• Seniors' Entries

Entries for the 2026 Australian Seniors' Playoff will open on Thursday, 19 February 2026 and close 18:00  AEDT, Thursday, 26 February 2026.

Maximum 16 pairs with up to 12 direct entries:

  1. Up to 3 pairs from 2025 Australian Seniors’ Team
  2. Up to 3 pairs from 2026 National Seniors’ Teams (Summer Festival) winners
  3. The remainder will be determined using objective criteria, from entries, by a pre-selection panel appointed by the Tournament Committee[1]

The balance of the field (at least 4 pairs) will come from the highest contending pairs in the Roger Penny Senior Swiss Pairs[2] at the Tasmanian Festival of Bridge (19-20 March, 2026).

[1] Pairs entering directly via option C are required to list any highlights of their partnerships in Australia and overseas in the last five years on the entry form.

[2] Pairs entering the Roger Penny Senior Swiss Pairs must indicate whether they are contending the Seniors' playoff.

 • Direct Entries

Player 1 Player 2 Australian Team NST Winner
Ian Thomson (Canberra) Terry Brown
David Hudson (Canberra) Peter Gill
George Kozakos (Canberra) Hugh Grosvenor
Kate McCallum Axel Johannsson
Kim Morrison (Brisbane) Chris Hughes
Mathew Vadas George Fleischer
David Beauchamp Pele Rankin
Neil Ewart Simon Henbest