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 Players

19 August 2017 : The WBF Executive Council decided to raise the age requirement for Senior players to 65 over the next 8 years in accordance with the following schedule:

• From 1st January 2024 a Senior player must have achieved the age of 64 in the year of the event in which they are going to play
• From 1st January 2026 a Senior player must have achieved the age of 65 in the year of the event in which they are going to play

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