Region 3 Director’s Report – November 2026

The ACBL runs only two national events each year that are limited to participants who live in North America – the North American Pairs and the Grand National Teams.   These events are referred to as our “Grass Roots Events” because the participants are all local district players.   Each district holds competitions to determine the players who will represent them in the event finals.

The North American Pairs final is held at the Spring NABC and the Grand National Teams final is held at the Summer NABC each year.  The competitions are divided into four separate flights, based on masterpoint (MP) levels, so players of all levels of experience can compete and represent their District in the national competition. There is an Open flight, A Flight:0-6,000, B Flight: 0-3,000 and C Flight: 0-750 masterpoints.

Both the NAP and GNT events are run locally by district volunteers who donate their time to support Region 3 players in their quest for a national title.  

District 3 NAP & GNT Coordinator: Farley Mawyer: [email protected]

District 4 NAP & GNT Coordinator: Louis Glasthal: [email protected]

If you have any questions about the events, you can contact either Farley or Lou, they both do a terrific job supporting our local players.

Local Clubs and Sectionals in the region run “Grass Roots Games” throughout the year.   These games pay extra masterpoints and come with a small additional charge.   The extra charge collected is earmarked to support players who represent their respective district with a travel subsidy.    The funding and support that these games provide becomes crucial with the increased costs of travel.  

Please support these games when they are held in your area and encourage your local club to run more of them.  We can all share in the success of our local players.

Joann