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if you live in the USA the ABTA will help you find teachers in your area. Just call them up and see if they have a junior lesson program happening anywhere. Or use the Find a Teacher at the American Bridge Teachers Association. Or you can talk one of your school teachers to teach bridge.

there’s a step by step set of instructions for your school in the ACBL Schools Program. Or if you live outside North American ask your teacher to go to the World Bridge website for teachers here. Or give them this link to our Bridge Teachers Page.  Or, tell them about BridgeWhiz, an organization affiliated with the ACBL Educational Foundation, is a FREE, online course designed to teach children in grades 4 through 12 the essentials of a fascinating game whose benefits, intellectual stimulation, and adventure will last a lifetime.

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WHAT ARE THE CATEGORY AGES?

In the World Championships, the eligibility for different categories depends on when a person is born. For the 2023 Championships the ages are as follows:

Under 31: for players born on or after 1st January 1993
Under 26 Open: for players born on or after 1st January 1998
Under 26 Women: for players born on or after 1st January 1998
Under 21: for players born on or after 1st January 2003
Under 16: for players born on or after 1st January 2008

And for the 2023 Championships only, this additional:
For a maximum of two players in each team the following ages will be permitted:

Under 31: for players born on or after 1st January 1992
Under 26 Open: for players born on or after 1st January 1997
Under 26 Women: for players born on or after 1st January 1997
Under 21: for players born on or after 1st January 2002
Under 16: for players born on or after 1st January 2007

In the World Youth Teams Championships, teams are made up in the following categories

The World U-31 Teams Championship, introduced in 2020, and this championship is also by invitation. It is for players who must not have achieved their 30th birthday by 31st December of the year prior to the year in which the competition is to take place.

The World U-26 Teams for the Jaime Ortiz-Patiño Trophy. This Championship is for Junior players who must not have achieved their 25th birthday by 31st December of the year prior to the year in which the competition is to take place

The World U-21 Teams for the José Damiani Cup. This Championship is for players who must not have achieved their 20th birthday by 31st December of the year prior to the year in which the competition is to take place.

The World Women’s U-26 Teams Championship for the Gianarrigo Rona Trophy and this Championship is also for players who must not have achieved their 25th birthday by 31st December of the year prior to the year in which the competition is to take place.

The World U-16 Teams Championship for the Koç University Trophy, and this championship is by invitation. This Championship is for players who must not have achieved their 15th birthday by 31st December of the year prior to the year in which the competition is to take place.