49er Pairs
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The National 49er Pairs (NAP) national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The 49er Pairs is a matchpoint pairs event. The event typically starts on the Wednesday of the NABC. The event is restricted to those with fewer than 50 masterpoints.
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[edit] History
The National 49er Pairs is a one-day matchpoint event in which players compete for masterpoints and the Fifth Chair Trophy. The National 49er Pairs is a limited to players with 0--50 masterpoints.
The first National 49er Pairs was held in 1998. Winners names are added to the Fifth Chair Trophy. The Fifth Chair Foundation is an international non-profit organization dedicated to promoting bridge on the Internet and attracting new players to the game.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Roberta Lyon, Jim Washburn |
| 1999 | Linda C. Bell, Kristina Bohdanowicz |
| 2000 | Daniel Taylor, Judith Hunt |
| 2001 | Bill Nabors, John Balog |
| 2002 | Brian Duran, Stephen McDevitt |
| 2003 | Paul Weintraub, Marilyn Weintraub |
| 2004 | Candace Carlton, Terry Carlton |
| 2005 | Joan Dixon, Bernie Weiss |
| 2006 | Eric Sieg, Jim Thompson |
| 2007 | Ann Gruver, Sara Fabick |
[edit] Sources
List of previous winners, Page 6 Daily Bulletin, vol. 50-6, Wednesday, March 14, 2007, <http://web2.acbl.org/nabcbulletins/2007spring/db6.pdf>
