Ashok Vaidya Memorial Tournament

Ashok Vaidya was an engineer, a product of IIT Bombay. He was from the crop of Bridge players IITs produced in the 1970s.

He had a successful partnership with Suhas Vaidya. They were a part of the first team to represent India in Bermuda Bowl in 1993.

He was a jolly man; very friendly and always smiling. A thorough gentleman on and off the table.

He was an old school Bridge player who believed in sound bidding.

To honor him, PRBA, along with MBA, under the aegis of BFI is dedicating this year's annual event to his memory. This will be a Category A Ranking tournament.

There will be two main events viz. a Swiss Teams Event  and  Match Point Pairs Event. People who fail to qualify for the finals of either event or who wish to just play on the last day can participate in an  IMP Pairs Event.

We invite all of you to play in large numbers in tribute to his memory.

Prizes will be around Rs. 5.75 lakhs.

Please note that since this is a Category A event, having an active BFI ID is mandatory to participate in the same.

We have tied up with a few hotels for rates as given below. Please contact the hotels directly for booking

The event will be played in the following format

1. On 21st November, all contestants will play 5 rounds of 10 boards each (out of 8) of the Swiss League
2. On 22nd November, after the 8th round of the Swiss League, the top 16 participant teams will qualify for the prequarter finals
3. The remaining teams will play 3 rounds of an extended league.
4. All the knockout sessions will be of 3 rounds of 10 boards each
5. Losing quarter finalists may join the second elimination of the Match Point Pairs provided they have registered in advance.
6. A member of the losing quarter finalist team may participate with a player who has not qualified provided the registration of the partnership has been made in advance. Subject, further, to the proviso that  the number of pairs that may participate from any one team is limited to 3

Registration has to be done online.

Entry Fee

Entry Fee is

1. Rs. 6,000 for a four member team
2. Rs. 7,500 for a five member team
3. Rs. 9,000 for a six member team

Payment has to be made to the Maharashtra Bridge association at

Canara Bank
A/c No               53212010066698
IFSC Code         CNRB0001368

You can also pay by using the QR code below

Once you make payment, please fill in the details of the team in the form below

The Match Point Pairs event will commence on Monday, 23rd November and will be conducted in the following format.

1. An elimination session will be conducted over 3 sessions of 18 boards each.
2. Members of the losing quarter finalists may join the event from the 2nd session onwards provided they have registered for the event in advance.
3. A member of the losing quarter finalist team may participate with a player who has not qualified provided the registration of the partnership has been made in advance. Subject, further, to the proviso that  the number of pairs that may participate from any one team is limited to 3
4. Such seeded pairs will be given an appropriate carry over
5. After the completion of 3 rounds, an appropriate number of contestants will qualify to play the finals of the event.
6. The remaining contestants may participate in the IMP Pairs event at no additional charge

Entry Fee

Entry Fee is  Rs. 3,000 per pair

Payment has to be made to the Maharashtra Bridge association at

Canara Bank
A/c No               53212010066698
IFSC Code         CNRB0001368

You can also pay by using the QR code below

Once you make payment, please fill in the details of the team in the form below

The IMP Pairs event will commence on Tuesday, 24th November .

1. The event will be conducted in two sessions of 24 boards each.
2. For the match point participants who have failed to qualify, there will be no additional entry fee
3. Fresh entrants to the IMP Pairs will have to pay Rs. 1,000 as entry fee. If two non qualifiers form a fresh pair, they will be required to register afresh.

Payment has to be made to the Maharashtra Bridge association at

Canara Bank
A/c No               53212010066698
IFSC Code         CNRB0001368

You can also pay by using the QR code below

Once you make payment, please fill in the details of the team in the form below