District Six North American Pairs, Fall 2026
It’s time to make plans to play in the 2026 North American Pairs! This is now conducted in FOUR flights:
Championship Flight (unlimited MPs), Flight A (0-6000), Flight B (0-3000), and Flight C = Non-LM (<750). Masterpoints are determined as of the June cycle run on May 6, 2026, and players must meet District Six residency requirements. The leading pairs in each flight will represent our District at the 2027 Spring NABC held March 11-12 in Dallas, Texas.
Players must be Club Qualified by August 31 to compete in the District final. Both face-to-face and online clubs may schedule NAP qualifying sessions during June, July, and August. Check with your favorite clubs now and make plans to attend these qualifying sessions, which pay higher-rated masterpoints that are 50% red. Club managers are encouraged to add their NAP qualifier games to the list on the District 6 website.
The District Finals will be held this fall according to the following schedule:
Championship Flight – the event will be a two (2) session qualifier on Saturday, October 10, 2026, with a two (2) session final played on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
Flight A – the event will be two sessions played on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
Flight B – the event will be two sessions played on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Players may
register to play at one of two sites: Southern in Richmond, VA, or Northern in Kensington, MD.
Flight C – the event will be two sessions played on Saturday, October 10 (Southern Site – Richmond) OR Sunday, October 11, 2026 (Northern Site- Kensington). Players may register to play at one of the two sites.
Full details, including sites, deadlines, and preregistration forms, will be published on the D6 website shortly. The ACBL Conditions of Contest, the District 6 Conditions of Contest, and a list of qualified players are available at https://www.acbl.org/nap-qualifiers/
For more information, contact the NAP Coordinator, Mary Peters, at mfpeters496@verizon.net.