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 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). Prior to 2015, the event was held at the summer 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)
Marcus Cup - Awarded to the Senior Masters open teams board-a-match winners from 1953 to 1967 at the summer nationals. Preceded by the Faber Cup from 1946 to 1952. Relegated as a secondary championship in 1968^[6] and discontinued after 1978.
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.^[7] The following national events are/were contested at the Spring NABC: North American Pairs - Flight A for the Baldwin Memorial Trophy, Flight B for the Golder Cup and Flight C for the President's Cup Norman Kay Platinum Pairs Open Pairs I - Silodor Trophy Knockout Teams - Vanderbilt Cup Mixed Pairs - Rockwell Trophy Silver Ribbon Pairs - Leventritt Trophy Women's Pairs - Whitehead Trophy IMP Pairs - Lebhar Trophy Open Swiss Teams - Jacoby Trophy Women's Swiss Teams - Machlin Trophy Mott-Smith Trophy - awarded to the player with the most masterpoints from the Spring NABC^[8]	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.^[9] The following national events are/were contested at the Summer NABC: Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs - Von Zedtwitz Trophy Bruce LM-5000 Pairs - Bruce Trophy Young LM-1500 Pairs - Young Trophy Grand National Teams - Championship Flight and Flights A, B and C for the Morehead Trophy Open Pairs II - Wernher Trophy Knockout Teams - Spingold Trophy 0-5000 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams 0-1500 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams Red Ribbon Pairs - Bean Trophy Women's Knockout Teams - Wagar Trophy Fast Open Pairs National 199er Pairs Mixed Board-a-Match Teams - Chicago Trophy Roth Open Swiss Teams Senior Swiss Teams - Truscott Trophy North American Collegiate Bridge Championship Fishbein Trophy - awarded to the player with the most masterpoints from the Summer NABC.^[10]	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.^[11] The following national events are/were contested at the Fall NABC: Life Master Open Pairs - Nail Trophy Life Master Women's Pairs - Helen Sobel Smith Trophy Non-life Master Pairs - Manfield Trophy Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams Women's Board-a-Match Teams - Sternberg Trophy Senior Knockout Teams - Baze Trophy Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs - Cavendish Trophy Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs National 99er Pairs Board-a-Match Teams - Reisinger Trophy North American Swiss Teams - Keohane Trophy Goren Trophy - awarded to the player with the most masterpoints from the Fall NABC.^[12]

Discontinued championships

Master Individual (1931–1960)
Fall National Open Pairs (1928–1962)
Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1931–1962)
Non-Life Master Swiss Teams (1982–1997)
National 49er Pairs (1998–2007)

Recent tournament highlights

During each event, the ACBL publishes a Daily Bulletin highlighting attendance, results, schedules, people profiles and interesting hands.^[13]^[14]^[15]

Year	Spring		Summer		Fall		Annual Total
Year	Location	Tables^[7]	Location	Tables^[9]	Location	Tables^[11]	Annual Total
1952	Not Held	n/a	Cincinnati	7003309300000000000♠3,093.00	Miami	7003201700000000000♠2,017.00	7003511000000000000♠5,110.00
1953	Not Held	n/a	St Louis	7003305400000000000♠3,054.00	Dallas	7003179800000000000♠1,798.00	7003485200000000000♠4,852.00
1954	Not Held	n/a	Washington	7003449600000000000♠4,496.00	Atlanta	7003177500000000000♠1,775.00	7003627100000000000♠6,271.00
1955	Not Held	n/a	Chicago	7003461900000000000♠4,619.00	Miami	7003235900000000000♠2,359.00	7003697800000000000♠6,978.00
1956	Not Held	n/a	New York	7003567900000000000♠5,679.00	New Orleans	7003277700000000000♠2,777.00	7003845600000000000♠8,456.00
1957	Not Held	n/a	Pittsburgh	7003562500000000000♠5,625.00	Los Angeles	7003615400000000000♠6,154.00	7004117790000000000♠11,779.00
1958	Atlantic City	7003307600000000000♠3,076.00	Miami	7003406800000000000♠4,068.00	Detroit	7003404600000000000♠4,046.00	7004111900000000000♠11,190.00
1959	Seattle	7003412400000000000♠4,124.00	Chicago	7003693900000000000♠6,939.00	Coronado	7003583800000000000♠5,838.00	7004169010000000000♠16,901.00
1960	Jackson	7003348500000000000♠3,485.00	Los Angeles	7003846200000000000♠8,462.00	New York	7003639100000000000♠6,391.00	7004183380000000000♠18,338.00
1961	Denver	7003491000000000000♠4,910.00	Washington	7003798900000000000♠7,989.00	Houston	7003496700000000000♠4,967.00	7004178660000000000♠17,866.00
1962	Lexington	7003470300000000000♠4,703.00	Minneapolis	7003582000000000000♠5,820.00	Phoenix	7003646800000000000♠6,468.00	7004169910000000000♠16,991.00
1963	St Louis	7003655600000000000♠6,556.00	Los Angeles	7004124860000000000♠12,486.00	Miami	7003712900000000000♠7,129.00	7004261710000000000♠26,171.00
1964	Portland	7003695000000000000♠6,950.00	Toronto	7004111500000000000♠11,150.00	Dallas	7003868600000000000♠8,686.00	7004267860000000000♠26,786.00
1965	Cleveland	7003812800000000000♠8,128.00	Chicago	7004145110000000000♠14,511.00	San Francisco	7004111980000000000♠11,198.00	7004338370000000000♠33,837.00
1966	Louisville	7003792900000000000♠7,929.00	Denver	7004101120000000000♠10,112.00	Pittsburgh	7003889600000000000♠8,896.00	7004269370000000000♠26,937.00
1967	Seattle	7003709800000000000♠7,098.00	Montreal	7004109260000000000♠10,926.00	New Orleans	7003890400000000000♠8,904.00	7004269280000000000♠26,928.00
1968	New York	7004135350000000000♠13,535.00	Minneapolis	7003985700000000000♠9,857.00	Coronado	7003785800000000000♠7,858.00	7004312500000000000♠31,250.00
1969	Cleveland	7003895800000000000♠8,958.00	Los Angeles	7004114700000000000♠11,470.00	Miami	7003906900000000000♠9,069.00	7004294970000000000♠29,497.00
1970	Portland	7003702500000000000♠7,025.00	Boston	7004125840000000000♠12,584.00	Houston	7003799400000000000♠7,994.00	7004276030000000000♠27,603.00
1971	Atlanta	7003970600000000000♠9,706.00	Chicago	7004135660000000000♠13,566.00	Phoenix	7003660000000000000♠6,600.00	7004298720000000000♠29,872.00
1972	Cincinnati	7003810000000000000♠8,100.00	Denver	7004114490000000000♠11,449.00	Lancaster	7004115450000000000♠11,545.00	7004310940000000000♠31,094.00
1973	St Louis	7003841500000000000♠8,415.00	Washington	7004160430000000000♠16,043.00	Las Vegas	7004134640000000000♠13,464.00	7004379220000000000♠37,922.00
1974	Vancouver	7003832900000000000♠8,329.00	New York	7004153100000000000♠15,310.00	San Antonio	7003841900000000000♠8,419.00	7004320580000000000♠32,058.00
1975	Honolulu	7004102340000000000♠10,234.00	Miami	7004103680000000000♠10,368.00	New Orleans	7004117050000000000♠11,705.00	7004323070000000000♠32,307.00
1976	Kansas City	7003879000000000000♠8,790.00	Salt Lake City	7004107220000000000♠10,722.00	Pittsburgh	7003878700000000000♠8,787.00	7004282990000000000♠28,299.00
1977	Pasadena	7004127130000000000♠12,713.00	Chicago	7004131700000000000♠13,170.00	Atlanta	7004107010000000000♠10,701.00	7004365840000000000♠36,584.00
1978	Houston	7003938800000000000♠9,388.00	Toronto	7004184080000000000♠18,408.00	Denver	7003946700000000000♠9,467.00	7004372630000000000♠37,263.00
1979	Norfolk	7003827300000000000♠8,273.00	Las Vegas	7004185170000000000♠18,517.00	Cincinnati	7003926200000000000♠9,262.00	7004360520000000000♠36,052.00
1980	Fresno	7003966900000000000♠9,669.00	Chicago	7004118890000000000♠11,889.00	Lancaster	7004135210000000000♠13,521.00	7004350790000000000♠35,079.00
1981	Detroit	7003821600000000000♠8,216.00	Boston	7004140790000000000♠14,079.00	San Francisco	7004113770000000000♠11,377.00	7004336720000000000♠33,672.00
1982	Niagara Falls	7003902000000000000♠9,020.00	Albuquerque	7003977600000000000♠9,776.00	Minneapolis	7003746500000000000♠7,465.00	7004262610000000000♠26,261.00
1983	Honolulu	7004116970000000000♠11,697.00	New Orleans	7004105190000000000♠10,519.00	Miami	7004105550000000000♠10,555.00	7004327710000000000♠32,771.00
1984	San Antonio	7003882900000000000♠8,829.00	Washington	7004152280000000000♠15,228.00	San Diego	7004120710000000000♠12,071.00	7004361280000000000♠36,128.00
1985	Montreal	7004101840000000000♠10,184.00	Las Vegas	7004198270000000000♠19,827.00	Winnipeg	7003553300000000000♠5,533.00	7004355440000000000♠35,544.00
1986	Portland	7003922200000000000♠9,222.00	Toronto	7004210750000000000♠21,075.00	Atlanta	7004112850000000000♠11,285.00	7004415820000000000♠41,582.00
1987	St Louis	7004108280000000000♠10,828.00	Baltimore	7004170720000000000♠17,072.00	Anaheim	7004139480000000000♠13,948.00	7004418480000000000♠41,848.00
1988	Buffalo	7003915600000000000♠9,156.00	Salt Lake City	7004115000000000000♠11,500.00	Nashville	7004132140000000000♠13,214.00	7004338700000000000♠33,870.00
1989	Reno	7004138070000000000♠13,807.00	Chicago	7004149010000000000♠14,901.00	Lancaster	7004125800000000000♠12,580.00	7004412880000000000♠41,288.00
1990	Ft Worth	7004113020000000000♠11,302.00	Boston	7004153250000000000♠15,325.00	San Francisco	7004132390000000000♠13,239.00	7004398660000000000♠39,866.00
1991	Atlantic City	7004112790000000000♠11,279.00	Las Vegas	7004242210000000000♠24,221.00	Indianapolis	7003926700000000000♠9,267.00	7004447670000000000♠44,767.00
1992	Pasadena	7004125050000000000♠12,505.00	Toronto	7004166800000000000♠16,680.00	Orlando	7004149800000000000♠14,980.00	7004441650000000000♠44,165.00
1993	Kansas City	7004101320000000000♠10,132.00	Washington	7004182700000000000♠18,270.00	Seattle	7004114560000000000♠11,456.00	7004398580000000000♠39,858.00
1994	Cincinnati	7004110030000000000♠11,003.00	San Diego	7004158000000000000♠15,800.00	Minneapolis	7003718100000000000♠7,181.00	7004339840000000000♠33,984.00
1995	Phoenix	7004119450000000000♠11,945.00	New Orleans	7004128400000000000♠12,840.00	Atlanta	7004102690000000000♠10,269.00	7004350540000000000♠35,054.00
1996	Philadelphia	7004109950000000000♠10,995.00	Miami	7003939500000000000♠9,395.00	San Francisco	7004129840000000000♠12,984.00	7004333740000000000♠33,374.00
1997	Dallas	7004111010000000000♠11,101.00	Albuquerque	7004113550000000000♠11,355.00	St. Louis	7003863200000000000♠8,632.00	7004310880000000000♠31,088.00
1998	Reno	7004139670000000000♠13,967.00	Chicago	7004130220000000000♠13,022.00	Orlando	7004120350000000000♠12,035.00	7004390240000000000♠39,024.00
1999	Vancouver	7004131800000000000♠13,180.00	San Antonio	7004122810000000000♠12,281.00	Boston	7004127490000000000♠12,749.00	7004382100000000000♠38,210.00
2000	Cincinnati	7004108300000000000♠10,830.00	Anaheim	7004137120000000000♠13,712.00	Birmingham	7003821450000000000♠8,214.50	7004327565000000000♠32,756.50
2001	Kansas City	7003937050000000000♠9,370.50	Toronto	7004160795000000000♠16,079.50	Las Vegas	7004168180000000000♠16,818.00	7004422680000000000♠42,268.00
2002	Houston	7004106565000000000♠10,656.50	Washington, DC	7004146500000000000♠14,650.00	Phoenix	7004124585000000000♠12,458.50	7004377650000000000♠37,765.00
2003	Philadelphia	7004108400000000000♠10,840.00	Long Beach	7004122465000000000♠12,246.50	New Orleans	7004124025000000000♠12,402.50	7004354900000000000♠35,490.00
2004	Reno	7004149545000000000♠14,954.50	New York	7004133510000000000♠13,351.00	Orlando	7004146515000000000♠14,651.50	7004429570000000000♠42,957.00
2005	Pittsburgh	7003959300000000000♠9,593.00	Atlanta	7004134630000000000♠13,463.00	Denver	7004101417500000000♠10,141.75	7004331977500000000♠33,197.75
2006	Dallas	7004103185000000000♠10,318.50	Chicago	7004133730000000000♠13,373.00	Honolulu	7003860600000000000♠8,606.00	7004322975000000000♠32,297.50
2007	St. Louis	7004102320000000000♠10,232.00	Nashville	7004128790000000000♠12,879.00	San Francisco	7004148585000000000♠14,858.50	7004379695000000000♠37,969.50
2008	Detroit	7003855350000000000♠8,553.50	Las Vegas	7004197200000000000♠19,720.00	Boston	7004106360000000000♠10,636.00	7004389095000000000♠38,909.50
2009	Houston	7003972850000000000♠9,728.50	Washington, DC	7004141150000000000♠14,115.00	San Diego	7004129270000000000♠12,927.00	7004367705000000000♠36,770.50
2010	Reno	7004121965000000000♠12,196.50	New Orleans	7004109955000000000♠10,995.50	Orlando	7004126475000000000♠12,647.50	7004358395000000000♠35,839.50
2011	Louisville	7003954700000000000♠9,547.00	Toronto	7004131940000000000♠13,194.00	Seattle	7004114290000000000♠11,429.00	7004341700000000000♠34,170.00
2012	Memphis	7003962600000000000♠9,626.00	Philadelphia	7004119130000000000♠11,913.00	San Francisco	7004134105000000000♠13,410.50	7004349495000000000♠34,949.50
2013	St. Louis	7003966100000000000♠9,661.00	Atlanta ^[16]	7004123635000000000♠12,363.50	Phoenix	7004125650000000000♠12,565.00	7004345895000000000♠34,589.50
2014	Dallas	7003989100000000000♠9,891.00	Las Vegas	7004166165000000000♠16,616.50	Providence	7003957350000000000♠9,573.50	7004360780000000000♠36,078.00
2015	New Orleans	7004114020000000000♠11,402.00	Chicago	7004136845000000000♠13,684.50	Denver	7003905850000000000♠9,058.50	7004341450000000000♠34,145.00
2016	Reno	7004116425000000000♠11,642.50	Washington, DC	7004128120000000000♠12,812.00

Future tournament locations

For specifics of upcoming tournaments, refer to the ACBL website .

Year^[17]	Spring	Summer	Fall
2016			Orlando
2017	Kansas City	Toronto	San Diego
2018	Philadelphia	Atlanta	Honolulu
2019	Memphis	Las Vegas	San Francisco
2020	Columbus	Montreal	Tampa
2021	St. Louis		Austin
2022		Washington D.C.	Orlando
2023			Atlanta
2024			Las Vegas
2025			San Francisco

Notes

↑ Francis et al, page 562.
↑ Francis et al, page 433.
↑ Daily Bulletin (PDF), 80 (8, page 12), November 30, 2007
↑ Culbertson, page 66
↑ Francis et al, page 376
↑ Marcus Cup becomes a secondary event.
1 2 Francis et al, page 435.
↑ Francis et al, page 300.
1 2 Francis et al, page 503.
↑ Francis et al, page 157.
1 2 Francis et al, page 147.
↑ Francis et al, page 182.
↑ Data for 1974-1993.
↑ 1968,1971 Spring
↑ Daily Bulletin archive directory at the ACBL website.
↑ 388 tables at concurrent World Championship not included in this total- http://www.worldbridge.org/repository/tourn/atlanta.13/microsite/Results.htm
↑ Upcoming NABCs, ACBL website

References

Francis, Henry G., Editor-in-Chief; Truscott, Alan F., Executive Editor; Francis, Dorthy A., Editor, Sixth Edition (2001). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (6th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. ISBN 0-943855-44-6. OCLC 49606900. 826 pages plus Bibliography.
Culbertson, Ely, Editor (1935). The Encyclopedia of Bridge. New York: The Bridge World, Inc. 477 pages.

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Championships

General	List of bridge competitions and awards

World	Bermuda Bowl Bridge at the 2008 World Mind Sports Games Bridge at the 2012 World Mind Sports Games Cavendish Invitational Computer Olympiad McConnell Cup Rosenblum Cup Senior Bowl (bridge) Triple crown of bridge Venice Cup World Bridge Championships World IMP Pairs Championship World Junior Pairs Championship World Junior Teams Championship World Mind Sports Games World Mixed Pairs Championship World Mixed Teams Championship World Open Pairs Championship World Senior Pairs Championship World Senior Teams Championship World Team Olympiad World Transnational Open Teams Championship World Women Pairs Championship

National and Zonal	Buffett Cup Camrose Trophy Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championships European Universities Bridge Championships Gold Cup (bridge) North American bridge Championships: ACBL King or Queen of Bridge Blue Ribbon Pairs Bruce LM-5000 Pairs Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match Fall National Open Pairs Fast Open Pairs Fishbein Trophy Goren Trophy Grand National Teams Hilliard Mixed Pairs Jacoby Open Swiss Teams Keohane North American Swiss Teams Lebhar IMP Pairs Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs Machlin Women's Swiss Teams Manfield Non-Life Master Pairs Marcus Cup Master Individual Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs Mini-Spingold Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams Mott-Smith Trophy Nail Life Master Open Pairs National 199er Pairs National 49er Pairs National 99er Pairs Non-Life Master Swiss Teams Norman Kay Platinum Pairs North American Bridge Championships North American Pairs Red Ribbon Pairs Reisinger Rockwell Mixed Pairs Roth Open Swiss Teams Senior Knockout Teams Silodor Open Pairs Smith Life Master Women's Pairs Spingold Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams Truscott Senior Swiss Teams Vanderbilt Trophy Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs Wagar Women's Knockout Teams Wernher Open Pairs Whitehead Women's Pairs Young LM-1500 Pairs

Publications and resources

Books	List of contract bridge books 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know Bridge Squeezes Complete The Cardturner Design for Bidding Contract Bridge for Beginners Edwin Kantar bibliography Master Point Press Planning the Play of a Bridge Hand Terence Reese bibliography The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge Tickets to the Devil

Magazines	List of bridge magazines Bridge d'Italia Bridge Magazine The Bridge World

External links	Bridge Base Basic Bridge Base Inc. OK bridge 2/1

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