Where to Earn Your Q

In order to compete for one of District 25's slots in the prestigious North American Pairs event held at the Spring NABC, a player must first qualify in a designated club game. Doing so makes her/him eligible to participate in the qualifying tournament to be held in October in Sturbridge, MA. August is the last month for qualification.

The club managers/owners were asked to provide a list of the games that are dedicated to qualifying. The following list, which is sorted by month, state, and city, was produced from responses to that solicitation and from the calendar on the EMBA website. Any additions, deletions, or corrections that are reported to the webmaster will be promptly posted.

This list, which was updated on July 23, may be incomplete. Check with local clubs for additional opportunities. Information about individual bridge clubs can be found on the ACBL's website

The listings for August can be seen here.



State Town Club Day Time Notes
CT Madison Madison Shoreline Bridge Club Tues July 1 12:30
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Mon July 21 1:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tues July 22 10:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tues July 22 7:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Wed July 23 10:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Mon July 28 1:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tues July 29 10:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tues July 29 7:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Wed July 30 10:00
CT West Hartford Hartford Bridge Club Sat July 12 12:30
CT West Hartford Hartford Bridge Club Fri July 25 9:30
MA Amesbury Amesbury Duplicate Bridge Club Thurs July 10 7:00
MA Amesbury Amesbury Duplicate Bridge Club Mon July 14 7:00
MA Amesbury Amesbury Duplicate Bridge Club Thurs July 17 7:00
MA Arlington Duplicate Bridge Club of Winchester Wed July 9 7:15
MA Arlington Duplicate Bridge Club of Winchester Wed July 30 7:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Fri July 4 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Sat July 5 12:00
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Mon July 7 10:15 749er
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Mon July 7 7:00
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Tues July 8 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Thurs July 10 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Wed July 16 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Fri July 18 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Mon July 21 10:15 749er
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Mon July 21 7:00
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Tues July 22 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Wed July 23 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Sat July 26 12:00 Hot dog party
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Wed July 30 10:15
MA Brewster Seaside Bridge Club Fri July 18 1:00
MA Cambridge MIT/DL Bridge Club Tues July 15 6:30
MA Cambridge MIT/DL Bridge Club Tues July 29 6:30
MA Hadley Northampton Bridge Club Tues July 22 7:00
MA Harwich Oak St. Bridge Club Mon July 7 7:00
MA Ipswich Hamilton Duplicate Bridge Club Wed July 16 7:00
MA Leominster Twin City Bridge Club Wed July 16 9:00
MA Marblehead Harriett Leavitt Bridge Club Tues July 1 7:00
MA Marblehead Harriett Leavitt Bridge Club Wed July 9 10:30
MA Marblehead Harriett Leavitt Bridge Club Fri July 18 10:30
MA Marblehead Harriett Leavitt Bridge Club Mon July 21 10:30
MA Needham North Hills Bridge Club Mon July 14 7:15
MA Needham North Hills Bridge Club Mon July 28 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thurs July 3 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Mon July 7 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Tues July 8 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Wed July 9 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Fri July 11 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thurs July 17 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thurs July 17 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Mon July 21 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Tues July 22 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Fri July 25 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Tues July 29 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Wed July 30 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thurs July 31 10:30
MA Orleans Rock Harbor Bridge Club Tues July 29 12:15
MA West Boylston Worcester Bridge Club Sat July 12 1:00 Contact Vicki Angus (508-886-4553 or 508-254-8247) angusvic@aol.com
MA West Boylston Worcester Bridge Club Sat July 26 1:00
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Mon July 7 10:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Mon July 7 7:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Fri July 11 7:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Tues July 15 10:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Tues July 15 7:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Mon July 21 7:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Tues July 22 10:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Wed July 23 7:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Tues July 29 7:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Thurs July 31 10:30
ME Ellsworth Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club Thurs July 3 6:30
ME Ellsworth Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club Thurs July 10 6:30
ME Northeast Harbor Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club Mon July 7 1:30 Reservations Required
ME Northeast Harbor Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club Mon July 14 1:30 Reservations Required
NH Nashua Tom Cheetham Nashua DBC Wed July 9 12:00
RI Providence Bridge Club of Rhode Island Tue July 8 11:00
RI Providence Bridge Club of Rhode Island Mon July 14 12:00
RI Providence Bridge Club of Rhode Island Fri July 18 12:00
RI Providence Bridge Club of Rhode Island Sun July 27 12:00
RI Providence Bridge Club of Rhode Island Wed July 30 12:00
VT Manchester Center Manchester DBC Wed July 2 12:15
VT Manchester Center Manchester DBC Wed July 9 12:15


State Town Club Day Time Notes
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Mon August 18 1:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tues August 19 10:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tues August 19 7:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Wed August 20 10:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Mon August 25 1:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tues August 26 10:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Tues August 26 7:00
CT Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Wed August 27 10:00
CT West Hartford Hartford Bridge Club Thurs August 14 7:00
CT West Hartford Hartford Bridge Club Wed August 27 9:30
MA Amesbury Amesbury Duplicate Bridge Club Mon August 4 7:00
MA Amesbury Amesbury Duplicate Bridge Club Mon August 18 7:00
MA Amesbury Amesbury Duplicate Bridge Club Thurs August 28 7:00
MA Arlington Duplicate Bridge Club of Winchester Wed August 6 7:15
MA Arlington Duplicate Bridge Club of Winchester Wed August 20 7:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Mon August 4 7:00
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Wed August 6 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Fri August 8 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Tues August 12 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Thurs August 14 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Sat August 16 12:00
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Mon August 18 7:00
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Tues August 19 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Thurs August 21 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Fri August 22 10:15
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Sat August 23 12:00
MA Braintree Puritan Bridge Club Mon August 25 7:00 749er
MA Brewster Seaside Bridge Club Fri August 1 1:00
MA Hadley Northampton Bridge Club Tues August 19 7:00
MA Harwich Oak St. Bridge Club Mon August 11 9:30
MA Ipswich Hamilton Duplicate Bridge Club Wed August 20 7:00
MA Leominster Twin City Bridge Club Wed August 13 9:00
MA Marblehead Harriett Leavitt Bridge Club Mon August 4 10:30
MA Marblehead Harriett Leavitt Bridge Club Fri August 8 10:30
MA Marblehead Harriett Leavitt Bridge Club Tues August 12 7:00
MA Marblehead Harriett Leavitt Bridge Club Wed August 20 10:30
MA Needham North Hills Bridge Club Mon August 11 7:15
MA Needham North Hills Bridge Club Mon August 25 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Mon August 4 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Fri August 8 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Tues August 12 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Tues August 12 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thurs August 14 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thurs August 14 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Tues August 19 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Wed August 20 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Thurs August 21 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Mon August 25 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Tues August 26 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Tues August 26 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Tues August 28 10:30
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Tues August 28 7:15
MA Newton Newton Bridge Club Fri August 29 10:30
MA Orleans Rock Harbor Bridge Club Tues August 19 12:15
MA West Boylston Worcester Bridge Club Sat August 9 1:00 Contact Vicki Angus (508-886-4553 or 508-254-8247) angusvic@aol.com
MA West Boylston Worcester Bridge Club Sat August 23 1:00
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Mon August 4 7:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Tues August 5 7:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Fri August 8 10:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Fri August 8 7:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Tues August 12 7:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Tues August 19 7:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Fri August 22 7:30
MA Woburn Bridge Spot Mon August 25 7:30