Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs
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The von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs is a six session open pairs event. It is restricted to Life Masters.
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[edit] History
The Life Master Pairs is a six-session event with two qualifying, two semi-final and two final sessions. It is restricted to Life Masters. At stake is the von Zedtwitz Gold Cup. In 1930, Waldemar von Zedtwitz donated the Gold Cup, which was presented to the winners of the Life Master Pairs. The first winners: von Zedtwitz and P. Hal Sims.
The trophy was initially contested by master players who had qualified by winning a national championship. It was a four-session event, and the field was limited to 64 players so that a complete movement could be played.
The trophy was originally presented on the basis that three wins by one player would secure him outright possession of the trophy. This feat was achieved by Howard Schenken in 1934. (Schenken won in 1931 and 1933 with David Burnstine and in 1934 with Richard Frey. He also won in 1941 with Merwyn Maier and in 1943 with John Crawford. The cup, put back into competition by the donor, was stolen in 1954 while in the possession of John Hubbell, who held the LM Pairs title. The theft followed a television appearance during which Hubbell had exhibited the trophy and given the address of his bridge club where the cup was normally displayed.
The trophy was never recovered and the present cup is an exact replica. Mary Jane Farell and Marilyn Johnson are the only women’s partnership to win the event. Their victory came in 1978.
The record score for the event belongs to S. Garton Churchill and Cecil Head, who won in 1948 --- scoring 65% as an average for four sessions and 77.4% in a single session.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | P. Hal Sims, Waldemar von Zedtwitz | Ely Culbertson, Josephine Culbertson |
| 1931 | David Burnstine, Howard Schenken | Michael Gottlieb, Theodore Lightner |
| 1932 | Michael Gottlieb, Theodore Lightner | David Burnstine, Howard Schenken |
| 1933 | David Burnstine, Howard Schenken | P. Hal Sims, Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
| 1934 | Richard Frey, Howard Schenken | Walter Malowan, Sydney Rusinow |
| 1935 | B. Jay Becker, Theodore Lightner | Louis Haddad, Charles Hall |
| 1936 | David Burnstine, Oswald Jacoby | Robert Appleyard, Isadore Epstine |
| 1937 | S. Garton Churchill, Charles Lockridge | Doris Fuller, Henry Vogel |
| 1938 | Morrie Elis, Sherman Stearns | John Crawford, Charles Solomon |
| 1939 | Robert Appleyard, Harry Fishbein | Oswald Jacoby, Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
| 1940 | Harry Fishbein, Morrie Elis | Sam Fry Jr., Myron Fuchs |
| 1941 | Merwyn Maier, Howard Schenken | John Crawford, Oswald Jacoby |
| 1942 | Charles Goren, Helen Sobel | Philip Abramsohn, Tobias Stone |
| 1943 | John Crawford, Howard Schenken | Sidney Silodor, Margaret Wagar |
| 1944 | Samuel Katz, Peter Leventritt | Ambrose Casner, Ralph Hirschberg |
| 1945 | Robert Appleyard, M. A. Lightman | Bertram Lebhar Jr., Simon Rossant |
| 1946 | Sidney Silodor, Charles Solomon | Lee Hazen, Ruth Sherman |
| 1947 | Allen Harvey, Frank Weisbach | John Crawford, Theodore Lightner |
| 1948 | S. Garton Churchill, Cecil Head | Erik Coon, Vincent Remey |
| 1949 | Ruth Gilbert, Leo Roet | Arthur Glatt, Albert Weiss |
| 1950 | Manuel Sherwin, C. W. Yorke | Edward Marcus, Sam Stayman |
| 1951 | Richard Kahn, Peter Leventritt | Ned Drucker, Edgar Kaplan |
| 1952 | William Jackson, William Joseph | 2-3. Arthur Glatt, Albert Weiss; 2-3. John Crawford, Howard Schenken |
| 1953 | Milton Ellenby, William Rosen | Charles Goren, Helen Sobel |
| 1954 | David Carter, John Hubbell | Victor Mitchell, Ira Rubin |
| 1955 | Ben Fain, Paul Hodge | Victor Mitchell, Ira Rubin |
| 1956 | Alvin Roth, Tobias Stone | John Crawford, Sidney Silodor |
| 1957 | H. Sanborn Brown, Martin Cohn | Francis Begley, Louis Kelner |
| 1958 | 1-2. Charles Goren, Helen Sobel; 1-2. Wilson Landley, Louis Levy | |
| 1959 | Ed Rosen, Dan Rotman | Sidney Aronson, Larry Weiss |
| 1960 | Helen Portugal, Morris Portugal | Curtis Smith, Bobby Wolff |
| 1961 | Philip Feldesman, Marshall Miles | Paul Kibler, Robert Reynolds |
| 1962 | Philip Feldesman, Ira Rubin | Edith Kemp, Albert Weiss |
| 1963 | Lew Mathe, Edward Taylor | Ira Rubin, Curtis Smith |
| 1964 | B. Jay Becker, Dorothy Hayden | Bruce Elliott, Percy Sheardown |
| 1965 | Victor Mitchell, Samuel Stayman | Alvin Roth, Tobias Stone |
| 1966 | Hermine Baron, Meyer Schleifer | Morrie Freier, Robert Reynolds |
| 1967 | Philip Feldesman, Lew Mathe | Diana Schuld, Frank Schuld |
| 1968 | Bill Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman | James Jacoby, Bobby Wolff |
| 1969 | Sami Kehela, Eric Murray | Chuck Burger, Jimmy Cayne |
| 1970 | Paul Heitner, Michael Moss | Robert Freedman, James Mathis |
| 1971 | Alvin Roth, Barbara Rappaport | James Jacoby, Minda Brachman |
| 1972 | Alvin Roth, Barbara Rappaport | Alan Sontag, Peter Weichsel |
| 1973 | Jack Blair, Paul Swanson | Chuck Burger, Jimmy Cayne |
| 1974 | Gerald Michaud, Bobby Nail | Walter Walvick, Thomas Weik |
| 1975 | Roy Fox, Eugene O'Neill | Michael Becker, Ahmed Hussein |
| 1976 | Robert Lipsitz, Neil Silverman | Garey Hayden, Mike Passell |
| 1977 | Alan Sontag, Peter Weichsel | Ken Cohen, Robert Lipsitz |
| 1978 | Mary Jane Farell, Marilyn Johnson | Ron Feldman, David Sacks |
| 1979 | Ralph Katz, Ken Schutze | Dan Morse, Bobby Nail |
| 1980 | Bob Hamman, Eric Rodwell | Don Caton, Homer Shoop |
| 1981 | Fred Stewart, Steve Weinstein | Paul Lavings, Bob Richman |
| 1982 | Tommy Sanders, Ron Andersen | Robert Lipsitz, Ron Sukoneck |
| 1983 | Bob Hamman, Eddie Kantar | Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth |
| 1984 | Mike Lawrence, Peter Weichsel | Alan Sontag, Steve Sion |
| 1985 | George Steiner, Darryl Pedersen | David Siebert, Allan Siebert |
| 1986 | Eric Rodwell, Douglas Simson | Tom Kniest, Karen Walker |
| 1987 | Larry N. Cohen, David Berkowitz | Steve Robinson, Peter Boyd |
| 1988 | Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen | Howard Weinstein, John Carruthers |
| 1989 | Richard Katz, Robert Levin | Howard Weinstein, Ralph Katz |
| 1990 | Ron Rubin, Michael Becker | John Mohan, Kay Schulle |
| 1991 | Doug Simson, Eric Rodwell | Steve Sion, Clint Morrell |
| 1992 | Bob Hamman, Hemant Lall | Hugh Ross, Zia Mahmood |
| 1993 | Dan Morse, John Sutherlin | Tom Clarke, Alan LeBendig |
| 1994 | Robert Levin, Jeff Wolfson | Eddie Wold, Steve Sion |
| 1995 | Joe Kivel, Allan Siebert | William Root, Richard Pavlicek |
| 1996 | David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen | Tony Forrester, Geir Helgemo |
| 1997 | Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein | Tony Forrester, Geir Helgemo |
| 1998 | Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson | Richard Pavlicek, Rich Pavlicek Jr. |
| 1999 | John Mohan, Sam Lev | Brad Moss, Fred Gitelman |
| 2000 | Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg | John Mohan, Sam Lev |
| 2001 | Steve Weinstein, Robert Levin | Gary Cohler, Ralph Katz |
| 2002 | Tobi Sokolow, Leni Holtz | Lynn Deas, Curtis Cheek |
| 2003 | Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman | Michael Rosenberg, Ralph Katz |
| 2004 | Walid Elahmady, Zia Mahmood | Reese Milner, John Mohan |
| 2005 | Pat McDevitt, Stephen Gladyszak | Walid Elahmady, Zia Mahmood |
| 2006 | Bart Bramley, Bjorn Fallenius | Martin Fleisher, William Pollack |
| 2007 | Zia Mahmood, Chip Martel | Howard Weinstein, Renee Mancuso |
[edit] Sources
List of previous winners, Page 8 Daily Bulletin, vol. 79, Friday, July 20, 2007, <http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Nashville2007/bulletins/db1.pdf>
