The Summer 2026 NABC Robot Individual was held from July 4 to 6 with three separate flights: Open, 0 to 3000, and 0 to 750 NLM. The new format gave players the opportunity to compete against opponents with similar experience while playing for Red and Gold Masterpoints® and an NABC title.
A total of 2,607 players took part across the three flights:
642 participants
Sarik Goyal also led the Open Flight on the final day with a 72.08% session score, while Phillip Martin appeared in the top ten on both Day 1 and Day 2 before securing second overall. Junhui Zhu also finished in the daily top ten on all three days, reflecting a consistently strong performance throughout the event.
1,009 participants
Orhan Topal led both Day 2 and Day 3 and carried that form through to the overall victory. Jackson Wahl opened the tournament with a second place daily finish and remained near the top throughout all three sessions. Matthew Stahlman appeared among the Day 1 leaders before finishing third overall.
956 participants
The 0 to 750 event saw several changes at the top of the leaderboard across the three days. Luke Brezak led after Day 1, Mehmet Akif Bayir moved into first after Day 2, and C J Jameson produced the strongest final session to capture the overall title. Edgaras Tallat Kelpsa and Krzysztof Pikus both appeared among the daily leaders before finishing on the overall podium.
Congratulations to all of this summer's winners and thank you to everyone who participated in the first NABC Robot Individual to feature three separate flights.
We hope you enjoyed the competition and look forward to seeing you in the next NABC Robot Individual.
I asked BBO Customer Service the same question Jayhawk noted above. Why only 10 players/comparators on each Board? Was this a glitch or intentional. If intentional, why? I haven’t received a response.
Please answer.
Thanks.
Can you play in 0-750 and also in 0-3000? Saw an entrant that did. No duplicate boards for the same player?
Yes, as long as you're eligible, you can enter both the 0–750 and 0–3000, or even the Open games. The chances of encountering the same boards in different tournaments are extremely low. 😊
Another great event and fun to compete against a strong field. I was curious why there were so few players playing the same boards, roughly 9 comparisons per board. This seemed to lead to larger swings on any given board. In the past, there have been 25-30 comparisons on each board. How can BBO and the ACBL be assured that, with the small number of individual board comparisons, that each board is against a representative mix of players in the field, some scoring highly and others not?
I sent the same question to BBO Customer care during the event. I’ve received no reply from BBO.
BBO—please respond.
Thank you.
I was concerned that I did not know whether I was getting cold or red points
Also on my last board, the robot completely miss bid by never showing a nine cord spade suit Headed by an ace king
This is not normal bidding by even a
Novice
Thanks for your feedback, Normanla. Your Red & Gold Masterpoints® will be posted to your MyACBL account, where you'll be able to see the number of points awarded.
Regarding the robot bidding, please send the board number or hand record to support@bridgebase.com, our team would be happy to investigate it. 🙂
Wooo! Was fun