State Open Teams – Metropolitan Clubs
Metropolitan Clubs Entry to State Open Teams
Bridge NSW invites all affiliated metropolitan clubs to conduct qualifying events for the 2025 John Arkinstall State Teams Metropolitan Final(s).
2024 John Arkinstall State Teams Metropolitan Invitation to Clubs (provided as a guide only)
Bridge NSW will not be continuing with the structure of an NSWBA Direct qualifying event and a Metropolitan Final in 2025. There will either be one or two Metropolitan finals. The Metropolitan finals can be entered through club qualifying or by direct entry.
Teams that qualify through club qualifying events obtain a discounted entry to the Metroplitan Final, and one place in the State Final is guaranteed for the team that places best in the Metropolitan Final as an entry through a club qualifying event.
There will a a Metropolitan Final played in conjunction with the Pennant Hills Teams Congress. If there are two finals, two teams will qualify through this event.
Metropolitan Final of the State Teams (in conjunction with the Pennant Hills Teams Congress) 12 October 2025
The Finals will be played online on the RealBridge platform over the weekend starting Friday 28 November 2025 at 7.00pm. Direct entry to the final is to the Pennant Hills Teams Congress via MyABF (link to come).
Information for Clubs
2024 John Arkinstall State Teams Metropolitan Club Qualifying Supplementary Regulations (Provided as a guide only)
2024 John Arkinstall State Teams Metropolitan Club Qualifying Form (Excel spreadsheet Provided as a guide only)
Once a club has completd its qualifying event it must submit the documentation here.
Organiser
TBA
Email: ✉ sotmetro@bridgensw.com.au