The Association’s calendar of championship, continental, sector, and variant competitions, presently confirmed for the forthcoming season and the year following.
Registration to all sanctioned events is administered by the player’s national federation in accordance with the standing bylaws. Direct enquiry to the Secretariat is discouraged.
Bordeaux, France
The senior recurring competition of the European Confederation, contested at the Hôtel de Ville. The defending Champion, Mme Renée Charpentier of the Fédération Française, returns to defend the title for the third consecutive year.
Registration: By national federation invitation; the list of qualifying federations is presently closed.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The largest annual gathering of the partnered variant, hosted by the Maritime Federation since 1979. Partnerships of long standing and partnerships newly formed compete on the same draw.
Registration: Registration open through national federation thirty days prior; partnerships must be filed in writing.
Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco
The senior competition of the African Confederation, contested biennially at venues rotating among the member federations. The Casablanca venue has hosted the Cup on four prior occasions.
Registration: By federation invitation; the African Confederation Secretariat administers the draw.
Portland, Oregon
One of the regional qualifiers for the North American Sector Championship in October. The Pacific Northwest qualifier is noted for its severe field strength relative to its draw size.
Registration: Registration open through the Pacific Northwest Federation, closing the first of August.
Toronto, Ontario
The senior competition of the National Crib Champ World League, contested annually since 1947 with intermissions only in years of the World Championship cycle. The Toronto venue has hosted the Open on eleven prior occasions.
Registration: By Sector invitation; the list of invited players will be published in the Annual Bulletin.
Reykjavík, Iceland
The Association’s senior recurring competition, contested every fourth year at venues nominated by the Council of Federations. The Reykjavík venue’s bid was approved at the 2023 Sector Meeting in Dubai. The defence by the present Champion is anticipated to be the central narrative thread of the Championships.
Registration: By national federation nomination, ratified by the Sanctioning Committee.
Veracruz, México
Marking the sixty-fourth anniversary of the Veracruz Convention of 1962, at which the Association formally designated tequila as the official spirit of sanctioned cribbage. The ceremonial toast is conducted by the Executive Director.
Registration: Open to all sanctioned holders of any rank; registration on the day.
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
An invitational eight-player charity engagement in aid of the Yarmouth Anglers’ Hospice, in continuous operation since 1971. The Match is conducted under simplified scoring conventions to accommodate the spectator gallery.
Registration: Tickets via the host institution; players by invitation only.
Singapore
The senior competition of the Asian Confederation, contested at the Raffles Convention Centre. The Singaporean Federation, admitted to the Confederation in 1998, hosts for the first time.
Registration: By federation invitation; the Asian Confederation Secretariat administers the draw.
Mexico City, México
The senior open of the Pan-American Confederation, contested in alternate years between Mexico City and São Paulo. The Mexico City venue last hosted in 2024.
Registration: Open registration through the Mexican Federation, closing the first of November.
Norwich, England
Held annually in the cathedral close at Norwich in commemoration of Sir John Suckling, the seventeenth-century English poet to whom the invention of the game is traditionally attributed. The Invitational is contested in five-card cribbage, the historical form of the game.
Registration: By the Memorial Trust’s annual invitation, generally extended to twelve players.
Ushuaia, Argentina
The first sanctioned competition of the Free Federation of Polar Cribbage Bodies, contested in Ushuaia owing to the climatic unsuitability of the Antarctic mainland in February. The Federation’s charter contemplates eventual relocation to McMurdo Station upon the completion of the heated pavilion now under construction.
Registration: By Federation nomination; the inaugural draw is presently confidential.
Auckland, New Zealand
The senior competition of the Oceanic Confederation, hosted in alternating years between Auckland and Brisbane. The Auckland venue’s Tasman Room has hosted the Open since 1992.
Registration: By federation invitation; observers welcomed on registration in advance.
Vienna, Austria
The senior recurring competition of the three-hand variant, contested triennially at the Hofburg Congress Centre. The Championship is the only sanctioned event at which the deal rotates by the full Viennese protocol.
Registration: By national federation nomination, ratified by the Variant Sub-Committee.
The Hague, the Netherlands
The senior deliberative assembly of the Association, convened every third year at Suckling House for the consideration of amendments to the standing bylaws, the receipt of the Director’s reports, and such other business as the Council shall by motion entertain.
Registration: Delegations by national federation. Observers admitted by application to the Office of the Director.
Further events will be announced through the present register as they are ratified by the Council of Federations. The Secretariat will not, as a matter of standing policy, confirm rumoured engagements in advance of ratification.