Reisinger
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The Reisinger national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League
(ACBL) North American Bridge Championship
(NABC).
The Reisinger is a board-a-match event.
The event began in 1929 as the North American Open Team Championship and the prize was the Chicago Trophy, donated by the Auction Bridge Club of Chicago. (In 1928, the open team competition was for the Harold S. Vanderbilt Cup.)
The Chicago Trophy was replaced in 1965 by the Reisinger Memorial Trophy, donated by the Greater New York Bridge Association in memory of Curt H. Reisinger. Reisinger (1891–1964), from New York City, was a principal patron of contract bridge and the American Contract Bridge League in the early years of both; he was a great-grandson of Anheuser and a grandson of Busch, co-founders of the brewery from which he inherited great wealth. That wealth enabled him to become a stalwart financial supporter of the game, as well as a noted philanthropist on a larger scale.
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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 Reisinger is a board-a-match event.
History
The event is contested for the Reisinger Trophy (the Chicago Trophy until 1965). It is a six-session open team-of-four event scored by board-a-match with two qualifying sessions, two semifinal sessions and two final sessions. It was contested as a four-session championship until 1966.The event began in 1929 as the North American Open Team Championship and the prize was the Chicago Trophy, donated by the Auction Bridge Club of Chicago. (In 1928, the open team competition was for the Harold S. Vanderbilt Cup.)
The Chicago Trophy was replaced in 1965 by the Reisinger Memorial Trophy, donated by the Greater New York Bridge Association in memory of Curt H. Reisinger. Reisinger (1891–1964), from New York City, was a principal patron of contract bridge and the American Contract Bridge League in the early years of both; he was a great-grandson of Anheuser and a grandson of Busch, co-founders of the brewery from which he inherited great wealth. That wealth enabled him to become a stalwart financial supporter of the game, as well as a noted philanthropist on a larger scale.
Winners
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up |
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| 1929 | Max M. Cohen, Louis J. Haddad, Robert W. Halpin, Nils M. Wester | Carlton R. Drake, James Kelly, Paul D. Parcells, Charles Rilling |
| 1930 | William K. Barrett, W. James Carpenter, Ely Culbertson Ely 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"... , Johnny Rau |
Mary Clement, Dorothy Rice Sims, P. Hal Sims P. Hal Sims Philip Hal Sims was an American bridge player.In the early game, he was considered one of the best players in the United States. In 1931, he formed the Four Horsemen team composed of himself, Oswald Jacoby, Willard S... , Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
| 1931 | Elizabeth Banfield, Winfield S. Liggett, Frances Newman, George Unger | David Burnstine David Bruce (bridge) David Bruce was a leading tournament contract bridge player of the 1930's who played under the name of David Burnstine. Born in New York City, he became Life Master #1 at the age of 36 regularly playing out of the Contract Bridge Club of New York. Burnstine was a member of the Four Horsemen team... , Oswald Jacoby Oswald Jacoby Oswald Jacoby was an American contract bridge player and author, considered one of the greatest bridge players of all time. He also excelled at, and wrote about, other games including backgammon, gin rummy, and poker.Born in Brooklyn, he was taught to play whist at the age of six and played his... , Willard Karn, P. Hal Sims P. Hal Sims Philip Hal Sims was an American bridge player.In the early game, he was considered one of the best players in the United States. In 1931, he formed the Four Horsemen team composed of himself, Oswald Jacoby, Willard S... |
| 1932 | B. Jay Becker, S. Garton Churchill, George Reith, Waldemar von Zedtwitz | Ely Culbertson Ely 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"... , Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby Oswald Jacoby Oswald Jacoby was an American contract bridge player and author, considered one of the greatest bridge players of all time. He also excelled at, and wrote about, other games including backgammon, gin rummy, and poker.Born in Brooklyn, he was taught to play whist at the age of six and played his... , Theodore Lightner |
| 1933 | Charles A. Hall, Albert Steiner, Philip Steiner, Richard M. Wildberg | B. Jay Becker, S. Garton Churchill, P. Hal Sims P. Hal Sims Philip Hal Sims was an American bridge player.In the early game, he was considered one of the best players in the United States. In 1931, he formed the Four Horsemen team composed of himself, Oswald Jacoby, Willard S... , Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
| 1934 | Henry S. Dinkelspiel Jr., Lewis Jaeger, Bernard Rabinowitz, Maurice Seiler | Theodore Lightner, Merwyn Maier, Jean P. Mattheys, Sherman Stearns |
| 1935 | F. Roland Buck, Joseph E. Cain, Lawrence J. Welch, Edson T. Wood | Ely Culbertson Ely 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"... , Josephine Culbertson, Richard L. Frey, 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:... |
| 1936 | Marge Anderson, Donald G. Farquharson, Mrs. J. A. Faulkner, Percy Sheardown | Arthur Glatt, Laura Heiner, John R. Smith, Albert Weiss |
| 1937 | John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... , Charles Goren Charles Goren Charles Henry Goren was a world champion American bridge player and bestselling author who contributed significantly to the development and popularization of the game following upon the heels of Ely Culbertson in the 1940s and rising to prominence in the 1950s to the early 1960s.-Early years:Goren... , Charles J. Solomon, Sally Young |
Oscar J. Brotman, William Perry, Alvin Roth Alvin Roth Alvin L. Roth was an American bridge player, considered one of the greatest of all time. He wrote several books on the game, and invented various bridge conventions that have become commonplace, including five-card majors, negative doubles, forcing notrump, and the unusual notrump.-Biography:Roth... , S. S. Vorzimer |
| 1938 | John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... , Charles Goren Charles Goren Charles Henry Goren was a world champion American bridge player and bestselling author who contributed significantly to the development and popularization of the game following upon the heels of Ely Culbertson in the 1940s and rising to prominence in the 1950s to the early 1960s.-Early years:Goren... , Charles J. Solomon, Sally Young |
A. Mitchell Barnes, Mary Clement, Benedict Jarmel, Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
| 1939 | B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... , Charles Goren Charles Goren Charles Henry Goren was a world champion American bridge player and bestselling author who contributed significantly to the development and popularization of the game following upon the heels of Ely Culbertson in the 1940s and rising to prominence in the 1950s to the early 1960s.-Early years:Goren... , Charles J. Solomon, Sally Young |
2/4. Jay Cushing, Seymour Kaplan, Al Leibowitz, Edward N. Marcus 2/4. Oswald Jacoby Oswald Jacoby Oswald Jacoby was an American contract bridge player and author, considered one of the greatest bridge players of all time. He also excelled at, and wrote about, other games including backgammon, gin rummy, and poker.Born in Brooklyn, he was taught to play whist at the age of six and played his... , Merwyn Maier, Robert A. McPherran, Waldemar von Zedtwitz 2/4. Henry Auslander, Joseph Davis, Jacob D. Lindy, Catherine W. Samberg |
| 1940 | Harry Feinberg, Jeff Glick, Maury J. Glick, Louis Newman | Alfred R. Dick, C. William Potts, James Sheern, Edward R. Thomas |
| 1941 | Peter Leventritt, Simon Rossant, Helen Sobel Helen Sobel Smith Helen Sobel Smith was an American bridge player. She is said to have been the "greatest woman bridge player of all time". She won 35 North American Bridge Championships, and was the first woman to play in the Bermuda Bowl... , Margaret Wagar |
A. Mitchell Barnes, S. Garton Churchill, Lee Hazen, Charles S. Lochridge, Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
| 1942 | B. Jay Becker, Charles Goren Charles Goren Charles Henry Goren was a world champion American bridge player and bestselling author who contributed significantly to the development and popularization of the game following upon the heels of Ely Culbertson in the 1940s and rising to prominence in the 1950s to the early 1960s.-Early years:Goren... , Sidney Silodor, John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... |
S. Garton Churchill, Harry Fishbein, Lee Hazen, Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
| 1943 | B. Jay Becker, Charles Goren Charles Goren Charles Henry Goren was a world champion American bridge player and bestselling author who contributed significantly to the development and popularization of the game following upon the heels of Ely Culbertson in the 1940s and rising to prominence in the 1950s to the early 1960s.-Early years:Goren... , Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel Helen Sobel Smith Helen Sobel Smith was an American bridge player. She is said to have been the "greatest woman bridge player of all time". She won 35 North American Bridge Championships, and was the first woman to play in the Bermuda Bowl... |
Samuel Katz, Bertram Lebhar, Jr., Peter Leventritt, Simon Rossant |
| 1944 | Simon Becker, Peggy Golder, Ruth Sherman, Charles J. Solomon | B. Jay Becker, Charles Goren Charles Goren Charles Henry Goren was a world champion American bridge player and bestselling author who contributed significantly to the development and popularization of the game following upon the heels of Ely Culbertson in the 1940s and rising to prominence in the 1950s to the early 1960s.-Early years:Goren... , Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel Helen Sobel Smith Helen Sobel Smith was an American bridge player. She is said to have been the "greatest woman bridge player of all time". She won 35 North American Bridge Championships, and was the first woman to play in the Bermuda Bowl... |
| 1945 | Lee Hazen, George Rapée, Sam Stayman Samuel Stayman Samuel M. Stayman was an American bridge player, author and administrator. A graduate of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, he was also a successful textile executive and portfolio investment manager.He was the eponym of the Stayman convention... , Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
Ambrose Casner, Harold Harkavy, Ralph Hirschberg, Harold A. Ogust, Jack Shore |
| 1946 | A. Mitchell Barnes, John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... , Alvin Roth Alvin Roth Alvin L. Roth was an American bridge player, considered one of the greatest of all time. He wrote several books on the game, and invented various bridge conventions that have become commonplace, including five-card majors, negative doubles, forcing notrump, and the unusual notrump.-Biography:Roth... , Edith Seligman |
Simon Becker, Stanley O. Fenkel, Fred D. Karpin, Louis Newman |
| 1947 | 1-3. Paula Bacher, Jane Jaeger, Kay Rhodes, Sally Young 1-3. John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... , Theodore Lightner, George Rapée, Sam Stayman Samuel Stayman Samuel M. Stayman was an American bridge player, author and administrator. A graduate of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, he was also a successful textile executive and portfolio investment manager.He was the eponym of the Stayman convention... 1-3. Robert Appleyard, Morris Berliant, Malcolm A. Lightman, Simon Rossant |
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| 1948 | George Boeckh, Bruce Elliott, Agnes Gordon, Charlotte Sidway | John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... , George Rapée, Sidney Silodor, Sam Stayman Samuel Stayman Samuel M. Stayman was an American bridge player, author and administrator. A graduate of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, he was also a successful textile executive and portfolio investment manager.He was the eponym of the Stayman convention... |
| 1949 | Lee Hazen, Larry Hirsch, Richard Kahn, Peter Leventritt, Jack Shore | 2/3. Sidney Aronson, Emily Folline, Benjamin O. Johnson, Ludwig J. Kabakjian, Edward N. Marcus 2/3. Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Alvin Landy, Sol Mogal, Elmer I. Schwartz |
| 1950 | B. Jay Becker, Myron F. Field, Charles Goren Charles Goren Charles Henry Goren was a world champion American bridge player and bestselling author who contributed significantly to the development and popularization of the game following upon the heels of Ely Culbertson in the 1940s and rising to prominence in the 1950s to the early 1960s.-Early years:Goren... , Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel Helen Sobel Smith Helen Sobel Smith was an American bridge player. She is said to have been the "greatest woman bridge player of all time". She won 35 North American Bridge Championships, and was the first woman to play in the Bermuda Bowl... |
John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... , George Rapée, Edward N. Marcus, Howard Schenken Howard Schenken Howard Schenken was an American bridge player, writer, and long-time columnist. In his career, Schenken won three Bermuda Bowl titles, and set several North American records: he won the Life Master Pairs five times, and the Spingold and Vanderbilt Trophy twelve and ten times, respectively... , Sam Stayman Samuel Stayman Samuel M. Stayman was an American bridge player, author and administrator. A graduate of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, he was also a successful textile executive and portfolio investment manager.He was the eponym of the Stayman convention... |
| 1951 | Corti Boland, Bruce Elliott, Micky M. Miller, Percy E. Sheardown | B. Jay Becker, Charles Goren Charles Goren Charles Henry Goren was a world champion American bridge player and bestselling author who contributed significantly to the development and popularization of the game following upon the heels of Ely Culbertson in the 1940s and rising to prominence in the 1950s to the early 1960s.-Early years:Goren... , Myron F. Field, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel Helen Sobel Smith Helen Sobel Smith was an American bridge player. She is said to have been the "greatest woman bridge player of all time". She won 35 North American Bridge Championships, and was the first woman to play in the Bermuda Bowl... |
| 1952 | Harold Harkavy, Edith Kemp, Alvin Roth Alvin Roth Alvin L. Roth was an American bridge player, considered one of the greatest of all time. He wrote several books on the game, and invented various bridge conventions that have become commonplace, including five-card majors, negative doubles, forcing notrump, and the unusual notrump.-Biography:Roth... , Tobias Stone |
Edward H. Cohen, Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Elmer I. Schwartz |
| 1953 | B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... , George Rapée, Sam Stayman Samuel Stayman Samuel M. Stayman was an American bridge player, author and administrator. A graduate of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, he was also a successful textile executive and portfolio investment manager.He was the eponym of the Stayman convention... |
Harry Fishbein, Peter Leventritt, Ruth Sherman, Charles J. Solomon, Peggy Solomon |
| 1954 | B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... , George Rapée, Sidney Silodor |
Israel Cohen, Paul Kibler, Alvin Roth Alvin Roth Alvin L. Roth was an American bridge player, considered one of the greatest of all time. He wrote several books on the game, and invented various bridge conventions that have become commonplace, including five-card majors, negative doubles, forcing notrump, and the unusual notrump.-Biography:Roth... , William Seamon |
| 1955 | Ben Fain, George Heath, Paul Hodge, Jim Jacoby, Oswald Jacoby Oswald Jacoby Oswald Jacoby was an American contract bridge player and author, considered one of the greatest bridge players of all time. He also excelled at, and wrote about, other games including backgammon, gin rummy, and poker.Born in Brooklyn, he was taught to play whist at the age of six and played his... |
William V. Lipton, Victor Mitchell, W. Miller Nelson, Joseph G. Ripstra |
| 1956 | B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... , George Rapée, Sidney Silodor |
Ben Fain, Paul Hodge, Oswald Jacoby Oswald Jacoby Oswald Jacoby was an American contract bridge player and author, considered one of the greatest bridge players of all time. He also excelled at, and wrote about, other games including backgammon, gin rummy, and poker.Born in Brooklyn, he was taught to play whist at the age of six and played his... , Dick Sutton |
| 1957 | Charles Goren Charles Goren Charles Henry Goren was a world champion American bridge player and bestselling author who contributed significantly to the development and popularization of the game following upon the heels of Ely Culbertson in the 1940s and rising to prominence in the 1950s to the early 1960s.-Early years:Goren... , Harold Ogust, Bill Root, Howard Schenken Howard Schenken Howard Schenken was an American bridge player, writer, and long-time columnist. In his career, Schenken won three Bermuda Bowl titles, and set several North American records: he won the Life Master Pairs five times, and the Spingold and Vanderbilt Trophy twelve and ten times, respectively... , Helen Sobel Helen Sobel Smith Helen Sobel Smith was an American bridge player. She is said to have been the "greatest woman bridge player of all time". She won 35 North American Bridge Championships, and was the first woman to play in the Bermuda Bowl... |
Robert Y. Barrett, Ben Fain, Harry Fishbein, John Gerber, Paul Hodge |
| 1958 | Leonard B. Harmon, Ralph Hirschberg, Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan was an American bridge player and one of the principal contributors to the game. His career spanned six decades and covered every aspect of bridge. He was a teacher, author, editor, administrator, champion player, theorist, expert Vugraph commentator, coach/captain and authority on... , 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... , Ivar Stakgold |
Arthur M. Miller, John H. Moran, David Strasberg, Jay Wendt |
| 1959 | Lew Mathe, Donald A. Oakie, Meyer Schleifer, Edward O. Taylor | Harry Fishbein, John Gerber, Paul Hodge, Charles J. Solomon |
| 1960 | Ollie Adams, William Hanna, Sidney Lazard, Lew Mathe | Oswald Jacoby Oswald Jacoby Oswald Jacoby was an American contract bridge player and author, considered one of the greatest bridge players of all time. He also excelled at, and wrote about, other games including backgammon, gin rummy, and poker.Born in Brooklyn, he was taught to play whist at the age of six and played his... , Mervin Key, Bobby Nail, Curtis Smith |
| 1961 | John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... , Norman Kay, Alvin Roth Alvin Roth Alvin L. Roth was an American bridge player, considered one of the greatest of all time. He wrote several books on the game, and invented various bridge conventions that have become commonplace, including five-card majors, negative doubles, forcing notrump, and the unusual notrump.-Biography:Roth... , Sidney Silodor, Tobias Stone |
2/3. Charles Coon, Robert F. Jordan, Eric Murray Eric Murray Eric Claude Murray was a South African cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1911 and for Transvaal between 1912 and 1923.... , Arthur G. Robinson 2/3. Harold B. Guiver, Carol Sanders, Tommy Sanders, Michael Shuman |
| 1962 | 1/2. Paul Allinger, Harold B. Guiver, Lew Mathe, Ron Von der Porten, Erik Paulsen, Edward O. Taylor 1/2. Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Eddie Kantar, Donald P. Krauss, Marshall Miles Marshall Miles Marshall Lauren Miles is an American bridge player and author.-Bridge career:Miles' crowning achievement was winning the World Senior Teams Olympiad in Istanbul in 2004... |
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| 1963 | Charles Goren Charles Goren Charles Henry Goren was a world champion American bridge player and bestselling author who contributed significantly to the development and popularization of the game following upon the heels of Ely Culbertson in the 1940s and rising to prominence in the 1950s to the early 1960s.-Early years:Goren... , Boris Koytchou, Peter Leventritt, Harold Ogust, Howard Schenken Howard Schenken Howard Schenken was an American bridge player, writer, and long-time columnist. In his career, Schenken won three Bermuda Bowl titles, and set several North American records: he won the Life Master Pairs five times, and the Spingold and Vanderbilt Trophy twelve and ten times, respectively... |
Donald R. Faskow, Bill Flannery, Herbert Sachs, Paul Swanson |
| 1964 | John Gerber, Paul Hodge, Mervin Key, Harold Rockaway | Harold Harkavy, Edith Kemp, Cliff Russell, Curtis Smith, 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... , Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
| 1965 | Eddie Kantar, Mike Lawrence, Marshall Miles Marshall Miles Marshall Lauren Miles is an American bridge player and author.-Bridge career:Miles' crowning achievement was winning the World Senior Teams Olympiad in Istanbul in 2004... , Lew Stansby |
Michael Engel, Phil Feldesman, 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... , Ira Rubin |
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up |
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| 1966 | Robert F. Jordan, Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan was an American bridge player and one of the principal contributors to the game. His career spanned six decades and covered every aspect of bridge. He was a teacher, author, editor, administrator, champion player, theorist, expert Vugraph commentator, coach/captain and authority on... , Norman Kay, Arthur G. Robinson |
2/3. Gerald W. Bare, Harold B. Guiver, Lew Mathe, Mike McMahan, Erik Paulsen, Hugh Ross 2/3. Bill Root, Alvin Roth Alvin Roth Alvin L. Roth was an American bridge player, considered one of the greatest of all time. He wrote several books on the game, and invented various bridge conventions that have become commonplace, including five-card majors, negative doubles, forcing notrump, and the unusual notrump.-Biography:Roth... , Bee Schenken, Howard Schenken Howard Schenken Howard Schenken was an American bridge player, writer, and long-time columnist. In his career, Schenken won three Bermuda Bowl titles, and set several North American records: he won the Life Master Pairs five times, and the Spingold and Vanderbilt Trophy twelve and ten times, respectively... |
| 1967 | Robert F. Jordan, Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan was an American bridge player and one of the principal contributors to the game. His career spanned six decades and covered every aspect of bridge. He was a teacher, author, editor, administrator, champion player, theorist, expert Vugraph commentator, coach/captain and authority on... , Norman Kay, Arthur G. Robinson, Bill Root, Alvin Roth Alvin Roth Alvin L. Roth was an American bridge player, considered one of the greatest of all time. He wrote several books on the game, and invented various bridge conventions that have become commonplace, including five-card majors, negative doubles, forcing notrump, and the unusual notrump.-Biography:Roth... |
Steve Altman, Mike Becker, Charles Peres, Daniel Rotman |
| 1968 | Kyle Larsen, Erik Paulsen, Peter Pender, Hugh Ross, Howard Schenken Howard Schenken Howard Schenken was an American bridge player, writer, and long-time columnist. In his career, Schenken won three Bermuda Bowl titles, and set several North American records: he won the Life Master Pairs five times, and the Spingold and Vanderbilt Trophy twelve and ten times, respectively... |
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... , 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... , Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Eddie Kantar, Sidney Lazard, George Rapée |
| 1969 | Philip Feldesman, William Grieve, Ira Rubin, Jeff Westheimer | Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan was an American bridge player and one of the principal contributors to the game. His career spanned six decades and covered every aspect of bridge. He was a teacher, author, editor, administrator, champion player, theorist, expert Vugraph commentator, coach/captain and authority on... , Norman Kay, Sami Kehela Sami Kehela Sami Kehela is a Canadian contract bridge player. A member of the Hall of Fame of both the American Contract Bridge League and of the Canadian Bridge Federation, he is considered, along with his partner Eric Murray, one of the top Canadians ever to have played the game.Between 1966 and 1974,... , Sidney Lazard, Eric Murray Eric Murray Eric Claude Murray was a South African cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1911 and for Transvaal between 1912 and 1923.... , George Rapée |
| 1970 | 1/2. 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... , 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... , Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Jim Jacoby, Mike Lawrence, 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... 1/2. Grant Baze, Anthony Dionisi, William Grieve, Harlow Lewis, Peter Pender, George Rapée |
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| 1971 | William Grieve, Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan was an American bridge player and one of the principal contributors to the game. His career spanned six decades and covered every aspect of bridge. He was a teacher, author, editor, administrator, champion player, theorist, expert Vugraph commentator, coach/captain and authority on... , Norman Kay, Donald P. Krauss, Lew Mathe, George Rapée |
Grant Baze, Anthony Dionisi, Harlow Lewis, Peter Pender |
| 1972 | Lou Bluhm, Steve Goldberg, Steven J. Parker, Steve Robinson | William Grieve, Sami Kehela Sami Kehela Sami Kehela is a Canadian contract bridge player. A member of the Hall of Fame of both the American Contract Bridge League and of the Canadian Bridge Federation, he is considered, along with his partner Eric Murray, one of the top Canadians ever to have played the game.Between 1966 and 1974,... , Eric Murray Eric Murray Eric Claude Murray was a South African cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1911 and for Transvaal between 1912 and 1923.... , George Rapée |
| 1973 | Larry T. Cohen, Richard H. Katz, Bud Reinhold, 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... , Peter Weichsel |
Jack Blair, Byron L. Greenberg, Tommy Sanders, Paul Swanson |
| 1974 | Fred Hamilton, Erik Paulsen, Hugh Ross, Ira Rubin | Stephen Goldstein, Marc Jacobus, Jay Merrill, Steve Sion, Judi Solodar |
| 1975 | Fred Hamilton, Erik Paulsen, Hugh Ross, Ira Rubin | Richard Doughty, Frank Hoadley, Jack LaNoue, Sidney Lazard |
| 1976 | Malcolm Brachman, 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... , 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... , Eddie Kantar, Mike Passell, 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... |
Matt Granovetter, Robert H. Lipsitz, Steven J. Parker, Sam Stayman Samuel Stayman Samuel M. Stayman was an American bridge player, author and administrator. A graduate of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, he was also a successful textile executive and portfolio investment manager.He was the eponym of the Stayman convention... |
| 1977 | 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 Greenberg Alan Greenberg Alan C. "Ace" Greenberg is a former Chairman of the Executive Committee of The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.He began work at Bear Stearns in 1949 as a clerk. He served as Chairman of the Board of Bear Stearns from 1985 to 2001, and as its CEO from 1978 to 1993. Greenberg serves also as a... , Jim Jacoby, Kyle Larsen, Mike Lawrence Michael Lawrence (bridge player) Michael Steven Lawrence is an American bridge player, teacher, theorist, and prolific writer.-Biography:... |
Matt Granovetter, Robert H. Lipsitz, Neil Silverman, Sam Stayman Samuel Stayman Samuel M. Stayman was an American bridge player, author and administrator. A graduate of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, he was also a successful textile executive and portfolio investment manager.He was the eponym of the Stayman convention... |
| 1978 | Fred Hamilton, Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Ira Rubin, 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... ; Ira Corn (npc) |
Allan Graves, Gaylor Kasle, Mark Lair, George Mittelman, Barney O'Malia, Ron Smith |
| 1979 | 1/2. Russ Arnold, 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... , Bud Reinhold, 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... 1/2. Fred Hamilton, Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Ira Rubin, 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... ; Ira Corn (npc) |
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| 1980 | Ron Andersen, Malcolm Brachman, 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... , Eddie Kantar, Mike Lawrence, 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... |
2/3. Mark Lair, 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... , Mike Passell, 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... , 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 2/3. Roy Fox, Ed Manfield, Paul Swanson, 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.... |
| 1981 | Chip Martel, Peter Pender, Hugh Ross, Lew Stansby | 2/3. Roger Bates, Chuck Burger, 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... , 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... , Alan Greenberg Alan Greenberg Alan C. "Ace" Greenberg is a former Chairman of the Executive Committee of The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.He began work at Bear Stearns in 1949 as a clerk. He served as Chairman of the Board of Bear Stearns from 1985 to 2001, and as its CEO from 1978 to 1993. Greenberg serves also as a... 2/3. Evan Bailey, L. Andrew Campbell, Joel Hoersch, David J. Weiss |
| 1982 | Bill Root, 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... , Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan was an American bridge player and one of the principal contributors to the game. His career spanned six decades and covered every aspect of bridge. He was a teacher, author, editor, administrator, champion player, theorist, expert Vugraph commentator, coach/captain and authority on... , Norman Kay |
Mark Molson, Eric Kokish, Paul Lewis, Robert Lebi, George Mittelman, Drew Cannell |
| 1983 | Oswald Jacoby Oswald Jacoby Oswald Jacoby was an American contract bridge player and author, considered one of the greatest bridge players of all time. He also excelled at, and wrote about, other games including backgammon, gin rummy, and poker.Born in Brooklyn, he was taught to play whist at the age of six and played his... , Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan was an American bridge player and one of the principal contributors to the game. His career spanned six decades and covered every aspect of bridge. He was a teacher, author, editor, administrator, champion player, theorist, expert Vugraph commentator, coach/captain and authority on... , Norman Kay, Bill Root, 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... |
2/3. Ron Rubin, Mike Becker, 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, Mike Lawrence, Peter Weichsel 2/3. Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Peter Pender, Hugh Ross |
| 1984 | 1/4. Bill Root, 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... , Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan was an American bridge player and one of the principal contributors to the game. His career spanned six decades and covered every aspect of bridge. He was a teacher, author, editor, administrator, champion player, theorist, expert Vugraph commentator, coach/captain and authority on... , Norman Kay 1/4. Fred Stewart, Steve Weinstein, Allan Stauber, Mike Smolen 1/4. Sam Stayman Samuel Stayman Samuel M. Stayman was an American bridge player, author and administrator. A graduate of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, he was also a successful textile executive and portfolio investment manager.He was the eponym of the Stayman convention... , Richard Reisig, George Tornay, Saul Bronstein 1/4. Jim Robison, Jon Wittes, Ross Grabel, Stelios Touchtidis |
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| 1985 | 1/2. Chip Martel, Peter Pender, Hugh Ross, Lew Stansby 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... , Eddie Wold, 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... , 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 |
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| 1986 | Steve Robinson, Chip Martel, Hugh Ross, Peter Boyd, Peter Pender, Lew Stansby | Bud Reinhold, Ron Andersen, Tommy Sanders, 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... , 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... |
| 1987 | Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood is a Pakistani professional bridge player. He is a World Bridge Federation and American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master. He has a knack for bringing out the best in his partners and is regarded as one of the greatest players of the game... , 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... , Billy Cohen, Ron Smith |
Walter Johnson, 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... , Bill Pollack, David Berkowitz, Howard Weinstein |
| 1988 | 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... , Chuck Burger, Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Mike Passell, Mark Lair, 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... |
Tom Fox, Dick Melson, Jim Hall, David Lehman |
| 1989 | Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood is a Pakistani professional bridge player. He is a World Bridge Federation and American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master. He has a knack for bringing out the best in his partners and is regarded as one of the greatest players of the game... , 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.... , Sam Lev, Chris Compton, Mark Molson |
Jill Blanchard, Robert Blanchard, Jon Greenspan, Kerri Shuman, Margie Gwozdzinsky, Glenn Eisenstein |
| 1990 | 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, Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan was an American bridge player and one of the principal contributors to the game. His career spanned six decades and covered every aspect of bridge. He was a teacher, author, editor, administrator, champion player, theorist, expert Vugraph commentator, coach/captain and authority on... , Norman Kay, Brian Glubok |
Malcolm Brachman, Mike Passell, 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... , 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... , Mark Lair, Eddie Wold |
| 1991 | Cliff Russell, Sam Lev, David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen, 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... , Björn Fallenius |
Mike Cappelletti Jr., 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... Sr., Lawrence Hicks, Rob Crawford |
| 1992 | 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... , Chuck Burger, Gabriel Chagas Gabriel Chagas Gabriel Pinheiro Chagas Filho is a famous Brazilian bridge player. He was the winner of World Team Olympiad in Monte Carlo 1976, Bermuda Bowl in Perth 1989, World Open Pairs Championship in Geneva 1990, as well as Transnational Teams in Paris 2001... , 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... , Mark Lair, Mike Passell |
Jim Mahaffey, 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... , Eddie Kantar, Ron Andersen, Tony Forrester Tony Forrester Anthony R. Forrester is an English bridge player and writer. He is a British and English international and a World International Master. Forrester is the bridge columnist for The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph.... |
| 1993 | 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... , Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , 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... , 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... |
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... , Chuck Burger, 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... , 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... , Mark Lair, Mike Passell |
| 1994 | 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... , Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , 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... , 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... |
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... , Chuck Burger, 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... , 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... , Mark Lair, Mike Passell |
| 1995 | 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... , Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , 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... , 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... |
Peter Nagy, Bruce Ferguson, Howard Weinstein, 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... , Fred Stewart, Steve Weinstein |
| 1996 | Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood is a Pakistani professional bridge player. He is a World Bridge Federation and American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master. He has a knack for bringing out the best in his partners and is regarded as one of the greatest players of the game... , 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.... , Chip Martel, Lew Stansby |
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... , Chuck Burger, Mark Feldman, Michael Seamon, Mike Passell, 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... |
| 1997 | Bart Bramley, Howard Weinstein, Sidney Lazard, Steve Garner | 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, Marek Szymanowski, Marcin Leśniewski, Cezary Balicki Cezary Balicki Cezary Balicki is a Polish bridge player holding the title of World Grand Master. Balicki won the World Transnational Open Teams in 2000 and 2009, European Open Teams in 1989 and 1993 as well as the prestige London Sunday Times Invitational Pairs in 1994. His team finished second in the 2000 World... , Adam Żmudziński Adam Zmudzinski Adam Żmudziński is a Polish bridge player holding the title of World Grand Master. Żmudziński won the World Transnational Open Teams in 2000 and 2009, European Open Teams in 1989 and 1993 as well as the prestige London Sunday Times Invitational Pairs in 1994. His team finished second in the 2000... |
| 1998 | Rita Shugart, Andrew Robson Andrew Robson Andrew Robson is an English professional bridge player, writer and teacher. He is a British and English international. Robson is the bridge columnist for The Times and The Sunday Times... , Geir Helgemo Geir Helgemo Geir Helgemo is a Norwegian professional bridge player. As of April 2011 he ranks number 11 among Open World Grand Masters.... , Tony Forrester Tony Forrester Anthony R. Forrester is an English bridge player and writer. He is a British and English international and a World International Master. Forrester is the bridge columnist for The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph.... |
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... , Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace, Peter Weichsel, 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... |
| 1999 | Rita Shugart, Andrew Robson Andrew Robson Andrew Robson is an English professional bridge player, writer and teacher. He is a British and English international. Robson is the bridge columnist for The Times and The Sunday Times... , Geir Helgemo Geir Helgemo Geir Helgemo is a Norwegian professional bridge player. As of April 2011 he ranks number 11 among Open World Grand Masters.... , Tony Forrester Tony Forrester Anthony R. Forrester is an English bridge player and writer. He is a British and English international and a World International Master. Forrester is the bridge columnist for The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph.... |
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... , Giorgio Duboin Giorgio Duboin Giorgio Duboin is an Italian professional bridge player. He has won four world teams championships along with six consecutive European teams championships and a seventh European in 2010... , Dano De Falco, Guido Ferraro |
| 2000 | 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... , 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... , Giorgio Duboin Giorgio Duboin Giorgio Duboin is an Italian professional bridge player. He has won four world teams championships along with six consecutive European teams championships and a seventh European in 2010... , Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace |
Mike Cappelletti Jr., Gary Cohler, Richard Finberg, Mark Lair, Jerry Goldfein |
| 2001 | Roy Welland Roy Welland Roy Welland is the owner of New York restaurant Lotus of Siam NY, wine connoisseur, and world class bridge player... , Björn Fallenius, Brad Moss, Fred Gitelman Fred Gitelman Fred Gitelman is a leading American bridge player, as well as the founder and manager of , a bridge playing site.... , Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein |
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... , 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... , Giorgio Duboin Giorgio Duboin Giorgio Duboin is an Italian professional bridge player. He has won four world teams championships along with six consecutive European teams championships and a seventh European in 2010... , Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace |
| 2002 | Steve Landen, Dan Morse, 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... , Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Doug Doub, Adam Wildavsky |
Richard Schwartz, Mike Becker, David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen, Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood is a Pakistani professional bridge player. He is a World Bridge Federation and American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master. He has a knack for bringing out the best in his partners and is regarded as one of the greatest players of the game... , 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.... |
| 2003 | Malcolm Brachman, Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson, Mike Passell, Eddie Wold | Roy Welland Roy Welland Roy Welland is the owner of New York restaurant Lotus of Siam NY, wine connoisseur, and world class bridge player... , Björn Fallenius, Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood is a Pakistani professional bridge player. He is a World Bridge Federation and American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master. He has a knack for bringing out the best in his partners and is regarded as one of the greatest players of the game... , 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.... , Cezary Balicki Cezary Balicki Cezary Balicki is a Polish bridge player holding the title of World Grand Master. Balicki won the World Transnational Open Teams in 2000 and 2009, European Open Teams in 1989 and 1993 as well as the prestige London Sunday Times Invitational Pairs in 1994. His team finished second in the 2000 World... , Adam Żmudziński Adam Zmudzinski Adam Żmudziński is a Polish bridge player holding the title of World Grand Master. Żmudziński won the World Transnational Open Teams in 2000 and 2009, European Open Teams in 1989 and 1993 as well as the prestige London Sunday Times Invitational Pairs in 1994. His team finished second in the 2000... |
| 2004 | 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... , Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , 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... , 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... |
Richard Schwartz, Mike Becker, Andrea Buratti, Massimo Lanzarotti, David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen |
| 2005 | 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... , Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , 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... , 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... |
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... , Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace, Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood is a Pakistani professional bridge player. He is a World Bridge Federation and American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master. He has a knack for bringing out the best in his partners and is regarded as one of the greatest players of the game... , 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.... |
| 2006 | Gary Cohler, Joe Grue, Curtis Cheek, Jacek Pszczoła | Russ Ekeblad, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Fred Gitelman Fred Gitelman Fred Gitelman is a leading American bridge player, as well as the founder and manager of , a bridge playing site.... , Brad Moss |
| 2007 | 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... , Michael Seamon, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace, Fulvio Fantoni Fulvio Fantoni Fulvio Fantoni is an Italian international bridge player. He is a six-time world champion, a World Grand Master of the World Bridge Federation , and the WBF first-ranked player as of April 2011... , Claudio Nunes Claudio Nunes Claudio Nunes is an Italian bridge international. He is a five-time world champion, a World Grand Master of the World Bridge Federation , and the WBF second-ranked player as of April 2011... ; Charlie Weed (npc) |
Aubrey Strul, Mike Becker, David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby |
| 2008 | 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... , Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood is a Pakistani professional bridge player. He is a World Bridge Federation and American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master. He has a knack for bringing out the best in his partners and is regarded as one of the greatest players of the game... , 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... |
Roy Welland Roy Welland Roy Welland is the owner of New York restaurant Lotus of Siam NY, wine connoisseur, and world class bridge player... , Brian Glubok, Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein, Billy Cohen, Ron Smith |
| 2009 | Nick Nickell, Ralph Katz, Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood is a Pakistani professional bridge player. He is a World Bridge Federation and American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master. He has a knack for bringing out the best in his partners and is regarded as one of the greatest players of the game... , 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... |
Rafal Jagniewski, Michał Kwiecień, Josef Piekarek, Alexander Smirnov |
| 2010 | 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... , Michael Seamon, Giorgio Duboin Giorgio Duboin Giorgio Duboin is an Italian professional bridge player. He has won four world teams championships along with six consecutive European teams championships and a seventh European in 2010... , Antonio Sementa, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace |
Steve Garner, Christal Henner-Welland, Josef Piekarek, Alexander Smirnov, Howard Weinstein, Roy Welland Roy Welland Roy Welland is the owner of New York restaurant Lotus of Siam NY, wine connoisseur, and world class bridge player... |
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List of previous winners, Pages 10-112008 winners, Page 1