Congratulations to the winners and runners-up in District 8's annual North American Pairs (NAP) finals. The event, conducted in three separate flights, was open to all District 8 members who qualified in club-level NAP games this summer.

Overall winners are listed below. The top two pairs in each flight won ACBL travel awards to Philadelphia PA in March 2018 to represent District 8 in the national finals of their respective flights. The third-place pair in Flight A and the third- and fourth-place pairs in Flights B and C also qualified for the national finals.

FLIGHT A (Open) -- 11 tables

1 - Alan & Nancy Popkin, St. Louis

2 - Mike Halvorsen, Champaign IL - Richard Blumenthal, Crystal Lake IL

3 - Lee Hastings, St. Louis - Clay Cuthbertson, Quincy IL

4 - Richard Whitsitt, Rockford IL - Meyer Arbabanel, Belvidere IL

5 - Milt Zlatic - Tom Oppenheimer, St. Louis  

6 - Nate Ward & Karen Walker, Champaign IL

7 - Mike Giacaman, St. Louis - Debra Romero, Clarkson Valley MO

8 - Jonathan Weinstein & Thomas Kniest, St. Louis

FLIGHT B (0-2500) -- 12 tables

1 - Mike Tomlianovich & Ann Schuyler, Bloomington IL

2 - Milt Epstein, Urbana IL - Gary Dell, Champaign IL

3 - Norman Goldman, Chesterfield MO - Stephen Zenk, St. Louis

4 - Mary Stuart, Urbana IL - Jim Slaughter, Champaign IL

5 - Irene Wen, Urbana IL - Marsha Woodbury, Champaign IL

6 - Francis Buhler & Gena Hartlieb, Rockford IL

7 - Bill Strauss & Dan Bunde, Urbana

8 - Cindy Moore & Lori Moore, Bloomington IL

FLIGHT C (0-500 non-LM) -- 9.5 tables

 1 -  Patrick & Nancy Chesley, Springfield IL

 2 -  Bill Thompson & Linda Segebart, Champaign IL

 3 -  Michael Schneider, Wentzville MO - Dan Waeltermann, St. Charles MO

 4 -  Jean Brunson & Mike Marlow, Champaign IL

 5 -  Patricia & Richard Lazaroff, St. Louis

 6/7 - Linda Sloat & Christie Roszkowski, Champaign IL

 6/7 - Gary Brigel, Aurora IL - Van Stone, Geneva IL

The event awarded 423.74 masterpoints to 84 players. A full list of point winners is here.

1st in A: Alan & Nancy Popkin

2nd in A: Richard Blumenthal & Mike Halvorsen

1st in B: Mike Tomlianovich & Ann Schuyler

2nd in B: Gary Dell & Milt Epstein

2nd in C: Bill Thompson & Linda Segebart