Source: Las Vegas NABC Bulletin 8 A field of 14 college teams was reduced to four yesterday by means of a qualifying Swiss. In this afternoon’s semifinal action, the University of Chicago faces off against orthwestern while the Georgia Tech Gold squad goes up against the University of California at Berkeley. Tonight, the winners will compete for the Collegiate Bowl title. Source: Georgia Tech Gold Facebook

The 2019 Collegiate Bridgebowl starts on Thursday and this year it includes both teams and pairs championships. Participants are fourteen teams plus several additional pairs from over a dozen colleges and universities, as shown in this map, courtesy of Stephanie Threlkeld and Lori Simpson Pope: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer…. A complete schedule of Bridgebowl events can be found at http://web2.acbl.org/documentLi…/…/2019_BridgeBowl_Flier.pdf. It is anticipated that some of the Bridgebowl team matches will be broadcast on Vugraph: please check the Vugraph schedule for details. Owners of BBO accounts will be able to follow the matches by logging into BBO. Those without BBO accounts can view the matches at http://bridgeclub.gtorg.gatech.edu/…/Events/CBowl/CBowlFina…. Additionally, periodic updates about the status of the matches will be posted here.

Don’t forget – you can still enter for the 6th World Youth Open Bridge Championships being held in Croatia from 20 – 29 August.

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