District 4
North American Pairs
North American Pairs
INTRODUCTION
The NAP is a major, national pairs event sponsored by the ACBL. It started in 1978 and was originally called the Grand National Pairs. NAP is a grass-roots event that is played in three stages and culminates at the spring NABC, where representatives from all 25 ACBL districts compete.Players attempt to earn qualifications at local clubs throughout the summer. Eligible players then compete at the district level in the fall. Winners at the district level earn a place at the national finals in the following spring.
| What | Club Qualifiers | District Finals | NAP Final |
| When | June, July, August | October | March |
| Where | local clubs | District site TBD | Spring NABC |
The event is played in three flights:
| Flight A | Open to any District 4 player |
| Flight B | Open to any District 4 player with fewer than 2,000 masterpoints |
| Flight C | Open to any District 4 player who is a non-life master with fewer than 500 masterpoints |
CLUB QUALIFICATION
A player must qualify at a local club to be eligible to play in the District finals. Club qualification games are played at local clubs during June, July, and August. Each club decides when to run its NAP qualifying games, so check with your clubs for the schedule. You can qualify in more than one flight and play in any flight for which qualify, as long as there are no playing time conflicts at the district level. Qualifying at the club level is on an individual basis – that is, if you qualify with one partner at a local club, you may play with anyone else at the District finals as long as both players are from District 4 and have qualified at a local club qualifying game. The club level qualification games award both black and red points.DISTRICT FINALS
The District finals take place in the fall, usually October, with the exact date and site to be determined by the NAP coordinator. The District finals determine which pairs will advance from each flight to the NAP finals. The District finals award gold points in all three flights. Note that some districts in the ACBL also have optional Unit level championships; District 4 does not.The top three finishers in each flight are eligible to play in the national event. In the event that any of the top three pairs cannot attend the national event, they are replaced with 4th and lower placed finishers down the line. The three pairs in each flight that represent District 4 receive the following monetary subsidies to help pay for the trip:
| 1st Place | $700 per player |
| 2nd Place | $300 per player |
| 3rd Place | $100 per player |
Each player must attend the national event to receive the award.
NAP FINALS
The NAP finals take place in March of the following year at the spring NABC (Nationals). District winners from around the country compete against each other for the national title. All 25 districts are represented and, over the years, winners have come from each of those districts.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask your local club director or contact the NAP coordinator for District 4.Here is some additional information related to the NAPs. Click on the links below:
NAP 2010-11
Winners of the District 4 NAP finals and representatives to the finals in Louisville, Kentucky
NAP Conditions of Contest for the ACBL (2010-11)
Special Conditions of Contest for District 4 (2010-11)NAP 2011-12
Schedule of District 4 finals for Flights A, B, and C for 2011-12
NAP Conditions of Contest of the ACBL (2011-12)
Special Conditions of Contest for District 4 (2011-12)NAP Flight A Hand Records - Saturday AM
NAP Flight A Hand Records - Saturday PM
NAP Flight A Hand Records - Sunday AM
NAP Flight A Hand Records - Sunday PMNAP Flight A Recaps - First Qualifying
NAP Flight A Recaps - Second Qualifying
NAP Flight A Recaps - First Final
NAP Flight A Recaps - Second FinalDistrict 4 NAP Coordinator
Mike Giesler
mgiesler@comcast.net
215 806 9600