Lynn A. Baker is an American World Champion

bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

player and legal academic. She has won 14

North American Bridge Championships North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven da ...

and won two World Championships. Professor Baker teaches law at the

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in Austin. Baker became a world champion and a World Women Grand Master at the

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(WBF) meet in October 2014 when her team won the quadrennial

McConnell Cup McConnell Cup is a team event for women held every four years as part of the World Bridge Series Championships. The event was inaugurated in 1994 and is named in honor of Ruth McConnell, former treasurer for the World Bridge Federation (WBF) and ...

. Team Baker won in a field of 26 women . She played with

Karen McCallum Karen T. "Kate" McCallum (born 1946) is a professional American bridge player from Exeter, New Hampshire. Sometime prior to the 2014 European and World meets (summer and October), she ranked 40th among 73 Women World Grand Masters by world masterp ...

of the United States and their teammates were

Nicola Smith Nicola Patricia Smith MBE, née Gardener (born 28 April 1949), is a world champion English bridge player. She has many successes to her credit in more than 30 years of international competition, initially as Nicola Gardener. As of October 2017 s ...

–

Sally Brock Saralinda Jane "Sally" Brock (''née'' Hartley; born 1953) is an English bridge player. She has been part of the winning team in five Women's European Championships, two Venice Cups and two World Team Olympiads. In November 2017, she received t ...

of England and Marion Michielsen–

Meike Wortel Meike Wortel (born 23 November 1982, Delft) is a Dutch bridge player. At the annual World Bridge Federation (WBF) meet in October 2014, she won one teams gold medal and one pairs silver medal. Thus she became a World Women Grand Master. In the Eur ...

of the Netherlands.

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

* World Bridge Series Womens Teams (2) 2014, 2018 *

(14) **

Smith Life Master Women's Pairs The Smith Life Master Women's Pairs North American bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Smith Life Master Women's Pairs is a four session MP pairs event, two ...

(2) 2003, 2007 ** Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (3) 1998, 2001, 2007 **

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 ...

(4) 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 ...

(4) 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1999

Runners-up

Venice Cup The Venice Cup is a biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for national of Women. It is contested every odd-number year under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation (WBF), alongside the Bermuda Bowl (Open) and d'Orsi Bowl (S ...

(1) 2009 World Team Championship Winners
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** Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 1999, 2008 **

(1) 2014 **

(1) 2002

References

External links

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