Silver Point Stars

Many of our Unit members had big successes in the Fall Silver Point Sectional, held at local clubs the week of October 31. Congratulations to these Central Illinois players who placed in the top 100 of the 1266 participants in District 8:

The next Silver Point Sectional is coming up the week of February 2, 2017. Check with your local club manager for details on the special games in your area.

North American Pairs

Thank you to everyone who played in the District 8 North American Pair finals in Champaign in November. Five Central Illinois pairs qualified to represent District 8 in the national finals in Kansas City MO in March. Congratulations and good luck to:

A3 - Nate Ward, Champaign (with Tod Moses, St. Louis)

B2 - Mark Daily - Grant Sterling, Charleston

B3 - Terry Goodykoontz, Champaign  - Marilyn Stickel, Lacon

B4 - Alin Olaru - Rich Pestien, Peoria

C1 -  Ziyang Liu, Champaign - Yewen Fan, Urbana

Illini Champaign Regional -- May 23-29, 2017

It's not too early to begin making plans for our Unit's annual regional, coming up Memorial Day week in Champaign.

We'll again be playing in the Hawthorn Suites hotel and offering lots of extras, including a speakers program, entry-fee discounts, nightly snacks and a hotel hospitality suite for socializing after the game. Bridge rate is $95 for a suite with kitchen, one or two beds, sleeper sofa and free wifi. Room rate includes daily hot breakfast and Wednesday-night dinner.  

This year's schedule features three Gold Rush Pair events and the popular Combo Pairs/Teams. You can check out the 2017 events on the tournament schedule page .

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