NABC Survivor: Meet the finalists of week 5

Published 
October 2, 2026

Week 5, the last week of NABC Survivor, is done. In both flights, two players outlasted the field and qualified for the live final in December during the NABC in San Diego.

Twenty players, two per flight, per week, across five weeks, earned a seat at the NABC Survivor Finals. Thank you to every player who took part in this first edition, and congratulations to the 20 finalists. See you in San Diego.

Open flight
1st place77.33%

Roberto Romoli

BBO: robyrom

Roberto opened with 63.92% and stayed clear of the cut with 53.51%, 51.76% and 56.04%. Last week he finished 4th in the final session, two places short of a seat. This time he left no doubt: 77.33%, more than 4% ahead of the field.

2nd place73.06%

Jacob Freeman

BBO: jacob04

Last week, Jacob did not survive session 4. This week he came back strong: 65.22%, 3rd overall in session 1, and 67.03% in session 2. After 56.85% and 51.13%, he closed with 73.06%.

See the full Open results

0-750 flight
1st place71.59%

Hsin-I Wu

BBO: wallywu

Hsin-I opened with 55.46%, then slipped to 44.59% and 43.66%, just 0.90% above the cut in session 3. After 53.41% in session 4, Hsin-I won the final with 71.59%, almost 8% clear of the field.

2nd place63.77%

Shiyi Zheng

BBO: Zhengshiyi

Shiyi started fast with 64.82%, 3rd overall in session 1, then held steady with 54.07% and 52.20%. Session 4 was the close call: 46.24%, only 0.35% above the cut. Last week he finished 61st of 71 in the final session. This time he won his section with 63.77% to take 2nd overall and book his seat in San Diego.

See the full 0-750 results

All 20 finalists are set

The qualifying weeks are over. The 20 finalists will meet in San Diego in December for the NABC Survivor Finals, an 18-board Howell where each player teams up with a Robot partner.

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