1+1=2pairs of partners

competing (4 players total)

number of cards, 13 for each player

potential combinations of

bridge hands

What is bridge?

Founded in 1937, the ACBL is a

not-for-profit organization

that sanctions bridge play in

the United States, Canada,

Mexico and Bermuda with the mission to grow, promote and sustain the game of bridge.

Biddingpart of the game where

partners communicate to determine the strength of

their combined hands

Playpart of the game when

partners try to win a certain amount of tricks or stop their

opponents from doing so

Scoringpartners are compared against

other pairs who played the exact same hand to determine their score against the field of competitors, eliminating the

element of chance from success.

162,500Members

1100tournaments

sanctioned at the local level with games for all

experience levels

average age of

member

10,000new

members annually

North American Bridge Championships (NABC) held annually

2900graduates

Learn Bridge in A Day?®

programs supported by the ACBL

average number of bridge players

who attend each NABC

2600 bridge clubs with

sanctioned with a focus on learning

and playing

The ACBL also supports and promotes bridge education for players of all ages.

60%members who are

female

Bridge classes in schools

throughout the United States

and Canada with active bridge

programs

4000 youth who

learn annually

$38,000scholarship

money awarded annually to

youth and Junior bridgesdc

playerscdascc

A Spirit of GivingIn 2019, ACBL members raised nearly $1.6 million through charity games to benefit Alzheimer’s disease research, hurricane relief e�orts and the ACBL Charity Foundation.