The Online Teams League (OTL) runs throughout the year on Monday nights on the RealBridge platform and is co-promoted with Bridge Victoria. It is played in four seasons with the field split into Divisions in accordance with participants’ experience and skill level. The number of Divisions is dependent upon the number of entries, optimally with eight teams in each. A round robin is played over four Monday nights, with some weeks skipped to avoid clashes with major bridge events (see table).
Entry fees are listed in MyABF. The youth 50% discount also applies.
Teams can consist of up to six players and substitution regulations apply. It is a State-level event and awards red masterpoints to all players involved.
Upcoming seasons of OTL are on the Bridge NSW event calendar.
Aimed at all serious players, including the best of the best
The OTL is designed to provide a highly competitive game. We attract players who have won major championships, represented their state or Australia, and everyone who is keen to play against top players and want to develop their tournament bridge. When sufficient entries, teams will be ranked into a Division of eight teams providing competition against teams at a similar level. After each season you can get promoted to a higher (or relegated to a lower) Division to reflect the level of success you have, and provide you with the opportunity to play against teams who have performed similarly.
An ideal development environment
On RealBridge you can compare the bidding and play at your table to:
- others in your Division
- players in higher or lower Divisions
- double dummy and alternative lines of play.
This provides an excellent platform for you, your partner, your teammates, your mentor, or others to review, coach, and improve your play.
Resources
Full details of the format are provided in the Supplementary Regulations which are on MyABF.
Bridge NSW has prepared resources to assist you playing on RealBridge
How to play RealBridge (link to page)