North American Bridge Championships

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North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are ACBL-sponsored bridge championships held 3 times a year: in spring, summer and fall. Each championship is held in a different site in USA or Canada. The championships last up to 10 days and feature numerous events for all classes of competition (open/women/senior, pairs/teams, masterpoints range etc.)

The most important events of the championships are the open team competitions. The trophies (cups) awarded are Spingold (held in Summer NABCs), Vanderbilt (held in Spring NABCs) and Reisinger (held in Fall NABCs).

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[edit] Vanderbilt trophy

The Vanderbilt Trophy was donated in 1928 by Harold S. Vanderbilt, who won the event in 1932 and 1940. Vanderbilt Knockout Teams were contested annually in New York as a separate championship until 1958, when it was incorporated into Spring NABCs.

[edit] Spingold trophy

Spingold knockout teams have been held since 1930, when they were known as 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. The Spingold Trophy was donated by Nathan Spingold in 1934, and the merged events were renamed Spingold Master Knockout Teams in 1938. The event is part of Summer NABCs.

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.

[edit] Reisinger trophy

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. It was known as the Chicago Trophy from 1929, when it was founded, until 1965, when it was renamed in honor of Curt Reisinger, a great benefactor and official of the ACBL.

[edit] Spring Championship

The spring championship is typically held in the central part of North America.

[edit] Recent Venues

Year City
1997 Dallas
1998 Reno
1999 Vancouver
2000 Cincinnati
2001 Kansas City
2002 Houston
2003 Philadelphia
2004 Reno
2005 Pittsburgh
2006 Dallas

[edit] Upcoming Venues

Year City
2007 St. Louis
2008 Detroit
2009 Houston
2010 Reno
2011 n/a
2012 Memphis

[edit] National Events

The following national events are contested at the Spring NABC:

  • North American Pairs (NAP)
  • Silodor Open Pairs
  • Vanderbilt KO Teams
  • Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs
  • Whitehead Women's Pairs
  • Lebhar IMP Pairs
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams
  • Machlin Women's Swiss Teams


[edit] Summer Championship

The summer championship is typically held in the eastern part of North America.

[edit] Recent Venues

Year City
1997 Albuquerque
1998 Chicago
1999 San Antonio
2000 Anaheim
2001 Toronto
2002 Washington, DC
2003 Long Beach
2004 New York
2005 Atlanta
2006 Chicago

[edit] Upcoming Venues

Year City
2007 Nashville
2008 Las Vegas
2009 Washington, DC
2010 Houston
2011 Toronto
2012 Philadelphia

[edit] National Events

The following national events are contested at the Summer NABC:

[edit] Fall Championship

The fall championship is typically held in the western part of North America.

[edit] Recent Venues

Year City
1997 St. Louis
1998 Orlando
1999 Boston
2000 Birmingham
2001 Las Vegas
2002 Phoenix
2003 New Orlenas
2004 Orlando
2005 Denver
2006 Hawaii

[edit] Upcoming Venues

Year City
2007 San Francisco
2008 Boston
2009 San Diego
2010 Orlando
2011 Seattle
2012 San Francisco

[edit] National Events

The following national events are contested at the Fall NABC:

  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs
  • Smith Life Master Women's Pairs
  • Miles Non-Life Master Pairs
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams
  • Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams
  • Senior Knockout Teams
  • Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs
  • Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs
  • Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams
  • Keohane North American Swiss Teams

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