Nail Life Master Open Pairs

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The Nail Life Master Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).

The Nail Life Master Open Pairs is a four session MP pairs event, two qualifying sessions and two final sessions. The event typically starts on the first Friday of the NABC. The event is restricted to players that have achieved a Life Master rating.

1 History
2 Winners
3 Sources
4 External links

[edit] History

The event was introduced in 1961 and was originally for male players with a rank of National Master or higher. In 1963, it was restricted in Life Masters. In 1990, it became an open event (female players allowed), but still restricted to Life Masters.

The event is named after Bobby Nail.

[edit] Winners

Winners of Life Master Men's Pairs (1961–1989)
Year	Winners	Runners-Up
1961	G. Gard Hays, Max Manchester	Martin J. Cohn, Hampton Hume
1962	Sam Fuoto, Victor Mitchell	Hal Kandler, Kelsey Petterson
1963	Sami R. Kehela, Eric R. Murray	Harry J. Fishbein, Charles J. Solomon
1964	Charles Coon, Bobby Goldman	2-3. Mervin Key, Harold Rockaway; 2-3. Jack Blair, Col. William Christian
1965	Paul Soloway, Alex Tschekaloff	Edgar Kaplan, Victor Mitchell
1966	Carl J. Hudecek, Ray Zoller	Gaylor Kasle, Ed Theus
1967	Harlow S. Lewis, Peter A. Pender	Donald R. Faskow, William L. Flannery
1968	Henry Bethe, John Solodar	Don Pearson, John Swanson
1969	Chuck F. Burger, James Cayne	Norman H. Fischer, Christopher G. Jeans
1970	Ron E. Andersen, Hugh C. MacLean	Curtis K. Smith, E. Lowell Yost
1971	Alan Sontag, Peter Weichsel	Stephen W. Robinson, Kit Woolsey
1972	Leslie C. Bart, Marc S. Jacobus	Stephen W. Robinson, Kit Woolsey
1973	Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay	Roxy Violin, Ed Weiner
1974	Gerald L. Michaud, G. Robert Nail	John Gerber, Daniel Kaim
1975	Steve Lapides, Walt Walvick	Marc Culbertson, Robert Visokey
1976	Roger Bates, John Mohan	Steve Altman, Thomas M. Smith
1977	David Hoffner, David Schroeder	Roger Bates, John Mohan
1978	Norm Coombs, Tom Hodapp	Kevin Castner, Michael S. Lawrence
1979	Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell	Zeke Jabbour, Dennis McGarry
1980	V. Craig Janitschke, Jan Janitschke	Robert D. Hamman, Paul Swanson
1981	Roger Abelson, Mike Levinson	Robert D. Hamman, Donald P. Krauss
1982	Robert Lipsitz, Dan Gerstman	Lew Mathe, Harold Guiver
1983	Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen	Mitch Chandler, Cliff Bishop
1984	Per Olof Sundelin, Peter Pender	Jim Becker, Howard Chandross
1985	John Mohan, Roger Bates	Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth
1986	Jim Krekorian, Paul Kiefer	Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen
1987	Bart Bramley, Lou Bluhm	Leslie West, David Ashley
1988	Robert Levin, Larry T. Cohen	Glen Lublin, Peter Boyd
1989	Steve Lapides, Walt Walvick	Peter Weichsel, Roger Stern

Winners of Life Master Open Pairs (1990–)
Year	Winners	Runners-Up
1990	Zia Mahmood, Hugh Ross	Tommy Gullberg, Michael Polowan
1991	Zia Mahmood, Hugh Ross	Larry N. Cohen, David Berkowitz
1992	Mike Kamil, Michael Rosenberg	Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell
1993	Brad Moss, Ravindra Murthy	Ed Nagy, Jeff Polisner
1994	Robert Levin, Richard Katz	Michael Polowan, Steve Robinson
1995	John Sutherlin, Bart Bramley	Mark Itabashi, Gene Simpson
1996	Walter Schafer Jr., Ron L. Smith	Michael Schreiber, Curtis Cheek
1997	Kerry Smith, Jeff Schuett	Dennis Kasle, Garey Hayden
1998	JoAnna Stansby, Lew Stansby	Ron Smith, Richard Schwartz
1999	Paul Soloway, Steve Catlett	Lew Stansby, JoAnna Stansby
2000	Jill Meyers, Steve Garner	Zia Mahmood, Chuck Burger
2001	Piotr Gawryś, Jacek Pszczola	Zia Mahmood, Sidney Lazard
2002	Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson	Larry N. Cohen, Steve Weinstein
2003	Jo Morse, Kyle Larsen	Fred Gitelman, Jay Borker
2004	Richard Pavlicek, Richard Pavlicek Jr.	Jonathan Green, Mark Aquino
2005	Zia Mahmood, Jill Meyers	Robert Levin, Louk Verhees Jr.
2006	Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein	Paul Hackett, John Armstrong
2007	Bjorn Fallenius, Zia Mahmood	Michael Prahin, Alex Perlin