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Dear Unit 116 Members,
Our
Winter Sectional took place at the Buffalo Bridge Center on January 20,
21, and 22. Results are posted on this website. NUMEROUS positive
comments regarding the food, fellowship and playing environment. A
great time was had by all.
Please come and join us for our
Spring Sectional which will again be played at the Buffalo Bridge
Center. Planning is underway and Kathy Pollock and Larry Abate tell me
that their goal is to create even a more positive experience than what
existed in January. The dates are March 31, April 1 and 2. A
communication has already been sent regarding this tournament and you
will be hearing more over the next few weeks.
You will also be
hearing about our summer outing, a possible NLM Sectional this summer
as well as our Fall Sectional and Annual Meeting.
While it is
encouraging to see improvements in table counts at tournaments, I fear
the numbers will never return to pre-COVID levels. Membership is down
and the demographics are not in our favor. The finances of the UNIT are
positive, and we continue to look for ways to maintain our stability.
We are fortunate with our collaborative relationship with the Buffalo
Bridge Center and their willingness to have hosted our Winter Sectional
and we are looking forward to again being there for our Spring
Sectional.
I very much look forward to seeing many of you at one
or all our future events. Please call me with any questions or
comments. 908-256-6466.John Bava
President
Western New York Unit 116 of the ACBL
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BUFFALO SPRING SECTIONAL
March 31, April 1-2, 2023
Buffalo Bridge Center
Boulevard Mall
1227 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst, NY 14226
Friday, March 31:
10:30 AM 499er Game (Non-LM)
10:30 AM Stratified Open Game
2:45 PM Stratified Open Game 499ers welcome
Saturday, April 1:
10:30 AM 499er Game (Non-LM)
10:30 AM Stratified Open Game
2:45 PM Stratified Open Game 499ers welcome
Sunday, April 2:
10:30 AM Stratified Swiss Teams
$15 per person per session, a light lunch will be provided
This tourney is a Local Sectional Tournament and awards full Sectional Masterpoints, 80% Silver/20% Black.
Come and get the SILVER points you need to advance to your next rank!
Event Stratifications by average: C: 0-500 B: 500-2000 A: 2000+
Entry Fee per person: $12 (must be ACBL member, free guest memberships available at www.ACBL.org/guest-join
Vaccination for COVID required.
Tourney Co-Chairs: Kathy Pollock, (716) 310-4199, BridgeKat@gmail.com
Larry Abate, 716-982-9853, larab1016@verizon.net
Partnership Chair: Gay Simpson, 716-830-6404, Qgs8696 @gmail.com
Nearby Hotel: Holiday Inn Express, 2400 Niagara Falls Blvd
Tonawanda, NY, 14150, (716) 743-2400
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Below is a list of currently available ACBL sanctioned online and F2F games for Unit 116 players.
For information and details,
contact the owner/ manager/contact person.
Airport
Bridge Club/
Alliance Bridge Club
Bill
Finkelstein 716-836-7016 billfink1234@hotmail.com
Web site: https://www.alliancebridgeclub.com
Buffalo Bridge Center Face2Face Live bridge (Tuesdays,Wednesdays,Thursdays and Fridays at 10:30 am)
(Online Limited - Monday 0-750 at 7 pm, Wednesday 0-750 at 11 am,
Wednesday 0-2000, at 7 pm run as Delaware (Buffalo NY) Wednesday Night)
Betty Metz 716-773-7398 bettymetz@roadrunner.com
Web site: http://www.bridgecenterofbuffalo.com
Bridge Club of East Aurora
Face2Face Live bridge (Wednesdays at 10 am)
David Larcom 716-649-9354 dmocral@verizon.net
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Mentoring
In the recent past, Unit 116
has sponsored a very successful mentoring program. We anticipate that
we will continue our program in manner similar to what we have done
previously. The only question involves timing. Stay tuned for updates.
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Youth Bridge Update 
Front row: Melanie Skalski, Carol Li
Back row: Aditiya Gupta, Julian King, Daren Liu, Tyler Mu, Tiger Li and Darwin Skalski and of course, Jim Gullo :)
The 2022 Youth National Bridge Championships
for ACBL members under the age of 20 was held during the final weekend
of the Providence Open North American Bridge Championships during July
2022. A big thank you to Jim Gullo
who prepared nine students for the tourney. Eight of the students went
on to compete in the YNABC in Providence, Rhode Island.
Unit 116's newest students, Carol Li and Melanie Skalski,
competed in the Thursday morning Cardrook pairs, a competition for
beginners, and excelled in their field achieving a 60% game, good
enough for 4th overall A for 0.51 red
points. The young ladies left the beginner pairs in their dust and
moved on to the Open Youth competitions. We should all be very proud of
these young ladies!
In the open Thursday morning pairs, Tiger Li and Darwin Skalski placed 3rd overall in Strat A earning 3.44 red points with a 66% game. Also in their field were Aditiya Gupta and Julian King, who placed 4th in A and second in B in their section with a 50% game, earning 0.75 red.
Thursday afternoon was the Youth Open Swiss and the Buffalo area juniors fielded two teams, one with two brother-sister pairs, Carol and Tiger Li and Darwin and Melanie Skalski. It was the girls' first Swiss team event and they earned some more red points with a tie. The King team, consisting of Julian King, Tyler Mu, Daren Liu and Aditiya Gupta, came in third overall in B.
Friday
was the 2-session Baron Barclay National Youth Open Pairs with the
opportunity to win some gold points if your pair qualified to play in
the second session. Darwin Skalski and Tiger Li did just that, qualified. Although Darwin and Tiger did not place in the overalls and earn gold, they came in the top half of the event. Daren Liu and Tyler Mu literally just missed the cut to qualify.
Meanwhile,
for those who did not Q, players had their chance to excel in the
1-session Friday afternoon Youth Pairs and excel they did! Daren Liu and Tyler Mu came in 2nd overall in Fight A with a 64% and earned 2.47 red. Aditiya Gupta and Julian King came in 3rd overall B with a 51% and earned 0.79 red.
On Saturday, the Buffalo youth played in the 2-session Youth National Swiss Teams where Tiger Li and Darwin Skalski teamed up with Andy from California and Nicole from Florida to place 5th Overall in A and 2nd overall in B, earning 2.18 GOLD points. Our all Buffalo team, Julian King, Tyler Mu, Darien Liu and Aditiya Gupta placed 3rd overall in B and first overall in C earning 1.54 red points.
A good tournament for all of our youth! Again many thanks to Jim Gullo and his helpers, Sharon Benz, Joyce Greenspan, Kathy Pollock, Mike Ryan and Fred Yellen for making it a fun and successful tourney for our youth.
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Online Beginning Bridge
for Kids!
New classes begin
in March 2023
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The future of Bridge is in the hands of our young people. Let's create an enthusiasm to learn this challenging game.
Classes begin in March 2023. Register now at bridgewhiz.org |
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Welcome
to the Western New York Unit 116 website. Our unit of over
300
dedicated bridge players is part of the American Contract Bridge
League’s District Five. Geographically, we encompass the
counties
of Erie and Niagara, at the eastern end of Lake Erie and western end of
Lake Ontario, in New York State. We often have players from
across the Canadian border playing at our clubs.
Our goal is to
promote bridge and support local bridge clubs.
We have two open, active clubs. We host three sectionals each year –
January,
April/May, and September. The District 5 Regional is held at the end of
October and famously titled “Spooktacular”.
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Coming to Unit 116!
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BUFFALO WINTER SECTIONAL
January 20-22, 2023
Buffalo Bridge Center
Boulevard Mall
1227 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst, NY 14226
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Results
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BUFFALO SPRING SECTIONAL
March 31, April 1, 2, 2023
Buffalo Bridge Center
Boulevard Mall
1227 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst, NY 14226
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