Bridge Blog 1109-C: Niagara Falls, Ont., Regional -- Bigger

The Niagara Falls Regional always draws more players than the Buffalo Regional. And this year the difference was even more dramatic.

Tables – Buffalo, 597. Niagara Falls, 1,129 (1,166 in 2017).

Sunday Swiss teams – Buffalo, 34. Niagara Falls, 73 (68 in 2017).

Players winning points – Buffalo, 380. Niagara Falls, 765 (821 in 2017).

Most points earned – Buffalo, 91.28, by Jonathan Steinberg of Toronto and Alex Hudson of Raleigh, N.C. Niagara Falls, 75.36, by Saad and Diana Dahdouh of Toronto. Keith Heckley of Hamilton, Ont., won 75.82 in Niagara Falls in 2017. This year he was 16th with 48.82. The Dahdouhs were deep also-rans in 2017, tied for 117th place with 16.35 points.