INTERSTATE TEAMS SELECTION (I.T.S.) - 2008

Pairs events run in four separate divisions - Open, Women's, Seniors and Youth. Seniors must be born before 1/1/1951 and Youth must be born after 31/12/81. The three leading pairs at the conclusion of the Finals in each event represent NSW as the ANC Teams in Surfers Paradise  from 3-8 August.

Stage I (1A on Mondays and 1B on Wednesdays) qualifies 2 pairs to the Open Final and up to 4 pairs to each of the Seniors’ and Women’s Finals.

The Open Final will consist of 2 pairs from the Open Stage I, 10 pairs from the Open Stage II and 2 pairs from the Open Last Train.

The Women’s Final will consist of 4 pairs from the Open Stage I, 8 pairs from the Women’s Qualifying and 2 pairs from the Women’s Last Train.

The Seniors’ Final will consist of 4 pairs from the Open Stage I and 10 pairs from the Seniors Qualifying.

The full tournament regulations can be found at: http://www.nswba.com.au/tourn/regulations/

Stage IA: Mondays 4, 11, & 18 February & 3 March
Stage IB : Wednesdays 6, 13 & 20 February & 5 March
Stage II (Open) and Women's Qualifying: Wednesdays 12 & 19 March, 2 & 16 April
Last Train (Open & Women's): Sunday 20 April (3 sessions)
Finals (Open & Women's): Friday 25 April (3 matches), Saturday 26 April (5 matches), Sunday 27 April (5 matches)

Seniors Qualifying: Sunday 18 May (2 or 3 sessions)
Seniors Finals: Saturday 24 May (6 matches), Sunday 25 May (7 matches)

Youth Team Selection : Saturday 10 May (2 sessions)