Trips to Las Vegas NV -- and regional-rated gold points -- are offered in the 2019 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.

Open championship:  Unlimited

Flight A:   0-6000 masterpoints

Flight B:   0-2500

Flight C:   0-500 (non-Life Masters)

The winning team in each flight will receive a travel award (a minimum of $1000 per team) from the District 8 Board to play in the national finals in Las Vegas in July.

Your flight eligibility is determined by the number of masterpoints you held on September 1, 2018. You must be a paid-up member of ACBL to enter.

Formats:

Open flight:  One day only (Sunday). Straight KO or two-session round-robin and KO.

A & B flights:  Qualifying round on Saturday. Finals and semi-finals on Sunday if needed. Four or fewer teams in a flight will be a straight KO; 5-7 teams will be three sessions (Swiss qualifying on Saturday; KO on Sunday); 8+ teams will be four sessions. 

Flight C:  One day only (Sunday). Two-session Swiss teams.

Directions: The site is the United Community Bank Community Building, which is just west of the bank at 121 Illini Boulevard, Sherman IL (12 miles north of Springfield). From I-55, take exit 105 and continue south on Sherman Boulevard for 1 mile. Turn right on Village Center Road.  Map

Reservations:  Notify GNT Coordinator Carole Sholes by phone or text (217-622-1955) if you plan to play. Include the names of your team members and indicate which flight you'll be entering. Please reserve by April 29.