The Grand National Open Teams (GNOT) is Australia’s premier bridge event, organised by the Australia Bridge Federation. It involves Club Heats, Regional Finals, National Qualifier & Finals across the whole country. As one of the biggest clubs in New South Wales, Sydney Bridge Club is privileged to run a Direct Qualifying event, in which the winner will progress directly to the National Qualifier. The GNOT is so special because this is the ONLY event that will offer GOLD masterpoints in local club heats and regional finals.
The SBC GNOT Direct Qualifier (Metro+) is the ONLY Face-to-Face GNOT DQE in NSW. It will be held one-day on Saturday 14th March 2026. GOLD masterpoints. The event will qualify one team directly to the GNOT National Qualifying (online) from 18th-20th September 2026.
The GNOT National Final will be held F2F in Brisbane from 27th-29th November (plus a Plate event running F2F alongside for open entries).
One seventh of the field in the SBC GNOT Direct Qualifier will also qualify to the GNOT Sydney Metropolitan Final (F2F) in Sydney Bridge Club from 22nd – 23rd August.
The event will naturally attract premier players who aim to qualify to the national level. However the event is OPEN to any challengers who would like to force up their game. A golden experience.
The SBC GNOT Direct Qualifying Event (Metro+)
- Date: Saturday 14th March 2026
- Time: 10.00am – 5.00pm-ish
- Venue: Level 1, 162 Goulburn Street, Surry Hills
- Director: John McIlrath
- Entry Fee: $280 per team (please enter as a team. lunch included).
- Format: Dependent on entries
- GOLD masterpoints will be awarded.
- Please enter as a team via MyABF
You don’t need to be a Sydney Bridge Club member. However entry is restricted to residents to Metro+ areas (the Sydney Metropolitan, Central Coast, Illawarra and Blue Mountain regions).
Players who fail to qualify for the Metropolitan Final may form teams and enter the Metro Final directly. All members of such teams must have participated in a 2026 GNOT qualifying event and the entry must specify the club(s) at which the members played. Please contact the Metropolitan GNOT Organiser Andre Korenhof via metrognot@bridgensw.com.au for such an arrangement.
No Yellow Systems are permitted. Full supplementary Tournament Regulations will be available soon at https://bridgensw.com.au/gnot/
