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2020 NABC Schedule of National-Rated Events 2020 NABC Schedule of National-Rated Events Spring, Columbus OH Summer, Montreal QC Fall, Tampa FL Wed., March 18–Sun., March 29* Wed., July 15–Sun., July 26* Thurs., Nov. 26–Sun., Dec. 6* Wednesday NAP Flight A GNT Championship Flight & & Thursday NAP Flight A GNT Flights A, B & C Friday Kay Platinum Pairs GNT Championship Flight Soloway KO Teams Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs** GNT Flights A, B & C Nail LM Pairs 0–10,000 Swiss Teams von Zedtwitz LM Pairs Bruce LM–6000 Pairs Young 0–2500 Pairs Saturday Kay Platinum Pairs GNT Championship Flight Soloway KO Teams Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs GNT Flights A, B & C Nail LM Pairs 0–10,000 Swiss Teams von Zedtwitz LM Pairs 0–10,000 Swiss Teams Bruce LM–6000 Pairs Young 0–2500 Pairs 0–10,000 NABC Pairs Sunday Kay Platinum Pairs GNT Championship Flight Soloway KO Teams Lebhar IMP Pairs GNT Flights A, B & C Mitchell Open BAM von Zedtwitz LM Pairs Super Senior Pairs (75 yrs. +) Bruce LM–6000 Pairs 0–10,000 Swiss Teams Young 0–2500 Pairs 0–10,000 NABC Pairs Monday Vanderbilt KO Teams Spingold KO Teams Soloway KO Teams Lebhar IMP Pairs Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss Teams** Mitchell Open BAM 0–10,000 KO Teams Wagar Women’s Pairs Super Senior Pairs 0–10,000 IMP Pairs Tuesday Vanderbilt KO Teams Spingold KO Teams Soloway KO Teams Rockwell Mixed Pairs 0–6000 Mini-Spingold KO Teams Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs 0–10,000 KO Teams 0–2500 Mini-Spingold KO Teams 0–6000 Mini Blue Ribbon Pairs Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss Teams Whitehead Women’s Pairs Wagar Women’s Pairs 0–10,000 IMP Pairs Wednesday Vanderbilt KO Teams Spingold KO Teams Soloway KO Teams Rockwell Mixed Pairs 0–6000 Mini-Spingold KO Teams Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs 0–10,000 KO Teams 0–2500 Mini-Spingold KO Teams 0–6000 Mini Blue Ribbon Pairs Wernher Open Pairs Whitehead Women’s Pairs Freeman Mixed BAM Teams Thursday Vanderbilt KO Teams Spingold KO Teams Soloway KO Teams Silodor Open Pairs 0–6000 Mini-Spingold KO Teams Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs Smith LM Women’s Pairs 0–2500 Mini-Spingold KO Teams 0–6000 Mini Blue Ribbon Pairs Wernher Open Pairs Senior Mixed Pairs** Freeman Mixed BAM Teams 0–10,000 Fast Pairs Friday Vanderbilt KO Teams Spingold KO Teams Reisinger BAM Teams Silodor Open Pairs 0–6000 Mini-Spingold KO Teams Keohane North American Swiss Teams Smith LM Women’s Pairs 0–2500 Mini-Spingold KO Teams Senior Mixed Pairs Roth Open Swiss Teams 0–10,000 Fast Pairs Bean Red Ribbon Pairs Saturday Vanderbilt KO Teams Spingold KO Teams Reisinger BAM Teams Jacoby Swiss Teams 0–6000 Mini-Spingold KO Teams Keohane North American Swiss Teams NABC+ Fast Pairs 0–2500 Mini-Spingold KO Teams NABC+ Mixed Swiss Teams NAP Flight B Pairs Bean Red Ribbon Pairs NAP Flight C Pairs Roth Open Swiss Teams 0–10,000 Mixed Swiss Teams Sunday Vanderbilt KO Teams Spingold KO Teams Reisinger BAM Teams Jacoby Swiss Teams Roth Open Swiss Teams Keohane North American Swiss Teams NABC+ Fast Pairs 0–6000 Mini-Spingold KO Teams NABC+ Mixed Swiss Teams NAP Flight B Pairs 0–2500 Mini-Spingold KO Teams NAP Flight C Pairs 0–10,000 Mixed Swiss Teams * The NABC Robot Individual takes place Saturday–Monday preceding each NABC. For information about the event, visit acbl.org/nabconline. ** To be eligible for Senior events, players must be born before Jan. 1, 1960..
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