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From Sunday, January 22 the new ACBL Flighted Pairs replaced the 5pm and 7pm Speedball Pairs.
Many of you wanted more opportunities to play against opposition of a similar standard and flighted pair games allow for a more level playing field. Players are put into flights according to strength: the strongest pairs play in the top flight against other strong pairs, and the less experienced pairs play with their peers in their own flight.
Flighted pairs give you a bit of variety and if you’re a newish player, you’ll have a better chance to score well.
Click ACBL World and look for the 5pm or 7pm ACBL Flighted Pairs. Registrations open two hours before start time.
For pairs who prefer the usual stratified pairs, all other Speedballs and 18-board Pairs games are unchanged. Feedback, comments, and suggestions are very welcome in the comment box below, or at acbl@bridgebase.com
I can understand not being able to choose to play up because it would throw off the sections, but it would be nice to be able to know what flight we're in, so we can adjust our expectations from the opposition accordingly.
Also, a little weird that Flight B awards are exactly the same as Flight C.