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ACBL King Or Queen Of Bridge
The ACBL King or Queen of Bridge is a graduating high school senior annually designated by the American Contract Bridge League. Currently a $2000 scholarship accompanies the title. The King or Queen is the high school senior in North America (US, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda) with the "best record in bridge". Students now formally enter the annual contest and identify their qualifications. Beside outstanding performance in bridge tournaments, the winner is commonly cited for sportsmanship and for "bridge activities such as teaching, directing, and unit/district participation". The King of Bridge was established in 1973 by Homer Shoop of Indiana as a prize for the high school senior with the greatest number of ACBL master points. The second and third winners, Jeff Meckstroth and Bobby Levin in 1974 and 1975, won the 1981 Bermuda Bowl as United States teammates; Levin was the youngest person to be a world champion at bridge. Several other Kings and Queens have become leading expert pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High School Senior
Twelfth grade, 12th grade, senior year, or grade 12 is the final year of secondary school in most of North America. In other regions, it may also be referred to as class 12 or Year 13. In most countries, students are usually between the ages of 17 and 18 years old. Some countries have a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all. Twelfth grade is typically the last year of high school (graduation year). Australia In Australia, the twelfth grade is referred to as Year 12. In New South Wales, students are usually 16 or 17 years old when they enter Year 12 and 17 or 18 years during graduation (end of year). A majority of students in Year 12 work toward getting an ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank). Up until the start of 2020 the OP (Overall Position, which applies only to students in the state of Queensland) was used. Both of these allow/allowed them access to courses at university. In Western Australia, this is achieved by completing the WAC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Contract Bridge League
The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is a governing body for contract bridge in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. It is the largest such organization in North America having the stated mission ''"to promote, grow and sustain the game of bridge and serve the bridge-related interests of our Members."'' Its major activities are: * sanctioning games at local bridge clubs and regional events * certifying bridge teachers and club directors * conducting the North American Bridge Championships (NABC) * providing education materials and services * administering the ACBL masterpoints system for tracking player performance * providing oversight for ethical behavior and play *Besides representing the interests of its members with the World Bridge Federation, , it had more than 165,000 members. History The ACBL was created in 1937 by the merger of the American Bridge League and the United States Bridge Association in 1937. At that time, its bridge tournaments were open only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Points
Masterpoints or master points are points awarded by bridge organizations to individuals for success in competitive bridge tournaments run under their auspices. Generally, recipients must be members in good standing of the issuing organization. At the international level, competitions and point awards are administered by the World Bridge Federation (WBF); its affiliates at the multi-national level, such as the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL), also issue points as do more local organizations such as the English Bridge Union (EBU), and the Deutsche Bridge Verband (DBV) and independent ones such as the American Bridge Association (ABA). In general, each organization has its own scheme for the categorization of competitive bridge events and has a parallel scheme for awarding various categories of points to players who are successful in them. Upon reaching certain thresholds in point accumulation or retention, most organizations bestow a rank on the individual in recognition of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bermuda Bowl
The Bermuda Bowl is a biennial contract bridge world championship for national . It is contested every odd-numbered year under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation (WBF), alongside the Venice Cup (women), the d'Orsi Senior Bowl and the Wuhan Cup (mixed). Entries formally represent WBF zones as well as nations, so it is also known as the World Zonal Open Team Championship. 40th World Teams; "Information". It is the oldest event that confers the title of world champion in bridge, and was first contested in 1950. The Bermuda Bowl trophy is awarded to the winning team, and is named for the site of the inaugural tournament, the Atlantic archipelago of Bermuda. The term ''Bermuda Bowl'' is sometimes used for the entire two-week event, comprising the three zonal teams and one or more concurrent lesser tournaments. The latest contest was held in Salsomaggiore, Italy, in March–April 2022, having been postponed from 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was won by Switzerland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Meckstroth
Jeffrey John (Jeff) Meckstroth (born May 15, 1956) is an American professional contract bridge player. He is a multiple world champion, winning the Bermuda Bowl on USA teams 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. As of May 16, 2016, he was the fifth-ranking World Grand Master. For decades Meckstroth has been in a regular partnership with Eric Rodwell and together, nicknamed "Meckwell", they are one of the most successful bridge partnerships of all time. They are well known for playing an aggressive and very detailed system that derived from Precision Club. One of Meckstroth's iconic achievements was winning three of the four available major events contested at the ACBL's 2008 fall championships, the Open Board-A-Match Teams, Blue Ribbon Pairs, and Reisinger Teams. He became ACBL's all-time leading masterpoint holder when he went past Paul Soloway's long held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Levin
Robert J. (Bobby) Levin (born November 19, 1957) is an American professional bridge player, from Aventura, Florida. He was the youngest winner of the Bermuda Bowl world championship for national teams from 1981 until 2015, when 19-year old Michal Klukowski of Poland succeeded him. Levin is also a five-time winner of the Cavendish Invitational Pairs, the world's leading contest for cash prizes, with his regular partner Steve Weinstein. As of June 2013, Levin ranks number 20 among Open World Grand Masters and his wife Jill ranks number 21 among Women World Grand Masters. Retrieved 2013-06-13. Levin–Weinstein were one-third of USA1 in the 2011 Bermuda Bowl, where they finished fourth. Beginning mid-2012 they joined Nick Nickell's team. The professional teams hired by Nickell had won four of the preceding nine biennial Bermuda Bowls, from 1995. Career Levin was born in Southampton, Long Island, New York. As a 13-year-old, he won the first tournament event he ever entered – the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew K
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Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chinese Elm ''Ulmus parvifolia'' Christianity * Matthew the Apostle, one of the apostles of Jesus * Gospel of Matthew, a book of the Bible See also * Matt (given name), the diminutive form of Matthew * Mathew, alternative spelling of Matthew * Matthews (other) * Matthew effect * Tropical Storm Matthew (other) The name Matthew was used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, replacing Hurricane Mitch, Mitch after 1998 Atlantic hurricane season, 1998. * Tropical Storm Matthew (2004) - Brought heavy rain to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, causing l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Weinstein
Steve Weinstein (born 1964) is an American people, American professional Contract bridge, bridge and poker player. He is known best as the youngest winner of the American Contract Bridge League, ACBL Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs, Life Master Pairs and the most frequent winner of the Cavendish Invitational, Cavendish Invitational Pairs, the world's leading contest for cash prizes. , the World Bridge Federation shows Weinstein at number 22 in the Open World Grand Masters rankings. His highest ranking was 16th, in October 2011. Life Weinstein was born in New York (state), New York state in 1964. At the age of 17 in 1981 he became the youngest winner of any North American Bridge Championship, the ACBL's annual Life Master Pairs, playing with his stepfather Fred Stewart. Weinstein and Liz Davis have been together since 1986, married since 1993. They live in Andes, New York. Weinstein worked on Wall Street until 2002 when he became a full-time professional bridge and poker player. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Moss
Michael Brad Moss (born February 5, 1971) is an American bridge player from Berkeley, California and New York City. He is the son of Gail Greenberg. Bridge accomplishments Awards * ACBL King or Queen of Bridge (1) 1989 * ACBL Player of the Year (1) 2010 * Goren Trophy (1) 2010 Wins * Bermuda Bowl (1) 2017 * World Championship Rosenblum Teams (1) 2010 * North American Bridge Championships (13) ** Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1993 ** Grand National Teams (1) 1993 ** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2010 ** Roth Open Swiss Teams (1) 2012 ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1998, 2018 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1991 ** Reisinger (1) 2001 ** Spingold (3) 2005, 2010, 2016 ** Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 2019 ** Vanderbilt Trophy (1) 2018 Runners-up * North American Bridge Championships (12) ** von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1999 ** Lebhar IMP Pairs (1) 1995 ** Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1992 ** Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 2010 ** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Greco
Eric Alan Greco (born 1975) is an American bridge player. He is from Annandale, Virginia. Bridge accomplishments Awards * ACBL King or Queen of Bridge (1) 1993 Wins * North American Bridge Championships (20) ** von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 1998, 2019 ** Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1997 ** Wernher Open Pairs (2) 2002, 2003 ** Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 2002 ** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2010 ** Roth Open Swiss Teams (3) 2007, 2012, 2015 ** Reisinger (2) 2003, 2021 ** Spingold (2) 2005, 2010 **Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2018 **Vanderbilt Trophy (1) 2018 **Norman Kay Platinum Pairs (1) 2016 **Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 2017 *ACBL Player of the Year (2) 2016, 2018 Runners-up * North American Bridge Championships (11) ** von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 2008, 2022 ** Blue Ribbon Pairs (3) 2003, 2012, 2016 ** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2003 ** Vanderbilt (4) 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015 ** Keohane North American Swiss Teams The Keohane North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Wooldridge
Joel Powhatan Wooldridge (born July 19, 1979) is an American multi national champion and world junior champion in contract bridge as well as an expert foosball player. In 1990, Wooldridge broke Sam Hirschman's previous record for the youngest to achieve Life Master status with the American Contract Bridge League surpassing the mark of 11 years, 9 months and 5 days with a new record of 11 years, 4 months and 13 days. Sam's brother Dan broke Joel's record four years later. Wooldridge lives in New York City. Bridge accomplishments Awards * ACBL King of Bridge 1997 * WBF Youth Award 2003 * ACBL Player of the Year 2011 Wins * World Junior Teams Championship (3) 2001, 2002, 2005 *North American Bridge Championships (10) **Lebhar IMP Pairs (2) 1997, 2013 ** Fast Open Pairs (1) 2003 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2009 ** Roth Open Swiss Teams (2) 2009, 2014 ** Silodor Open Pairs (1) 2011 ** Norman Kay Platinum Pairs (1) 2011 ** Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 2017 ** Wernher O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ari Greenberg
Ari David Greenberg (born April 1, 1981 in Malibu, California) is an American world junior champion in contract bridge. A Stanford computer science graduate, Greenberg was previously employed Bridge Base, Google, and Facebook. He currently resides in Menlo Park, California. Bridge accomplishments Awards * ACBL King or Queen of Bridge 1999 Wins * Grand National Teams Flight B 2001 * World Junior Teams Championship :''This article covers all of the Teams events in the World Bridge Federation youth program—in principle including experimental or obsolete events for age-limited teams, which are not now part of WBF Youth Bridge.'' :''World Junior Pairs Champio ... 2005, 2006 * South American Junior Championships 2007 Runners-up * World University Team Cup 2006 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenberg, Ari 1981 births American contract bridge players Living people People from Malibu, California Stanford University alumni Google employees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
