| Dates | Event | Details |
| Monday - Tuesday 11-12 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 12 January |
Warm-up Pairs | 1 session at 8.00pm. Cash prizes. The entry fee of $20 per pair collected at the table. |
| Wednesday - Friday 13-15 January |
National Women's Teams Championship | 9 x 20-Board qualifying sessions - Entry Fee $540 per team. Wed 11am, 3pm & 8pm, Thurs & Fri 10am, 1.30pm & 4.30pm. Finishes 7.00pm Friday. Trophies are awarded for the best senior, veteran & country teams. Semi-Finals (4 teams) on Saturday 10am. Final Sunday 9.00am-11.00am, 11.15am-1.15pm, 1.45pm-3.45pm, 4.00pm-6.00pm. Semi-final & Final - Entry fee is $120 per team per day. |
| Wednesday - Friday 13-15 January |
National Life Masters Teams Championship | 9 x 20-Board sessions - Entry Fee $540 per team. Wed 11am, 3pm, 8pm, Thurs & Fri 10am, 1.30pm, 4.30pm. Finishes 7.00pm Friday. Each player must not have achieved the rank of Grand Master as at 30/9/2009. |
| Wednesday - Friday 13-15 January |
National Non-Life Masters Teams Championship | 8 x 20-Board sessions - Entry Fee $480 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 30/9/2009. |
| Wednesday - Friday 13-15 January |
National Novice Teams Championship | 8 x 20-Board sessions - Entry fee $480 per team. Wed 11am, 3pm, 8pm, Thurs 10am, 1.30pm, 4.30pm, 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 30/9/2009. Grand Slam Members must have a rating under 58%. Matches may pair teams from different categories. |
| Wednesday - Friday 13-15 January |
National Seniors' Teams Championship | 9 x 20-Board qualifying sessions. Entry fee $540 per team. Wed 11am, 3pm, 8pm, Thurs & Fri 10am, 1.30pm, 4.30pm. Finishes 7.00pm 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, 4.30pm & 8.30pm. Final Sunday 9.00am-11.00am, 11.15am-1.15pm, 1.45pm-3.45pm, 4.00pm-6.00pm. Stage 2 & Final Entry fee $120 per team per day. |
| Thursday - Friday 14-15 January |
Last Train to Open Playoff | Start 10am Thursday. Sessions dependent on entries - Entry fee $200 per pair. Further details will be published at www.abf.com.au. |
| Saturday - Sunday 16-17 January |
Walk-In Pairs | Sessions - Sat: 10am, 2pm, Sun: 1.30pm, 7.30pm. Walk-In events with cash prizes. Entry fee is $20 per pair collected at the table. |
| Saturday 16 January |
Australian Multi Pairs Championships | 2 sessions at 10am, 2pm. Entry Fee $100 per pair. Five independent fields for Mens, Womens, Mixed, Seniors and Novice (under 150MP as at 30/9/2009) Pairs |
| Saturday - Sunday 16-17 January |
Grand National Pairs - National Final | Sessions - Sat and Sun: 9.30am-1.30pm, and 2.30pm-6.30pm. |
| Sunday 17 January |
National Open Swiss Pairs Championship | 8 matches. Sessions at 11am, 2pm & 7.30pm. Dinner break 5.00pm to 7.30pm. Entry Fee $110 per pair. |
| Sunday 17 January |
National Seniors Swiss Pairs Championship | 8 matches. Sessions at 11am, 2pm & 7.30pm. Dinner break 5.00pm to 7.30pm. Entry Fee $110 per pair. |
| Monday - Friday 18-22 January |
South-West Pacific Teams Championship |
14 x 20-Board sessions. - Entry Fee $820 per team.
Monday 11am, 3pm, 8pm; Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 10am, 1.30pm, 4.30pm, Friday 9.30am, 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 6.30pm 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 22-25 January |
National Open Teams Championship |
Entry Fee $120 per team per stage. 20 teams will
qualify for the NOT starting Friday evening 22 January.
Meeting for Captains to exercise choice after correction/appeal period expiry - approximately 4pm on Friday 22 January.
Play commences at 6.30pm Friday, Saturday 9.00 & Sunday and Monday at 10.00am.
Final ends Monday evening.
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| Saturday - Sunday 23-24 January |
Australian Mixed Teams Championship | 10 x 12-board Matches - Entry Fee $300 per team. Session times Saturday 10am, 2pm, 8pm; Sunday 10am, 2pm. At least one member of each gender must play in each match of this event. |
| Saturday - Sunday 23-24 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. |