CCBA Seeks Tournament Sites
Can You Help? We Need Aid Finding Tournament Sites
The CCBA Board is looking for more affordable as well as geographically diverse event space for tournaments beginning after Jan. 1, 2026. Members are solicited to submit suggestions. Think outside the box. Vacant commercial space, senior centers, VFW halls, women's clubs, middle school, high school, college and, park district facilities, other institutional space, etc. Probably 4,500-6,000 sq. ft. required, accessible, good parking and lighting and available weekends. Just send names--we'll follow up. Email your suggestions to David Joyce, dajoyce21@gmail.com.
Save the Dates! Windy City Regional July 9 - 13
The CCBA Board of Directors voted to expand the 2025 Windy City Regional to 5 days. Join us on July 9-13, 2025. Bring your friends, your partners, and your teammates to White Eagle Banquets on Milwaukee Avenue in Niles.
We have spruced up the schedule to include a Saturday Swiss Team and a Sunday Fast Pairs. Fast Pairs can be a little frenzied but that’s some of what makes it so much fun… and as a bonus, you will finish around 4PM, return home, and have time for Sunday night dinner with the family! Or, if you are venturing to the Midwest from outside the Chicago area, this should facilitate travel home.
Based on the results of a survey following last year’s Windy City Regional, we are keeping the starting times of 10am and 3pm on weekdays and on Saturday. Again, the one exception will be Sunday when the 2nd session starts at 1:30. It is hoped that this will minimize the problem with music in rooms adjacent to ours at the site. To that end, we are targeting a 4pm finish on Sunday.
Last year’s Windy City Regional was our largest post-Pandemic tournament to date. With your help, we can break that record this year. Word of mouth goes a long way. If you share your great experiences from last year with others, our tournaments will grow, and more tables means more masterpoints for everyone!
White Eagle is a great venue for us. The playing area is open, light, and comfortable. Their staff work hard to accommodate us. Please treat the coffee shop personnel kindly. They are working through the weekend so we can enjoy playing cards.
White Eagle in Niles: The place to see and be seen in July!
CCBA 2025 Standardized Masterpoint Stratifications
The CCBA has standardized masterpoint stratifications for 2025 tournaments to balance the number of players in each flight, based on recent tournament data.
Open Events
A = 5000+ masterpoints
B = 2000 to 4999 masterpoints
C = 0 to 1999 masterpoints
Separate Gold Rush Events
A = 400 to 750 masterpoints
B = 200 to 399 masterpoints
C = 0 to 199 masterpoints
Find a Bridge Teacher with the CCBA Bridge Tracker
If you want to learn bridge or improve your bridge skills, the CCBA Teacher Tracker provides information about Chicago area bridge teachers, along with their contact information. View the Tracker by clicking this link: CCBA Teacher Tracker
The document will be updated periodically as information and details change. If you are a teacher and want to be included in the Teacher Tracker, or if you need to update the information that you provided, please contact Jamie Rubenstein, CCBA Communications Committee Co-Chair, at jamierube76@gmail.com.