ABA Spring National Tournament 2026

April 11 – 17, 2026

Making Reservations:
A dedicated website is now available for attendees to book their hotel rooms online.
Make Your Reservations at the link below.

🏆 ABA Tournament Trail — Upcoming Events

The ABA Tournament Journey continues — and there’s more ahead! Join us for the MLK 2026 Sectional (Jan 17–20), plus the upcoming Spring National (Apr 11–17, 2026) in Hanover, MD, and Summer National (Aug 10–18, 2026) in New Orleans, LA!

🌟 Highlighted rows show newly added tournaments.

Start Date End Date Tournament Type City State
1/17/2026 1/20/2026 🕊️ SS-ABA MLK Memorial – 2026 Sectional Tournament Sectional Atlanta GA
2/13/2026 2/16/2026 🌟 William “Peasy” Johnson Grade “A” Tournament – Aztec DBC Grade A San Diego CA
4/11/2026 4/17/2026 🌟 Spring ABA National Tournament National Hanover MD
8/10/2026 8/18/2026 🌟 Summer ABA National Tournament National New Orleans LA
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Nationwide Games

Friday · December 12, 2025

Play in a nationally rated game, compete across your strata, and celebrate the greatest card game of all.

  • Play in a nationally rated game.
  • Compete in your strata nationwide.
  • Win National or Sectional masterpoints.
  • Enjoy friendship and fellowship.
  • Have FUN playing the greatest card game of all.

The ABA, Inc. Nationwide Game provides bridge players with an opportunity to win National or Sectional masterpoints. All ABA rules and procedures apply.

This is a stratified event, with players ranked in their pre-defined strata:

  • 2000+
  • 300–1999
  • 0–299

Mark your calendar and plan to play on Friday, December 12, 2025.

Participating Units may sponsor the Nationwide Game.
Email Annetta Wallace for additional information.

✈️ The Runway Is Open

Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming National Tournaments 2025–2027

Spring National Tournament

Date: April 11-17, 2026

Location: Live! Casino and Hotel, Hanover, Maryland

Summer National Tournament

Date: August 10-18, 2026

Location: New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, LA

Spring National Tournament

Date: 2027

Location: TBD

Our Mission

Since 1932

The American Bridge Association, Inc. members are committed to fostering an environment that stimulates competitive duplicate bridge card play while respecting the essential worth of each participant at every level of performance. We are committed to recruiting and retaining members of the ABA through a diverse agenda of educational programs and a comprehensive slate of games. The members of the ABA are also dedicated to encouraging individual members to upgrade their playing skills and perform at maximum potential while providing challenging bridge games in an atmosphere of respect, tolerance, courtesy, kindness, and friendship.

Promoting, protecting, and advocating the spirit of goodwill and positive interaction with local communities is a continuous goal. We recognize that our efforts are ongoing and pledge our commitment to creating the optimum settings for the play of Duplicate Bridge.

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THE ABA SMALL GRANT

NEW APPLICATION READY!

Effective January 1, 2024, The ABA has grants available up to $250 from the allocation of proceeds from the 11:00am BBO online games.

CLICK HERE FOR THE APPLICATION

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