D16 North American Pairs (NAP) ♠ Summer Cycle Begins

By Larry Davis D16 NAP Coordinator

16 players are strongly encouraged to play in NAP games offered at the club levels beginning in June and continuing in July and August. You can play in such NAP games as many times as you’d like (even after you’ve earned a qualification to play at the district level). You can play in any club in the ACBL –even if said club is not in your unit or district.

No unit level qualification is required to advance to the district level (held at the January sectional in San Antonio in 2024).

NAP games award very well in masterpoints – plus

Districthalf of any points earned are red points. There are three NAP stratifications: 0-500 (NLM), 501-2500 and 2500+. Your stratification is dependent upon your masterpoint holding as of the May 7 ACBL monthly determination. Even if you later “advance” to the next higher stratification, for NAP purposes it remains as it was on May 7. If you play at the district level, you may play with any District 16 player in your stratification who qualified. There is no requirement that you must play with the partner with whom you previously played.