Mini-Spingold
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Mini-Spingold national bridge championships are held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). They are held at the same time as the main Spingold knockout team competition.
The Mini-Spingold is a knock-out team event. The event typically last 5 to 6 days with each day being a round consisting of two sessions of 28 boards. The Mini-Spingold was introduced in 2001.
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[edit] Mini-Spingold (0-5000)
This event is restricted to those with less than 5,000 masterpoints.
| Year | City | Number of teams | Winners | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Toronto | 72 | Brian Johnston, John Lloyd, Bill Woodcock, Gary Whiteman, Brooke Nelles, Dale Freeman | Howard Gianera, Barry Purrington, Vernon Evans, Monte, Evans, John Koch, Tony Ames |
| 2002 | Washington DC | 53 | Howard Einberg, Michael Mikyska, Alan Myerson, Jim Glickman, David Sokolow | John Hodges, Lynn Johannsen, Dale Johannsen, Franklin Lowenthal |
| 2003 | Long Beach | 41 | Barbara Wallace, Mark Yaeger, Lisa Kow, Rick Pavlicek Jr., Brian Gunnell | Marjorie Michelin, David Anding, Kenneth Titow, Ed Ulman, Andrew Vinock |
| 2004 | New York | 40 | Larry Mohr, Alex Hong, Shi Yan, Hao Ge, Yi Liu | Keith Connoly, Andrew de Sosa, Bob Rebelein, Morrie Kleinplatz |
| 2005 | Atlanta | 51 | Walt Murphy, Julie Murphy, Steve DeVico, Gayle Covey, Elliott Grubman, Ava Grubman | Richard Wegman, Arnold Malasky, Gloria Silverman Bart, Jim Russell |
| 2006 | Chicago | 51 | Jacob Morgan, James Melville, Will Engel, Martin Harris | Paul Stern, Daniel Levin, James O'Neil, Christopher Monsour |
| 2007 | Nashville | 61 | James Gordon, Karl Hicks, Michael Betts, Brian Alexander | Bud Biswas, Nathan Glasser, Susan Winkler, Randy Okubo |
[edit] Mini-Spingold (0-1500)
This event is restricted to those with less than 1,500 masterpoints.
| Year | City | Number of teams | Winners | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Toronto | 72 | Bob Hollow, Motaz Farag, Jim Brickman, Bill Kertes, Leo Takefman, Irving Goodman | Larry Friedman, Jennifer Gianera, Jerry Poliquin, Larry Delefs, Ala Sobol, Meleva Jobin |
| 2002 | Washington DC | 53 | Bob Hollow, Motaz Farag, Gabriel Tawil, Theo Lichtenstein | Maeve Mahon, John Segal, Russell Friedman, Allan Wolf |
| 2003 | Long Beach | 36 | Matt Meckstroth, Rob Meckstroth, Rich Regan, James Hawkes, Andrew Hurd | Bruce Blakely, Fred Stout, Nancy Ferguson, David Bryant |
| 2004 | New York | 32 | Mark Teaford, Norton Rimer, Myron Rimer, Ronald Resnick | Doris Banks, Christine Woodring, Paul Lenoble, Lew Kroll |
| 2005 | Atlanta | 34 | Nancy Ferguson, David Bryant, Bruce Blakely, Dmitri Shabes | Nicolas Hammond, Martin Nathan, Maureen McGuire, Edward Foran, John Hassett, Robert Temosky |
| 2006 | Chicago | 43 | Edward Foran, Nicolas Hammond, John Hassett, Steve Callaham | Eric Hendrickson, Matthew Bribitzer-Stull, Jason Bribitzer-Stull, Richard Lawson |
| 2007 | Nashville | 41 | Matt Meckstroth, Daniel Goldfein, Sam Katz, Robert Glickman | Owen Lien, Eric Sieg, Zachary Brescoll, David Coberly, Mike Develin, Eric Mayefsky |
[edit] Sources
List of previous winners from page 7, Daily Bulletin, vol. 78-4, Monday, July 17, 2006, <http://web2.acbl.org/nabcbulletins/2006summer/db4.pdf>
Current Mini-Spingold I winners from Daily Bulletin, vol. 78-10, Sunday, July 23, 2006, <http://web2.acbl.org/nabcbulletins/2006summer/db10.pdf>
Current Mini-Spingold II winners from Daily Bulletin, vol. 78-9, Saturday, July 22, 2006, <http://web2.acbl.org/nabcbulletins/2006summer/db9.pdf>
