Giorgio Duboin
Encyclopedia
Giorgio Duboin is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) is an Italian
Italy
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professional bridge
Contract bridge
Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards played by four players in two competing partnerships with partners sitting opposite each other around a small table...
player. He has won four world teams championships along with six consecutive European teams championships and a seventh European in 2010. For many years his regular partner was Norberto Bocchi
Norberto Bocchi
Norberto Bocchi is an Italian bridge player. Bocchi has won four World teams championships along with six consecutive European teams championships and a seventh European in 2010. For many years his regular partner was Giorgio Duboin...
; now he plays primarily with Antonio Sementa.
As of April 2011 Duboin ranks number 3 among Open World Grand Masters and he has been number one.
Awards
- C & R Motors Award (The Best Played Hand of the Year) 2008
- Gidwani Family Trust Award (The Best Defence of the Year) 2007
Wins
- Bermuda BowlBermuda BowlThe Bermuda Bowl is a trophy awarded to the winners of the Open series in the World Team Championship in contract bridge and is named for the site of the inaugural tournament held in 1950...
(1) 2005 - World Open Team OlympiadWorld Team OlympiadThe World Team Olympiad was a contract bridge meet organized by the World Bridge Federation every four years from 1960 to 2004. Its main events were world championships for national teams, always including one open and one restricted to women...
(2) 2000, 2004 - World Mind Sports GamesWorld Mind Sports GamesThe first World Mind Sports Games were held in Beijing, China from October 3 to 18, 2008, about two months after the Olympic Games. They were sponsored and organised by the International Mind Sports Association with the General Administration of Sport of China and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of...
(1) 2008 — successor to the quadrennial Olympiad - Rosenblum CupRosenblum CupRosenblum Cup is Open Teams event held every four years as part of the World Bridge Championships. The event was added to the world championships in New Orleans in 1978 to commemorate Julius Rosenblum, who served as president of the World Bridge Federation until 1976...
(1) 2002 - North American Bridge ChampionshipsNorth American Bridge ChampionshipsNorth American Bridge Championships are three annual bridge conventions sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League . The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven days. They comprise both championship and side contests of...
(9)- VanderbiltVanderbilt TrophyThe trophy is awarded for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams national bridge championship held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....
(1) 2004 - SpingoldSpingoldThe Spingold national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....
(2) 2001, 2002 - ReisingerReisingerThe Reisinger national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship .The Reisinger is a board-a-match event.-History:...
(1) 2000 - Open Board-a-Match TeamsMitchell Board-a-Match TeamsThe Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....
(2) 2002, 2003 - Jacoby Open Swiss TeamsJacoby Open Swiss TeamsThe Jacoby Open Swiss Teams national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....
(1) 2001 - Open Swiss Teams (1) 2007
- Open Pairs ISilodor Open PairsThe Silodor Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....
(1) 2007
- Vanderbilt
- European Championships (10)
- Open Teams (7) 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010
- EBL Champions' Cup (1) 2002
- Mixed Teams (1) 2002
- Junior Pairs (1) 1980
- European Union/European Community Bridge League (5)
- Open Teams (1) 1983
- Open Pairs (3) 1985, 1987, 1996
- Junior Teams (1) 1979
- Italian Championships (22)
- Open Teams (10) 1982, 1987, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
- Open Cup (6) 1983, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2000
- Club Teams Championships (2) 2004, 2007
- Mixed Teams (2) 1980, 2008
- Junior Teams (2) 1978, 1984
- Other notable wins:
- Forbo-Krommenie Nations Cup (1) 2002
- Forbo-Krommenie International Teams (2) 2001, 2002
- White House International Top Teams (2) 2006, 2008
- Politiken World Pairs (1) 2000
Runner-ups
- Bermuda BowlBermuda BowlThe Bermuda Bowl is a trophy awarded to the winners of the Open series in the World Team Championship in contract bridge and is named for the site of the inaugural tournament held in 1950...
(2) 2003, 2009 - North American Bridge ChampionshipsNorth American Bridge ChampionshipsNorth American Bridge Championships are three annual bridge conventions sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League . The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven days. They comprise both championship and side contests of...
(6)- VanderbiltVanderbilt TrophyThe trophy is awarded for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams national bridge championship held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....
(1) 2007 - ReisingerReisingerThe Reisinger national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship .The Reisinger is a board-a-match event.-History:...
(2) 1999, 2001 - Open Board-a-Match TeamsMitchell Board-a-Match TeamsThe Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....
(1) 2001 - Jacoby Open Swiss TeamsJacoby Open Swiss TeamsThe Jacoby Open Swiss Teams national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....
(2) 2006, 2009
- Vanderbilt
- European Championships (2)
- Open Pairs (1) 1999
- Junior Teams (1) 1984
- European Union/European Community Bridge League (1)
- Open Teams (1) 1996
- Italian Championships (18)
- Open Teams (9) 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2009
- Open Cup (2) 1989, 1996
- Club Teams Championships (3) 2005, 2006, 2008
- Mixed Teams (3) 1995, 1996, 2006
- Junior Teams (1) 1982
- Other notable 2nd places:
- Buffett CupBuffett CupThe Buffett Cup is a bridge trophy which is awarded biennially in an event between teams from Europe and the United States.The tournament is modeled on the Ryder Cup golf competition and is held in the week preceding the golf event at a nearby location. The competition was first held in 2006 and is...
(1) 2006 - IOC Grand Prix (1) 2000
- Forbo-Krommenie Nations Cup (2) 2000, 2001
- White House International Top Teams (1) 2004
- Buffett Cup
External links
- "Giorgio Duboin". European Bridge League.
- "Giorgio Duboin". World Bridge Federation.