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North American Pairs
The North American Pairs (NAP) is a set of annual North American championships for contested over two days at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championships (NABC). The events are restricted to pairs that have qualified through local, regional and district levels within their ACBL Districts. Three fields or "Flights" compete on the same schedule: : Flight A, open to all players, is formally the Baldwin North American Pairs. : Flight B, restricted to players with 0 to 2500 masterpoints, is formally the Golder North American Pairs. : Flight C, restricted to players who have not yet become Life Masters and have fewer than 500 masterpoints, is formally the President's Cup North American Pairs. Each competition is a four-session matchpoint pairs tournament with two qualifying sessions on the first day and two final sessions on the second. History Flight A Play for the Baldwin North American Pairs (Flight A) begins each summer at the local le ... [...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] |
Steve Robinson (bridge)
Steve W. Robinson (born January 4, 1941) is an American bridge player from Arlington, Virginia. Robinson has won three world championships and 24 North American Bridge Championships. He was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2003. Robinson is the author of a book, ''Washington Standard''. Robinson is a graduate of University of Maryland and lives in Washington, D.C.. Bridge accomplishments Honors * ACBL Hall of Fame, 2003"Induction by Year" ''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16. Awards * Herman Trophy (1) 1972 * Mott-Smith Trophy (1) 1987Wins * Senior Bowl (bridge), d'Orsi Senior Bowl (1) 2003[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Cohler
Gary Cohler is an American bridge player. Bridge accomplishments Wins * North American Bridge Championships (8) ** Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2010 ** Grand National Teams (5) 1995, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013 ** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2000 ** Reisinger (1) 2006 Runners-up * North American Bridge Championships ** von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 2001 ** Lebhar IMP Pairs (1) 1998 ** Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 2002 ** North American Pairs (2) 1995, 1996 ** Grand National Teams The Grand National Teams (GNT) North American bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Grand National Teams is a team knockout event. The event is broken into ... (1) 2005 ** Reisinger (1) 2000 Notes American contract bridge players Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Bridge-game-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Berkowitz
Lisa Berkowitz (born 1952) is an American bridge player. She is from Old Tappan, New Jersey. Bridge accomplishments Wins * North American Bridge Championships (17) ** Rockwell Mixed Pairs (2) 1986, 1987 ** Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 2009 ** North American Pairs (1) 1995 ** Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 1992, 2008 ** Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (3) 1990, 1999, 2009 ** Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1986, 1988, 1997 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (5) 1986, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2002 Runners-up * North American Bridge Championships ** Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 2011, 2014 ** Wagar Women's Knockout Teams The Wagar Women's Knockout Teams national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Wagar Women's Knockout Teams is a knock-out team event. The event is restric ... (2) 1985, 1994 Notes Living people American contract bridge players 1952 births Place of birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Berkowitz (bridge)
David L. Berkowitz (born November 23, 1949) is an American professional contract bridge player. He is from Old Tappan, New Jersey. In 1998, he came as close as it is possible to come to a world championship without winning it. In the World Open Pairs, he and Larry Cohen led throughout the five-session final, only to be overtaken on the last two boards. He also earned a bronze medal at the 2000 World Team Olympiad in Maastricht, Netherlands. He was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2010. Berkowitz whose wife, Lisa, is a former women's world champion, often comments, "I am not even the best player in my own house." They reside in Boca Raton, Florida. Their daughter Dana and son Michael play bridge as well. Bridge accomplishments Honors * ACBL Hall of Fame, 2010"Induction by Year" ''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. Retrieved 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Krekorian
James E. Krekorian (born 1952) is a professional American bridge player from New York City. He is an options trader and a graduate from Duke University, where he lettered in track. Bridge accomplishments Awards * Herman Trophy (1) 2006 Wins * North American Bridge Championships (6) ** Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1996 ** Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1986 ** North American Pairs (2) 1992, 2009 ** Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2010 ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1997 Runners-up * North American Bridge Championships ** Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 2006 ** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (2) 1986, 1990 ** Vanderbilt (2) 1987, 2005 ** Senior Knockout Teams The Baze Senior Knockout Teams national bridge championship was held at the fall 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. ... (1) 2011 ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2006 Notes Living people 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Baran
Boris Baran is a Canadian bridge player. Bridge accomplishments Wins * World Senior Teams Championship (1) 2002 * North American Bridge Championships (5) ** North American Pairs (1) 1991 ** Keohane North American Swiss Teams (4) 1992, 1994, 1995, 2002 Runners-up * Bermuda Bowl (1) 1995 * North American Bridge Championships (2) ** North American Pairs The North American Pairs (NAP) is a set of annual North American championships for contested over two days at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championships (NABC). The events are restricted to pairs that have ... (1) 1990 ** Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1998 Notes External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baran, Boris Canadian contract bridge players Bermuda Bowl players Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Lazard
Sidney Herold Lazard (December 18, 1930 – November 3, 2015) was an American business leader in the oil and gas industries and a champion contract bridge player. He attended Tulane University and was a lifelong New Orleans resident until 2001, when he moved to Dallas, Texas. Lazard was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2000. Sidney H. Lazard, Jr. Sportsmanship Award In 2001, Lazard established the Sidney H. Lazard, Jr. Sportsmanship Award in honor of his son, who died in 1999 after battling cancer. The annual award celebrates sportsmanlike characteristics and aims to recognize those who "play hard but fair and hold no grudges." The 2016 recipient was Boye Brogeland. Bridge accomplishments Honors * ACBL Hall of Fame, 2000"Induction by Year" ''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16. Wins |
Bobby Nail
George Robert Nail (April 21, 1925 – May 25, 1995) was an American bridge player and a club owner and teacher in Houston, Texas. Nail was born in Kansas City, Missouri, with the congenital bone disorder osteogenesis imperfecta. In the 1960s he moved to Houston, where he operated Nail's Bridge Center with his wife Betty until his death. He died of a heart attack on May 25, 1995, survived by his wife and a sister. Nail won four American Contract Bridge League national championships and placed second eleven times. He represented the United States twice in the Bermuda Bowl, finishing second in 1963. He was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2001. The Nail Life Master Open Pairs event is named after him. Nail and Robert Stucker invented the Big Diamond bidding system and presented it in the 1965 book ''Revolution in Bridge''. A major departure from Standard American bidding concepts of the day, it featured a weak notrump, an unbalanced big 1 opening and a 1 opening that was forci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Morse (bridge)
Dan Morse (February 23, 1938 – March 21, 2023) was an American bridge player from Houston, Texas. Morae died from complications of surgery on March 21, 2023. Bridge accomplishments Awards * Herman Trophy (1) 2002 Wins * North American Bridge Championships (12) ** von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1993 ** Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1964 ** Grand National Teams (1) 1977 ** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2011 ** Truscott Senior Swiss Teams (1) 2013 ** Vanderbilt (2) 1990, 1993 ** Senior Knockout Teams (3) 1994, 2002, 2003 ** Reisinger (1) 2002 ** Spingold (1) 1977 Runners-up * North American Bridge Championships (10) ** von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1979 ** Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1980 ** North American Pairs (1) 1989 ** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1991 ** Vanderbilt (1) 1985 ** Senior Knockout Teams (2) 2007, 2010 ** Keohane North American Swiss Teams (2) 1996, 2005 ** Spingold The Spingold national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Clerkin
Dennis E. Clerkin (born 1950) is a professional American bridge player. Clerkin is from Bloomington, Indiana. Bridge accomplishments Wins * North American Bridge Championships (6) ** North American Pairs (1) 1989 ** Grand National Teams (2) 1990, 2010 ** Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2007 ** Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 2010 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1992 Runners-up * North American Bridge Championships ** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2008 ** Keohane North American Swiss Teams The Keohane North American Swiss Teams bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Keohane North American Swiss Teams is a six session Swiss Teams A Swiss-system t ... (1) 1977 Notes External links * Living people American contract bridge players 1950 births Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) People from Bloomington, Indiana {{Bridge-game-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
