Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams
- Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams
The Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams is a board-a-match event.The Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams is a four session board-a-match event, two qualifying sessions and two final sessions.The event typically starts on the first Sunday of the NABC.The event is restricted to female players.
History
The event was introduced in 1933 and was originally held at the Winter NABC (there were only two NABCs - Summer and Winter).The trophy was donated by Charles Emmet Coffin.In 1963, the event was moved to the Spring NABC.In 1976, the board-a-match format was changed to a knock-out format.The board-a-match format was re-introduced in 1986.
Dr. Jim Sternberg donated the current trophy in 2001 in memory of his wife, Marsha Sternberg, who died in 2001 after a six week battle with cancer.
Winners
ources
List of previous winners, Page 12Citation
title = Daily Bulletin
journal =
volume = 79-4
issue = 4
date = Monday, November 20, 2006
year = 2006
url = http://web2.acbl.org/nabcbulletins/2006fall/db4.pdf
2007 winners, Page 1Citation
title = Daily Bulletin
journal =
volume = 80-5
issue = 5
date = Tuesday, November 27, 2007
year = 2007
url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/SanFrancisco2007/bulletins/db5.pdf
External links
* [http://www.acbl.org/ ACBL official website]
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