Silodor Open Pairs
Encyclopedia
The Silodor Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League
(ACBL) North American Bridge Championship
(NABC).
The Silodor Open Pairs is a four session matchpoint (MP) pairs event with two qualifying and two final sessions. The event typically starts on the first Friday of the NABC. The event is open.
Silodor, a member of the team that won the first Bermuda Bowl
World Championship in 1950, won the Vanderbilt
eight times, the Reisinger
six times, the Spingold
, the Open Pairs and the Master Mixed Teams three times each and the Mixed Pairs five times --- a record.
Silodor was an original member of the ACBL Hall of Fame, elected in the Sixties when the institution was the province of its creator, The Bridge World
magazine.
The trophy was presented in 1963 in memory of Silodor and made retroactive to include winners of the event, which began in 1958.
2009 winners, Page 1
American Contract Bridge League
The American Contract Bridge League is the largest contract bridge organization in North America. It promotes the game of bridge in the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, and Canada, and is a member of the World Bridge Federation...
(ACBL) North American Bridge Championship
North American Bridge Championships
North American Bridge Championships are three annual bridge conventions sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League . The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven days. They comprise both championship and side contests of...
(NABC).
The Silodor Open Pairs is a four session matchpoint (MP) pairs event with two qualifying and two final sessions. The event typically starts on the first Friday of the NABC. The event is open.
History
The Silodor Open Pairs is a four-session event consisting of two qualifying and two final sessions. The winners' names are engraved on the Silodor Trophy, presented in memory of Sidney Silodor, winner of the Bermuda Bowl, the McKenney Trophy and more than 30 North American championships.Silodor, a member of the team that won the first Bermuda Bowl
Bermuda Bowl
The Bermuda Bowl is a trophy awarded to the winners of the Open series in the World Team Championship in contract bridge and is named for the site of the inaugural tournament held in 1950...
World Championship in 1950, won the Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Trophy
The trophy is awarded for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams national bridge championship held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....
eight times, the Reisinger
Reisinger
The Reisinger national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship .The Reisinger is a board-a-match event.-History:...
six times, the Spingold
Spingold
The Spingold national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....
, the Open Pairs and the Master Mixed Teams three times each and the Mixed Pairs five times --- a record.
Silodor was an original member of the ACBL Hall of Fame, elected in the Sixties when the institution was the province of its creator, The Bridge World
The Bridge World
The Bridge World , the oldest continuously published magazine about contract bridge, was founded in 1929 by Ely Culbertson. It has since been regarded as the game's principal journal, publicizing technical advances in bidding and the play of the cards, discussions of ethical issues, bridge politics...
magazine.
The trophy was presented in 1963 in memory of Silodor and made retroactive to include winners of the event, which began in 1958.
Winners
Year | Winners | Runners-up |
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1958 |
Leonard Harmon, Ivar Stakgold |
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 |
1959 |
Lew Mathe, Edward Taylor |
Harry Fishbein, Charles Solomon |
1960 |
Robert Jordan, 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... |
Carol Sanders, Tommy Sanders |
1961 |
Mark Hodges, Hampton Hume |
Jack Denny, John Simon |
1962 |
Robert Jordan, Arthur Robinson |
Mike Michaels, Mike Shuman |
1963 |
Norman Kay, Sidney Silodor |
Daniel Rotman, Ivar Stakgold |
1964 |
Barry Crane Barry Crane Barry Crane, born Barry Cohen, was a prolific television producer and director, and a champion bridge player.... , 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... |
Ivan Erdos, Lew Mathe |
1965 |
John Biddle, James Wisemiller |
Ivan Erdos, Tobias Stone |
1966 |
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 |
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... , Bill Root |
1967 |
Harvey Cohen, Maury Genud |
Philip Feldesman, Lew Mathe |
1968 |
Ronald Blau, Richard Spero |
Harry Fishbein, Charles Solomon |
1969 |
Richard Freedman, James Mathis |
David Sachs, Sue Sachs |
1970 |
Barry Crane Barry Crane Barry Crane, born Barry Cohen, was a prolific television producer and director, and a champion bridge player.... , John Fisher |
Gerald Michaud, Bobby Nail |
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1973 |
Michael Hoffman, Jack Rhatigan |
Charlie Peres, Daniel Rotman |
1974 |
Barry Crane Barry Crane Barry Crane, born Barry Cohen, was a prolific television producer and director, and a champion bridge player.... , John Fisher |
Ron Andersen, Hugh MacLean |
1975 |
Garey Hayden, Daniel Hyland |
Don Piafsky, Dave Saltsman |
1976 |
Terry Hause, Ernest Ivey |
Barry Crane Barry Crane Barry Crane, born Barry Cohen, was a prolific television producer and director, and a champion bridge player.... , John Fisher |
1977 |
Barry Crane Barry Crane Barry Crane, born Barry Cohen, was a prolific television producer and director, and a champion bridge player.... , Peter Rank |
John Ashton, Troy Horton |
1978 |
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... , Mike Passell |
Marty Arndt, Thomas Peters |
1979 |
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... |
Larry N. Cohen, Dan Zirker |
1980 |
Paul Lewis, Michael Schreiber |
Jim Robison, Stelios Touchtidis |
1981 |
Dan Gerstman, Marc Nathan |
Ed Manfield, 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.... |
1982 |
Gerald Caravelli, Craig Janitschke |
Dan Gerstman, Marc Nathan |
1983 |
Barry Crane Barry Crane Barry Crane, born Barry Cohen, was a prolific television producer and director, and a champion bridge player.... , Mike Passell |
Dave Berkowitz, Dan Gerstman |
1984 |
Lou Bluhm, Bart Bramley |
Barry Crane Barry Crane Barry Crane, born Barry Cohen, was a prolific television producer and director, and a champion bridge player.... , Gerald Caravelli |
1985 |
Jim Robison, Joey Silver |
John Roberts, Dave Berkowitz |
1986 |
Lew Stansby, 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... |
Robb Gordon, John Rengstorff |
1987 |
Ed Manfield, 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.... |
Lyle Poe, Steve Carton |
1988 |
Ron Rubin, Michael Becker |
Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Paul Lewis |
1989 |
Kit Woolsey Kit Woolsey Kit Woolsey is an American bridge and backgammon player. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1964. He earned a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1965.... , Ed Manfield |
Ed Nagy, Jeff Polisner |
1990 |
Don Campbell, Barry Harper |
Randy Joyce, Glenn Lublin |
1991 |
Larry Mori, Henry Bethe |
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... , Fred Chang |
Year | Winners | Runners-ip |
---|---|---|
1992 |
Bernie Miller, Mike Lucas |
Geoff Hampson, Mark Molson |
1993 |
Russ Ekeblad, Peter Weichsel |
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... |
1994 |
Lloyd Arvedon, Allan Falk |
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.... |
1995 |
Evan Bailey, John Strauch |
Seymon Deutsch, 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.... |
1996 |
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... , Howard Weinstein |
Ed Manfield, 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.... |
1997 |
Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson |
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.... , 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.... |
1998 |
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.... , 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.... |
Mike Becker, Mike Kamil |
1999 |
Mike Passell, Michael Seamon |
Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Petra Hamman |
2000 |
Mike Cappelletti Jr., Larry Hicks |
Walter Johnson, Doug Simson |
2001 |
Jim Tritt, Richard Meffley |
Henry Bethe, Varis Carey |
2002 |
Jörgen Molberg, Boerre Lund |
David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen |
2003 |
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... , 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.... |
Marty Fleisher Martin Fleisher Martin Fleisher is an American bridge player, employee benefits attorney, manager of investments in life insurance policies and investment advisor.... , Mike Kamil |
2004 |
David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen |
Roger Lord, Jacqueline Sincoff |
2005 |
Bob Morris, Eddie Wold |
George Jacobs, Alfredo Versace |
2006 |
David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen |
Fred Chang, 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... |
2007 |
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... , Roy Welland Roy Welland Roy Welland is the owner of New York restaurant Lotus of Siam NY, wine connoisseur, and world class bridge player... |
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... , 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... |
2008 |
Robert Lebi, Dan Jacob |
Ralph Buchalter, Migry Zur Campanile |
2009 |
David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen |
Xiaodong Shi, David Yang |
2010 |
Nicolas L Ecuyer, Steve Landen |
Joe Kivel, Chris Larsen |
2011 |
Gavin Wolpert, Joel Wooldridge |
Jill Levin, Jill Meyers |
Sources
List of previous winners, Page 82009 winners, Page 1