Get your team together for the

♠  District 8 Grand National Teams  ♠

April 30 & May 1, 2011

NEW SITE: Extension Building, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield IL  Map

♠  Saturday, April 30:   1:00 & TBA  -- 2-session qualifying

♠  Sunday, May 1:   10:30 am (or TBA) -- Knockout finals

     Note:  Depending on how many teams are entered in a flight, the event may be completed in one day (Saturday only).

Trips to Toronto -- and regional-rated gold points -- are offered in the 2011 District 8 finals of this national team event. Any team of four, five or six District 8 members can enter in one of four separate flights:

Championship:  Open

Flight A:   0-5000 masterpoints

Flight B:   0-2000

Flight C:   0-500 (non-LMs)

The winning team in each flight will receive a travel award from the District Board to play in the national finals in Toronto ON in July.

Your flight eligibility is determined by the number of masterpoints you held on September 1, 2010. 

New site (changed from the previously announced Eagles Club in Riverton) is the University of Illinois Extension Building, 2501 North 8th Street, Springfield IL. It is Building #30 in the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Detailed directions are here.

Questions:  Call 217-793-8066 or 217-836-1395 on game day.

Reservations requested:  Please notify GNT Coordinator Georgia Heth by phone (309-263-0242) or email (gkheth@hotmail.com) if you plan to play. In your message, include the names of your team members and indicate which flight you'll be entering.