The Silodor Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring 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 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

Winners of Open Pairs (1958–1991)

Year	Winners	Runners-up
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
> colspan=2| 1/2. Barry Crane Barry Crane Barry Crane, born Barry Cohen, was a prolific television producer and director, and a champion bridge player.... , John Fisher 1/2. Joan Remey, Vincent Remey
> colspan=2| 1/2. Barry Crane Barry Crane Barry Crane, born Barry Cohen, was a prolific television producer and director, and a champion bridge player.... , John Fisher 1/2. Matt Granovetter, Merle Tom
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

Winners of Open Pairs I (1992–)

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 8
2009 winners, Page 1