Sharon Lou "Kerri" Sanborn (born July 29, 1946) is an American bridge player from New York City. She has won major tournaments as Kerri Davis and Kerri Shuman as well. Sometime prior to the 2014 European and World meets (summer and October), Sanborn ranked 25th among 73 living Women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (MP) and 7th by placing points that do not decay over time."Women World Grand Masters"
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As Kerri Shuman during 1974, Sanborn earned the greatest number of masterpoints in American Contract Bridge League-sanctioned play, and thus won the ACBL McKenney Trophy. No woman since then has won the annual masterpoints race, which is now recognized by the Barry Crane Trophy after her longtime masterpoints partner Barry Crane. Sanborn (as Shuman) and Crane won the

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's third quadrennial World Mixed Pairs Championship in 1978. In 1990 she was the only woman invited to compete in a special WBF for individuals; in effect, an examination set by experts for experts. Sanborn was inducted into the

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in 2007. Sanborn was one of 24 women, six from each of four countries (as for men), invited to participate in the SportAccord World Mind Games, December 2011 in Beijing. Her partner was Irina Levitina, at least for the Pairs. Sanborn and Jack Zhao of China, who sometimes lives and frequently plays in North America, won the 13th quadrennial World Mixed Pairs Championship in Sanya, China, October 2014. Thus she became the first player to win the gold medal twice, and he became the first player from outside Europe and North America to win any medal.

Bridge accomplishments

Awards and honors

* ACBL McKenney Trophy, 1974 * ACBL Hall of Fame, 2007"Induction by Year"
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Wins

* Venice Cup (2) 1989, 1993 World Team Championship Winners
/ref> * World Mixed Pairs Championship (2) 1978, 2014 * North American Bridge Championships (20) ** Rockwell Mixed Pairs (2) 1975, 1982 ** Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 1972 **

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(1) 2003 ** Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (6) 1989, 1990, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2012 **

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(5) 1978, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010 **

Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams The Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC) and is a four session board-a-match event, two qualifying sessions and two final sess ...

(2) 2006, 2008 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (3) 1980, 1987, 1990

Runners-up

* Venice Cup (2) 1995, 2009 * World Mixed Pairs Championship (1) 1986 * North American Bridge Championships ** Rockwell Mixed Pairs (4) 1971, 1974, 1977, 2008 ** Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 2002 ** Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1987 **

(2) 1985, 1986 ** Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (3) 1983, 2008, 2013 **

(3) 1974, 1986, 2014 **

(2) 2001, 2002 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1994 ** Reisinger (1) 1989

References

External links

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SANBORN Sharon (kerri)
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