The Super Grands brochure is complete and will debut at the Golden Gate Nationals in San Francisco, April 8-9. It will be online (www.nblskil.com). The hotel (www.sacramento.doubletree.com) and airport shuttle (To Be Announced) can be booked online and we hope to accomplish online Super Grands registration as well with optional credit card payment this year.

This year’s venue is the Sacramento Doubletree Hotel. Yes, their famous warm chocolate chip cookies upon check-in – a Doubletree tradition. Hotel suites and larger guest rooms are limited and only obtainable through the NBL (call us at 716-763-1111 if interested). We negotiated an extremely good room rate for California at $129 per night. You might want to book a tentative reservation ASAP as the hotel will sell out. Then adjust your dates as need be after you book your flight arrangements. The Doubletree is located directly across the street from Sacramento's enormus Arden Mall ( www.ardenfair.com ) so you’ll have plenty of opportunity for California shopping.

Like last year, the best rates for Super Grands entry fees will require you to be registered at the tournament hotel (except local attendees with certain zip codes). Entry fees will increase approximately $70 per division if you’re not staying at the Doubletree. All this information will be on our website www.nblskil.com

If you have any doubts on how to properly fill your player cards with your NBL or SKIL rankings, please click on How to - Super Grands Player's Cards for NBL for How to - Amateur Int'ls Player's Cards for SKIL and follow the simple and easy instructions. You can pre-register as soon as the FINAL NBL or SKIL Rankings are available online in late OCTOBER.