Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs
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The Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs is a four session MP pairs event, two qualifying sessions and two final sessions. The event typically starts on the first Sunday of the NABC. The event is open to players who are least 55 years old and have pre-qualified by placing first or second in a regional, or national-rated senior event.
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[edit] History
The Silver Ribbon Pairs is an event open only to players who are at least 55 years old and who have pre-qualified by placing first or second in a regional- or national-rated senior event.
The Silver Ribbon Pairs consists of two qualifying and two final sessions. The winners will have their names inscribed on the Leventritt Trophy and will receive a certificate of recognition.
The trophy honors Peter Leventritt of New York, ACBL president in 1954 and assistant treasurer 1945--46. He served as president of the Greater New York Bridge Association and the Card School of New York, which he co-founded.
Leventritt (1916--1997) pioneered the use of the Schenken System in partnership with its inventor, Howard Schenken. He represented North America in the Bermuda Bowl and placed second in 1957, 1961, 1963 and 1965.
[edit] Winners
Year | Winners | Runners-Up |
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1992 | James Leary, S. Irving Steinfeldt | George Rosenkranz, Fred Hamilton |
1993 | Joan Remey Moore, Helen Shanbrom | Corinne Kirkham, Jim Kirkham |
1994 | Virgil Anderson, Jayne Thomas | Betty Wilton, Herb Wilton |
1995 | Gene Freed, Peter Benjamin | Lloyd Loux, Marge Cox |
1996 | Phil Karani, Martin Hoffman | Ed Lewis, Frank King |
1997 | Chuck Said, John Russell | Becky Rogers, Nell Cahn |
1998 | Eli Borok, Bill Sides | Dudley Brown, Richard Budd |
1999 | Jim Kirkham, Corinne Kirkham | Gerald Caravelli, Godfrey Chang |
2000 | Rhoda Walsh, Charles Coon | Gerald Caravelli, Marc Low |
2001 | Fred Hamilton, Steve Catlett | Ethan Stein, Gerald Caravelli |
2002 | Marilyn Hemenway, Mike Albert | Diane Shannon, Donald Rothschild |
2003 | Roger Lord, Alan Popkin | John Russell, Bernace DeYoung |
2004 | Joseph Godefrin, Ed Schulte | Jerry Premo, G Gard Hays |
2005 | Marla Chaikin, Bill Esberg | John Zilic, Thomas Peters |
2006 | Lew Finkel, Gaylor Kasle | William Esberg, Marla Chaikin |
2007 | Allan Siebert, Alan Stout | Charles Nemes, Martin Morris |
2008 | Sheldon Kirsch, Morrie Kleinplatz | Gaylor Kasle, Lewis Finkel |
[edit] Sources
List of previous winners, Page 4 Daily Bulletin, vol. 51-3, Sunday, March 9, 2008, <http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2008/01/bulletins/db3.pdf>