2026 USBC Kibitzing

There will be delayed kibitzing for both of the 2026 USBCs

You can watch the Open & Mixed USBCs on the LoveBridge website. Live Vugraph is delayed for 30 minutes or until all tables have completed play on a board, whichever is later. See below for the time schedule and some hints for watching on LoveBridge. 

Live video commentary of Finals

In addition to your opportunity to watch the 2026 USBC play on LoveBridge Vugraph, Rob Barrington, Ewan McNay, and Adam Parrish will be hosting full day video commentary coverage of the second day of the Finals of each event on the USBF YouTube channel at 11:30 AM and 5:00 PM EDT, on the following dates:

  • April 21, Open Final.
  • April 30, Mixed Final.
Highlights after each stage of each event

Teams of experts, including some of the players in the USBCs, will join Rob, Ewan, and Adam for round ups of each stage of play, including reports on who won and who lost and which were surprises, discussions of the most interesting hands, and some interviews, after each stage of play finishes. These BridgeCasts will be posted on the USBF YouTube channel the morning after each segment ends:

  • 4/16 - Open Round Robin;
  • 4/18 - Open Quarterfinal;
  • 4/20 - Open Semifinal;
  • 4/25 - Mixed Round Robin;
  • 4/27 - Mixed Quarterfinal;
  • 4/29 - Mixed Semifinal.
Kibitzing Schedule (EDT) 

For all KO days of the 2026 USBCs, kibitzing times will be :

Segment 1: 11:30 am EDT
Segment 2:  1:45 pm EDT
BREAK
Segment 3: 5:00 pm EDT
Segment 4: 7:15 pm EDT

For Round Robin days, each kibitzing segment will start 30 minutes after play starts.

Play Schedule  (CDT):
More information about LoveBridge kibitzing

Set up your screen as you like it:

Single Table This is what you will see if you click on the blue arrow on the scores page to see the play at a specific  table. It gives you the largest view of one table, with buttons to get to other information.
Match View will show the two tables of a match side by side on your screen;
Split View will give you 4 panes of your window and you can put whatever you want in each of them, so you can watch 2 side-by-side matches at once, or one match and the scores of others, or whatever you think is interesting.

Click on Buttons to get interesting information:

  • The image of the sticker with the number of the board (upper right) takes you to the results of the board;
  • the arrow in the bottom right corner takes you to the scoresheet
  • the DDS shows the double dummy analyses, beside that there is a button for the other table of the same match,
  • at the top left corner you can see the bidding with alerts and the explanations (mouse over), the tricks already played, and the double dummy analysis for the available number of tricks with the par score.
  • NEW THIS YEAR: Written commentary will show in a large area on the left of the screen in Single Table view and at the top of the screen in Match View. If you are interesting in providing written commentary, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and she will get you authorized.

Navigation icons:
While surfing here and there in the vugraph, or amongst the archive sessions, there are icons to help you. You can always go back to the main page with the “house” or to the standings with the “scores”. If you cannot see the icons, move your mouse, or touch your screen and they pop up immediately. There is also a built-in back button because the back button of your browser will always take you to the starting page. If this is not what you wanted, push next in your browser and you can continue where you were.

Replay:
After the event you can find every board from every table easily. While replaying the hands, the only surprise can be the way “next board” button works. If you have arrived from a scoresheet, it navigates through the scoresheet. If you have arrived from a screen where the results were shown for a given board then the same buttons move you through the list. Push every button and enjoy!

How to find System Information

If you want to look at a pair's System Summary Form or ACBL Convention card, just go back to the 2026 USBC page and then click on the Teams Entered page for the event you're interested in and click on either player's name.

 

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