Masterpoint Race (Overall) - January 1 2026 to May 29 2026

[Editor's Note] The Masterpoint Race report (showing the top 50 players) was compiled based on the ACBL Live Results for Northampton club games in 2026. This report includes results from our online games (excluding the Swiss Team games) on BBO and in-person games held at the church. If you notice any discrepancies, please report them to Yan. To view past Masterpoint Race reports, click here.

Be sure to check out The Daily Gazette on Saturdays. The Life section features information about our club and highlights the Masterpoint winners from the Tuesday and Wednesday games for the week. Encourage your family and friends to look for your names in the paper!

RANK	NAME	POINTS
1	Jaf Chiang	34.97
2	Philippe Galaski	33.20
3	Judith Hyde	26.21
4	Joe Wernet	22.02
5	Liz Hildebrandt	21.55
6	Jan Nettler	20.97
7	Barry LaFlam	20.69
8	Yan Drabek	19.41
9	Steve Peck	19.10
10	Anita Thompson	13.99
11	Sheila Ryan	12.36
12	Tim Joder	12.31
13	James Nowill	11.36
14	Roger Webb	11.19
15	Barbara Webb	9.55
16	John Dahl	7.26
17	Frank Blachowski	6.83
18	Alison Plummer	5.53
19	George Abbott	5.40
20	Ann Hudson	5.13
21	Randolph Johnson	5.13
22	Kate Spencer	5.07
23	Carol Fricker	4.98
24	Susan Daily	4.98
25	John DeBaggis	4.70
26	Judith Larsen	4.50
27	Kathy Meyer	4.47
28	Michael Gatanio	4.45
29	Israel Koren	4.28
30	Robert Steinberg	4.28
31	Margaret Winslow	4.26
32	Claire Mach	3.50
33	Allison Ryan	3.18
34	Robert Minsky	3.10
35	Jeannie Jones	3.03
36	Judith Rosenblum	2.86
37	Harold Weiner	2.73
38	James Osofsky	2.71
39	Kathy Hicks	2.32
40	Dave Laplant	2.32
41	Irene Friedman	2.15
42	Ann Wroblewski	2.03
43	Yufeng Xiao	2.00
44	James Kaplan	1.75
45	Brooks Robards	1.75
46	Annmarie Hughes	1.69
47	Robert Hughes	1.69
48	Lesley Dearden	1.47
49	Richard McClure	1.40
50	Judith Miller	1.25

Grass Roots FUNd game - May 28, 2026

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• June 3,10, NAP qualifier, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• June 11,25, NAP qualifier, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• June 17,18, STaC game (SILVER PTS!), Wednesday and Thursday, at the church
• July 1,8, NAP qualifier, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• July 9,16, NAP qualifier, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       				Str		Overall			Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A	B	C	A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints   
12	Liz Hildebrandt - Philippe GalaskiA	1			1			67.90	64.67	3.00 Black (OA)
8	Jaf Chiang - John DeBaggis	A	2			2			63.85	60.81	2.25 Black (OA)
10	Annmarie Hughes - Robert Hughes	C	3	1	1	3	1	1	60.00	57.14	1.69 Black (OA)
7	Anita Thompson - Barbara Webb	C	4	2	2	4	2	2	58.75	55.95	1.27 Black (OA)
11	James Nowill - Judy Larsen	A				5			54.30	51.71	0.41 Black (SA)
9	Sheila Ryan - Robert Minsky	B		3			3		52.25	49.76	0.74 Black (OB)
1	Barry LaFlam - Yan Drabek	A							51.20	48.76	
6	Michael Gatanio - Claire Mach	C							50.00	47.62	
4	Steve Peck - Michael Starr	C							48.45	46.14	
2	Richard Cramer - Allison Ryan	B							48.20	45.90	
3	John Dahl - Julie Emerson	C							37.07	35.30	
5	Joe Wernet - Jan Nettler	A							36.54	34.80	

Grass Roots FUNd game - May 27, 2026

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• May 28 Grass Roots FUNd game, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• June 3,10, NAP qualifier, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• June 11,25, NAP qualifier, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• June 17,18, STaC game (SILVER PTS!), Wednesday and Thursday, at the church
• July 1,8, NAP qualifier, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• July 9,16, NAP qualifier, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       				Str		Overall			Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A	B	C	A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints   
N/S
5	Barry LaFlam - James Nowill	B	2	2		1	1		87.25	60.59	2.53 Black (SA)
7	Steve Peck - Jan Nettler	B	4	4		2	2		85.92	59.67	1.42 Black (SA)
4	Randolph Johnson - Ann Hudson	A				3			72.25	50.17	0.84 Black (SA)
2	Carol Fricker - Susan Daily	B							67.30	46.74	
1	Judy Rosenblum - Alison Plummer	C			2			1	66.25	46.01	0.77 Black (SC)
6	Sheila Ryan - Barbara Webb	B							64.08	44.50	
3	Judy Larsen - Jeannie Jones	C							60.75	42.19	

E/W
3	Judy Hyde - Jaf Chiang	B	1	1		1	1		99.43	69.05	3.37 Black (SA)
5	Anita Thompson - John Dahl	C	3	3	1	2	2	1	86.00	59.72	1.90 Black (SA)
8	Joe Wernet - Kate Spencer	B	5	5		3	3		84.29	58.53	1.07 Black (SA)
4	Philippe Galaski - Robert Minsky	A							66.57	46.23	
2	Claire Mach - Allison Ryan	C						2	63.14	43.85	0.40 Black (SC)
7	Kathy Meyer - Lesley Dearden	C							61.62	42.79	
6	Julie Emerson - Michael Gatanio	C							58.80	40.83	
1	James Kaplan - Brooks Robards	B							55.52	38.56	

Virtual Grass Root Game - Tuesday, May 26, 2026

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• May 27 Grass Roots FUNd game, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• May 28 Grass Roots FUNd game, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• June 3,10, NAP qualifier, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• June 11,25, NAP qualifier, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• June 17,18, STaC game (SILVER PTS!), Wednesday and Thursday, at the church

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints 
9	~~m40697 - ~~m40698		NE				49.50	68.75	
5	Judith Hyde - Joe Wernet	B		1		44.00	61.11	2.00 Black (SB)
7	Richard McClure - Allison Ryan	C			1	42.50	59.03	1.40 Black (SC)
2	Tim Joder - Philippe Galaski	A	4			39.50	54.86	1.00 Black (SA)
3	George Abbott - Liz Hildebrandt	C			2	37.50	52.08	0.70 Black (SC)
4	Barry Laflam - Yan Drabek	B				35.50	49.31	
8	Larry Heidemann - Jim Jurik	B				34.50	47.92	
1	Israel Koren - Robert Steinberg	C				30.50	42.36	
6	~~m40694 - Gerarda Smith	A				28.50	39.58	
10	Ann Wroblewski - Judy Larsen	C				18.00	25.00	

Stardust Game - Thursday, May 21, 2026

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• May 27 Grass Roots FUNd game, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• May 28 Grass Roots FUNd game, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• June 3,10, NAP qualifier, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• June 11,25, NAP qualifier, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• June 17,18, STaC game (SILVER PTS!), Wednesday and Thursday, at the church

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints 
8	Sheila Ryan - Yan Drabek	A	1			22.50	62.50	0.62 Black (SA) 0.21 Gold (SA)
1	Kathy Meyer - John Dahl		C	2	1	1	20.50	56.94	0.43 Black (SA) 0.14 Gold (SA)
4	Barry LaFlam - Anita Thompson	B	3	2		20.00	55.56	0.31 Black (SA) 0.10 Gold (SA)
6	Liz Hildebrandt - Robert Minsky	C			2	19.50	54.17	0.20 Black (SC) 0.07 Gold (SC)
3	Judy Larsen - Barbara Webb	C				17.00	47.22	
2	John DeBaggis - Jaf Chiang	B				16.00	44.44	
5	Julie Emerson - Claire Mach	C				10.50	29.17	

Stardust Game - Wednesday, May 20, 2026

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• May 13, 27 Grass Roots FUNd game, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• May 14, 28 Grass Roots FUNd game, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• May 20, Stardust 25% Gold points, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• May 21, Stardust 25% Gold points, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• June 3,10, NAP qualifier, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• June 11,25, NAP qualifier, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• June 17,18, STaC game (SILVER PTS!), Wednesday and Thursday, at the church

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints 
4	Sheila Ryan - Jan Nettler	B	1	1		90.75	68.75	1.28 Black (SA) 0.43 Gold (SA)
1	Judy Hyde - Jaf Chiang		A	2			80.25	60.80	0.90 Black (SA) 0.30 Gold (SA)
8	Ann Hudson - Randolph Johnson	A	3			79.10	59.92	0.65 Black (SA) 0.22 Gold (SA)
3	Barry LaFlam - Yan Drabek	B	4	2		77.92	59.03	0.62 Black (SA) 0.21 Gold (SA)
14	Carol Fricker - Susan Daily	B	5	3		68.58	51.95	0.44 Black (SA) 0.15 Gold (SA)
10	Jeannie Jones - Barbara Webb	C	6	4	1	68.42	51.83	0.44 Black (SA) 0.15 Gold (SA)
6	Joe Wernet - John Dahl		B		5/6		66.08	50.06	0.17 Black (SB) 0.06 Gold (SB)
11	Kathy Meyer - Lesley Dearden	C		5/6	2	66.08	50.06	0.31 Black (SB) 0.10 Gold (SB)
9	Robert Minsky - Julie Emerson	C				63.92	48.42	
2	Anita Thompson - Judy Larsen	C				60.08	45.52	
12	Allison Ryan - Irene Friedman	B				53.75	40.72	
13	Steve Peck - Kate Spencer	C				52.75	39.96	
7	James Nowill - Claire Mach	B				49.42	37.44	
5	Steve Sinding - Monica Knorr	C				46.62	35.32	

Virtual Club Game - Tuesday, May 19, 2026

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• May 13, 27 Grass Roots FUNd game, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• May 14, 28 Grass Roots FUNd game, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• May 20, Stardust 25% Gold points, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• May 21, Stardust 25% Gold points, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• June 3,10, NAP qualifier, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• June 11,25, NAP qualifier, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• June 17,18, STaC game (SILVER PTS!), Wednesday and Thursday, at the church

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints 
3	~~m33771 - Nolan Taylor		A	1			49.00	68.06	1.00 Black (SA)
7	Tim Joder - Philippe Galaski	A	2			47.50	65.97	0.70 Black (SA)
9	Larry Heidemann - Jim Jurik	B		1		41.50	57.64	0.56 Black (SB)
4	Judith Hyde - Joe Wernet	B		2		41.00	56.94	0.39 Black (SB)
2	Steve Peck - Yan Drabek		B		3		33.50	46.53	0.28 Black (SB)
8	Israel Koren - Robert Steinberg	C			1	32.50	45.14	0.32 Black (SC)
1	Ann Wroblewski - Judy Larsen	C			2	30.00	41.67	0.22 Black (SC)
6	~~m33772 - Michael Airdo	A				29.00	40.28	
10	Randall Hopson - Marilyn Carter	C				28.00	38.89	
5	George Abbott - Liz Hildebrandt	C				28.00	38.89	

Grass Roots FUNd game - Wed, May 14, 2026

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• May 13, 27 Grass Roots FUNd game, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• May 14, 28 Grass Roots FUNd game, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• May 20, Stardust 25% Gold points, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• May 21, Stardust 25% Gold points, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• June 3,10, NAP qualifier, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• June 11,25, NAP qualifier, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       				Str		Overall			Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A	B	C	A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints   
5	Michael Gatanio - Jan Nettler	B	1	1		1	1		44.94	62.42	2.67 Black (SA)
9	Joe Wernet - Yufeng Xiao	B	2	2		2	2		42.66	59.25	2.00 Black (SA)
7	Liz Hildebrandt - Philippe GalaskiA	3			3			41.33	57.40	1.50 Black (SA)
6	John DeBaggis - Jaf Chiang	B	4	3		4	3		40.58	56.36	1.13 Black (SA)
3	Alan Peterfreund - Judy Hyde	B							39.60	55.00	
10	Barry LaFlam - Yan Drabek	B							32.39	44.99	
4	Kathy Hicks - Dave Laplant	C						1	28.77	39.96	0.53 Black (SC)
2	Lanette Sweeney - Irene FriedmanC							27.44	38.11	
1	Julie Emerson - Claire Mach	C							25.53	35.46	

Grass Roots FUNd game - May 13, 2026

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• May 13, 27 Grass Roots FUNd game, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• May 14, 28 Grass Roots FUNd game, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• May 20, Stardust 25% Gold points, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• May 21, Stardust 25% Gold points, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• June 3,10, NAP qualifier, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• June 11,25, NAP qualifier, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       				Str		Overall			Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A	B	C	A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints   
12	Ann Hudson - Randolph Johnson	A	1			1			83.50	69.58	3.42 Black (SA)
2	Joe Wernet - Kate Spencer	B	2	1		2	1		78.00	65.00	2.56 Black (SA)
7	Barry LaFlam - James Nowill	A	3			3			73.00	60.83	1.92 Black (SA)
3	Steve Peck - Jan Nettler	B	4	2		4	2		66.00	55.00	1.44 Black (SA)
1	James Kaplan - Brooks Robards	B	5	3		5	3		62.50	52.08	1.08 Black (SA)
13	Jaf Chiang - Judy Hyde		A							62.00	51.67	
5	Carol Fricker - Susan Daily	B		4			4		59.00	49.17	0.73 Black (SB)
9	Philippe Galaski - Michael GatanioA							58.50	48.75	
8	Kathy Meyer - Lesley Dearden	C						1	52.50	43.75	0.57 Black (SC)
10	Julie Emerson - John Dahl	C						2	48.00	40.00	0.43 Black (SC)
4	Jeannie Jones - Sally Zigmond	C							46.50	38.75	
14	Yan Drabek - Claire Mach	B							46.00	38.33	
11	Alison Plummer - Allison Ryan	C							44.50	37.08	

Virtual Club Game - Tuesday, May 12, 2026

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• May 13, 27 Grass Roots FUNd game, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• May 14, 28 Grass Roots FUNd game, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• May 20, Stardust 25% Gold points, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• May 21, Stardust 25% Gold points, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• June 3,10, NAP qualifier, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• June 11,25, NAP qualifier, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints 
2	Tim Joder - Philippe Galaski	A	1			24.50	61.25	0.60 Black (SA)
5	~~m24455 - ~~m24456		NE				23.00	57.50	
4	Barry Laflam - James Nowill	C			1	21.50	53.75	0.42 Black (SC)
3	Judith Hyde - Joe Wernet	B		2		20.50	51.25	0.22 Black (SB)
6	James Osofsky - Yan Drabek	B				17.50	43.75	
1	George Abbott - Liz Hildebrandt	C				13.00	32.50	

Our New Game!

The Northampton Bridge Club successfully launched its first face-to-face evening game in years on May 5th! Five full tables enjoyed an evening filled with bridge, snacks, and fun.

Special thanks to our Director, Joe, for handling computer glitches and adjusting to a new space. We also want to express our gratitude to our friends from the Hartford Bridge Club for traveling here to support our new game. If you would like to play but need a partner, please contact Phillippe Galaski at (413) 374-6491 or phgalaski@gmail.com.

Join us on Thursday evenings at

6:30 PM == Please note the new time!

at the United Methodist Church on Rocky Hill Road in Northampton. We hope to see you there!

In-person game, Thursday, May 7, 2026

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• May 13, 27 Grass Roots FUNd game, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• May 14, 28 Grass Roots FUNd game, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• May 20, Stardust 25% Gold points, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• May 21, Stardust 25% Gold points, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church
• June 3,10, NAP qualifier, Wednesday, 1PM, at the church
• June 11,25, NAP qualifier, Thursday, 6:30PM, at the church

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints 
3	Anita Thompson - Barry LaFlam	B	1/2	1		62.92	65.54	1.60 Silver (SA)
4	Frank Blachowski - Jaf Chiang	A	1/2			62.92	65.54	1.60 Silver (SA)
9	Liz Hildebrandt - Philippe GalaskiA	3			62.04	64.63	0.94 Silver (SA)
1	Jan Nettler - Sheila Ryan	B	4	2		52.80	55.00	0.73 Silver (SA)
10	Annmarie Hughes - Robert Hughes	A				49.53	51.59	
7	Barbara Webb - Alison Plummer	C		3	1	43.17	44.97	0.70 Silver (SB)
5	Judy Larsen - Julie Emerson	C			2	42.92	44.71	0.49 Silver (SC)
2	Dave Laplant - Kathy Hicks	C				40.29	41.97	
8	John Dahl - Kathy Meyer		C				36.30	37.81	
6	Robert Minsky - Claire Mach	C				27.55	28.70	

In-person Game - Wed, May 6, 2026

We are excited to announce that we will be starting a new in-person game in May. Game time is 6PM! Our first game will take place on May 7, and it will be a STAC game! Join us to earn some SILVER points!

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• May 7, STAC game, Thursday, 6PM, at the church

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints 
N/S
4	Steve Peck - Jaf Chiang		C	1	1	1	105.99	63.09	1.78 Silver (SA)
7	Sheila Ryan - Jan Nettler	B	2	2		95.72	56.98	1.25 Silver (SA)
1	Carol Fricker - Susan Daily	B	3	3		91.01	54.17	0.89 Silver (SA)
3	Judy Rosenblum - Robert Minsky	C	4		2	84.43	50.26	0.62 Silver (SA)
8	Kathy Hicks - Dave Laplant	C				79.85	47.53	
2	Allison Ryan - Irene Friedman	B				77.94	46.39	
5	James Nowill - Claire Mach	B				70.57	42.01	
6	Steve Sinding - Monica Knorr	C				66.50	39.58	

E/W
1	Philippe Galaski - Michael GatanioA	1			108.00	64.29	1.78 Silver (SA)
2	Judy Hyde - Judith Miller	A	2			96.08	57.19	1.25 Silver (SA)
9	Joe Wernet - Barry LaFlam	B	3	1		94.77	56.41	0.96 Silver (SA)
4	Anita Thompson - Barbara Webb	C	4	2	1	92.93	55.32	0.70 Silver (SA)
6	Paul Koerner - William Sprenkle	B		3		89.58	53.32	0.48 Silver (SB)
3	Lesley Dearden - Kathy Meyer	C			2	73.37	43.67	0.49 Silver (SC)
8	Kate Spencer - Alison Plummer	C				68.49	40.77	
5	Julie Emerson - Judy Larsen	C				66.75	39.73	
7	Jeannie Jones - John Dahl	C				62.59	37.26	

Virtual Club Game - Tuesday, May 5, 2026

We are excited to announce that we will be starting a new in-person game in May. Game time is 6PM! Our first game will take place on May 7, and it will be a STAC game! Join us to earn some SILVER points!

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• May 7, STAC game, Thursday, 6PM, at the church

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints 
8	Margaret Winslow - Tim Joder	B		1		40.50	64.29	1.60 Black (SB)
1	Roger Webb - Philippe Galaski	A	2			38.00	60.32	1.12 Black (SA)
5	Israel Koren - Robert Steinberg	C			1	35.00	55.56	0.80 Black (SC)
3	Shirley Carpenter - Joe Wernet	B				33.00	52.38	
6	Richard McClure - Allison Ryan	B				29.50	46.83	
4	George Abbott - Liz Hildebrandt	C				29.00	46.03	
2	Ann Wroblewski - Judy Larsen	C				25.50	40.48	
7	~~m21565 - Gerarda Smith	A				21.50	34.13