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2023 USBCs format

The USBF Board has decided to hold the face to face stages of the 2022 Junior USBC and the 2023 USBCs using LoveBridge. Given the positive response in 2021 and 2022, the USBF foresees using an electronic environment for a minimum of another year. We will be working with LoveBridge to solve some of the problems players have encountered, and welcome your suggestions for improvements.

Some things we have already done are:

  • Arranged for the hotel to provide larger, taller tables in all of the playing rooms.
  • Arranged for LoveBridge to improve the method of entering explanations, including developing a method for players to save frequently used explanations so they can just click once to repeat an explanation.
  • Started to explore the use of Chromebooks instead of tablets. If that is not possible, we will have external keyboards and mice for all players.
  • Started work on a revision of the Time sections of the General Conditions of Contest to clarify the use of electronic timing. We may ask LoveBridge to change some of the details of time-keeping, probably allowing some time to be "neutral," not assigned to either pair.
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Created: 08 June 2022
Last Updated: 08 June 2022

CONGRATULATIONS TO SPECTOR USA1 FOR THE 2023 BERMUDA BOWL

After a hard-fought Final match in the 2022 Open USBC, SPECTOR (Warren Spector-Gavin Wolpert, Kevin Bathurst-John Hurd, Vince Demuy-John Kranyak) had a blazing finish to defeat NICKELL (Nick Nickell-Ralph Katz, Eric Greco-Geoff Hampson, Bobby Levin-Steve Weinstein) 224-192. SPECTOR will be USA1 for the 2023 Bermuda Bowl and Nickell will have another chance in the 2023 Open USBC, which will select USA2.

Spector Team

2023 USA1 (1)

John Hurd, John Kranyak, Gavin Wolpert, Warren Spector, Kevin Bathurst, Vince Demuy. Photo by Stan Subeck

 

GOOD LUCK in Marrakesh!!

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Created: 23 May 2022
Last Updated: 12 June 2022

2023 USBCs Scheduled

The face to face stages of the 2023 Open, Mixed, Senior and Women's USBCs will be held from May 1 to May 25, 2023.

Here's the calendar for face to face play:


Face to Face Calendar 2023
If more than 16 teams enter the Open USBC, there will be an online Round Robin to reduce the field to 16 for face to face play, which will probably start on March 31st. If more than 8 teams enter the Mixed USBC, there will be an online Round Robin to reduce the field to 8 for face to face play, which will probably start on April 13th. If more than 8 teams enter the Senior USBC, there will be an online Round Robin to reduce the field to 8 for face to face play, which will probably start on April 25th. If more than 4 teams enter the Women's USBC, there will be an online Round Robin to reduce the field to 4 for face to face play, which will probably start on April 25th.


Players may enter any event for which they are eligible and may compete in more than one Round Robin. A player who qualifies for the World Championship in face to face play may not play in any subsequent USBC. For example, a player may enter both the Mixed and Senior USBCs and compete in both Round Robins. But if that player's Mixed team qualifies for the World Championship, the player must withdraw from their Senior team. Teams can replace players who have to withdraw for this reason or because they have died with any other eligible player, including one who played in the Round Robin for the same event but did not qualify for face to face play. Teams that wish to replace players who played in the Round Robin and have withdrawn for any other reason may do so only with permission of the USBF Board. No players may be added to teams between the Round Robin and face to face play.


Entries for all of the 2023 USBCs will open in July, and will close as follows:
Open - March 14;
Mixed - March 21;
Seniors & Women's - March 28;

In all cases, additional teams will be accepted for about a week after the close of entries if they would improve the format of the event.

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Created: 03 May 2022
Last Updated: 03 May 2022

CONGRATULATIONS TO USBF 2021 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

Congratulations to our Medalists in the 2021 World Championships, played in 2022:

Mixed Teams - Silver

USA1 earned the SILVER medal in the Mixed, despite having to play with a reduced roster, including one permanent substitute and 2 temporary substitutes, because players on the team tested positive for Covid-19. An amazing performance by Andrew Rosenthal, Eldad Ginossar, and Migry zur Campanile, all of whom played throughout the event, and Debbie Rosenberg, who played in the Round Robin, Dana Berkowitz and Chris Willenken, who played all of the Round Robin and part of the KO, Amber Lin who played most of the KO, and Cheri Bjerkan and Kevin Rosenberg, who substituted for part of the KO, as well as NPC Jeff Aker. We can all be proud of all of them!

Chris Willenken, Dana Berkowitz, Eldad Ginossar, Jeff Aker, Andrew Rosenthal, Kevin Rosenberg, Migry zur Campanile, Amber Lin. Photo by Claudio Fossati

 Debbie Rosenberg

Debbie Rosenberg

 bjerkan

Cheri Bjerkan

Bermuda Bowl - Bronze

USA1 (Nick Nickell-Ralph Katz, Bobby Levin-Steve Weinstein, Eric Greco-Geoff Hampson, NPC Jill Levin) lost a close Semifinal match to Switzerland, the winners of the Bermuda Bowl.

 Nick Nickell, Ralph Katz, Bobby Levin, Jill Levin, Steve Weinstein, Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson, Photo by Claudio Fossati

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Created: 09 April 2022
Last Updated: 09 April 2022
  1. Player Eligibility Rules for 2023 USBCs
  2. Congratulations to Lusky Team on TSC Silver medal
  3. CONGRATULATIONS TO JLALL5 WINNERS - DONNER
  4. UPDATE - 2021 Nominating Committee Slate Elected

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