Wernher Open Pairs
Encyclopedia
The Wernher Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League
(ACBL) North American Bridge Championship
(NABC).
The Wernher Open Pairs is a four session MP pairs event, two qualifying sessions and two final sessions.
The event typically starts on the second Thursday of the NABC.
The event is open.
In 2004 it returned to the Summer NABC lineup. From 1969 through 1971, it was contested as a three-session championship. In 1992 the event became Open Pairs II.
The winners have their names inscribed on the Wernher trophy, named after Sir Derrick J. Wernher, a leading personality in American bridge in the Thirties. Wernher -- a resident of both London and Deal NJ -- was president of the American Bridge League in 1933, chairman of its Master Plan committee and a member of the board of directors of the American Whist League.
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 Wernher Open Pairs is a four session MP pairs event, two qualifying sessions and two final sessions.
The event typically starts on the second Thursday of the NABC.
The event is open.
History
The Wernher Open pairs is a four-session event with two qualifying sessions and two final sessions. It was contested at the Summer NABC until 1962. It moved to the Spring NABC in 1963 where it remained for 40 years.In 2004 it returned to the Summer NABC lineup. From 1969 through 1971, it was contested as a three-session championship. In 1992 the event became Open Pairs II.
The winners have their names inscribed on the Wernher trophy, named after Sir Derrick J. Wernher, a leading personality in American bridge in the Thirties. Wernher -- a resident of both London and Deal NJ -- was president of the American Bridge League in 1933, chairman of its Master Plan committee and a member of the board of directors of the American Whist League.
Winners
Year | Winners | Runners-up |
---|---|---|
1934 | 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... |
Morrie Elis, George Kennedy |
1935 | Edward Cook, Fred French | 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... , Louis H. Watson Louis H. Watson Louis H. Watson of New York City was a highly ranked American contract bridge player and author who rose to prominence in the 1930s. A popular personality, he was considered by Ely Culbertson to be his most likely successor... |
1936 | Richard Ecker, Fred Kaplan | Bertram Lebhar Jr., Samuel Katz |
1937 | Edward Cook, John Kunkle | Philip Abramsohn, Morrie Elis |
1938 | 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... |
Morrie Elis, Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
1939 | John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon 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... |
Henry Chanin, Morrie Elis |
1940 | Merwyn Maier, Robert McPherran | Morrie Elis, Harry Fishbein |
1941 | Joseph Low, Simon Rossant | Joseph Davis, Sidney Silodor |
1942 | Robert von Engel, Aaron Goodman | Murray Gross, William Lipton |
1943 | 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 Solomon |
Richard Ecker, Fred Kaplan |
1944 | Sigmund Dornbusch, Herman Goldberg | Ambrose Casner, Ralph Hirschberg |
1945 | Sylvester Gintell, Lee Hazen | George Rapée, Samuel 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... |
1946 | Mitchell Barnes, Waldemar von Zedtwitz | Lewis Bernard, Frank Weisbach |
1947 | Sol Mogal, Tobias Stone | Morrie Elis, Morris Portugal |
1948 | Fred Hirsch, Samuel Katz | Lewis Bernard, Harold Feldstein |
1949 | 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... , 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... |
Bobby Nail, J. G. Ripstra |
1950 | Phillip Briggs, Richard Revell | George Rapée, Sidney Silodor |
1951 | Milton Ellenby, Emmanuel Hochfeld | Clifford Bishop, Alexander Nusinoff |
1952 | Arthur Grau, William Rosen William Rosen William Albert Rosen is an American bridge player, best known for winning the 1954 Bermuda Bowl world championship.... |
Harold Harkavy, Tobias Stone |
1953 | Harold Harkavy, Bill Root | John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... , Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
1954 | Doug Drury, Eric Murray Eric Murray (bridge) Eric Murray is a Canadian contract bridge player and co-founder of the Canadian Bridge Federation . Along with his partner Sami Kehela, Murray is considered one of the top Canadians ever to have played the game. The Eric R... |
Milton Ellenby, Douglas Steen |
1955 | Doug Drury, Eric Murray Eric Murray (bridge) Eric Murray is a Canadian contract bridge player and co-founder of the Canadian Bridge Federation . Along with his partner Sami Kehela, Murray is considered one of the top Canadians ever to have played the game. The Eric R... |
Ira Rubin, Victor Mitchell |
1956 | Paul Allinger, Jim Jacoby | Robert Jordan, Robert Sitnek |
1957 | David Carter, John Hubbell | John Gerber, Paul Hodge |
1958 | William Grieve, Ira Rubin | Norman Kay, Sidney Silodor |
1959 | Harry Fishbein, John Gerber | Erik Paulsen, Mike Shuman |
1960 | Jack Blair, William Christian | David Carter, Paul Hodge |
1961 | Philip Feldesman, Ira Rubin | Paul Allinger, Lew Mathe |
1962 | Philip Feldesman, Ira Rubin | Eddie Kantar, 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... |
1963 | 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,... , Wolf Lebovic |
Sonny Moyse, Tommy Sanders |
1964 | Ed Weiner, G. Gard Hays | Darryl Pedersen, Don Nemiro |
1965 | Lawrence Rosler, Jeff Rubens Jeff Rubens Jeff Rubens is a bridge player and writer; he is the editor of the magazine The Bridge World and the author of several bridge books, including Secrets of Winning Bridge.... |
Norman Kay, Eric Murray Eric Murray (bridge) Eric Murray is a Canadian contract bridge player and co-founder of the Canadian Bridge Federation . Along with his partner Sami Kehela, Murray is considered one of the top Canadians ever to have played the game. The Eric R... |
1966 | Barry Crane Barry Crane Barry Crane, born Barry Cohen, was a prolific television producer and director, and a champion bridge player.... , Peter Rank |
Mark Blumenthal, Mike Moss |
1967 | Richard Lawrence, Art Price | Eddie Kantar, Sidney Lazard |
1968 | Kyle Larsen, Edmond Lazarus | Bill Passell, David Strasberg |
1969 | Michael Martino, Frank Vine | Gerald Hallee, 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... |
1970 | Richard Kaye, Richard Walsh | 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 |
1971 | Giorgio Belladonna Giorgio Belladonna Giorgio Belladonna was an Italian bridge player, one of the most famous in bridge history. He won 16 World championship titles with the Blue Team, playing with Walter Avarelli and Benito Garozzo... , Benito Garozzo Benito Garozzo Benito Garozzo is one of the most famous bridge players in the history of the game. He has won 13 world championship titles with the Italian Blue Team, playing with Pietro Forquet and later Giorgio Belladonna... |
Robert Kerr, Jay McKee |
1972 | Steve Robinson, 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.... |
Paul Heitner, 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... |
1973 | Jack Kennedy, David Hadden | Steve Robinson, 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.... |
1974 | George Slemmons, George Steiner | Steve Robinson, 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.... |
1975 | Harlow Lewis, Art Waldemann | Larry Kozlove, John Sheridan |
1976 | Gerald Caravelli, Larry T. Cohen | Jack Kennedy, 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... |
1977 | Joseph Fox, Garey Hayden | David Lehman, Dick Melson |
1978 | Larry Kozlove, John Sheridan | Roy Fox, Paul Swanson |
1979 | Roy Fox, Paul Swanson | Perry Johnson, Michael Zerbini |
1980 | Neil Silverman, Peter Weichsel | Warren Rosner, Stephen Sanborn |
1981 | Warren Rosner, Allan Stauber | 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... , Neil Silverman |
1982 | David Berkowitz, Harold Lilie | James Barlow, Chuck Carroll |
1983 | 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... , Allan Stauber |
Mike Passell, Ron Andersen |
1984 | Mike Lawrence, Peter Weichsel | Joel Friedberg, Ethan Stein |
1985 | 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.... |
Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , George Mittelman |
1986 | Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Paul Swanson |
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... , Fred Hamilton |
1987 | Darryl Pedersen, George Steiner | 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... , Chris Compton |
1988 | Arthur Hoffman, Stephen Shane | Ken Kranyak, Harry Stratton |
1989 | Mike Moss, Charles Coon | Robert Beiles, Sidney Lorvan |
Year | Winners | Runners-up |
---|---|---|
1990 | Steve Sion, Steve Landen | Neil Silverman, Mike Smolen |
1991 | Ken Cohen, Bob Thomas | JoAnna Stansby, Lew Stansby |
1992 | 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... , Perry Johnson |
Tony Glynne, James Elliott |
1993 | Gaylor Kasle, 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... |
Eddie Wold, Dennis Sorensen |
1994 | Thomas Peters, John Zilic | Steve Beatty, Curtis Cheek |
1995 | Fred Stewart, Steve Weinstein | Martin Caley, Peter Schwartz |
1996 | David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen | Jackie Buroker, Dick Yarington |
1997 | Lloyd Arvedon, Allan Falk | Bart Bramley, Sidney Lazard |
1998 | Björn Fallenius, Mike Moss | Evan Bailey, Joseph Kivel |
1999 | 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... |
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... , Steve Weinstein |
2000 | Stephen Landen, Pratap Rajadhyaksha | Kenneth Kranyak, Harry Stratton |
2001 | Chris Willenken, Ron Smith | Joseph Kivel, Chris Larsen |
2002 | Curtis Cheek, Eric Greco | Geoff Hampson, Renee Mancuso |
2003 | Geoff Hampson, Eric Greco | Ken Cohen, Dan Gerstman |
2004 | 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... |
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.... , Fred Stewart |
2005 | Nagy Kamel, Nader Hanna | Samuel Marks, Emory Whitaker |
2006 | Jianrong Lin, Julie Zhu | Cameron Doner, Bob Etter Bob Etter Robert Glenn Etter is a retired American football placekicker. He played with the Atlanta Falcons in 1968 and 1969. He also played for the Memphis Southmen of the World Football League in 1974 and 1975... |
2007 | Joan Jackson, Petra Hamman | Daniel Korbel, Jonathan Steinberg |
2008 | K. R. Venkataraman, Sunit Chokshi | Don Piafsky, Barry Piafsky |
2009 | Nikolay Demirev, Nicolas L'Ecuyer | Alan Kleist, Tim Crank |
2010 | Richard Burton, Beatrice Kemp | Tom Carmichael, Jeff Roman |
Year | Winners | Runners-up |
---|---|---|
1958 | Norman Kay, Sidney Silodor | Jack Denny, Richard Harrison |
1959 | James Pestaner, John Swanson | Don Oakie, Meyer Schleifer |
1960 | Frank Hoadley, Julius Rosenblum | Harold Creed, Samuel Gould |
1961 | Morton Rubinow, Tobias Stone | Erik Paulsen, Alex Tschekaloff |
1962 | Ivan Erdos, Philip Feldesman | Norman Kay, Sidney Silodor |
Sources
List of previous winners, Page 162009 winners, Page 1