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

Winners of von Zedtwitz Gold Cup
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> 

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