Jeff Meckstroth

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Jeff Meckstroth (born 1956) is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. four times. He is one of only ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: The Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad.

For decades he has been in a regular partnership with Eric Rodwell and together, nicknamed "Meckwell", they are one of the most successful bridge partnerships of all time. They are well known for playing an aggressive and very detailed system that derived from Precision club.

He is a full time bridge professional and currently lives in Tampa, Florida.

1 Awards
2 Tournament record
- 2.1 Winner
- 2.2 Runners-up
3 Books by Jeff Meckstroth
4 External links

[edit] Awards

Barry Crane Top 500 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007
ACBL Player of the Year 1992, 2004
Mott-Smith Trophy 1979, 1980, 1985, 2000
Fishbein Trophy 1996, 2004, 2007
Lou Herman Trophy 1980, 1982, 1995, 2004

[edit] Tournament record

[edit] Winner

Bermuda Bowl (4) 1981, 1995, 2000, 2003
World Team Olympiad (1) 1988
World Open Pairs (1) 1986
World Mixed Pairs (1) 2002
North American Bridge Championships (43)
- Mixed Pairs (1) 1980
- Open Pairs (1) 1979
- Open Pairs II (2) 1992, 1999
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1982
- Life Master Men's Pairs (1) 1979
- Men's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1984
- North American Men's Swiss Teams (1) 1989
- Open Swiss Teams (4) 1994, 2002, 2006, 2008
- Grand National Open Teams (7) 1990, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007
- Vanderbilt Knockout Teams (5) 1980, 1982, 1985, 2000, 2003
- Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams (7) 1979, 1985, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005
- Spingold Knockout Teams (12) 1984, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007
European Open Bridge Championships (1)
- Open Pairs (1) 2003
Other notable wins:
- Cavendish Invitational Teams (2) 2000, 2003
- Sunday Times Invitational Pairs (2) 1995, 1996

[edit] Runners-up

Bermuda Bowl (2) 1997, 2005
World Team Olympiad (1) 1992
North American Bridge Championships (18)
- Life Master Pairs (1) 1983
- Life Master Men's Pairs (1) 1985
- Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1992
- Open Swiss Teams (1) 2005
- Master Mixed Teams (2) 1983, 1992
- Open Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1998, 1999
- Grand National Open Teams (3) 1994, 2003, 2005
- Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1980
- Spingold Knockout Teams (2) 1985, 1990
- Vanderbilt Knockout Teams (4) 1979, 1991, 1996, 2002