Fast Open Pairs

Fast Open Pairs

The Fast Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).

The Fast Open Pairs is a four session MP pairs event, two qualifying sessions and two final sessions.Each set of two sessions is played on one day.The event typically starts on the second Thursday of the NABC.The event is open.Players are required to play each two round board in eleven minutes.Typically, there is only a small (30-45 minutes) break between the two sessions.

History

The NABC+ Fast Open Pairs is a matchpoint event which requires players to finish their two-board rounds in 11 minutes. The event consists of two qualifying sessions and two final sessions. It was first contested in 2000 in Anaheim CA.

Winners

ources

List of previous winners, Page 18Citation
title = Daily Bulletin
journal =
volume = 80-7
issue = 7
date = Thursday, July 24, 2008
year = 2008
url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2008/02/bulletins/db7.pdf

2008 winners, Page 1Citation
title = Daily Bulletin
journal =
volume = 80-9
issue = 9
date = Saturday, July 26, 2008
year = 2008
url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2008/02/bulletins/db9.pdf

External links

* [http://www.acbl.org/ ACBL official website]


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