Second Annual Bay Area High School Bridge Championship
Story, Result and Pictures
When: April 17, 2016
- Team Event: 10 AM to 6 PM
- Pair Event: 2 PM to 5:30 PM
- Lunch: 1 PM to 2 PM (participants only)
Where: Bayshore Bridge Club, 1300 Bayshore Highway #168, Burlingame, CA (map)
Who: Students in grades 9 through 12. Each team must consist of exactly four players affiliated with the same high school
Prizes: Trophy, prepaid gift cards, school pride!
Registration:
Register your Team - Team captains should register for the event by March 26th.
Register your Pair - Pairs are not required to sign up but those who do so by March 26th will receive a T-shirt and other gifts.
For more information contact Debbie Rosenberg, (408) 320-4473 debbie@siliconvalleyyouthbridge.org
Players from Gunn, Monta Vista and Palo Alto high schools practice at Casual Friday for last year's Championship.Would you like to have a chance to win a large trophy for your high school, as well as a prepaid gift card worth up to $200? Then join other young bridge players seeking prizes and American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) masterpoints at this year's Bay Area High School Bridge Championship. Entry is free and includes lunch, snacks, tee shirts and other gifts.
Team-of-Four Event: In the morning session, teams of four players, all representing the same high school, will play against each other to choose two finalists to compete head-to-head in the afternoon session. The winning team in the afternoon will receive a large trophy for their school and each team member will receive an individual replica of the trophy and a $200 prepaid gift card. Members of the 2nd place teams will win $100 prepaid gift cards. Additional prepaid gift cards may be awarded if more than six teams enter the event.
Pair Event*: Members of teams that do not qualify for the finals of the team event can stay for lunch and compete in the afternoon pair event, which will also be open to new entrants. Players who wish to compete only in the pair event can arrive for lunch at 1:00 PM and stay to play bridge. Winners of the pair event will each receive a small individual trophy and a $125 prepaid gift card. The second place pair will each receive a $60 prepaid gift card. If more than eight pairs enter, the third place pair will also receive prepaid gift cards.
Conditions of Contest (the official rules for this event)
*Pairs need not consist of two players from the same school. SiVY volunteers will try to find suitable partners for players who need them.