Michael Rosenberg (born March 7, 1954)
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player.
Rosenberg was born in New York City
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, moved to Scotland as a child, and returned to New York in 1978. He lived in New York State with his wife Debbie
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, also a top player, from 1995 until 2011 when the couple moved to Northern California.
Michael won the 1994 Rosenblum Cup
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, the 2017 Bermuda Bowl
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, and the 2018 World Mixed Teams Championship
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The Mixed Teams event was held in conjunction with the first and fourth ...
. As of 2007 he has won fourteen North American championships, as well as multiple wins in the major invitational tournaments. He has also won the World Bridge Federation
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(WBF) Par competition in 1998, a test of declarer play skill, and is known for his advocacy of a high standard of ethical behavior for players. He is known as "The expert's expert" for his encyclopedic knowledge of cardplay techniques, and a frequent contributor for ''The Bridge World
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''.
Bridge accomplishments
Awards
* ACBL Hall of Fame, 2015
* ACBL Player of the Year 1994, 2003
* Fishbein Trophy
The Fishbein Trophy is awarded to the player who wins the greatest number of masterpoints at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
History
The Fishbein Trophy was donated by the ACBL in memo ...
2003
* Herman Trophy 1996
Wins
* World Mixed Teams Championship
The World Mixed Teams Championship is a bridge competition for teams of mixed pairs. At every table, two teams are always represented by a mixed pair, one man and one woman.
The Mixed Teams event was held in conjunction with the first and fourth ...
(1) 2018
* 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 Wuh ...
(1) 2017
* Rosenblum Cup
Rosenblum Cup is an Open Teams event held every four years as part of the World Bridge Championships. The event was added to the world championships in New Orleans in 1978 to commemorate Julius Rosenblum, who served as president of the World Bridge ...
(1) 1994 Rosenblum Cup Winners
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* Compaq World Par Contest (1) 1998
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North American Bridge Championships
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(14)
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von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs
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-ses ...
(1) 2000
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Silodor Open Pairs
The Silodor Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Silodor Open Pairs is a four session matchpoint (MP) pairs event with two qualifying ...
(1) 2003
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Blue Ribbon Pairs
The Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs (or simply the Blue Ribbon Pairs) is a national bridge championship held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The event is restricted to those that have wo ...
(1) 1993
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Nail Life Master Open Pairs
The Nail Life Master Open Pairs is a North American bridge championship held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The championship is a Matchpoints pairs event restricted to players with a ...
(1) 1992
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Vanderbilt (2) 1994, 1996
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Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams
The Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championships, North American Bridge Championship (NABC). It is an open four session board-a-match event ...
(3) 1991, 1996, 2006
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Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match
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From 2010 the event is officially the Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match Teams, as it is contested ...
(1) 2002
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Reisinger
The Reisinger national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Reisinger is a board-a-match event.
History
The event is contested for the Reisinger Trophy ( ...
(2) 1989, 1996
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Spingold
The Spingold national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Spingold is a knock-out team event that attracts the top contract bridge players in the world. T ...
(2) 1991, 2003
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Roth Open Swiss Teams The Roth Open Swiss Teams is a national bridge championship Swiss Teams event held at the summer American Contract Bridge League
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(1) 2022
* United States Bridge Championships (4)
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Open Team Trials(4) 1992, 1997, 1999, 2006
* European Open Bridge Championships (1)
** Mixed Teams (1) 2003
* European Championships (1)
** Junior Teams (1) 1978
* British Championships (1)
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Gold Cup (1) 1976
* Other notable wins:
** Cavendish Invitational Teams (1) 1986
** Cap Gemini Pandata World Top Invitational Pairs (1) 1992
** Cap Volmac World Top Invitational Pairs (1) 1995
** Sunday Times Invitational Pairs (1) 1976
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Cavendish Invitational Pairs (1) 1986
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** Goldman Pairs (2) 2008, 2009
Runners-up
* 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 Wuh ...
(1) 2007
* World Open Team Olympiad (1) 1992
* World Open Pairs (2) 1994, 2002
* 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 ...
(18)
** von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs
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-ses ...
(1) 2003
** Lebhar IMP Pairs The Lebhar IMP Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring 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 ...
(1) 2006
** Silodor Open Pairs
The Silodor Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Silodor Open Pairs is a four session matchpoint (MP) pairs event with two qualifying ...
(1) 1994
** 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) 1981
** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams
The Jacoby Open Swiss Teams national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Jacoby Open Swiss Teams is a four session Swiss Teams event with two qualifying ...
(2) 1992, 2014
** Roth Open Swiss Teams The Roth Open Swiss Teams is a national bridge championship Swiss Teams event held at the summer American Contract Bridge League
The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is a governing body for contract bridge in the United States, Canada, M ...
(2) 2011, 2013
** Vanderbilt (3) 1990, 1991, 2000
** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams
The Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championships, North American Bridge Championship (NABC). It is an open four session board-a-match event ...
(1) 2004
** Reisinger
The Reisinger national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Reisinger is a board-a-match event.
History
The event is contested for the Reisinger Trophy ( ...
(3) 2002, 2003, 2005
** Spingold
The Spingold national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Spingold is a knock-out team event that attracts the top contract bridge players in the world. T ...
(3) 1980, 1993, 1995
* United States Bridge Championships (5)
** Open Team Trials (7) 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2017
* Other notable 2nd places:
** Cavendish Invitational Pairs (1) 1978
References
External links
Michael Rosenberg
at Bridge Winners
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Google eBook edition
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1954 births
Living people
American contract bridge players
Bermuda Bowl players
Contract bridge writers
British and Irish contract bridge players
Sportspeople from New York City
American expatriates in the United Kingdom