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New! Newcomer, Limited, Open, Swiss Pair Tournaments every hour

As of Saturday, June 6, our 4 new types of tournaments will be available every hour from 9 AM to 10 PM Central European Time (3 AM to 4 PM US Eastern Time).

Tournament Specifics

  • BBO Speedball Swiss Pairs:
    • Starts at xx.10 every hour
    • 12 boards, Matchpoints, 4.5 minute per board
    • Fast, furious, with BB$ prizes
    • Score 55% or higher, and win 1.5 BB$
    • Awards BBO Points
    • 1 BB$ entry fee
  • BBO Newcomer Pairs (0-4.99 BBO Points):
    • Starts at xx.20 every hour
    • Restricted to players with less than 5 BBO Points
    • 12 boards, Matchpoints, 8 minutes per board
    • Undo allowed
    • Awards BBO Points
    • 0.60 BB$ entry fee
  • BBO Limited Pairs (0-499 BBO Points):
    • Starts at xx.30 every hour
    • Restricted to players with less than 500 BBO Points
    • 18 boards, Matchpoints, 7 minutes per board
    • Awards BBO Points
    • 1 BB$ entry fee
  • BBO Open Pairs:
    • Starts at xx.40 every hour
    • 18 boards, Matchpoints, 6 minutes per board
    • Awards BBO Points
    • 1 BB$ entry fee

Click on “COMPETITIVE” —“BBO POINTS TOURNAMENTS” and choose your favorite!


Comments

14 responses to “New! Newcomer, Limited, Open, Swiss Pair Tournaments every hour”

  1. sharonf7nt

    BBO,
    I am currently a Director for our local club, Nature Coast Bridge Club in Spring Hill, FL, and am considering being a BBO Director. I don’t know what the requirements are or who to contact, and hope this email reaches the right hands .

    Would appreciate a response from BBO.

    1. Diana

      Sharon, you can email jobs@bridgebase.com. I removed your personal info from the comment.

    2. VACB264473

      Sharon – I am a Club Manager in Naples, Florida and also an online Director. Send me an email and I will get your contact info to the right person at ACBL. waynehumphreybridge@yahoo.com All the best – Wayne

  2. Nhl22

    Are there any ACBL robot tournaments for the novice player that award Master Points? Thank you

  3. bcalv

    Why aren’t the Swiss Team speedball tournaments set up for a team of four partners? It didn’t seem any different than a pairs competition.

  4. 0 carbon

    Does the speedball swiss adjust unfinished boards? Or can players delay to achieve an AVE?

    1. Diana

      There are TDs who review unfinished boards. So no, if someone intentionally delays there will be an adjustment.

  5. cherhaines

    Does a player have to be an ACBL member to participate in BBO tournaments?

    1. diana_eva

      No. These are not ACBL games. They are games offered by BBO and open to anyone, not just ACBL players. The limited games are restricted by BBO Points, not by ACBL points.

  6. dovesplay

    this game (limited pairs) was a total waste of time -only 3 entries – 2 had robot partners ( no-where does it say that robots will be allowed to play) we played the same 2 ops for 18 hands
    DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME

  7. steve77063

    This is fun. As a novice I thanks you for doing the newcomer boards.

  8. Anonymous

    How to enter? Can you find me a partner?
    kumarka

  9. Anonymous

    I can play any time bev 30

  10. Anonymous

    How are the Speedball games played and is there a place on the site that explains the different formats?