The Rockwell Mixed Pairs is a national bridge championship held regularly at the Spring
American Contract Bridge League (ACBL)
North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Rockwell Trophy, donated by Helen Rockwell in 1946, is presented to the winners. Originally contested at the Fall NABC, the event was moved to the Spring NABC in 1986.
The event is a four-session
matchpoint (MP) pairs event with two qualifying and two final sessions; each pair consists of one male and one female player.
Winners
Five pairs have won twice:
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John Crawford and
Margaret Wagar, who won in 1948 and successfully defended in 1949; they also finished second in 1947. Crawford also won with
Dorothy Hayden in 1959.
*
Sidney Silodor and
Helen Sobel, who won in 1955 and successfully defended in 1956. Silodor also won with Edith Rosenbloom in 1941.
*
Barry Crane and
Kerri Sanborn
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), Sanbor ...
(then Shuman) won in 1975 and 1982. They finished second in 1971, 1974, and 1977, as Kerri and Stephen Sanborn did in 2008.
*
David Berkowitz and
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
** N ...
, who won in 1986 and successfully defended in 1987.
* Tom Kniest and Karen Walker won in 2006 and 2009.
See also
*
Hilliard Mixed Pairs, predecessor 1931 to 1945
Sources
* 1946–2011 winners.
* 2012 winners.
* 2013 winners.
* 2014 winners.
External links
NABC Winners: Rockwell Mixed Pairs– official database view, all years
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North American Bridge Championships
Contract bridge mixed pairs