Eligibilty - Age Criteria for Youth and Senior Events

NZ Bridge has adopted the World Bridge Federation eligibility criteria for participating in Senior and Youth Events as follows:

Senior Events

To qualify as a Senior 

  • From 1st January 2024, a senior player must have acheived the age of 64 in the year of the event that they is going to play
  • From 1st January 2026, a senior player must have acheived the age of 65 in the year of the event that they is going to play
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See table below

   YEAR Born on or before
  2024 31st December 1960
  2025 31st December 1960
  2026 31st December 1961

 

YOUTH EVENTS

The age is set at 24 years old or younger i.e. the oldest is turning 25 in the calendar year in question.  See the table below

   YEAR Born after
  2024 31st December 1998
  2025 31st December 1999
  2026 31st December 2000

 

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