Grand National Teams
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The Grand National Teams (GNT) national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League
(ACBL) North American Bridge Championship
(NABC).
The Grand National Teams is a team knockout event. The event is broken into four flights (Championship, A, B, C). The event is restricted to those who have qualified in their local ACBL district. No player on a flight A team can have more than 5,000 masterpoints
. No player on a flight B team can have more than 2,000 masterpoints. No player on a flight C team can have more than 500 masterpoints, or be a lifemaster (which requires only 300 masterpoints).
All flights typically start on the Wednesday before the main NABC events.
The 2011 host district won Flights B and C in Toronto and thereby won the unofficial GNT Cup.
and his staff, conducted a Grand National Team-of-Four championship from 1934 to 1937 (the lifetime of the organization before merger created the ACBL
).
The event began in 1973 as a grass-roots event. The initial stages are contested over the course of several months at the local levels (the exact conditions vary). The district winners play for the championship at the Summer NABC.
Originally, all 25 districts of the ACBL participated. Currently only the 23 U.S. districts compete.
In 1985, the event was divided into three separate flights - A, B, C.
In 2001, the Championship Flight (for players with more than 5,000 points) was added.
The winners in each event have their names engraved on the Morehead Trophy, donated by The New York Times in memory of its longtime bridge editor Albert H. Morehead
.
In the Championship Flight semifinal, District 9 beat 11, the defending champion team, and District 6 beat 24, the 2009 runners up.
In Flight B, the home team McIntosh (District 2) defeated Hung (D21) 148–93. In the 16-team knockout stage, they won four matches by 105, 45, 44, and 55 IMPs!
In Flight C, the home team Qian (District 2) defeated Hu (D13) 142–100. Hu had won three knockout matches by 164, 54, and 69 IMPs. Qian won its four matches by 81, 41, 91, and 42 IMPs!
List of previous winners for Flight B and Flight C, Pages 6, 7
2009 winners, Page 1
2010 winners, Page 1
American Contract Bridge League
The American Contract Bridge League is the largest contract bridge organization in North America. It promotes the game of bridge in the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, and Canada, and is a member of the World Bridge Federation...
(ACBL) North American Bridge Championship
North American Bridge Championships
North 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...
(NABC).
The Grand National Teams is a team knockout event. The event is broken into four flights (Championship, A, B, C). The event is restricted to those who have qualified in their local ACBL district. No player on a flight A team can have more than 5,000 masterpoints
Masterpoints
Masterpoints or master points are points awarded by national and other bridge organisations for success in bridge tournaments run under their auspices. Organisations which issue these points include the American Contract Bridge League , the American Bridge Association, the English Bridge Union ,...
. No player on a flight B team can have more than 2,000 masterpoints. No player on a flight C team can have more than 500 masterpoints, or be a lifemaster (which requires only 300 masterpoints).
All flights typically start on the Wednesday before the main NABC events.
The 2011 host district won Flights B and C in Toronto and thereby won the unofficial GNT Cup.
History
The United States Bridge Association, established by Ely CulbertsonEly Culbertson
Ely Culbertson was an entreprenurial American contract bridge personality dominant during the Thirties and Forties. He played a major role in the early popularization of the game, and was widely regarded as "the man who made contract bridge"...
and his staff, conducted a Grand National Team-of-Four championship from 1934 to 1937 (the lifetime of the organization before merger created the ACBL
American Contract Bridge League
The American Contract Bridge League is the largest contract bridge organization in North America. It promotes the game of bridge in the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, and Canada, and is a member of the World Bridge Federation...
).
The event began in 1973 as a grass-roots event. The initial stages are contested over the course of several months at the local levels (the exact conditions vary). The district winners play for the championship at the Summer NABC.
Originally, all 25 districts of the ACBL participated. Currently only the 23 U.S. districts compete.
In 1985, the event was divided into three separate flights - A, B, C.
In 2001, the Championship Flight (for players with more than 5,000 points) was added.
The winners in each event have their names engraved on the Morehead Trophy, donated by The New York Times in memory of its longtime bridge editor Albert H. Morehead
Albert Hodges Morehead
Albert Hodges Morehead, Jr. was a writer for The New York Times, a bridge player, a lexicographer, and an author and editor of reference works.-Early years:...
.
Championship Flight
Spector (District 9) defeated Robinson (D6) by 12 IMPs, 140–128.In the Championship Flight semifinal, District 9 beat 11, the defending champion team, and District 6 beat 24, the 2009 runners up.
| Year | dist | Winners | dist | Runners-up |
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| 1973 |
Russell Arnold, James Beery, Jane Jaeger, Richard Pavlicek Richard Pavlicek Richard Pavlicek is an American bridge player, author and columnist.-Career:Pavlicek began to play bridge in 1964 at the age of 18 while stationed in Stuttgart, West Germany, with the U.S. Army. Upon returning to Florida in 1966 he started to play in bridge tournaments in his spare time. Since... , William Seamon, Robert G. Sharp |
Dave Smith, Byron Economidy, Jerry Levitt, Roger Lord, Norb Kremer, Ron Smith | ||
| 1974 |
Larry T. Cohen, Billy Eisenberg Billy Eisenberg William Eisenberg is an American bridge and backgammon professional. In bridge, Eisenberg has won five Bermuda Bowl world team titles and in backgammon he won the world title in 1975... , Eddie Kantar, Richard H. Katz, Paul Soloway Paul Soloway Paul Soloway was a world champion American bridge player. He won the Bermuda Bowl world team championship five times and won 30 national championships. Soloway was inducted into the American Contract Bridge League's Hall of Fame in 2002... , John Swanson |
12 | Chuck Burger, Fred Hamilton, Howard Perlman, Stanley Smith, Jeffrey Starr, Dick Yanko | |
| 1975 |
16 | John Fisher, Charles Gabriel, Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Jim Hooker, Charles Weed, Bobby Wolff Bobby Wolff Robert S. Wolff is an American bridge player and an original member of the Dallas Aces team, which was formed in 1968 to compete against the Italian Blue Team which was dominant at the time. The Aces were successful and won their first world championship in 1970... |
Mike Cook, Jim Felts, Doug Hill, Reece Rogers, Ron L. Smith, Bernie Yomtov | |
| 1976 |
Billy Eisenberg Billy Eisenberg William Eisenberg is an American bridge and backgammon professional. In bridge, Eisenberg has won five Bermuda Bowl world team titles and in backgammon he won the world title in 1975... , Eddie Kantar, Paul Soloway Paul Soloway Paul Soloway was a world champion American bridge player. He won the Bermuda Bowl world team championship five times and won 30 national championships. Soloway was inducted into the American Contract Bridge League's Hall of Fame in 2002... , John Swanson |
Marty Fleisher Martin Fleisher Martin Fleisher is an American bridge player, employee benefits attorney, manager of investments in life insurance policies and investment advisor.... , Charlie Friedman, Ron Gerard, Halina Jamner, Archie McKellar, Neil Nathanson |
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| 1977 |
16 | Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Dan Morse, Curtis Smith, Eddie Wold, Bobby Wolff Bobby Wolff Robert S. Wolff is an American bridge player and an original member of the Dallas Aces team, which was formed in 1968 to compete against the Italian Blue Team which was dominant at the time. The Aces were successful and won their first world championship in 1970... |
6 | Bobby Lipsitz, Steve Parker, Steve Robinson, Kit Woolsey Kit Woolsey Kit Woolsey is an American bridge and backgammon player. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1964. He earned a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1965.... |
| 1978 |
Gerald Caravelli, Charles Peres, William Rosen William Rosen William Albert Rosen is an American bridge player, best known for winning the 1954 Bermuda Bowl world championship.... , Milton Rosenberg, Dan Rotman |
Allan Cokin, Bobby Levin Bobby Levin Robert J. Levin is an American professional bridge player. He is best known as the youngest winner of the world championship for national teams, namely the 1981 Bermuda Bowl, and as five-time winner of the Cavendish Invitational with his regular partner Steve Weinstein... , Bud Reinhold, William Seamon, Steve Sion |
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| 1979 |
Greg DeFotis, Jerry Goldfein, Arnold Leavitt, Larry Robbins, Claude Vogel |
Marty Bergen Marty Bergen Marty A. Bergen is an American bridge player and writer. A 10-time national champion and American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master he retired from active competition in 1993... , Chuck Lamprey, Warren Rosner, Allan Stauber |
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| 1980 |
Jack Bitman, Jan Janitschke, Craig Janitschke, Dick Lesko |
Russell Arnold, Edith Kemp, Bill Passell, Cliff Russell, Billy Seamon, Dave Strasberg | ||
| 1981 |
16 | Ira Chorush, Jim Jacoby, Mike Passell, George Rosenkranz George Rosenkranz George Rosenkranz is a Mexican scientist in steroid research and a professional bridge player. He was born in Hungary, educated in Switzerland and lived in Mexico for 66 years... , Eddie Wold |
Mike Becker, Brian Glubok, John Lowenthal, Phillip Martin, Michael Rosenberg Michael Rosenberg Michael Rosenberg is one of the top bridge players in the United States. He moved to Scotland as a child and returned to New York in 1990 where he lives with his wife Debbie, also a top player.... , Ron Rubin |
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| 1982 |
21 | Ron Von der Porten, Hugh Ross, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Kyle Larsen, Peter Pender; Jeff Polisner (npc) |
12 | Steve Landen, Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Jeff Starr, Frank Bell, Chuck Burger |
| 1983 |
21 | Chip Martel, Hugh Ross, Peter Pender, Lew Stansby |
Lou Blumn, Larry Gould, Randy Joyce, Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman Richard Freeman (bridge) Richard Freeman was a world champion American bridge player holding the title of World Grand Master. He won the Bermuda Bowl world team championship and won many national championships. Freeman was inducted into the American Contract Bridge League's Hall of Fame in 2001... |
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| 1984 |
6 | Kit Woolsey Kit Woolsey Kit Woolsey is an American bridge and backgammon player. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1964. He earned a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1965.... , Ed Manfield, Peter Boyd, Bobby Lipsitz, Steve Robinson |
Greg DeFotis, Larry Robbins, Jerry Goldfein, Hal Mouser, Jack Oest, Gerry Caravelli | |
| 1985 |
21 | Chip Martel, Hugh Ross, Lew Stansby, Peter Pender; Alfred Sheinwold Alfred Sheinwold Alfred Sheinwold was an American bridge player, administrator, international team captain and prolific author of books about bridge. He was, with Edgar Kaplan, co-developer of the Kaplan-Sheinwold bidding system... (npc) |
6 | Steve Robinson, Eddie Manfield, Peter Boyd, Bobby Lipsitz |
| 1986 |
16 | Seymon Deutsch, Bobby Wolff Bobby Wolff Robert S. Wolff is an American bridge player and an original member of the Dallas Aces team, which was formed in 1968 to compete against the Italian Blue Team which was dominant at the time. The Aces were successful and won their first world championship in 1970... , Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Jim Jacoby |
Milt Rosenberg, Ralph Katz Ralph Katz Ralph Katz is an American bridge player.Domestically, he has won 20 North American Bridge Championships and twice the Open Team Trials. Internationally, he has many top finishes, highlighted by a win in the 2009 Bermuda Bowl... , Hal Mouser, Greg DeFotis, Larry Robbins, Howard Weinstein |
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| 1987 |
21 | Chip Martel, Hugh Ross, Peter Pender, Lew Stansby, Mike Lawrence |
Frank Hoadley, Sidney Lazard, John Onstott, Jack LaNoue | |
| 1988 |
6 | Steve Robinson, Ed Manfield, Peter Boyd, Bobby Lipsitz |
Jack Oest, Steve Garner, Jerry Goldfein, Bart Bramley, Gerry Caravelli, Howard Weinstein | |
| 1989 |
25 | Steve Sion, Robert Barr, Harold Stengel, Bernie Miller |
Tony Kasday, Paul Ivaska, Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden, Roger Bates | |
| 1990 |
11 | Doug Simson, Walter Johnson, Jeff Meckstroth Jeff Meckstroth Jeffrey John Meckstroth is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times. He is one of only ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... , Eric Rodwell Eric Rodwell Eric Victor Rodwell is an American professional bridge player. He has won the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times and is one of ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... , Dennis Clerkin |
Kay Larsen, Chris Larsen, Joe Kivel, Robert Rosenblum, Evan Bailey | |
| 1991 |
Larry Robbins, Jerry Goldfein, Jack Oest, Peter Nagy, Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein |
Marty Bergen Marty Bergen Marty A. Bergen is an American bridge player and writer. A 10-time national champion and American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master he retired from active competition in 1993... , Larry N. Cohen, Fred Stewart, Steve Weinstein |
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| 1992 |
6 | Steve Robinson, Peter Boyd, Bobby Lipsitz, Ed Manfield |
Mike Becker, Ron Rubin, Richard Pavlicek Richard Pavlicek Richard Pavlicek is an American bridge player, author and columnist.-Career:Pavlicek began to play bridge in 1964 at the age of 18 while stationed in Stuttgart, West Germany, with the U.S. Army. Upon returning to Florida in 1966 he started to play in bridge tournaments in his spare time. Since... , Bill Root, Bobby Levin Bobby Levin Robert J. Levin is an American professional bridge player. He is best known as the youngest winner of the world championship for national teams, namely the 1981 Bermuda Bowl, and as five-time winner of the Cavendish Invitational with his regular partner Steve Weinstein... , Jeff Wolfson |
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| 1993 |
21 | Ravindra Murthy, Brad Moss, Lew Stansby, Chip Martel, Hugh Ross, Jeff Ferro |
Brian Ellis, Asim Ulke, Florine Walters, Richard Finberg, Jay Apfelbaum, Piyush Vakil | |
| 1994 |
Jimmy Cayne James Cayne James E. "Jimmy" Cayne is an American businessman, a former CEO of Bear Stearns, founder of TalkGeek.org and world-class bridge player. After losing about one billion dollars in net worth from the collapse of Bear Stearns' stock, he sold his entire stake in the company for $61 million... , Alan Sontag Alan Sontag Alan M. Sontag is a world champion American bridge player and author of bridge books.-Bridge career:Although he is a six-time world champion in contract bridge, winning the prestige Bermuda Bowl twice, Sontag is best known as the author of The Bridge Bum, a book "on everybody's list of the top ten... , David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen |
11 | Doug Simson, Walter Johnson, Eric Rodwell Eric Rodwell Eric Victor Rodwell is an American professional bridge player. He has won the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times and is one of ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... , Jeff Meckstroth Jeff Meckstroth Jeffrey John Meckstroth is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times. He is one of only ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... |
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| 1995 |
Steve Garner, Jack Oest, Larry Robbins, Jerry Goldfein, Gerald Caravelli, Gary Cohler |
Billy Cohen, Marc Jacobus, Harold Lilie, Peter Nagy | ||
| 1996 |
21 | Ralph Buchalter, Hugh Ross, Kyle Larsen, Ron Smith, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby |
12 | Chuck Burger, Geoff Hampson, Allan Falk, Perry Johnson |
| 1997 |
9 | Jeffrey Wolfson, Bobby Levin Bobby Levin Robert J. Levin is an American professional bridge player. He is best known as the youngest winner of the world championship for national teams, namely the 1981 Bermuda Bowl, and as five-time winner of the Cavendish Invitational with his regular partner Steve Weinstein... , Jeff Meckstroth Jeff Meckstroth Jeffrey John Meckstroth is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times. He is one of only ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... , Neil Silverman, Richard Pavlicek Richard Pavlicek Richard Pavlicek is an American bridge player, author and columnist.-Career:Pavlicek began to play bridge in 1964 at the age of 18 while stationed in Stuttgart, West Germany, with the U.S. Army. Upon returning to Florida in 1966 he started to play in bridge tournaments in his spare time. Since... , Michael Seamon |
10 | Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Curtis Cheek, Steve Beatty, John Onstott |
| 1998 |
22 | Ross Grabel, Jon Wittes, Mark Itabashi, Fred Hamilton, Gene Simpson |
16 | Bobby Goldman Bobby Goldman Robert Goldman was an American bridge player, teacher and author. He won three Bermuda Bowls , Olympiad Mixed Teams 1972, and 20 North American Bridge Championships... , John Sutherlin, Malcolm Brachman, Mike Passell, Eddie Wold |
| 1999 |
9 | Joseph Shay, Michael Seamon, Bobby Levin Bobby Levin Robert J. Levin is an American professional bridge player. He is best known as the youngest winner of the world championship for national teams, namely the 1981 Bermuda Bowl, and as five-time winner of the Cavendish Invitational with his regular partner Steve Weinstein... , Jeff Meckstroth Jeff Meckstroth Jeffrey John Meckstroth is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times. He is one of only ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... , Eric Rodwell Eric Rodwell Eric Victor Rodwell is an American professional bridge player. He has won the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times and is one of ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... |
23 | Jill Meyers, Ed Davis, Mitch Dunitz, Iftikhar Baqai |
| 2000 |
9 | Joseph Shay, Michael Seamon, Bobby Levin Bobby Levin Robert J. Levin is an American professional bridge player. He is best known as the youngest winner of the world championship for national teams, namely the 1981 Bermuda Bowl, and as five-time winner of the Cavendish Invitational with his regular partner Steve Weinstein... , Jeff Meckstroth Jeff Meckstroth Jeffrey John Meckstroth is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times. He is one of only ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... , Eric Rodwell Eric Rodwell Eric Victor Rodwell is an American professional bridge player. He has won the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times and is one of ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... |
21 | Rose Meltzer, Peter Weichsel, Ron Smith, Kyle Larsen, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby |
| 2001 |
23 | Jill Meyers, Ed Davis, Mitch Dunitz, Iftikhar Baqai |
21 | Rose Meltzer, Peter Weichsel, Hugh Ross, Kyle Larsen, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby |
| 2002 |
9 | Russ Ekeblad, Sheila Ekeblad, Jeff Meckstroth Jeff Meckstroth Jeffrey John Meckstroth is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times. He is one of only ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... , Michael Seamon, Eric Rodwell Eric Rodwell Eric Victor Rodwell is an American professional bridge player. He has won the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times and is one of ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... , Mark Molson |
17 | Lou Ann O'Rourke, Roger Bates, Garey Hayden, Billy Miller, Marc Jacobus |
| 2003 |
21 | Rose Meltzer, Peter Weichsel, Hugh Ross, Kyle Larsen, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby |
9 | Larry Griffey, Spike Lay, Jeff Meckstroth Jeff Meckstroth Jeffrey John Meckstroth is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times. He is one of only ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... , Eric Rodwell Eric Rodwell Eric Victor Rodwell is an American professional bridge player. He has won the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times and is one of ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... , Michael Seamon, Russ Ekeblad |
| 2004 |
9 | Jim Mahaffey, Michael Seamon, Gary Cohler, Barnet Shenkin, Jeff Meckstroth Jeff Meckstroth Jeffrey John Meckstroth is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times. He is one of only ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... , Eric Rodwell Eric Rodwell Eric Victor Rodwell is an American professional bridge player. He has won the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times and is one of ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... |
16 | Malcolm Brachman, Bart Bramley, Sidney Lazard, Mike Passell, Eddie Wold |
| 2005 |
12 | Howard Perlman, Chuck Burger, Perry Johnson, Michael Zerbini |
9 | Jim Mahaffey, Barnet Shenkin, Eric Rodwell Eric Rodwell Eric Victor Rodwell is an American professional bridge player. He has won the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times and is one of ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... , Jeff Meckstroth Jeff Meckstroth Jeffrey John Meckstroth is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times. He is one of only ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... , Michael Seamon, Gary Cohler |
| 2006 |
16 | Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Petra Hamman, Hemant Lall, Justin Lall, John Sutherlin, Peggy Sutherlin |
21 | Jan Martel, Chip Martel, JoAnna Stansby, Lew Stansby, Kit Woolsey Kit Woolsey Kit Woolsey is an American bridge and backgammon player. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1964. He earned a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1965.... , Sally Woolsey |
| 2007 |
9 | Mike Becker, Warren Spector, Larry N. Cohen, David Berkowitz, Jeff Meckstroth Jeff Meckstroth Jeffrey John Meckstroth is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times. He is one of only ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... , Eric Rodwell Eric Rodwell Eric Victor Rodwell is an American professional bridge player. He has won the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times and is one of ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... |
24 | Glenn Milgrim, Chris Willenken, Roy Welland Roy Welland Roy Welland is the owner of New York restaurant Lotus of Siam NY, wine connoisseur, and world class bridge player... , Bobby Levin Bobby Levin Robert J. Levin is an American professional bridge player. He is best known as the youngest winner of the world championship for national teams, namely the 1981 Bermuda Bowl, and as five-time winner of the Cavendish Invitational with his regular partner Steve Weinstein... |
| 2008 |
9 | Mike Becker, Warren Spector, Larry N. Cohen, David Berkowitz, Jeff Meckstroth Jeff Meckstroth Jeffrey John Meckstroth is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times. He is one of only ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... , Eric Rodwell Eric Rodwell Eric Victor Rodwell is an American professional bridge player. He has won the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times and is one of ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... |
25 | Doug Doub, Frank Merblum, John Stiefel, Lloyd Arvedon, Victor King, Sheila Gabay |
| 2009 |
21 | Rose Meltzer, Kyle Larsen, Chip Martel, Jan Martel, Kit Woolsey Kit Woolsey Kit Woolsey is an American bridge and backgammon player. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1964. He earned a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1965.... , Sally Woolsey |
24 | Joe Grue, John Hurd, Kevin Bathurst, Shane Blanchard, Bob Blanchard, Brian Glubok |
| 2010 |
11 | Walter Johnson, Doug Simson, Dennis Clerkin, Jerry Clerkin |
23 | Jill Meyers, Mitch Dunitz, Walter Schafer, Ed Davis |
| 2011 |
9 | Warren Spector, Mike Becker, David Berkowitz, Gary Cohler, Jeff Meckstroth Jeff Meckstroth Jeffrey John Meckstroth is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times. He is one of only ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... , Eric Rodwell Eric Rodwell Eric Victor Rodwell is an American professional bridge player. He has won the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times and is one of ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... |
6 | Steve Robinson, Peter Boyd, Steve Landen, Bill Pettis, Bill Cole, Beth Palmer |
Lower flights
In the Flight A final, Schaeffer (District 14) defeated Savchenko (D24) by 16 IMPs, 109–93. Both had won their semifinal matches easily.In Flight B, the home team McIntosh (District 2) defeated Hung (D21) 148–93. In the 16-team knockout stage, they won four matches by 105, 45, 44, and 55 IMPs!
In Flight C, the home team Qian (District 2) defeated Hu (D13) 142–100. Hu had won three knockout matches by 164, 54, and 69 IMPs. Qian won its four matches by 81, 41, 91, and 42 IMPs!
| Year | dist | Winners | dist | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 |
17 | Merlin Vilhauer, Pam Stratton, Robert Johnson, Bruce Cuthbertson, Mark Litterman |
6 | Lyle Poe, Rusty Krauss, David Butler, Raphael Kahn, Barry Falgout, Mark Dahl |
| 2002 |
9 | Adrian Dovell, Patricia Dovell, John Moschella, John Brady, Bob Dennard, Brian Gunnell |
14 | Bob Balderson, Cindy Balderson, Kurt Schaeffer, Carole Miner |
| 2003 |
16 | Buddy Hanby, Sally Wheeler, Patricia Griffin, James Griffin |
5 | Niel Waletzky, Stan Dub, Don Sulgrove, Kathleen Sulgrove |
| 2004 |
6 | Sumner Steinfeldt, Marshall Kuschner, Hal Hindman, Mark Chen |
12 | Mark Leonard, Thomas Rozinski, Barry Lippitt, Richard Mydloski |
| 2005 |
7 | Jonathan Slaney, John Lowell, Jeff Ziemer, Robert Fendrick, Hugh Hughes, Gregory Roberts |
24 | Valentin Carciu, David Gurvich, Michael Lipkin, Ira Ewen, Sorin Pleacof |
| 2006 |
2 | Doug Baxter, Daniel Korbel, David Grainger, Danny Miles, Andy Stark |
16 | Charles Price, Mark Bumgardner, Stan Kohan, Greg Hinze, Marcus Poe, Tom Edwards |
| 2007 |
12 | Michael Alioto, Sheldon Kirsch, Barry Lippitt, Frank Sensoli, Robert Cappelli |
24 | Valentin Carciu, Michael Lipkin, David Gurvich, Sorin Pleacof, Ljudmila Kamenova |
| 2008 |
24 | James Scott, Harry Apfel, John Ramos, Kelley Hwang, Valentin Carciu, Sorin Pleacof |
11 | Sheryl Langner, Shan Au, Charles Kopp, Gregory Potts |
| 2009 |
23 | Chien Yao Tseng, John Ramos, David Kempe, Matt Klimesh |
19 | Dave Grubbs, Kevin Bolan, John Maki, Bill O'Brien |
| 2010 |
4 | Elliot Shalita, Andy Kaufman, Rick Olanoff, Doug Dye, Howard Cohen, Corey Krantz |
7 | Lance Shull, Audrey Ventura, Jon Rice, Doug Dey |
| 2011 |
14 | Kurt Schaeffer, Kerry Holloway, Bjorgvin Kristinsson - Keith Connolly |
24 | Igor Savchenko, Ljudmila Kamenova, Doug Herron - Bill Begert, Valentin Carciu, Sorin Pleacof |
| Year | dist | Winners | dist | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |
Irving Goodman, Floyd Dyson, Leo Takelfman, Tim McPhail, Louis Richardson |
Sally Grace, Linda Weinstein, Sharon Meng, Jennifer James, Jerry Poliquin, Robert Buchner | ||
| 1986 |
Paul McGowan, George Towner, Winston Edwards, Regena Jones (replaced Lizzie Hepburn) |
Ken Connell, Linda Connell, Carla Eisenhauer, S. K. Carruthers, Claire Jones, Dennis Nelson | ||
| 1987 |
Dwight Hunt, Ed Horwitz, Ken Kadish, Claude LeFeuvre |
Bob Webb, Pat Webb, Kevin Chen, Joseph Blalock | ||
| 1988 |
Steven Beck, Michael Camp, Win Allegaert, Fred Chang |
Jean Molnar, Michael Weber, Down Holmer, Walter Riddle, Joseph Rubin | ||
| 1989 |
George Runyan, Tim Joder, Iype Koshy, Robert Dupont |
Paul Nickerson, William Goldsmith, Denise Goldsmith, Cheryl Porter | ||
| 1990 |
Judy Hughes, Karen Miller, Robert Seaholm, John Morano, Goutam Chakraborty, Krishnanand Maillacheruver |
Jim Adams, John Edmunds, Dan Feldman, Larry Kahn, Usuf Ismail | ||
| 1991 |
Mary Poplawski, Stanley Poplawski, William Smith, Barrett Raff |
Bruce Norman, Fred Gitelman Fred Gitelman Fred Gitelman is a leading American bridge player, as well as the founder and manager of , a bridge playing site.... , Sheri Winestock, Geoff Hampson |
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| 1992 |
Otto Rothenberg, Richard Baumer, Arthur Haley, Bert Kulic |
Nielih Cheng, Peter Kalat, Jeffery Allen, Carlos Munoz, Lp. P. Calahan, Bruce Platt | ||
| 1993 |
Eric Greco, Philip Greco, Kefu Xu, Harry Zhou, David Better |
Jack Jessop, Morrie Kleinplatz, Barry Onslow, Elaine Morrison | ||
| 1994 |
Larry Crevier, Sylvain Descoteaux, Marc-Andre Fourcaudot, Frederic Pollack |
Glen Holman, Eric Sutherland, Darren Wolpert, Hazel Wolpert | ||
| 1995 |
Larry Crevier, Frederic Pollack, Sylvain Descoteaux, Marc-Andre Fourcaudot |
Darren Wolpert, Hazel Wolpert, Gordon Brown, Sam Yoga | ||
| 1996 |
David Green, Edward Lee, Chien Huang, Robert Johnson |
David Walker, Roberts Moore, Jim Hawkins, Geoffrey Mallette | ||
| 1997 |
Harold Jordan, Sigridur Kristjansdottir, Andy Kaufman, Greg Burch |
Steve Albin, Elaine Pittius, Julia Ehlers, Mike McNamara | ||
| 1998 |
Robert Latulippe, Rene Pelletier, Jocelyn Bernier, Richard Wildi, Jacques Carel, Herve Chatagnier |
Richard Wegman, Kefu Xu, Yi Zhong, Weizhong Bao | ||
| 1999 |
Henry Caspar, Tom Buttle, Claude King, Ringo Chung, Helen DeWild, Vinay Sarin |
Dennis Thompson, Steve Albin, David Liss, Jack Brauner | ||
| 2000 |
Michael Moffatt, Tai Eng, Insa Fricker, Gilbert Lambert |
John Turner, Ralph Russo, Mark de Garcia, David Shipman | ||
| 2001 |
Gary Moore, Chris Lubesnik, Kevin Bathurst, Lisa Liberati, Randolph Hammock, Ari Greenberg |
12 | Michael Alioto, Robert Cappelli, Frank Sensoli, Deborah DeWitt | |
| 2002 |
Gary McDole, Fred Dischman, Chad Fisher, Larry Weatherholt |
Barry Cohen, Nick Straguzzi, Bill Grosnick, Everett Young | ||
| 2003 |
6 | Hailong Ao, Jian-Jian Wang, Huailin Chen, Yi Zhong |
1 | Ovidiu Stanica, Rick Soderstrom, Jack Brown, Ron Zambonini |
| 2004 |
21 | Sathya Bettadapura, Jim Leuker, Bruce Tuttle, Shelley Lapkoff, Tanakorn Lavanakul |
14 | Jonathan Cohen, Charles Nauen, Mark Krusemeyer, Patti Stuhlman |
| 2005 |
21 | Li-Chung Chen, Chuck Wong, Clark Millikan, Alex Staykov, Samuel Ieong, Tanakorn Lavanakul |
8 | Jim Hudson, Meyer Abarbanel, Arbha Vongsvivut, Mike Giacaman |
| 2006 |
25 | Bernard Schneider, Frances Schneider, Allan Wolf, Russell Friedman |
5 | Dan Roseberry, John Bacon, John Tscholl, Jim Overcasher |
| 2007 |
21 | John Barth, Jiang Chen, Mike Develin Mike Develin Michael Lee Develin is an American mathematician known for his work in combinatorics and discrete geometry.-Early life:... , Nongyu Li |
25 | Robert McCaw, Florin Constantin, Gregory Ingolia, Lewis Gamerman |
| 2008 |
23 | Joseph Viola, Gerard Geremia, Matt Klimesh, David Kempe |
5 | Dian Petrov, Michael Ryan, Donna Steffan, James Gullo |
| 2009 |
11 | Beve Smith, John Clark, Danny Barnett, Lamar Hamilton |
23 | Robert C.F. Wang, Shiu-Ming Huang, Eric Tan, Frank Shih |
| 2010 |
14 | Eric Hendrickson, Paul Gutterman, Andy Caranicas, Richard Lawson |
15 | Paul Chan, Lily Chan, Mark De Garcia, Gregory Barnes |
| 2011 |
2 | Craig Macintosh; John Cook - Aleksandar Vujic - Andrew Collins - Charles Halasi - David Halasi |
21 | Eugene Hung; Andrew Hoskins; Steve Chen - Sarah Chen |
| Year | dist | Winners | dist | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |
Bob Faskingbauer, Kenneth Wolf, Thomas Dressing, David Marker |
Albert Tom, Dennis Erani, Valentin Carciu, David Marker | ||
| 1992 |
Richard Unger, Charles Morrin, Andrew Ware, Martin Weiverka |
J. Michael Hill, Kevin Kadmus, Carol Wisemiller, Marty Lobdale | ||
| 1993 |
Stephen Arshan, Richard Ross, Feng Liu, Steve Pessin, George Shamy |
Sardarsink Gohel, Jack Shartsis, Joyce Bell, Nathan Banker | ||
| 1994 |
Jiabin Luo, Anil Kaushal, Sundar Atre, Zheng Zhang |
Greg Bieber, Art Steinberg, Roman Shapiro, Betsy Wellington | ||
| 1995 |
Nathaniel Thurston, Bill Chen, David Shao, Andrew Lewis |
Jeff Jacob, Judi Hager, David Rosenstein, Yiping Wang | ||
| 1996 |
25 | Mark Edeburn, Susan Ostrowski, Dan Berlowitz, Joseph Seo |
Mark DeGarcia, Marcus Rodhouse, Steven Erickson, Sheng-Hung Wang | |
| 1997 |
Tim Barrett, Joe Grue, Joe Barrett, Chengwei Lee, Tom Monikowski |
Curtis Ruder, Atul Rai, Dennis Affholter, Jonathan Davidson | ||
| 1998 |
Jerzy Jelen, Marek Dalecki, Ted Ryll, Romuald Mindak, Wieslaw Kalita, Zbigniew Muszynski |
Ed Williams, Kurt Dasher, Thomas Reband, Bill Gliesman | ||
| 1999 |
Dave Hemmer, Jon Kurasch, Robert Alps, Roger Solomon |
Bruce Scott, Tom Allen, Paul Hazzard, Jim Boardman | ||
| 2000 |
Zbigniew Musznyski, Marian Kowalewski, Pavel Boruta, Robert Boruta, Michael Omielski, Eugenisz Babiarz |
25 | Barry Margolin, Suresh Adina, Leo Zelevinsky, Otis Bricker | |
| 2001 |
Mark MacKenzie, Ron Sloan, Deen Hergott, David Gordon |
David Ruppert, Michael Pearlman, Dan Moore, Walter Mitnick | ||
| 2002 |
Stephen Tu, Steve Chen, Shih-Ming Shih, Paul Cornelius, Rajeev Gupta |
Rohan Coelho, Todd Zimnoch, Ralph Henderson, Maurice Henderson | ||
| 2003 |
20 | Rohan Coelho, Ralph Henderson, Danny McGurl, David Castles |
13 | Tadeusz Szych, Jerzy Jelen, Wlodzimierz Lopalewski, Klaudsiusz Warbinski, Mike Potoczak, Lech Brzozowski |
| 2004 |
12 | Grigoriy Blekherman, Amy Kiefer, David Harty, Han Peters |
24 | Ryan Connors, Mark Dean, Daniel Wilderman, Helena McGahagan |
| 2005 |
2 | Bob Defreyne, Milt Payne, Paul Beischlag, Reginald Smith |
14 | Andy Caranicas, Jeremy Martin, Daniel Barrett, Shela Kim |
| 2006 |
19 | Kam Tang, Samuel Lai, Tao Feng, Jack Lee |
20 | Ivan Jen, Veronica Mathis, John Cissel, Daniel Rothwell |
| 2007 |
16 | George Keiller, Don Morgan, John Heath, Alan Dennis |
19 | Long Xie, Roy Li, Kai Zhou, Baixiang Liu |
| 2008 |
8 | Thomas O'Reilly-Pol, Debbie Romero, Jonathan Goldberg, Sandy Bigg |
23 | Lenard Lakofka, Alan Flower, Kevin Long, Aaron Craig |
| 2009 |
12 | Brian Wyman, Benjamin Weiss, Max Glick, Zachary Scherr, Zachary Wasserman |
16 | Brett Elliott, Harry Elliott, Robert Reichek, Byron Elliott, Herbert Kalman |
| 2010 |
11 | Ryan Schultz, David Camillus, Ambrish Bansal, Tom Terwilliger |
20 | Chris Poulos, Magid Shirzadegan, Anoush Shirzadegan, Brian Breckenridge |
| 2011 |
2 | Kaiyu Qian; Qian Ren; Fred Li - Yuan Chen - Hang Zhang; Wensong Zhen |
13 | Ping Hu - Meiheng Shi; Shengke Wang - Huixin Pan |
Sources
List of previous winners for Championship Flight and Flight A, Pages 8, 9List of previous winners for Flight B and Flight C, Pages 6, 7
2009 winners, Page 1
2010 winners, Page 1