The two largest bridge communities in Australia are coming together to offer a unique cross-border collaboration. By opening their flagship online events to each other, Bridge NSW and Bridge Victoria are creating a new opportunity for players seeking higher level competition.
Benefits to players
This new initiative creates the opportunity for players to compete against a larger field, including opposition you might not usually encounter in state events.
Larger fields mean more masterpoints for winners, which are graded at the state online championship level.
Players beyond NSW and Victoria are also welcome to play, as long as they have an ABF number.
How it works
Victorian Online Pairs Championship (May 2026)
For the first time, Bridge Victoria is collaborating with Bridge NSW and opening its premier Online Pairs Championship to NSW players. This four-week round-robin tournament is the pinnacle of Victoria’s online pairs calendar.
Inviting additional pairs will strengthen the event, offering four weeks of quality bridge.
All pairs are eligible to win the event, with recognition to the highest-placed Victorian pair.
The details:
Monday nights – 4, 11, 18, 25 May
7:00pm onward – hosted on RealBridge
Register here.
NSW Online Teams League – Season 2 (June 2026)
Bridge NSW will host a new 4-week version of its popular Online Teams League, specifically collaborating with Bridge Victoria and inviting their teams to join.
The league structure, featuring promotion and relegation each season, ensures that teams will be appropriately matched and face suitably strong competition every Monday night.
All teams, from any state or in any combination, are eligible to win the event.
The details:
Monday nights – 1, 15, 22, 29 June
7:00pm onward – hosted on RealBridge
Register here.
This collaboration marks an exciting step forward in strengthening competition and connection across Australia’s bridge community.
