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{{Short description|National governing body}}
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{{Infobox sport governing body
|name = South African Bridge Federation
|abbrev = SABF
|logo = South African Bridge Federation Logo.png
|logosize = 200px
|sport = [[Bridge (game)|Bridge]]
|category =
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|jurisdiction =
|founded = 1954
|aff = [[World Bridge Federation]]
|affdate = 1960
|region = African Bridge Federation
|regionyear =
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|location =
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|url = www.sabf.co.za
|countryflag = South Africa
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The '''South African Bridge Federation (SABF)''' is the national [[sport governing body|governing body]], custodian and regulator for the [[card game]] of [[Bridge (game)|bridge]] in [[South Africa]]. SABF is affiliated
SABF organises national competitions such as the South African Bridge Congress,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abf.com.au/event/south-african-bridge-federation-congress-2017/|title=Australian Bridge Federation : South African Bridge Federation Congress 2017|access-date=12 May 2017|website=abf.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2014/05/02/bridge-players-come-up-trumps/|title=Bridge players come up trumps|access-date=2 May 2014|website=heraldlive.co za}}</ref> and the SABF Interclub.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.botswanaguardian.co.bw/sports/item/218-bridge-team-gets-better-and-better.html|title=Bridge team gets better and better|access-date=31 July 2013|website=botswanaguardian.co.bw}}</ref> Every 2 years the SABF enters teams in the African Zonals and should they qualify will go on to represent South Africa in one or more of the 4 sections of the World Bridge Championships being the Bermuda Bowl (Open), the Venice Cup (Women), D' Orsi Bowl (Seniors) and the Wuhan Cup (Mixed)).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://db.worldbridge.org/repository/tourn/lyon.17/reg/participantsDetailTeams.asp?qteamid=SOUTH_AFRICA@1442|title=43rd WORLD BRIDGE TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIPS / Team Participants|access-date=2 August 2017|website=WBF}}</ref>
==History==
South African Bridge Federation (SABF) was established in 1954, while its affiliation to World Bridge Federation (WBF) was achieved in 1960.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KM1BAAAAYAAJ&q=The%C2%A0South+African+Bridge+Federation%C2%A0(SABF)+was%C2%A0founded+in+1954+and+affiliated%C2%A0to+the+World+Bridge+Federation%C2%A0in%C2%A01960%C2%A0 |title=South Africa - South African State Department of Information, 1986|page=836 |year=1986|isbn=9780797005532|access-date=2017-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SyYmAQAAMAAJ&q=The%C2%A0South+African+Bridge+Federation%C2%A0(SABF)+was%C2%A0founded+in+1954+and+affiliated%C2%A0to+the+World+Bridge+Federation%C2%A0in%C2%A01960 |title=South Africa: sport and recreation |page=8 |year=1985 |isbn=9780621097351 |access-date=2017-10-21}}</ref> In 1984, an attempt to expel SABF from international events and the WBF due to the [[apartheid]] policies of the South African government was averted when the SABF agreed not to send teams to competitions unless invited.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/01/nyregion/bridge-agreement-settles-the-issue-of-the-status-of-south-africa.html|title=Bridge:Agreement Settles the Issue Of the Status of South Africa|website=The New York Times|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Sport in South Africa]]
* [[List of contract bridge governing bodies]]
* [[List of bridge competitions and awards]]
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==External links==
* [http://www.sabf.co.za Official
* [http://www.worldbridge.org WBF Official Website]
{{WPCBIndex}}
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[[Category:Sports governing bodies in South Africa|Bridge]]
[[Category:Contract bridge governing bodies]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1954]]
[[Category:1954 establishments in South Africa]]
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