If you’re an online player who is still used to quick games of Just Declare or the bridge game in rubber form, it might be time to experience the tournament. Bridge Base Online is home to many great tournaments, including seasonal ones, themed ones, general ones, and international ones.
Don’t just let bridge tournaments be something you’ve heard about. Enter one of the available online bridge tournaments for yourself! You’re always missing out when you’re missing a tournament somewhere!
Here are 5 reasons to play online bridge tournaments.
1. The classic “tournament” form
The varieties of bridge you’ll encounter most on BBO are single-matches, or rubber games. But the classic, bracketed tournament form that places one winning partnership against the next is something that you’ll have to enter a tournament to see.
The classic team-against-team tournament form has kept several seasons of Yu-Gi-Oh!, Beyblade, and Dragonball-Z going. Bridge players like it, too.
The tournament also remains a great way to see what you’ve learned unfold. Have you been paying enough attention in bridge class? You’ll know after a tournament!
2. The chance to meet players
At any point (and all over the world) are thousands of bridge players you’ve never met before. Entering an online tournament is a quick way to meet new players while you’re enjoying your favourite game at the same time.
Who knows?
Bridge tournaments might even be one of the best ways to get to know some of your best friends (or next opponents) at the table.
3. The Bragging rights
The potential for bragging rights will exist anywhere competition takes place. If you enter, you might win – and even if you don’t necessarily win, you could make it very far into it. People love competition by nature, and there’s just something about a tournament that remains absolutely exhillirating.
If you’re the kind of player who never backs away from a challenge, it’s high-time to challenge yourself to a tournament!
4. The Masterpoint potential
If you happen to be a member of a bridge organization like the ABCL, entering their online tournaments through BBO means more than just the potential of bragging if you win. Elligible players can also walk away with their relevant handful of masterpoints for some tournaments.
Online wins can add to your black, gold, silver, or red masterpoints. These can be compared to experience points for bridge players: when you’ve levelled up, dye your hair or something.
Of course, on top of this, you’ll also win BBO points to contribute towards your BBO award symbol.
5. The whole experience
Tournaments have a whole different “feel” to them than a casual, quick bridge game. The stakes aren’t the same, and a tournament comes with a heightened sense of awareness that something slightly bigger is about to occur.
For online tournaments, it feels almost more appropriate to dress up for the occasion. Look nice, comb hair, wear pants.
Join an online bridge tournament for the thrill of the whole experience! Bridge tournaments will bring the excitement of competition to a whole new level.
Have you entered one of the available bridge tournaments yet?