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.
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[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
| 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 |
| 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 |
[edit] Sources
List of previous winners, Page 5 Daily Bulletin, vol. 79-2, Saturday, November 18, 2006, <http://web2.acbl.org/nabcbulletins/2006fall/db2.pdf>
2007 winners, Page 1 Daily Bulletin, vol. 80-3, Sunday, November 25, 2007, <http://www.acbl.org/nabc/SanFrancisco2007/bulletins/db3.pdf>
