The Keohane North American Swiss Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League

American Contract Bridge League

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 (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship

North American Bridge Championships

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 (NABC).

The Keohane North American Swiss Teams is a six session Swiss Teams event, two qualifying sessions, two semi-final sessions and two final sessions that takes place over three days.
The event typically starts on the second Friday of the NABC.
The event is open.

History

The event was introduced in 1977.
The trophy was donated by Ethel Keohane in memory of her husband, William H. Keohane (1896–1972).

The Keohane Trophy was presented for the Open Individual Championship until it was re-designated in 1995 by the ACBL Board of Directors for the North American Swiss Teams.

Winners

Winners of Keohane North American Swiss Teams

Year	Winners	Runners-Up
1977	Neil Chambers, Jim Donaldson, Bruce Ferguson, Clarence Goppert, John Schermer	Dennis Clerkin, Jerry Clerkin, John Herrmann, Ken Schutze
1978	Barry Crane Barry Crane Barry Crane, born Barry Cohen, was a prolific television producer and director, and a champion bridge player.... , Bob Kehoe, Mike Smolen, Charles Weed, Billy Cohen	Ira Chorush, Thomas Peters, Ely Solomon, John Zilic, Virginia Zilic
1979	Hermine Baron, R. Jay Becker, Paul Ivaska, Jim Robison	Gerald Caravelli, Mark Cohen, 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... , Harvey Miller, Ken Schutze, Russell Shoup
1980	1-2. Steve Becker, Philip Cowan, Rich DeMartino, Judy Rich; 1-2. Dale Beers, William Epperson, Dave Furman, Dave Treitel
1981	Ron Beall, Bob Etter Bob Etter Robert Glenn Etter is a retired American football placekicker. He played with the Atlanta Falcons in 1968 and 1969. He also played for the Memphis Southmen of the World Football League in 1974 and 1975... , Ann Jacobson, Bob Thomson	Lea Dupont, Benito Garozzo Benito Garozzo Benito Garozzo is one of the most famous bridge players in the history of the game. He has won 13 world championship titles with the Italian Blue Team, playing with Pietro Forquet and later Giorgio Belladonna... , Glenn Lublin, Claire Tornay
1982	Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden, Garnet Snyder, Martha Beecher, David Ashley, Dave Treadwell	Andy Bernstein, Jim Foster, Tom Sanders, John Sutherlin
1983	Sylvia Summers, Harve Waken, Robert Radwin, Gene Simpson, Steve Sturm	2-3. Philip Cowan, Michael Kopera, Alan Miller, John Heller, George Berger; 2-3. Richard Capps, John Onstott, Dan Requard, Syd Levey
1984	Grant Baze, Rhoda Walsh, Lea Dupont, Benito Garozzo Benito Garozzo Benito Garozzo is one of the most famous bridge players in the history of the game. He has won 13 world championship titles with the Italian Blue Team, playing with Pietro Forquet and later Giorgio Belladonna...	William Laubenheimer, Stephen Kanzee, Marc Renson, Hamish Bennett
1985	Jack Coleman, Rhoda Walsh, Jim Jacoby, Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden	Nadine Wood, Jonathan Steinberg, Eric Hochman, Mike Cappelletti Mike Cappelletti A. Michael Cappelletti is an American bridge player and poker authority. Amongst poker players he is known as the author of the books Cappelletti on Omaha, The Best of Cappelletti on Omaha, Poker at the Millennium and How to Win at Omaha High-Low Poker, and also as columnist for the poker...
1986	Marc Jacobus, Joey Silver, Jim McDonough, George Mittelman, Allan Graves	Jack Coleman, Rhoda Walsh, Mark Itabashi, Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden
1987	Henry Bethe, Kitty Bethe, Alan Truscott Alan Truscott Alan Fraser Truscott was a bridge player, author and columnist. He wrote the daily bridge column for The New York Times for 41 years, from 1964 to 2005 and served as Executive Editor for all six editions of The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge, 1964 to 2002.- Britain :Truscott was born in Brixton,... , Dorothy Hayden Truscott Dorothy Hayden Truscott Dorothy Hayden Truscott was the top-ranked woman in bridge for many years and authored or co-authored books on the game.-Career:...	Jill Meyers, Beverly Rosenberg, Stelios Touchtidis, Steve Cohen, Pam Wittes, Carol Pincus
1988	John Zilic, David Siebert, Allan Siebert, Sylvia Summers, Paul Munafo	Rita Rand, Gerald Caravelli, Joel Friedberg, Ethan Stein, Jerry Goldfein
1989	Eugene Gardner, Kenneth Meyer, Ed Shapiro, Bruce Silverstein	Joel Friedberg, Rita Rand, Ethan Stein, Gerald Caravelli, Jerry Goldfein
1990	1-2. Larry Mori, Kitty Bethe, Juanita Chambers, Jim Robison; 1-2. 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... , Miguel Reygadas, Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden, Roger Bates, John Grantham
1991	Keith Wilson, Gary Peterson, Dennis Hesthaven, Ralph Letizia, Benton Wheeler	Jack Coleman, Judi Radin, Fred Hamilton, Dennis Sorensen, Mike Shuman
1992	Lewis Kaplan, Boris Baran, Geoff Hampson, Mark Molson, Mark Stein	Jack Coleman, Mike Shuman, Larry T. Cohen, Dan Rotman, Fred Hamilton
1993	Alan Lebendig, Tom Clarke, Joe Quinn, Shawn Womack	Lynn Blumenthal, Steve Bruno, Loren Hawkins, Darrell Keel, Sue Lyski
1994	Jack Coleman, Drew Cannell, Mark Molson, Boris Baran, Mark Stein	Barry Rigal, JoAnn Manfield, Alan Truscott Alan Truscott Alan Fraser Truscott was a bridge player, author and columnist. He wrote the daily bridge column for The New York Times for 41 years, from 1964 to 2005 and served as Executive Editor for all six editions of The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge, 1964 to 2002.- Britain :Truscott was born in Brixton,... , Dorothy Truscott Dorothy Hayden Truscott Dorothy Hayden Truscott was the top-ranked woman in bridge for many years and authored or co-authored books on the game.-Career:...
1995	Jack Coleman, Drew Cannell, Mark Molson, Boris Baran, Mark Stein	Irina Levitina Irina Levitina Irina Solomonovna Levitina is a Russian-American chess and bridge player. In chess, she has been a World Championship Candidate and gained the title Woman Grandmaster. In contract bridge she has been five times the World Champion.-Chess career:In 1973, she tied for 2nd-5th in Menorca... , Judy Tucker, Benito Garozzo Benito Garozzo Benito Garozzo is one of the most famous bridge players in the history of the game. He has won 13 world championship titles with the Italian Blue Team, playing with Pietro Forquet and later Giorgio Belladonna... , Lea Dupont, Karen Allison, Mike Ledeen
1996	Rita Rand, Gerald Caravelli, Arnie Fisher, Steve Garner, Richard Colker	John Begley, Mike Lawrence Michael Lawrence (bridge player) Michael Steven Lawrence is an American bridge player, teacher, theorist, and prolific writer.-Biography:... , John Sutherlin, Dan Morse, Hugh Ross
1997	John Malley, Dan Colatosti, Bill Hunter, Shome Mukherjee	Jacob Podbilevich, Gonzalo Herrera, Jim Looby, Cameron Doner
1998	Steve Beatty, John Onstott, 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... , Mark Lair	Jack Coleman, Chris Compton, Boris Baran, Mike Shuman, Mark Molson
1999	David Berkowitz David Berkowitz (bridge player) David L. Berkowitz is an American professional bridge player.In 1998, he came as close as it is possible to come to a world championship without winning it. In the World Open Pairs, he and Larry Cohen led throughout the five-session final, only to be overtaken on the last two boards... , Larry N. Cohen Larry Cohen (bridge player) Larry Neil Cohen is an American bridge player and writer. He is the winner of 25 North American Bridge Championships including the Vanderbilt, two Spingolds, two Reisingers, three Life Master Pairs, and four Blue Ribbon Pairs as well as a two-time winner of the Cavendish Invitational Pairs.He... , Jeff Wolfson, Neil Silverman	Billy Miller, Curtis Cheek, Brian Gunnell, Kyle Larsen
2000	Steven Cooper, Kitty Munson Cooper, Mel Colchamiro, Janet Colchamiro, Betty Bloom, Steve Bloom	Benito Garozzo Benito Garozzo Benito Garozzo is one of the most famous bridge players in the history of the game. He has won 13 world championship titles with the Italian Blue Team, playing with Pietro Forquet and later Giorgio Belladonna... , Lea Dupont, Steve Levinson, Barnet Shenkin
2001	Richard Coren, 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... , Larry T. Cohen, Drew Casen Drew Casen Drew Ara Casen is an Armenian-American professional bridge player.He is a native of Forest Hills and was raised in the Lenox Hills neighborhood of Farmingdale which abuts Bethpage State Park golf course, site of the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open...	Richard Haplerin, Colin Revell, Leonard Ernst, Paul Erb, George Pisk
2002	Mark Gordon, Richard Zucker, Winthrop Allegaert, Jaggy Shivdasani Jaggy Shivdasani Jaggy Shivdasani is one of India's most successful bridge players. Having burst onto the India's national scene in 1976 by winning the premier Holkar Trophy – he went on to win all national titles, usually multiple times... , Mark Molson, Boris Baran	Robert Hollman, Marc Jacobus, Gaylor Kasle, Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson
2003	David Siebert, Allan Siebert, Greg Hinze, Nagy Kamel	Ron Feldman, B. Wayne Stuart, Steve Cohen, Drew Casen Drew Casen Drew Ara Casen is an Armenian-American professional bridge player.He is a native of Forest Hills and was raised in the Lenox Hills neighborhood of Farmingdale which abuts Bethpage State Park golf course, site of the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open... , Larry T. Cohen, Wafik Abdou
2004	Larry Mori, Venkatrao Koneru, Marty Fleisher Martin Fleisher Martin Fleisher is an American bridge player, employee benefits attorney, manager of investments in life insurance policies and investment advisor.... , Vincent Demuy, Barnet Shenkin, Gavin Wolpert	Piotr Tuszynski, Jaroslaw Piasecki, Farid Assemi, Eduard Wojewoda, Waldemar Frukacz, Apolinary Kowalski
2005	Barry Rigal, Pam Granovetter, Joe Quinn, Shawn Quinn, Becky Rogers, Renee Mancuso	Dan Morse, Ira Hessel, Nagy Kamel, Greg Hinze
2006	Tony Kasday, Disa Eythorsdottir, Jon Baldursson, Thorlakur Jonsson, Bjarni Einarsson, Sigurbjorn Haraldsson	Carolyn Lynch, Dennis Dawson, Eddie Wold, Mike Passell, Larry N. Cohen Larry Cohen (bridge player) Larry Neil Cohen is an American bridge player and writer. He is the winner of 25 North American Bridge Championships including the Vanderbilt, two Spingolds, two Reisingers, three Life Master Pairs, and four Blue Ribbon Pairs as well as a two-time winner of the Cavendish Invitational Pairs.He... , David Berkowitz David Berkowitz (bridge player) David L. Berkowitz is an American professional bridge player.In 1998, he came as close as it is possible to come to a world championship without winning it. In the World Open Pairs, he and Larry Cohen led throughout the five-session final, only to be overtaken on the last two boards...
2007	Larry Mori, Rick Kaye, Kazuo Furuta, Hiroki Yokoi, Kelley Hwang, Leonard Melander	William Watson, Ed Barlow, Bill Harker, Ronald Powell, Yul Inn, Rob Stevens
2008	Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Joe Grue, Curtis Cheek, Bart Bramley, Eddie Wold	Waldemar Frukacz, Ron Zambonini, Krzysztof Kotorowicz, Jacek Kalita
2009	Cezary Balicki, Aleksander Dubinin, Andrew Gromov, Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Adam Zmudzinski	Winthrop Allegaert, Judy Bianco, Lapt Chan, Justin Lall, Hemant Lall, Jaggy Shivdasani
2010	Dennis Clerkin, Jerry Clerkin, Mike Levine, Dennis McGarry, David Siebert	Josef Blass, Rafal Jagniewski, Krzysztof Jassem, Michal Kwiecien, Krzysztof Martens

Sources

List of previous winners, Page 7
2008 winners, Page 1