Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs
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The Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League
(ACBL) North American Bridge Championship
(NABC).
Usually called simply the "Life Master Pairs" or "LM Pairs", this is a six-session pairs tournament open to all players without regard to age, sex, nationality, or membership. It is restricted to Life Masters, now a modest career record in ACBL sanctioned play, which leading players from overseas are able to achieve by attending a few NABC meets. If it remains the most prestigious competition for pairs, that may be because it is older than the parallel spring and fall events, the Norman Kay Platinum Pairs
established 2010 and Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs established 1963.
In 1930, Waldemar von Zedtwitz donated the Gold Cup, which was presented to the winners of the Life Master Pairs. The first winners: Von Zedtwitz and P. Hal Sims
.
The trophy was initially contested by master players who had qualified by winning a national championship. It was a four-session event, and the field was limited to 64 players so that a complete movement could be played.
The trophy was originally presented on the basis that three wins by one player would secure him outright possession of the trophy. This feat was achieved by Howard Schenken
in 1934. (Schenken won in 1931 and 1933 with David Burnstine and 1934 with Richard L. Frey. He also won in 1941 with Merwyn Maier and in 1943 with John R. Crawford.
The cup, put back into competition by the donor, was stolen in 1954 while in the possession of John Hubbell, who held the LM Pairs title. The theft followed a television appearance during which Hubbell had exhibited the trophy and given the address of his bridge club where the cup was normally displayed.
The trophy was never recovered and the present cup is an exact replica.
Mary Jane Farell and Marilyn Johnson are the only women’s partnership to win the event. Their victory came in 1978.
The record score for the event belongs to S. Garton Churchill and Cecil Head, who won in 1948 --- scoring 65% as an average for four sessions and 77.4% in a single session.
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(NABC).
Usually called simply the "Life Master Pairs" or "LM Pairs", this is a six-session pairs tournament open to all players without regard to age, sex, nationality, or membership. It is restricted to Life Masters, now a modest career record in ACBL sanctioned play, which leading players from overseas are able to achieve by attending a few NABC meets. If it remains the most prestigious competition for pairs, that may be because it is older than the parallel spring and fall events, the Norman Kay Platinum Pairs
Norman Kay Platinum Pairs
The Norman Kay Platinum Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....
established 2010 and Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs established 1963.
History
The Life Master Pairs is a six-session event with two qualifying, two semi-final and two final sessions. It is restricted to Life Masters. At stake is the Von Zedtwitz Gold Cup.In 1930, Waldemar von Zedtwitz donated the Gold Cup, which was presented to the winners of the Life Master Pairs. The first winners: Von Zedtwitz and 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...
.
The trophy was initially contested by master players who had qualified by winning a national championship. It was a four-session event, and the field was limited to 64 players so that a complete movement could be played.
The trophy was originally presented on the basis that three wins by one player would secure him outright possession of the trophy. This feat was achieved by 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...
in 1934. (Schenken won in 1931 and 1933 with David Burnstine and 1934 with Richard L. Frey. He also won in 1941 with Merwyn Maier and in 1943 with John R. Crawford.
The cup, put back into competition by the donor, was stolen in 1954 while in the possession of John Hubbell, who held the LM Pairs title. The theft followed a television appearance during which Hubbell had exhibited the trophy and given the address of his bridge club where the cup was normally displayed.
The trophy was never recovered and the present cup is an exact replica.
Mary Jane Farell and Marilyn Johnson are the only women’s partnership to win the event. Their victory came in 1978.
The record score for the event belongs to S. Garton Churchill and Cecil Head, who won in 1948 --- scoring 65% as an average for four sessions and 77.4% in a single session.
Winners
| Year | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 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 |
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 |
| 1931 | 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... , 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... |
Michael Gottlieb, Theodore Lightner |
| 1932 | Michael Gottlieb, Theodore Lightner | 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... , 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... |
| 1933 | 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... , 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... |
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 | Richard L. Frey, 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... |
Walter Malowan, Sydney Rusinow |
| 1935 | B. Jay Becker, Theodore Lightner | Louis Haddad, Charles Hall |
| 1936 | 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... |
Robert Appleyard, Isadore Epstine |
| 1937 | S. Garton Churchill, Charles Lochridge | Doris Fuller, Henry Vogel |
| 1938 | Morrie Elis, Sherman Stearns | John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... , Charles Solomon |
| 1939 | Robert Appleyard, Harry Fishbein | 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... , Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
| 1940 | Harry Fishbein, Morrie Elis | Sam Fry Jr., Myron Fuchs |
| 1941 | Merwyn Maier, 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... |
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... |
| 1942 | 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... , 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... |
Philip Abramsohn, Tobias Stone |
| 1943 | John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... , 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... |
Sidney Silodor, Margaret Wagar |
| 1944 | Samuel Katz, Peter Leventritt | Ambrose Casner, Ralph Hirschberg |
| 1945 | Robert Appleyard, M. A. Lightman | Bertram Lebhar Jr., Simon Rossant |
| 1946 | Sidney Silodor, Charles Solomon | Lee Hazen, Ruth Sherman |
| 1947 | Allen Harvey, Frank Weisbach | John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... , Theodore Lightner |
| 1948 | S. Garton Churchill, Cecil Head | Erik Coon, Vincent Remey |
| 1949 | Ruth Gilbert, Leo Roet | Arthur Glatt, Albert Weiss |
| 1950 | Manuel Sherwin, C. W. Yorke | Edward Marcus, 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 | Richard Kahn, Peter Leventritt | Ned Drucker, 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... |
| 1952 | William Jackson, William Joseph | 2/3. John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... , 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... 2/3. Arthur Glatt, Albert Weiss |
| 1953 | Milton Ellenby, William Rosen William Rosen William Albert Rosen is an American bridge player, best known for winning the 1954 Bermuda Bowl world championship.... |
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... , 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... |
| 1954 | David Carter, John Hubbell | Victor Mitchell, Ira Rubin |
| 1955 | Ben Fain, Paul Hodge | Victor Mitchell, Ira Rubin |
| 1956 | 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 |
John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... , Sidney Silodor |
| 1957 | H. Sanborn Brown, Martin Cohn | Francis Begley, Louis Kelner |
| 1958 | 1/2. 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... , 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... 1/2. Wilson Landley, Louis Levy |
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| 1959 | Ed Rosen, Dan Rotman | Sidney Aronson, Larry Weiss |
| 1960 | Helen Portugal, Morris Portugal | 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... |
| 1961 | Philip Feldesman, 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... |
Paul Kibler, Robert Reynolds |
| 1962 | Philip Feldesman, Ira Rubin | Edith Kemp, Albert Weiss |
| 1963 | Lew Mathe, Edward Taylor | Ira Rubin, Curtis Smith |
| 1964 | B. Jay Becker, Dorothy Hayden Dorothy Hayden Truscott Dorothy Hayden Truscott was the top-ranked woman in bridge for many years and authored or co-authored books on the game.-Career:... |
Bruce Elliott, Percy Sheardown |
| 1965 | Victor Mitchell, 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... |
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 |
| 1966 | Hermine Baron, Meyer Schleifer | Morrie Freier, Robert Reynolds |
| 1967 | Philip Feldesman, Lew Mathe | Diana Schuld, Frank Schuld |
| 1968 | 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... |
Jim Jacoby, 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... |
| 1969 | 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.... |
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... |
| 1970 | Paul Heitner, Michael Moss | Robert Freedman, James Mathis |
| 1971 | 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... , Barbara Rappaport |
Jim Jacoby, Minda Brachman |
| 1972 | 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... , Barbara Rappaport |
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 |
| 1973 | Jack Blair, Paul Swanson | 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... |
| 1974 | Gerald Michaud, Bobby Nail | Walter Walvick, Thomas Weik |
| 1975 | Roy Fox, Eugene O'Neill | Mike Becker, Ahmed Hussein |
| 1976 | Bobby Lipsitz, Neil Silverman | Garey Hayden, Mike Passell |
| 1977 | 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 |
Ken Cohen, Bobby Lipsitz |
| 1978 | Mary Jane Farell, Marilyn Johnson | Ron Feldman, David Sacks |
| 1979 | 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... , Ken Schutze |
Dan Morse, Bobby Nail |
| 1980 | Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , 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... |
Don Caton, Homer Shoop |
| 1981 | Fred Stewart, Steve Weinstein | Paul Lavings, Bob Richman |
| 1982 | Ron Andersen, Tommy Sanders | Bobby Lipsitz, Ron Sukoneck |
| 1983 | Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Eddie Kantar |
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... |
| 1984 | Mike Lawrence, Peter Weichsel | Steve Sion, 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... |
| 1985 | George Steiner, Darryl Pedersen | David Siebert, Allan Siebert |
| 1986 | Douglas Simson, 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... |
Tom Kniest, Karen Walker |
| 1987 | David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen | Peter Boyd, Steve Robinson |
| 1988 | 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 |
John Carruthers, Howard Weinstein |
| 1989 | Richard Katz, 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... |
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... |
| 1990 | Mike Becker, Ron Rubin | John Mohan, Kay Schulle |
| 1991 | Doug Simson, 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... |
Steve Sion, Clint Morrell |
| 1992 | Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Hemant Lall |
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... , Hugh Ross |
| 1993 | Dan Morse, John Sutherlin | Tom Clarke, Alan Lebendig |
| 1994 | 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 Wolfson |
Steve Sion, Eddie Wold |
| 1995 | Joe Kivel, Allan Siebert | 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... |
| 1996 | David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen | 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.... |
| 1997 | Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein | 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 | Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson | 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... , Rich Pavlicek Jr. |
| 1999 | John Mohan, Sam Lev | 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.... |
| 2000 | 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.... |
John Mohan, Sam Lev |
| 2001 | 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 |
Gary Cohler, 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... |
| 2002 | Tobi Sokolow Tobi Sokolow Tobi Sokolow is an American bridge player. As of April 2011 she ranks number 15 among Women World Grand Masters.... , Leni Holtz |
Lynn Deas, Curtis Cheek |
| 2003 | 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... |
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.... , 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... |
| 2004 | Walid Elahmady, 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... |
Reese Milner, John Mohan |
| 2005 | Stephen Gladyszak, Pat McDevitt | Walid Elahmady, 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... |
| 2006 | Bart Bramley, Björn Fallenius | Marty Fleisher Martin Fleisher Martin Fleisher is an American bridge player, employee benefits attorney, manager of investments in life insurance policies and investment advisor.... , William Pollack |
| 2007 | 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... , Chip Martel |
Renee Mancuso, Howard Weinstein |
| 2008 | Jan Jansma, Ricco van Prooijen | Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson |
| 2009 | Michał Kwiecień, Roald Ramer | Nikolay Demirev, Hemant Lall |
| 2010 | Boye Brogeland, Erik Sælensminde | 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... , Guido Ferraro |
| 2011 |
Per-Ola Cullin, Peter Bertheau |
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... , Tarek Sadek |
See also
- Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs, often simply referred to as the Blue Ribbons Pairs
- Norman Kay Platinum PairsNorman Kay Platinum PairsThe Norman Kay Platinum Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....
, established 2010.
Sources
List of previous winners, Page 62009 winners, Page 1