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About District 16
District 16 of the American Contract Bridge League consists of most of Texas and all of Mexico. Its members play duplicate bridge in games at clubs and at sectional and regional tournaments within the district.
District 16 boasts many national and world champions, as well as many other expert or near-expert players. It also provides venues for beginning and learning players. District 16's mission is to promote bridge in its geographic area.
On these pages you'll find information about the district's officers and key personnel, the district calendar, results of district tournaments, minutes of the district board meetings, district financial reports, and other useful information.
District News & Coming Attractions
Dallas Regional
Results from the Dallas Regional can be seen here as the become available.
Scorecard
The September/October issue of the Scorecard has been posted on this site. You can read it by clicking here (in color)!
Dan Morse's Report from New Orleans
Dan Morse's report on what was done in the ACBL Board of Directors' meeting prior to the New Orleans NABC has been posted on this site. You may read it here.
2010 North American Pairs
The District 16 NAP finals for flights A, B and C will be Saturday, January 8th (2 qualifying sessions) and Sunday, January 9th (2 final sessions), 2011 at the Doubletree Hotel in Austin.
Club managers should send a list of club qualifiers within 3 days of the last game to both their Unit and District NAP Coordinators. Unit Coordinators should send a list of unit qualifiers within 3 days of the unit finals to Melody Euler, District Coordinator. Email her at melodious@hot.rr.com.
Club-qualified players may play in any Unit Final within District 16. A list of Unit finals is shown below. Please check with the local site as posted times may be tentative.
| Unit # | Name | Flight | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172 | San Antonio | ABC | Sat 10/2 | 10:00/TBA | Bridge Club of San Antonio |
| 173 | Mexico | No information available |
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| 174 | Houston | AC | Sun 11/14 | 11:00/TBA | Houston Bridge Studio |
| B | Sat 11/13 | 11:00/TBA | Bridge Club of Houston | ||
| 176 | Dallas | C | Sat 10/2 | 1:30 | BAND |
| B | Sun 10/9 | 1:30 | Dorsey’s Bridge Studio | ||
| A | Sun 10/17 | 1:30 | Valley View Bridge Club | ||
| 183 | Fort Western | AC | Sun 10/24 | 12:30/TBA | Fort Worth Bridge Studio |
| B | Sun 9/19 | 12:30/TBA | Fort Worth Bridge Studio | ||
| 187 | Corpus Christi | ABC | Sat 9/11 | 10:30/TBA | Bridge Club of South Texas |
| 197 | Llano Estacado | ABC | Sun 10/17 | 1:00/TBA | The Bridge Center |
| 201 | Sabine Neches | A | Sat 11/13 | 9:30/1:00 | Beaumont Bridge Studio |
| BC | Sat 9/25 | 9:30/1:00 | Beaumont Bridge Studio | ||
| 204 | Fort Concho | ABC | Sat 11/13 | 10:00/2:00 | Sue Barber Bridge Club |
| 205 | Mexico | ABC | Tue 12/14 | 1:00 | Lakeside Bridge Center |
| 207 | Texas Capitol | ABC | Sat 10/9 | 1:30/5:30 | The Bridge Center of Austin |
| 209 | Greater Permian Basin | ABC | Sat 9/25 | 10:00 /TBA | Allison Bridge Center |
| 224 | Fort Phantom | ABC | Sat 9/25 | 1:00/ 6:00 | Mabel Lillius Bridge Center |
| 225 | East Texas | BC | Sat 11/6 | 10:00/TBA | Dottie Pirkle’s DBC |
| 233 | Central Texas | ABC | Sun 9/19 | 1:00 | Temple CAC |
| 237 | Magic Valley | No event scheduled | |||
| 353 | Wichita Falls | ABC | Sun 11/7 | 1:30 | Bridge A Gap |
District 16 STaC
Results from the District STaC being held August 2-9 can be seen here.
New Orleans NABC
Results from the New Orleans North American Bridge Championships can be seen here.
ACBL Board of Governors
District 16 has three representatives on the ACBL Board of Governors. Recently, those three representatives have been Tom Corlett, Dewitt Hudson, and Michael Heymann.
Tom has declined to serve another term, so there is a vacancy, which will be filled by a vote of the District 16 Board of Directors in its meeting during the Dallas Regional in August.
If you are interested in being a candidate, please submit your name and resume to Dan Morse as soon as possible, with a copy to Charlie Price, the District President.
Red Cross Donation
The District donated $10,000 to the Red Cross in 2010; the letter thanking us can be seen here.
World Bridge Series Championships
As many of you know, the World Bridge Championships are in Philadelphia October 1-16, 2010. For all the details, click here.
