First day over

After the first day and 6 matches, things are very close at the top with only 7 VPs between top team Simon and 7th team Wang. A lot of close matches in that first day.
The 8th place and final qualifying spot is held by Thurston for now but between 8th and 16th again little VPs - only 8. So lots of action to come.
What is important in these long round robins (they are trust me, 4 days, 21-22 matches) is get in a good bridge rythm with your partner/team. Your bridge has to improve as the days go by. Often, good or "favorite" teams will start slowly (remember that Canadian bridge holds very few pro players and/or partnerships therefore they need time to get in shape) and will finish strong. If your team is amongst the "non favorites" it is often a good thing to be playing the "favorite" teams early.
As a general idea, between 16 and 17 average will make it to top 8.

Some of the early matches the second day has in store:
An interesting match between Hanna and Korbel, certainly teams with good hope to win it all.
Match between Simon (leader) and 8th place Thurston. Let's see what Simon can do against these veterans...

Go luck to all today...