The Baze Senior Knockout Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League

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 Senior Knockout Teams is a knock-out team event.
The event typically starts on the first Sunday of the NABC.
The event is restricted to Seniors – players 55 years of age or older.

History

The event was introduced in 1994. It was renamed in 2010 in honor of Grant Baze and is contested for the Baze Trophy.

Winners

Winners of Senior Knockout Teams

Year	Winners	Runners-Up
1994	Zeke Jabbour, Russ Arnold, Richard Hunt, Dan Morse, Chuck Said, John Sutherlin	Duncan Phillips, Robert Ryder, Howard Hertzberg, Hamish Bennett, Joan Remey Moore, William Esberg
1995	Zeke Jabbour, Russ Arnold, Mike Levine, Bill 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... , 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... , Tommy Sanders	Norm Coombs, Leonard Ernst, Michael Slaven, Richard Hart, Loren Hawkins, Don Brock
1996	Zeke Jabbour, Russ Arnold, Tommy Sanders, Bill 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... , Mary Chilcote, Fred Hamilton	Howard Hertzberg, Robert Ryder, William Esberg, Simon Kantor, Marty Baff
1997	Bob Carteaux, David Adams, Al Childs, Ralph Cohen, Chuck Said	Mike Levine, Zeke Jabbour, Jim Linhart, Russ Arnold, Per Olof Sundelin, Arnold Fisher
1998	Mike Levine, Tommy Sanders, Zeke Jabbour, Arnie Fisher, Fred Hamilton, Chuck Said	Gene Freed, Gene Simpson, James Koley, Syd Levey, Simon Kantor
1999	Jim Sternberg, Bernie Chazen, Allan Cokin, 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... , Richard Reisig, Robert Lipsitz	Richard Budd, Shome Mukherjee, Robert Ryder, William Hunter
2000	Richard Budd, Robert Ryder, William Hunter, Shome Mukherjee, Richard DeMartino, Pat McDevitt	Jim Sternberg, Allan Cokin, Chuck Burger, Richard Reisig, Bernie Chazen, Robert Lipsitz
2001	Mike Levine, Zeke Jabbour, Randy Pettit, Allan Siebert, Per Olof Sundelin, Arnold Fisher	Gene Simpson, Hamish Bennett, 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... , Joe Kivel, Jim Robison, Chris Larsen
2002	Mike Levine, Zeke Jabbour, 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... , Dan Morse, Per Olof Sundelin, Arnold Fisher	Lewis Finkel, John Stiefel, Daniel Colatosti, Mel Colchamiro, John Malley, Bernie Miller
2003	Dennis Dawson, Clement Jackson, John Sutherlin, 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... , John Mohan, Dan Morse	Pat McDevitt, John Stiefel, Daniel Colatosti, Mel Colchamiro, John Malley, Richard DeMartino
2004	Tony Ames, John Koch, Mary Egan, Rod Beery	Hamish Bennett, Frances Dickman, Chris Larsen, Gene Simpson, Michael Shuman, Bruce Noda
2005	Morris Chang, 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... , Neil Chambers, John Schermer	Don Stack, Alan Stout, Randy Pettit, Allan Siebert, James Nash, Pierre Flatowicz
2006	Amos Kaminski, Melih Ozdil, Pinhas Romik, Yeshayahu Levit, George Mittelman	Gene Freed, Fred Hamilton, Arnold Fisher, Jim Tritt, Paul Ivaska, Tony Kasday
2007	Bruce Ferguson, Dennis Clerkin, Brenda Keller, Jerry Clerkin, Robert Hollman	Mike Levine, Zeke Jabbour, 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... , Dan Morse, Allan Siebert, Chuck Said
2008	Reese Milner, Sam Lev, Fred Chang, Matt Granovetter, P.O. Sundelin, John Carruthers, Grant Baze (npc)	Richard DeMartino, John Stiefel, Geoffrey Brod, Pat McDevitt
2009	Garey Hayden, Mark Lair, Carolyn Lynch, Melih Ozdil, Mike Passell	Arnie Fisher, Allan Graves, Fred Hamilton, Amos Kaminski, George Mittelman
2010	Roger Bates, Drew Casen, Marc Jacobus, Jim Krekorian, Eddie Wold	Dan Gerstman, Steve Landen, Dan Morse, Fred Stewart, John Sutherlin, Kit Woolsey

Sources

List of previous winners, Page 6
2008 winners, Page 1