The honors of the George Retek trophy go to Rollande Makarewicz. This award is awarded annually by District 1* to a person who has made a great contribution as a volunteer to District 1 and its units. Rollande’s involvement as a volunteer
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Gus Duchesne Winner of the Cukoff-Latraverse-Wiser Trophy
This year, the honor goes to Gus Duchesne, an iconic bridge personality of the beautiful city of Montréal. The Cukoff-Latraverse-Wiser trophy is awarded annually by District 1 in honor of outstanding national directors to recognize
GNT – Grand National Teams
The GNT is a team competition that concludes with a final at the NABC in the summer, with one team per district (25) for each of the 4 categories defined. The NABC will be held in Atlanta in July 2018. Our district (District 1) holds its finals
Canadian Bridge Championships – 2018
In 2018, the Canadian Bridge Championship will be held in Montréal, May 26 to June 3. To participate in the Canadian Team Championship (CNTC) and the Canadian Open Pairs Championship (COPC), a pre-qualification is required. Qualification
STAC – Silver Points – February 12-18 AND 20-26
Several bridge clubs are registered at the two STACs (Sectional at Clubs) of February. Participate in large numbers and win Silver Points. The more participants there are, the more points there will be. February 12 to 18, 2018 (Monday to
MBL 2017 Annual General Meeting – Report
The meeting was held mostly in French. The report is in French: Annual Meeting: Report, including explanations of the financial situation Financial Statements for the year ending May 31, 2017: please contact Hugues Boisvert. If you have any
Teams of 4 – MBL
Still new in the Teams of 4 of the Montréal Bridge League. 2 separate categories: Open and B. The teams of the two categories do not play matches against each other. Competitive bridge in a pleasant atmosphere, and you play in the club of your
New Laws of Duplicate Bridge
New Laws of Duplicate Bridge 2017 The Laws of Duplicate Bridge 2017 are effective in the ACBL beginning September 25, 2017. Below is a synopsis of changes made from the previous (2008) version of the Laws.
NAP – District 1 Final
The Montréal Bridge League is responsible for organizing the District 1 Final for the West part of the district. The final will be held on SATURDAY OCTOBER 14, 2017, 10h30, at Le Mirage Bridge Club.
2017 Annual General Meeting
Invitation to all members of the Montreal Bridge League (Unit 151), on October 17, 2017
Play with a World Class Pro
At the auction that ended on July 15, the Montreal Bridge League bid for a game with Frédéric Pollack and Vincent Demuy, Nicolas L’Écuyer having already received an offer. The League has drawn these prizes among Can-Am participants,
The Can-Am is fast approaching!
The Can-Am Regional Tournament runs from Monday 7 to Sunday 13, 2017.
Barbara Saltsman – Grand Life Master
Barbara Saltsman, from Montreal, has achieved the level of « Grand Life Master » a few months ago. It was a tremendous achievement to have accumulated the 10 000 master points associated with this level, in addition to the Canadian Women’s
Play with a World Class Pro or learn from a World Class Teacher
PLAY WITH A WORLD CLASS PRO OR LEARN FROM A WORLD CLASS TEACHER
Peter Nagy at the ACBL Hall of fame
Peter Nagy inducted to the ACBL Hall of fame at the NABC in Toronto in July 2017.
A position for you on the Board of the League
The Montréal Bridge League invites any and all bridge players who would be willing to sit as a member of its Board of Directors to make known their request.
STAC – April 24-30, 2017
Several bridge clubs are registered in the STAC (Sectional at Clubs) to be held in clubs from April 24 to 30, 2017. Participate in large numbers and win Silver Points. This STAC is under the coordination of the Montréal Bridge League.
Jean Castonguay honored by the Canadian Bridge Federation
Jean Castonguay has been named the recipient of the CBF Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his tireless service to the CBF and to bridge in Québec. Jean served on the CBF board of directors, representing Zone II (Quebec and Eastern
Congratulations Vincent!
Congratulations, Vincent, for winning this prestigious tournament on Sunday in Copenhagen. It is with interest that all the players of our unit follow Vincent Demuy, our young star at the international level. Vincent won this competition with
Tournaments in 2017
In this new year 2017, two new sites for the tournaments of the Montreal Bridge League. You are cordially invited to the Metropolitan Championships tournament which will be held at “Centre Roussin”, in the East of Montreal.