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North American Bridge Championships

North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual bridge conventions 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 days. They comprise both championship and side contests of different kinds (e.g. matchpoint pairs and knockout teams, one-day and two-day) in many classes of competition (e.g. open/women/senior or defined by masterpoints). Host cities in the United States and Canada are selected several years in advance.

Competitions and awards

Open team competitions - the premier events

Vanderbilt Cup

Awarded to the National Knock-out Team championship winners at the spring North American Bridge Championship (NABC)s. It was donated in 1928 by Harold S. Vanderbilt, who won in 1932 and 1940. The event was contested annually in New York as a separate championship until 1958, when it was incorporated into Spring NABCs.[1]

Spingold Trophy

Awarded to the Master Teams championship winners at the summer North American Bridge Championship (NABC). Knockout Teams have been held since 1930, when players competed for the Asbury Park Trophy. In 1934, 1936 and 1937, there was a separate Masters Teams-of-Four event. The two events were merged in 1938 and renamed Spingold Master Knockout Teams. The trophy was donated by Nathan Spingold in 1934.[2] Since 2001, there has also been a Mini-Spingold I (0-5000), restricted to those with less than 5,000 masterpoints, and a Mini-Spingold II (0-1500) ("Micro-Spingold") restricted to those with less than 1,500 masterpoints.

Reisinger Memorial Trophy

Awarded to the Open Board-a-Match Teams winners at the fall North American Bridge Championship (NABC), it was donated by the Greater New York Bridge Association in 1965 in memory of Curt H. Reisinger, a great benefactor and official of the ACBL, and replaced the Chicago Trophy.[3] Reisinger teams is the only major team competition with board-a-match scoring. It is an open team event scored with two qualifying sessions, two semifinal sessions and two final sessions

Other competitions, awards and trophies

Over the years the format of competition and masterpoint accumulation has changed. Accordingly some trophies, originally awarded for particular achievements in specific categories, have been reassigned or retired. Below is a summary of past and current tophies at the national level.

  • Baldwin Memorial Trophy - Awarded to the North American Pairs Flight A winners at the spring North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Baze Trophy - Awarded to the Senior Knockout Teams winners at the fall North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Bean Trophy - Awarded to the Red Ribbon Pairs winners at the spring North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Bruce Trophy - Awarded to the Bruce LM-5000 Pairs winners at the summer North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Cavendish Trophy - Since 1963, awarded to the Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs winners, now at the fall North American Bridge Championship (NABC); prior to that it was awarded to the National Open Pairs winner.
  • Chicago Trophy - Currently awarded to the Mixed Board-a-Match Team winners, at the summer North American Bridge Championship (NABC). Donated by the Auction Bridge Club of Chicago in 1929, the trophy was originally awarded by the American Bridge League to the winners of the National Contract Championships Open Contract Team-of-Four (board-a-match scoring),[4] which became the North American Open Teams Championship held by the American Contract Bridge League. In 1965, this historic trophy[5] was replaced by the Reisinger Memorial Trophy and the Chicago Trophy began to be awarded to the winners of the Mixed Board-a-Match Teams.
  • Barry Crane Top 500 - The masterpoint race which recognizes the 500 individual players who accumulate the most masterpoints in the calendar year. The winner of the race receives the McKenney Trophy.
  • Fishbein Trophy - Awarded every year to the player winning the most masterpoints in the summer North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Goren Trophy - Awarded to the player winning the most masterpoints at the fall North American Bridge Championship (NABC). Prior to 2008, it was known as the Herman Trophy.
  • Golder Cup - Awarded to the North American Pairs Flight B winners at the spring North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Herman Trophy - renamed the Goren Trophy.
  • Jacoby Trophy - Awarded to the Open Swiss Teams winners; now at the spring North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Keohane Trophy - Awarded to the North American Swiss Teams winner at the fall North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Lebhar Trophy - Awarded to the IMP Pairs winners; now at the spring North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Leventritt Trophy - Awarded to the Silver Ribbon Pairs winners at the spring North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Machlin Trophy - Awarded to the Women's Swiss Teams winners at the spring North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • McKenney Trophy - Awarded to the individual player who accumulates the most masterpoints in the calendar year - i.e. the winner of the Barry Crane Top 500 race.
  • Manfield Trophy - Awarded to the Non-life Master Pairs winners at the fall North American Bridge Championship (NABC)
  • Helen Sobel Smith Trophy - Awarded to the Life Master Women's Pairs winners, now at the fall North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Morehead Trophy - Awarded since 1973 to the winners of the Grand National Teams, a major team championship held at the summer North American Bridge Championship (NABC)s. Since 2001, it consisted of four flights. From 1967 to 1972, it had been awarded to the winners of a now defunct special knock-out team event that followed the Reisinger team contest at the fall NABCs.
  • Mott-Smith Trophy - Awarded every year to the player winning the most masterpoints in the spring North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Nail Trophy - Awarded to the Life Master Open Pairs winners at the fall North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Norman Kay Platinum Pairs - Platinum Pairs event at the spring North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • President's Cup - Awarded to the North American Pairs Flight C winners at the spring North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Richmond Trophy - Awarded annually to the Canadian who wins the most masterpoints during a calendar year.
  • Rockwell Trophy - Awarded to the Mixed Pairs winners at the spring North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Silodor Trophy - Awarded to the winners of the Open Pairs I, now at the spring North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Sternberg Trophy - Awarded to the Women's Board-a-Match Teams winners at the fall North American Bridge Championship (NABC). Superseded the Coffin Trophy in 2001.
  • Truscott Trophy - Awarded to the Senior Swiss Teams at the summer North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Von Zedtwitz Gold Cup- Awarded to the Life Master Pairs winners at the summer North American Bridge Championship (NABC)
  • Wagar Trophy - Awarded to the Women's Knockout Teams at the summer North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Whitehead Trophy - Awarded to the Women's Pairs winners at the spring North American Bridge Championship (NABC) - .
  • Wernher Trophy - Awarded to the winners of the Open Pairs II at the summer North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
  • Young Trophy - Awarded to the Young LM-1500 Pairs winners at the summer North American Bridge Championship (NABC).

North American Bridge Championships' seasonal itinerary

The following are the current general itineraries of the NABCs.
Spring Summer Fall
The spring championship, formerly called the Spring Nationals, is held in March (occasionally April), and first convened in 1958. It is contested over 11 days.[6]

The following national events are/were contested at the Spring NABC:

The summer championship, formerly called the Summer Nationals, have been held since 1929 and take place in July or August. In the thirties, they were played in Asbury Park, NJ, and lasted eight days. Now the location rotates and they are played over 11 days.[8]

The following national events are/were contested at the Summer NABC:

The fall championship, held since 1927 takes place in November or early December. The Fall Championship began in 1937 as a four-day tournament and is now nine and one-half days.[10]

The following national events are/were contested at the Fall NABC:

Discontinued championships

Recent tournament highlights

During each event, the ACBL publishes a Daily Bulletin highlighting attendance, results, schedules, people profiles and interesting hands.[12]
Year Spring Summer Fall Annual Total
Location Tables[6] Location Tables[8] Location Tables[10]
1996 Philadelphia 10,995.00 Miami 9,395.00 San Francisco 12,984.00 33,374.00
1997 Dallas 11,101.00 Albuquerque 11,355.00 St. Louis 8,632.00 31,088.00
1998 Reno 13,967.00 Chicago 13,022.00 Orlando 12,035.00 39,024.00
1999 Vancouver 13,180.00 San Antonio 12,281.00 Boston 12,749.00 38,210.00
2000 Cincinnati 10,830.00 Anaheim 13,712.00 Birmingham 8,214.50 32,756.50
2001 Kansas City 9,370.50 Toronto 16,079.50 Las Vegas 16,818.00 42,268.00
2002 Houston 10,656.50 Washington, DC 14,650.00 Phoenix 12,458.50 37,765.00
2003 Philadelphia 10,995.00 Long Beach 12,246.50 New Orleans 12,402.50 35,644.00
2004 Reno 14,954.50 New York 13,351.00 Orlando 14,651.50 42,957.00
2005 Pittsburgh 9,593.00 Atlanta 13,463.00 Denver 10,141.75 33,197.75
2006 Dallas 10,318.50 Chicago 13,373.00 Hawaii 8,606.00 32,297.50
2007 St. Louis 10,232.00 Nashville 12,879.00 San Francisco 14,858.50 37,969.50
2008 Detroit 8,553.50 Las Vegas 19,720.00 Boston 10,636.00 38,909.50
2009 Houston 9,728.50 Washington, DC 14,115.00 San Diego 12,927.00 36,770.50
2010 Reno 12,196.50 New Orleans 10,995.50 Orlando 12,647.50 35,839.50
2011 Louisville 9,547.00 Toronto 13,194.00 Seattle 11,429.00 34,170.00
2012 Memphis 9,626.00 Philadelphia 11,913.00 San Francisco 13,410.50 34,949.50
2013 St. Louis 9,661.00 Atlanta [13] 12,363.50 Phoenix 12,565.00 34,589.50
2014 Dallas 9,891.00 Las Vegas 16,616.50 Providence 9,573.50 36,078.00

Future Tournament Locations

For specifics of upcoming tournaments, refer to the ACBL website .
Year[14] Spring Summer Fall
2014 Providence
2015 New Orleans Chicago Denver
2016 Reno Washington DC Orlando
2017 Kansas City Toronto San Diego
2018 Philadelphia Atlanta Honolulu
2019 Las Vegas San Francisco
2020 Montreal Tampa
2021 St. Louis
2022
2023 Atlanta
2024 Las Vegas

Notes

  1. ^ Francis et al, page 562.
  2. ^ Francis et al, page 433.
  3. ^ Daily Bulletin (PDF) 80 (8, page 12), November 30, 2007 
  4. ^ Culbertson, page 66
  5. ^ Francis et al, page 376
  6. ^ a b Francis et al, page 435.
  7. ^ Francis et al, page 300.
  8. ^ a b Francis et al, page 503.
  9. ^ Francis et al, page 157.
  10. ^ a b Francis et al, page 147.
  11. ^ Francis et al, page 182.
  12. ^ Daily Bulletin archive directory at the ACBL website.
  13. ^ 388 tables at concurrent World Championship not included in this total- http://www.worldbridge.org/repository/tourn/atlanta.13/microsite/Results.htm
  14. ^ Upcoming NABCs, ACBL website

References

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