North American Bridge Championships

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 ceilings or floors). Host cities in the United States and Canada are selected several years in advance.

Contents

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. For specifics of upcoming tournaments, refer to the ACBL Website, http://www.acbl.org/play/nabc2.html 

Spring Championships Summer Championships Fall Championships
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:

(PDF) Daily Bulletin, 50, March 7, 2007, http://www.acbl.org/nabc/SanFrancisco2007/bulletins/pre.pdf  (PDF) Daily Bulletin, 54, 11 March 2011, http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2011/01/bulletins/db1.pdf 

 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:

(PDF) Daily Bulletin, 79, July 18, 2007, http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Nashville2007/bulletins/prebulletin.pdf 

 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:

6th edition, (PDF) Daily Bulletin, 80, November 22, 2007, http://www.acbl.org/nabc/SanFrancisco2007/bulletins/pre.pdf 

Discontinued championships

Tournament sites

Upcoming[12]

Year Spring Summer Fall
2011 Seattle
2012 Memphis Philadelphia San Francisco
2013 St. Louis Atlanta Phoenix
2014 Dallas Las Vegas Providence

Recent[13]

Year Spring Summer Fall
1994 Cincinnati San Diego Minneapolis
1995 Phoenix New Orleans Atlanta
1996 Philadelphia Miami San Francisco
1997 Dallas Albuquerque St. Louis
1998 Reno Chicago Orlando
1999 Vancouver San Antonio Boston
2000 Cincinnati Anaheim Birmingham
2001 Kansas City Toronto Las Vegas
2002 Houston Washington, DC Phoenix
2003 Philadelphia Long Beach New Orleans
2004 Reno New York Orlando
2005 Pittsburgh Atlanta Denver
2006 Dallas Chicago Hawaii
2007 St. Louis Nashville San Francisco
2008 Detroit Las Vegas Boston
2009 Houston Washington, DC San Diego
2010 Reno New Orleans Orlando
2011 Louisville Toronto

Additional links

References

  1. ^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", 6th edition, page 562. American Contract Bridge League, 2001
  2. ^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", 6th edition, page 433. American Contract Bridge League, 2001
  3. ^ (PDF) Daily Bulletin, 80, November 30, 2007, http://www.acbl.org/nabc/SanFrancisco2007/bulletins/db8.pdf 
  4. ^ Editor: Culbertson, Ely (1935), The Encyclopedia of Bridge, page 66, Published by The Bridge World, Inc., New York 
  5. ^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", 6th edition, page 376. American Contract Bridge League, 2001
  6. ^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", 6th edition, page 435. American Contract Bridge League, 2001
  7. ^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", 6th edition, page 300. American Contract Bridge League, 2001
  8. ^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", 6th edition, page 503, American Contract Bridge League, 2001
  9. ^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", 6th edition, page 157. American Contract Bridge League, 2001
  10. ^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", 6th edition, page 147. American Contract Bridge League, 2001
  11. ^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", 6th edition, page 182. American Contract Bridge League, 2001
  12. ^ ACBL Website
  13. ^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", 6th edition, pages 147, 435, 503. American Contract Bridge League, 2001

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