NO CLUB QUALIFICATION REQUIRED for C Strat Players
District 17 GNT Finals
The 2026 National GNT Finals will be held at the Summer Minnesota NABC beginning Wednesday, July 8th. D17 subsidizes the winners of A, B & C flights that represent D17 at the National Finals.
For questions or details, contact Julie Clark, GNT Coordinator.
Qualify to participate in the 2025-2026 Grand National Teams competition
Qualify at a D17 club or unit game, September 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026! Form a team of qualified GNT players and compete at the GNT District Finals. All players that participate in a qualifying club or unit game will be qualified to compete in the District 17 Finals.
Congratulations to the winning D17 teams that will compete at the 2026 Summer NABC:
Good Luck to the 2026 D17 Championship Flight Team:
Grath Yettick, Brad Moss, Spencer Jones, and Anant Rathi
Good Luck to the D17 Flight A Team:
Kyle Rockoff, Matthew Haag, Ron Vickrey, Perry Van Hook, and Charlie Finch
Good Luck to the D17 Flight B 1st Place Team:
Kristi Fjare, Fiona Freeseman, Karie Willyerd, and Greg Smith
Good Luck to the D17 Flight B 2nd Place Team:
Curt Castleman, Bob Battin, Ralph Haines, Michael Jalving
Good Luck to the D17 Flight C 1st Place Team:
Martha McWilliams, Nancy Hacket, John Heideman, and Glenda Heidman
Good Luck to the D17 Flight C 2nd Place Team:
Robin Spaulding, Bob Wagstaff, Ann Sage, Paul Gefreh
Thank you to the D17 GNT teams who proudly represented our District at the 2023-2024 National GNT Finals in Toronto!
The D17 Championship Flight team (pictured) WON the Morehead GNTs, defeating the District 25 team in a tight match 127-122. Congratulations!
Back left: Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas; Bobby Levin, Henderson and Roger Lee, Las Vegas. Front left: Billy Miller, Las Vegas, Captain Alain Schreiber, Las Vegas and Brad Moss, Denver.
Flight A: Kyle Rockoff, Unit 351, Gilbert, AZ, Ron Vickery and Doug Couchman, Unit 356, Tucson and Maya Alela, Unit 358, Flagstaff, advanced to the quarter finals.
Flight B: Damian Birmstihl, Frank Bost, Lakin Hines and Shari Smart, Unit 351, Mesa, AZ.
Flight C (1): Glenda and John Heideman, Unit 354, Grand Junction, CO and Joseph and Dianne Simon, Unit 421, Cheyenne, WY.
Fight C (2): Richard Blumberg, Mark Benford, Mike Crimmins and Anne Schuster, Unit 361, Denver, advanced to the semi-finals.
Flight eligibility is based on masterpoint totals as of August 6, 2023:
- Championship Flight: Unlimited.
- Flight A: 0-6000 MPs.
- Flight B: 0-2500 MPs.
- Flight C: NLM with fewer than 500 MPs. No Club Qualification necessary for Flight C Players.
For more information, contact D17 GNT Coordinator, Bonnie Bagley, [email protected]
For more information, contact D17 GNT Coordinator, Bonnie Bagley, [email protected]
Club Level Qualifying
Clubs or Units may conduct Club Level Qualifying Games online or in person. Refer to the D17 Conditions of Contest for more details.
Online Swiss Team GNT Qualifiers:
Steamboat Bridge is hosting GNT Qualifiers intended for teams to qualify and also to practice Swiss Teams. All teams are welcomed. The larger the game, the better. Coaches are encouraged and are welcomed to kibbitz.
Saturday 3pm Game Dates hosted by VACB 255828:
October 14th; November 11th; December 9th; January 13th; February 17th
Click HERE for the Swiss Team Coaching Flyer.
If your club or unit is hosting Virtual GNT qualifiers and would like to be listed here and on the ‘Find a Class’ Calendar; Contact Sharon Smith.