NO CLUB QUALIFICATION REQUIRED for C Strat Players
National GNT Finals
The 2023-2024 National GNT Finals
will be held during the Toronto NABC starting July 17th. D17 subsidizes the winners of A, B & C flights.
Thank you to the 6 teams representing District 17 at the National Finals. Play well and have fun!
Qualify to participate in the 2024-2025 Grand National Teams competition
Qualify at a club or unit game, September 1, 2024 through February 28, 2025! Form a team of qualified GNT players and compete at the GNT District Finals held during the Denver Rocky Mountain Regional in May 2025. Top winning teams go on to compete in the NABC Finals in Philadelphia July 2025.
Have you Qualified? Check this list for D17 players that have qualified.
Steamboat Bridge is hosting an online qualifier on BridgeBase at 3pm MT, Saturday, February 1st.
For questions or details, contact Julie Clark, GNT Coordinator, jclark9811@comcast.net.
Congratulations to the D17 Championship Flight Team:
Alain Schreiber, Billy Miller, Brad Moss, Geoff Hampson, Robert Levin, Roger Lee.
Congratulations to the D17 Flight A 1st Place Team:
Kyle Rockoff, Maya Alela, Ronald Vickery, Shailesh Gupta.
Congratulations to the D17 Flight A 2nd Place Team:
Robert Harward, Donald Patterson, Marilee Van Arsdale, William Curtis, not pictured David Ruttner.
Congratulations to the D17 Flight B 1st Place Team:
Frank Bost, Damian Birmstihl, Shari Smart, W ‘Lakin’ Hines.
Congratulations to the D17 Flight B 2nd Place Team:
Daphne Davenport, Sally Ann Rhea, Patti Tussey, Michael Houlik.
Congratulations to the D17 Flight C 2nd Place Team:
Hans Hanson, Chris Watson, Jill Barker, Jonathan Dings.
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, bon1bon@comcast.net
For more information, contact D17 GNT Coordinator, Bonnie Bagley, bon1bon@comcast.net
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.
