Mark your calendars for your school’s next chance to win a trip to the Bridge Bowl: April 7 The deadline to register your team is Thursday, April 4, but early registration is encouraged. Additionally, we will be holding a Stratified Pairs Online Tournament on Sunday, April 14, with six pairs receiving a travel package to compete in the new Stratified Pairs Championship at the Bridge Bowl. Pairs competing in the tournament must register by Thursday, April 11. Five pairs will also have the chance to earn travel packages by participating in the daily eight-board tournaments on BBO beginning Friday, March 15 through Tuesday, April 30. Players will be awarded one point per day for participation, and pairs with the most points will be eligible to win. Pairs must register by Thursday, March 14 to compete for a participation award. For complete rules and Conditions of Contest, visit www.acbl.org/bridgebowl. A record 31 teams from 20 colleges competed in our first 2019 College Bridge Online Club Special Team Tournament. Three colleges won travel packages to attend the Collegiate Bridge Bowl in Las Vegas this July. Winners will receive airfare up to $500 per person, four hotel nights (double occupancy) and a $50 per-diem per person: 1st place: Harvard Crimson Aces: Jonathan Baumel (Captain), Oosman Bashir, Senmiao Sun and Chang Liu 2nd place: University of Chicago UChicago: Ilan Wolff (Captain), Boris Fang, Cynthia Huang, Raphael Hallerman and Zihan Tan 3rd place: University of Minnesota Gopher the Squeeze: Sean McNally (Captain), Morgan Johnstone, Zhongqi Zhao and Zeren Shui (narrowly edging out the UC Berkeley – Golden Bears in a tie breaker) Thank you to director-in-charge Michael Weber and tournament directors Trisha Malazdrewicz and Don Freeland. This was a large team tournament, and they worked hard to keep things running smoothly. Also, thank you to BBO for hosting the event. Don’t forget to follow us @