Non-Life Master Swiss Teams
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The Non-Life Master Swiss Teams national bridge championship was held at the summer American Contract Bridge League
(ACBL) North American Bridge Championship
(NABC).
This was a Swiss Teams event limited to non-Life Masters.
The cup was previously awarded to winners of the Non-Masters Pairs but was re-designated for the non-LM Swiss Teams by the ACBL Board of Directors in 1995.
1997 winners, Page 3
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).
This was a Swiss Teams event limited to non-Life Masters.
History
The winners have had their names engraved on the President's Cup, presented in 1942 by the then ACBL President Morgan Howard.The cup was previously awarded to winners of the Non-Masters Pairs but was re-designated for the non-LM Swiss Teams by the ACBL Board of Directors in 1995.
Winners
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Jay Feldman, Bill Carnes, David Rinehart, Gordon Grossetta, Norval Baran, Bill Brown | Donna Burtt, Ron Woodsum, Leonard Smith, John Shelley |
| 1983 | Ani Deshpande, Joel Guthmann, Dan Dennehy, Martha Benson | Rob Brown, Deborah Gattas, Jean Choi, Warren Fukushima |
| 1984 | Larry Lerner, David Grossman, Jackie Saltman, Brian Gunnell | Phil Articola, Harry Sapienza, Ken Harkness, Bill Anspach, Ben Brill, Paul McMullin |
| 1985 | Dorothy Shorts, John Shorts, Patricia Rasmus, Richard Rasmus | 2-3. Dudley Hemphill, Phil Clayton, David Chyan, Bob Price; 2-3. Charles Hopkins, Tom Smith, Esfandiar Khazai, Jo Schachner, Barbara Barnett, Edie Eastman |
| 1986 | Walter Bell, David Kresge, Bob Klotz, John Dickenson | Michael Chelst, Ellen Klosson, Lois Tenkin, Bob Bell |
| 1987 | Elaine Pettius, Judy Beul, Jim Beul, Steve Albin | 2-3. Frances Schminky, Jane Baker, George Perry, Helen Perry; 2-3. Michael Cheng, Ransone Price, John Diamond, David Cheng |
| 1988 | Andrew Moss, Amy Nellissen, Barry Margolius, Iain Abrahams | Chris Roberts, W. Aeschbacher, Candy Carlson, Roberto Scaramuzzi, David Marker, Mark Hunsaker |
| 1989 | Tom Gittings, Charles Sheaff, Lavern Wiebe, David Suplinski | Marcia Plonsker, Deanne Fox, Nancy Weil, Marilyn Kroll |
| 1990 | Wayne Oden, Daniel Jackson, Randy Paul, Larry Flowers | Thomas Courtney, David Pickering, Tommy Thompson, James Tieman |
| 1991 | Steve Wood, Linda Wood, Beverly Whitehorn, Gene Nobles | Karen Berkowitz, Richard Clayton, James Raiford, Darl Brooks, Alan Hayman, Ernest Campbell |
| 1992 | Dennis Hsu, Adam Weisz-Margulesku, Feng Lu, Xiadong Zhang | Darren Wolpert, Hazel Wolpert, M. Salamone, Sam Yoga |
| 1993 | Douglas Crispell, Nicholas Straguzzi, Robert Browne, Paul Gorman | Michael Veve, Curtis Lending, Robert Zier, James Witting, Stephen Bunning |
| 1994 | Fred Nickerson, Joan Nickerson, Corey Cole, Richard Aronson | Andy Clough, Daniel Hugh-Jones, Rufeng Li, Chaoming Zhang |
| 1995 | Jim Strachan, Ken Trock, Jeff Rubenstein, Jack Brauner | Marlon Mundt, Andrew Cohen, Harvey Jaffe, Michael Kerr |
| 1996 | Dan Webster, Kristin Orians, Kelvin Raywood, Hing Kong Ho | 2-3. David Moss, Kevin Casey, John Galatti, Andrew Rosenthal; 2-3. Zongyi Li, Feng Xiao, Li Ping Wang, Mei Jin |
| 1997 | Paul Perkowski, Denis Murphy, Bonnie Bagley, John Ledet | Peter Grenier, Frank Bischoff, Lynn Wood, Wanda Blankenship |
Sources
List of previous winners, Page 81997 winners, Page 3