Duplicate Bridge Association of Atlanta

Thursday morning,Marty Nathan lectured on Introduction to Signals.

  Friday morning, Patty Tucker discussed Help Suit Game Tries.

Before the Labor Day Regional, Atlanta Junior Bridge sponsored an ACBL Best Practices Workshop at the Atlanta Duplicate Bridge Center.  

Congratulations to Stephanie Bergman, Alec Gladkov, Sam Gladkov and Jamie Wang for successfully completing the program AND earning Best Practices Certification in the follow-up assessment test.

Several AJB teachers and prospective teachers also attended and earned certification as well.  Thank you District 7 and Unit 253 (Atlanta DBAA) for making it poossible for the students and teachers to improve their skills at limited cost.  A special 'THANK YOU' to Marty Nathan for handling all the paperwork and to Dan Papineau for allow us the use of the club at no cost.

The DBAA or Duplicate Bridge Association of Atlanta is the local name for Unit 253 of the ACBL.  Unit 253 is comprised of Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton and Gwinnett counties. The Association is granted some rights and responsibilities from the ACBL, but the primary focus is to promote bridge in the metropolitan Atlanta area.  In that roll, the DBAA organizes, promotes, develops, and manages many different bridge activities to benefit the area players and to encourage new players to join our ranks.

The organization is funded by tournament receipts and by a small percentage of our members’ dues.  We are always seeking volunteers to help us with this programming.  Please email: President@DBAA.us,  if you are willing to help. 

 This is a partial list of the DBAA’s programming:

•  Welcome new members and celebrate new Life Masters and new Grand Life Masters.
• Three Sectional tournaments and one NLM tournament each year
• Change of Rank parties with free plays for honorees
• Annual Mentor program
• A website and online directory
• A printed telephone directory
• Wednesday night DBAA game w/ a learning lecture series
• Grants to non-profit bridge activities
• Attract new players with Learn Bridge In a Day® and Bridge for Social Players
• An Email Newsletter NOVEMBER 2019
• Honorifics such as Goodwill nominees, Sportsperson of the Year, Hall of Fame
• Unit Championship games for Pairs, Swiss, KO, & NLM

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May 28-31 2020  SuperSectional  Doubletree Hotel (click on SuperSectional for Tournament Flyer)  CANCELLED

Sept 1-7 2020  Regional Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel (click on Regional for Tournament Flyer) CANCELLED

Oct 15-18 2020    Sectional  Doubletree Hotel  CANCELLED

Past Tournaments: 

Feb 13-16 2020  SuperSectional Doubletree Hotel RESULTS

Oct 17-20 2019   Sectional/NLM Regional  Doubletree Hotel   NLM RESULTS, SECTIONAL RESULTS

Aug 27 - Sept 2, 2019 REGIONAL  RESULTS

Oct 12-14, 2018  Sectional    RESULTS

Jan 17-20, 2019   Sectional  Doubletree Hotel  RESULTS

May 24-27, 2019  Sectional  Atlanta Mariott  RESULTS

Your DBAA Board meetings for 2020 are listed below, and are open for members to attend:

Sunday, Feruary 16 - Annual Meeting and Election - Lunch Break at the Super Sectional

Wednesday, April 1  - 4:30pm, Before the DBAA Game at the Atlanta Duplicate Bridge Club

Thursday Evening - May 28 - Following the final aftenoon session of the Memorial Day Super Sectional

Wednesday, July 8  -  4:30pm, Before the DBAA Game at the Atlanta Duplicate Bridge Club

Thursday, October 15 - Following the final afternoon session of the Atlana Fall Sectional

Wednesday, December 9 - 4:30pm, Before the DBAA Game at the Atlanta Duplicate Bridge Club

Wednesday, December 4 - 4:30pm, Atlanta Duplicate Bridge Club

Click on the ADDENDUM and open file for Additions and Corrections to the 2018 DBAA Print Directory