Canadian Bridge Championships Qualifiers: Pairs and Teams

All players must earn or buy their qualification to participate in the Canadian Championships! CNTC-A, CSTC, CWTC, CMTC, COPC. A separate qualification is required for the COPC and Team events. A player qualifies as an individual. A player qualifies as an individual. A team qualification is valid for any national team championship event.

The CBF will hold matches online in the fall of 2025 that will serve as qualifiers for 2026 Canadian Championships: Pairs Event (COPC) and Teams Events (CNTC-A, CSTC, CWTC, CMTC). You can also qualify at a sanctioned club game (extra MPs) to ensure you are eligible to play in the Canadian Championship Team Round Robin Stage being held online in January and February 2026.

• Qualifying matches for the COPC will be played on RealBridge as part of the Maple Leaf games on the dates listed below (3rd Friday of the month).
• Qualifying matches for the team events will be played on BBO on the dates listed below.

CBF schedule for Pairs and Teams Qualifiers

RealBridge – Pair Qualifier: For information on creating a RealBridge account, depositing funds into the account, see the Maple Leaf Games page.

BBO – Team Qualifier – How to register:

• • Our club is an ACBL e-club, Our games appear on BBO 2 hours before game time. 
  • Once on BBO, go to Competitive – All tournaments and search for CBF.
  • Each pair registers separately and gets placed in the waiting room (Select teammates).
  • Once both pairs are registered, one of the 2 inviters needs to invite the other pair.
  • Then, the whole team appears under Entries.

RealBridge Team Qualifier on December 29: 

• • Advance registration required – Registration Link. 
  • $8 PER player, payable when you log in to RealBridge for the match on December 29th.
  • Team of 4 only.
  • MINIMUM 6 teams required to register in order for the game to proceed.
  • A RealBridge acccount is required in advance. (Same instructions for setting up the account and deposit funds as the Maple Leaf Games).

  Qualifying Criteria

  Regardless of the scoring system used (VP’s or win/loss), a team achieves a qualifying position if it wins at least one half of its matches, computing one IMP as a win and a tie as one half; or if it is in the top 50% of the teams entered, based on the scoring system used, even if the team does not meet the first requirement above. In a stratified game, these rules apply to the CNTC-Flight A field, the CNTC-Flight B field and the CNTC-Flight C field.

  Information on the 2026 Canadian Bridge Championships

  Click Here : Dates, Venue, Conditions of Contest, etc.

  You can contact admin@cbf.ca for more information.