratiflighted Open Pairs (gold)
  Flight A: 0-unlimited
  Flight A: Qualifying for Barometer Final and Consolation
  Flight A entries are $9/person/session
  Flight B: 0-500, 500-1000, 1000-1500
  Senior Stratified Pairs (gold)
  199er Stratiflighted Pairs (single sessions-red)
  In Memory of Sue Mischick

Sunday, March 7th

10:30 AM and 3:30PM
Flighted Swiss Teams (A & B gold, C red)
In Memory of Fran Tsacnaris
8 matches, 7 boards, delayed matching/random draw first two rounds
Flight A: 0-3000, 3000+
Flight B: 0-1500, Flight C: 0-500
Flight A: VP, Flights B, C: Win/Loss
199er Stratified Swiss Teams (red)
8 matches, 6 boards, delayed matching/random draw first two rounds
Single Session Entries for 1st Session Accepted
Win/Loss Flight A: 100-200, Flight B: 50-100, Flight C: 0-50

Unless noted otherwise, all flighted and stratified events are divided 500, 1500, 1500+. 199er Stratiflighted Pairs is: Flight A: 0-200, Flight B: 0-20, 20-50, 50-100

Continuous Pairs Events

• Afternoon Continuous Pairs
  Tuesday-Saturday (5 sessions) 1:00 PM
  Sunday 10:30 AM
• Evening Continuous Pairs
  Tuesday-Saturday (5 sessions) 7:30 PM

Knockout Team Events

• Kickoff KO
  Monday 7:30, Tuesday 9AM, 1:00 and 7:30PM
• ALACBU KO Teams
  Tuesday and Wednesday 1:00 and 7:30 PM
• Morning KO
  Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, 9:00 AM
• District 23 KO Teams
  Wednesday and Thursday 1:00 and 7:30 PM
• Mid-Week KO
  Thursday and Friday 1:00 and 7:30 PM
• Compact KO
  Friday and Saturday 9AM
  Four 12-board matches, half entry per match
• Weekend KO
  Friday and Saturday 1:00 and 7:30 PM
• Last Chance KO
  Saturday 1:00 and 7:30 PM, Sunday 10:30 AM and 4 PM

Bidding boxes will be used in all events.

Midchart conventions for which the ACBL supplies written defenses only may be used only in the Flight A knockout events.

Midchart defenses to notrump openings and overcalls are allowed in all events.

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

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

ACBL Policy on Zero Tolerance will be enforced.

Playing fees: All championship session, $8.50 per person/per session. Flight A pairs on Saturday is $9/person/session to offset cost of running barometer final. 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: Betty Bratcher

Tournament Manager: Ted Rogers

District 23 National Director: Alan LeBendig

District 23 President: Woody Kaiser

Tournament Committee: Cecil Cook, Chairman, Pat Abbey, Marie Dahl, Jeff Goldsmith, Roslyn Kaiser, Woody Kaiser, John Killian, Alan LeBendig, Barbara Nussbaum, Herb Nussbaum, Rand Pinsky, Ted Rogers, and Louise Sklar.

For further information, call or write the ALACBU office, 7219 Canby Ave., Reseda, CA 91335, (818)-996-3271, alacbu@aol.com or Ted Rogers, (818)-957-5299, thesp@pacbell.net.