| Dates | Event | Details |
| Monday - Tuesday 12-13 January |
Women's and Senior's Last Train | Start 10am Monday. Sessions dependent on entries - Entry fee $200 per pair. Further details will be published at www.abf.com.au. |
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| Tuesday 13 January |
Warm-up Pairs | 1 session at 7.30 pm. Cash prizes. The entry fee of $20 per pair collected at the table. |
| Wednesday - Friday 14-16 January |
National Womens Teams Championship | 9 x 20-Board qualifying sessions - Entry Fee $520 per team. Wed 11am, 3pm & 8pm, Thurs & Fri 10am, 1.30pm & 5pm. Finishes 7.30pm Friday. Trophies are awarded for the best senior, veteran & country teams. Semi-Finals (4 teams) on Saturday 10am. Final starts on Sunday 10am. Semi-final & Final - Entry fee is $120 per team per day. |
| Wednesday - Friday 14-16 January |
National Life Masters Teams Championship | 8 x 20-Board sessions - Entry Fee $520 per team. Wed 11am, 3pm, 8pm, Thurs 10am, 1.30pm, 5pm, Fri 10am & 1.30pm. Finishes 4pm Friday. Each player must not have achieved the rank of Grand Master as at 30/9/2008. |
| Wednesday - Friday 14-16 January |
National Non-Life Masters Teams Championship | 8 x 20-Board sessions - Entry Fee $460 per team. Wed 11am, 3pm, 8pm, Thurs 10am, 1.30pm, 5pm, Fri 10am & 1.30pm. Finishes 4pm Friday. Each player must not have achieved the rank of Life Master as at 30/9/2008. |
| Wednesday - Friday 14-16 January |
National Novice Teams Championship | 8 x 20-Board sessions - Entry fee $460 per team. Wed 11am, 3pm, 8pm, Thurs 10am, 1.30pm, 5pm, Fri 10am & 1.30pm. Finishes 4pm Friday. Categories 0-49, 0-99 & 0-149. All players in a team must have less than 50, 100, 150MP respectively at 30/9/2008. Grand Slam Members must have a rating under 58%. Matches may pair teams from different categories. |
| Wednesday - Friday 14-16 January |
National Seniors Teams Championship | 9 x 20-Board qualifying sessions. Entry fee $520 per team. Wed 11am, 3pm, 8pm, Thurs & Fri 10am, 1.30pm, 5pm. Finishes 7.30pm Friday. All players in a team must have been born before 1/1/1951. Trophies are awarded for the best womens, mixed, veteran & country teams. Stage 2 (6 teams) on Saturday 10am, 12pm, 3pm, 5pm & 8.30pm. Final starts on Sunday 10am. Stage 2 & Final Entry fee $120 per team per day. |
| Thursday - Friday 15-16 January |
Open Last Train | Start 10am Thursday. Sessions dependent on entries - Entry fee $200 per pair. Further details will be published at www.abf.com.au. |
| Saturday - Sunday 17-18 January |
Walk-In Pairs | Sessions - Sat: 11am, 3pm, 7.30pm, Sun: 2pm, 7.30pm. Walk-In events with cash prizes. Entry fee is $20 per pair collected at the table. |
| Saturday - Sunday 17-18 January |
Grand National Pairs - National Final | Sessions - Sat and Sun: 9.30am and 2.30pm, followed by award and hospitality at 6.30pm Sunday. |
| Saturday 17 January |
Australian Multi Pairs Championships | 3 sessions at 11am, 3pm, 7.30pm. Entry Fee $90 per pair. Five independent fields for Mens, Womens, Mixed, Seniors and Novice (under 150MP as at 30/9/2008) Pairs |
| Sunday 18 January |
National Open Swiss Pairs Championship | 8 matches. Sessions at 11am, 2pm & 7.30pm. Entry Fee $100 per pair. |
| Sunday 18 January |
National Seniors Swiss Pairs Championship | 8 matches. Sessions at 11am, 2pm & 7.30pm. Entry Fee $100 per pair. |
| Monday - Friday 19-23 January |
South-West Pacific Teams Championship |
14 x 20-Board sessions. - Entry Fee $800 per team.
Monday 11am, 3pm, 8pm; Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 10am, 1.30pm, 5pm, Friday 9am, 1.00pm.
(no play Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday evenings). Finish 3.30pm Friday.
The leading 20 teams at the end of play on Friday qualify for the
National Open Teams event starting at 6.45pm on Friday evening. Trophies are awarded for the best women's, mixed,
senior, veteran, country, youth and novice teams that do not qualify for the NOT. The categories winners will be
determined by VP score at the end of the SWPT.
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| Friday - Monday 23-26 January |
National Open Teams Championship |
Entry Fee $120 per team per stage. 20 teams will
qualify for the NOT starting Friday evening 23 January.
Captains Meeting after correction/appeal period expiry - approximately 4pm on Friday 23 January.
Play commences at 6.45pm Friday & 9am Saturday and 10am Sunday and Monday.
Final ends Monday evening 8.45pm.
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| Saturday - Sunday 24-25 January |
Australian Mixed Teams Championship | 10 x 12-board Matches - Entry Fee $300 per team. Session times Saturday 10am, 2pm, 8pm; Sunday 10am, 2pm (expected finish 5pm). At least one member of each gender must play in each match of this event. |
| Saturday - Sunday 24-25 January: |
Flighted Swiss Pairs | 9 x 12-board Matches - Entry Fee $140 per pair. Session times Saturday 10am, 2pm, 8pm Sunday 10am, 2pm. Finishes 3.30pm Sunday. |