Eric Rodwell

Eric V. Rodwell (born 1957, grew up in West Lafayette, Indiana) is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. four times. He is one of only ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad.

For decades he has been in a regular partnership with Jeff Meckstroth and together, nicknamed "Meckwell", they are one of the most successful bridge partnerships of all time. They are well known for playing an aggressive and very detailed system called RM (for Rodwell-Meckstroth) Precision, of which Rodwell is the principal author. Although he has not actively pursued masterpoints as a goal, he is one of the all-time top masterpoint holders in the American Contract Bridge League, and won the "Barry Crane Trophy" for winning the most masterpoints in a year in 2004.

Rodwell has been credited with the invention of the support double.

Rodwell is a full time bridge professional and currently lives in Clearwater Beach, Florida with his wife Donna. Eric also has two children from a previous marriage, twins Jeffrey and Sara (aged 23). In his spare time he likes to play the piano.

Awards

* Barry Crane Top 500 2004
* Mott-Smith Trophy 1980
* Fishbein Trophy 1991, 1999, 2004, 2007
* Herman Trophy 1982, 1985, 1998

Wins

* Bermuda Bowl (4) 1981, 1995, 2000, 2003
* World Open Team Olympiad (1) 1988
* World Open Pairs (1) 1986
* North American Bridge Championships (45)
** Vanderbilt (5) 1980, 1982, 1985, 2000, 2003
** Spingold (12) 1984, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007
** Reisinger (7) 1979, 1985, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005
** Grand National Teams (7) 1990, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008
** Men's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1984
** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (4) 1994, 2002, 2006, 2008
** North American Men's Swiss Teams (1) 1989
** Blue Ribbon Pairs (2) 1982, 1985
** Life Master Pairs (3) 1980, 1986, 1991
** Life Master Men's Pairs (1) 1979
** Open Pairs (1) 1979
** Open Pairs II (1) 1999
* United States Bridge Championships (10)
** Open Team Trials (10) 1980, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008
* European Open Bridge Championships (1)
** Open Pairs (1) 2003
* Other notable wins:
** Cavendish Invitational Teams (3) 2000, 2003, 2008
** Staten Bank World Top Invitational Pairs (1) 1988
** Macallan Invitational Pairs (2) 1995, 1996
** Cavendish Invitational Pairs (2) 2000, 2008

Runner-ups

* Bermuda Bowl (2) 1997, 2005
* World Open Team Olympiad (1) 1992
* North American Bridge Championships (18)
** Vanderbilt (3) 1991, 1996, 2002
** Spingold (3) 1979, 1985, 1990
** Reisinger (1) 1980
** Grand National Teams (3) 1994, 2003, 2005
** Open Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1998, 1999
** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2005
** Master Mixed Teams (1) 1983
** Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1998
** Life Master Pairs (1) 1983
** Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1992
** Life Master Men's Pairs (1) 1985
* United States Bridge Championships (4)
** Open Team Trials (4) 1982, 1984, 1985, 1997
* Other notable 2nd places:
** Cap Volmac World Top Invitational Pairs (1) 1994
** Sunday Times–Macallan Invitational Pairs (1) 1993
** Cavendish Invitational Pairs (2) 1984, 2006

External links

* [http://www.worldbridge.org/people/person.asp?qryid=3777 World Bridge Federation profile]
* [http://www.bridgematters.com/rodwell.htm Bridgematters interview] An interview with Eric Rodwell from 2001.