North American Pairs (NAP)
By Larry Davis
D16 NAP Coordinator
The 2024-2025 North American Pairs (NAP) held club qualifying games during June, July and August. All who qualified at the club level may now play in the District 16 NAP final held January 11-12 in Austin. This prestigious grass roots event is staged in qualifying rounds at the club and district levels culminating in a National Final held in conjunction with the 2025 Spring NABC in Memphis, Tennessee.
The NAP games are flighted. Flight eligibility is based on the June 2024 masterpoint cycle which is run May 6, 2024.
• Flight A open to all D16 players
• Flight B 0-2500 masterpoints
• Flight C 0-500 Non-Life Master
You may play in the district final with anyone who also qualified, it need not be with a player with whom you qualified at the club level. The District Final awards gold points for section 1sts and for overall placings. Other masterpoints in all flights are red.
District 16 will have the opportunity to send three Flight A pairs, four Flight B pairs, and four Flight C pairs to the National Final. These pairs who qualified at the district level are eligible to play in the National Finals in Memphis.
ACBL pays a stipend (amount is not yet defined) to some of the qualifiers. There are no entry fees for the NAP National Final. District 16 (usually) adds additional monies for each of the qualifying pairs who must participate in the national event to receive the stipend. Some units add additional monies – ask your unit board. District monies are jeopardized if a player receives a Zero Tolerance penalty at the district level or at the national level. The partner of such a player might also be affected.
The NAP Conditions of Contest are posted here. For more NAP details, go to www.acbl.org/play/special-events-info.php#nap or contact Larry Davis, D16 NAP Coordinator at larrysdavis@att.net or 512-343-6942.