Lebhar IMP Pairs
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The Lebhar IMP Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League
(ACBL) North American Bridge Championship
(NABC).
The Lebhar IMP Pairs is a four-session IMP pairs event with two qualifying and two final sessions. The event typically starts on the second Thursday of the NABC. The event is open.
The trophy was donated by Bertram Lebhar Jr. in 1948 in memory of his wife, Evelyn. The trophy was previously given to winners of the Mixed Teams but re-designated for the IMP Pairs by the ACBL Board of Directors. Lebhar (1907–1972), under the name of Bert Lee, earned a national reputation as a sportscaster and later as a bridge player and administrator. In private life, he owned radio and television stations in Florida. Lebhar was one of the founders of the Greater New York Bridge Association and was elected its first president in 1948. Lebhar was also a player: he won the Spingold in 1940 and the Master Mixed Teams in 1946. His team was his wife Evelyn along with Samuel Katz and Alicia Kemper.
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American Contract Bridge League
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(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 Lebhar IMP Pairs is a four-session IMP pairs event with two qualifying and two final sessions. The event typically starts on the second Thursday of the NABC. The event is open.
History
The Lebhar IMP Pairs is a four-session event --- two qualifying sessions followed by two final sessions. The winners have their names inscribed on the Lebhar Trophy. Scoring is by International Match Points (IMPs).The trophy was donated by Bertram Lebhar Jr. in 1948 in memory of his wife, Evelyn. The trophy was previously given to winners of the Mixed Teams but re-designated for the IMP Pairs by the ACBL Board of Directors. Lebhar (1907–1972), under the name of Bert Lee, earned a national reputation as a sportscaster and later as a bridge player and administrator. In private life, he owned radio and television stations in Florida. Lebhar was one of the founders of the Greater New York Bridge Association and was elected its first president in 1948. Lebhar was also a player: he won the Spingold in 1940 and the Master Mixed Teams in 1946. His team was his wife Evelyn along with Samuel Katz and Alicia Kemper.
Winners
Year | Winners | Runners-up |
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1987 | Robb Gordon, Linda Danas | Peter Weichsel, Richard Katz |
1988 | Gene Freed, Mike Passell | Corinne Gellman, Jim Kirkham |
1989 | Richard Schwartz, Fred Hamilton | Bud Reinhold, Michael Seamon |
1990 | Ralph Cohen, Renee Mancuso | Richard Schwartz, 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... |
1991 | Harvey Brody, Ralph Buchalter | Ron Freldman, Marty Shallon |
1992 | Vera Gama, Marcelo Branco Marcelo Branco Marcelo Branco is famous Brazilian bridge player. Among other successes, he was the winner of World Team Olympiad in Monte Carlo 1976, Bermuda Bowl in Perth 1989, and World Open pairs Championship in New Orleans 1978 and Geneva 1990. He is one of 10 players who collected the Triple Crown of Bridge... |
David Midkiff, Tom Oppenheimer |
1993 | Bob Klein, David Ruderman | Win Allegaert, Gary Gottlieb |
1994 | Tom Fox, Walter Schafer Jr. | Howard Chandross, Lee Rautenberg |
1995 | Steve Sion, Harold Lilie | Brad Moss, Elizabeth Reich |
1996 | Mike Albert, Marilyn Hemenway | Steve Beatty, Adam Wildavsky |
1997 | Tom Carmichael, Joel Wooldridge | Dick Bruno, Kenji Miyakuni |
1998 | Jim Robison, Gene Freed | Jeanne Rahmey, Gary Cohler |
1999 | George Jacobs, 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... |
Rob Crawford, Spike Lay |
2000 | Aschley Bach, Stephen Burgess | Steve Beatty, George Steiner |
2001 | Peter Boyd, Steve Robinson | Neil Chambers, Norb Kremer |
2002 | Ai-Tai Lo, Alan Schwartz | William Ehlers, Rich DeMartino |
2003 | Steve Weinstein, 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... |
Mitch Dunitz, Iftikhar Baqai |
2004 | Jiang Gu, Nikolay Demirev | Peter Boyd, Steve Robinson |
2005 | Blair Seidler, Kevin Wilson | Jón Baldursson, Þorlákur Jónsson |
2006 | Fred Gitelman Fred Gitelman Fred Gitelman is a leading American bridge player, as well as the founder and manager of , a bridge playing site.... , Geoff Hampson |
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.... , 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... |
2007 | Boye Brogeland, Ishmael Delmonte | Jonathan Weinstein, Robert Heitzman Jr. |
2008 | Doug Doub, Adam Wildavsky | Marc Nathan, Dan Gerstman |
2009 | Nikolay Demirev, Nicolas L'Ecuyer | Greg Hinze, Nagy Kamel |
2010 | Pablo Lambardi, Pablo Ravenna | Jón Baldursson, Þorlákur Jónsson |
2011 | Runar Lillevik, Oyvind Ludvigsen | Jón Baldursson, Þorlákur Jónsson |
Sources
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