Sept 7-Oct 11

Each week brings a brand-new competition and a brand-new chance to qualify. You'll play 12 boards per day in BBO Daylong tournaments. The competition begins with three days of play, then the eliminations begin.

Days 1-3: Get in the Game – Register for the week's competition and play the first 36 boards over the opening 72 hours. You must complete all 36 boards by Wednesday at 4 a.m. ET. At the end of Day 3, the bottom 25% of players are eliminated.

Days 4-6: Survive the Cut – If you survive, you'll play another 12 boards each day. Then, at the end of each day, the bottom 25% of players are eliminated.

Day 7: Win the Invite – The final survivors play one last 12-board round. The top two finishers in each strat qualify for the exclusive in-person final at the Fall NABC.

That's four qualifiers each week × five weeks = 20 players competing in San Diego. (If a qualifying player can't attend the final, the invitation will go to the next-highest finisher.)

There are also masterpoint awards throughout the competition, increasing in value as the week goes on.

• Days 1-3: Crystal
• Day 4: Black
• Day 5: Red
• Day 6: Silver
• Day 7: Gold

Already qualified for San Diego? You can still enter future weeks to compete for masterpoint awards, but you won't be eligible to qualify for the final a second time.

The Top 20 players will be invited to an exclusive BBO event held alongside the Fall NABC in San Diego.

The final will feature:

• An 18-board Howell
• Individual competition with a bot partner
• Play on provided tablets
• Masterpoints awarded
• Select tables potentially featured on Vugraph

Think you can survive? Enter NABC Survivor and see if you can outlast the competition.