Where to Earn Your Q

In order to compete for one of District 25's slots in the prestigious North American Pairs event held at the Spring NABC, a player must first qualify in a designated club game. Doing so makes her/him eligible to participate in the qualifying tournament to be held in the fall. August is the last month for qualification.

The club managers/owners were asked to provide a list of the games that are dedicated to qualifying. The following list, which is sorted by month, state, and city, was produced from responses to that solicitation and from the calendar on the EMBA website. Any additions, deletions, or corrections that are reported to the webmaster will be promptly posted.

This list, which was updated on June 7, may be incomplete (especially the later months). Check with local clubs for additional opportunities. Information about individual bridge clubs can be found on the ACBL's website

The listings for July can be seen here.

The listings for August can be seen here.

State Town Club Day Time Notes
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Mon June 11 12:30
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tue June 12 10:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tue June 12 10:00 NLM/499er
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Wed June 13 10:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Wed June 13 10:00 NLM/499er
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Thu June 14 12:30
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Mon June 18 12:30
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Wed June 20 10:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Wed June 20 10:00 NLM/499er
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Thu June 21 12:30
CT Norwich Norwich Duplicate Bridge Club Tue June 12 6:30
CT Norwich Norwich Duplicate Bridge Club Tue June 19 6:30
CT Stamford Seven No-Trump C;ub Wed June 13 12:30
CT Stamford Seven No-Trump C;ub Wed June 13 6:45
CT Stamford Seven No-Trump C;ub Thu June 14 9:30
CT Stamford Seven No-Trump C;ub Thu June 14 12:30 Open and 99er
CT Stamford Seven No-Trump C;ub Fri June 15 12:30
CT Stamford Seven No-Trump C;ub Mon June 18 12:30
CT Stamford Seven No-Trump C;ub Tue June 19 12:30
CT Stamford Seven No-Trump C;ub Thu June 21 9:30
CT Stamford Seven No-Trump C;ub Thu June 21 12:30 Open and 99er
CT Stamford Seven No-Trump C;ub Fri June 22 12:30
CT West Hartford Hartford Bridge Club Tue June 5 10:00
CT West Hartford Hartford Bridge Club Thu June 14 10:00
CT West Hartford Hartford Bridge Club Fri June 15 9:30
CT West Hartford Hartford Bridge Club Tue June 26 7:00
MA Arlington Duplicate Bridge Club of Winchester Wed June 6 7:15
MA Arlington Duplicate Bridge Club of Winchester Wed June 13 7:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Mon June 4 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Mon June 4 10:15 499er
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Tue June 5 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Wed June 6 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Thu June 7 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Fri June 8 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Fri June 8 10:15 99er
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Tue June 12 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Thu June 14 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Fri June 15 10:15 99er
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Mon June 18 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Mon June 18 10:15 499er
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Wed June 20 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Thu June 21 10:15
MA Cambridge MIT/DL Bridge Club Tue June 5 6:30
MA Cambridge MIT/DL Bridge Club Tue June 12 6:30
MA Hadley Northampton Bridge Club Tue June 12 7:00
MA Ipswich Hamilton DBC Wed June 6 7:00
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Mon June 4 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Tue June 5 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Wed June 6 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thu June 7 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thu June 7 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Fri June 8 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Wed June 13 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thu June 14 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Fri June 15 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Mon June 18 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Tue June 19 7:15
MA Westwood Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club Sun June 3 1:00
MA Westwood Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club Mon June 4 12:00
MA Westwood Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club Mon June 4 7:15
MA Westwood Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club Tue June 5 10:30
MA Westwood Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club Wed June 6 10:30
MA Westwood Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club Thu June 7 10:30
MA Westwood Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club Fri June 8 10:30
MA Westwood Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club Sat June 9 12:00
MA Westwood Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club Mon June 11 12:00
MA Westwood Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club Mon June 11 7:15
MA Westwood Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club Tue June 12 10:30
MA Westwood Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club Wed June 13 10:30
MA Westwood Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club Wed June 13 7:15
MA Westwood Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club Thu June 14 10:30
MA Westwood Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club Sat June 16 12:00
MA Westwood Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club Sun June 17 1:00
MA Westwood Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club Tue June 19 10:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Mon June 4 10:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Mon June 4 7:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Tue June 5 10:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Tue June 5 7:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Wed June 6 10:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Wed June 6 10:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Wed June 6 7:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Thu June 7 10:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Fri June 8 10:30 0-750
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Fri June 8 10:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Sat June 9 1:00
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Sat June 9 1:00 0-750
ME Ellsworth Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club Thu June 7 6:30
ME Ellsworth Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club Thu June 28 6:30
ME Northeast Harbor Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club Tue June 19 1:30
ME Northeast Harbor Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club Tue June 26 1:30
ME Wells Kennebunk DBC Tue June 12 12:00
ME Wells Kennebunk DBC Tue June 26 12:00
NH Bow John and Joan Cook DBC Tue June 19 9:50
NH Bow John and Joan Cook DBC Tue June 26 9:50
NH Nashua Tom Cheetham Nashua DBC Wed June 6 11:00
NH Newington Great Bay DBC Mon June 4 10:00
NH Newington Great Bay DBC Mon June 25 10:00


State Town Club Day Time Notes
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Mon July 2 12:30
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tue July 10 10:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tue July 10 10:00 499er
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tue July 10 7:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Wed July 11 10:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Wed July 11 10:00 499er
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Thu July 12 12:30
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tue July 24 10:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tue July 24 10:00 499er
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tue July 24 7:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Wed July 25 10:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Wed July 25 10:00 499er
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Thu July 26 12:30
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Mon July 30 12:30
MA Cambridge MIT/DL Bridge Club Tue July 10 6:30
MA Cambridge MIT/DL Bridge Club Tue July 24 6:30
MA Hadley Northampton Bridge Club Tue July 10 7:00
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thu July 5 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thu July 5 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Fri July 6 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Mon July 9 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Wed July 11 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Tue July 17 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thu July 19 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Fri July 20 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Tue July 24 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Wed July 25 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thu July 26 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Mon July 30 10:30
ME Ellsworth Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club Wed July 5 6:30
ME Ellsworth Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club Wed July 12 6:30
ME Northeast Harbor Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club Tue July 3 1:30
ME Northeast Harbor Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club Tue July 17 1:30
ME Wells Kennebunk DBC Tue July 10 12:00
ME Wells Kennebunk DBC Tue July 24 12:00
NH Bow John and Joan Cook DBC Tue July 10 9:50
NH Bow John and Joan Cook DBC Tue July 24 9:50
NH Newington Great Bay DBC Mon July 9 10:00
NH Newington Great Bay DBC Mon July 16 10:00
NH Nashua Tom Cheetham Nashua DBC Wed July 18 11:00


State Town Club Day Time Notes
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Wed August 1 10:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Wed August 1 10:00 499er
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tue August 14 10:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tue August 14 10:00 499er
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tue August 14 7:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Thu August 16 12:30
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Mon August 20 12:30
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Wed August 22 10:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Wed August 22 10:00 499er
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Thu August 23 12:30
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Mon August 27 12:30
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tue August 28 10:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tue August 28 10:00 499er
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tue August 28 7:00
MA Cambridge MIT/DL Bridge Club Tue August 14 6:30
MA Cambridge MIT/DL Bridge Club Tue August 21 6:30
MA Hadley Northampton Bridge Club Tue August 7 7:00
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thu August 2 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thu August 9 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Mon August 13 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Fri August 17 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Tue August 21 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Wed August 22 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thu August 23 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thu August 23 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Mon August 27 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Tue August 28 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Wed August 29 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Fri August 31 10:30
ME Ellsworth Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club Thu Aug 2 6:30
ME Ellsworth Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club Thu Aug 9 6:30
ME Northeast Harbor Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club Tue August 21 1:30
ME Northeast Harbor Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club Tue August 28 1:30
ME Portland Cape Carders BC


ME Portland Cape Carders BC


ME Wells Kennebunk DBC Tue August 14 12:00
ME Wells Kennebunk DBC Tue August 28 12:00
NH Bow John and Joan Cook DBC Tue August 7 9:50
NH Bow John and Joan Cook DBC Tue August 28 9:50
NH Nashua Tom Cheetham Nashua DBC Wed August 8 11:00
NH Newington Great Bay DBC Mon August 6 10:00
NH Newington Great Bay DBC Mon August 20 10:00