North American Bridge Championships

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North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are ACBL-sponsored bridge championships held 3 times a year: in spring, summer and fall. Each championship is held in a different site in USA or Canada. The championships last up to 10 days and feature numerous events for all classes of competition (open/women/senior, pairs/teams, masterpoints range etc.)

The most important events of the championships are the open team competitions. The trophies (cups) awarded are Spingold (held in Summer NABCs), Vanderbilt (held in Spring NABCs) and Reisinger (held in Fall NABCs).

1 Tournament sites
2 Vanderbilt trophy
3 Spingold trophy
4 Reisinger trophy
5 Spring Championship
- 5.1 National Events
6 Summer Championship
- 6.1 National Events
7 Fall Championship
- 7.1 National Events
8 Notes
9 Sources
10 External links

[edit] Tournament sites

Recent and upcoming tournament sites are:

Year	Spring	Summer	Fall
1994	Cincinnati	San Diego	Minneapolis
1995	Phoenix	New Orleans	Atlanta
1996	Philadelphia	Miami	San Francisco
1997	Dallas	Albuquerque	St. Louis
1998	Reno	Chicago	Orlando
1999	Vancouver	San Antonio	Boston
2000	Cincinnati	Anaheim	Birmingham
2001	Kansas City	Toronto	Las Vegas
2002	Houston	Washington, DC	Phoenix
2003	Philadelphia	Long Beach	New Orleans
2004	Reno	New York	Orlando
2005	Pittsburgh	Atlanta	Denver
2006	Dallas	Chicago	Hawaii
2007	St. Louis	Nashville	San Francisco
2008	Detroit	Las Vegas	Boston
2009	Houston	Washington, DC	San Diego
2010	Reno	New Orleans	Orlando
2011	Louisville	Toronto	Seattle
2012	Memphis	Philadelphia	San Francisco

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ACBL web site. [1]

[edit] Vanderbilt trophy

The Vanderbilt Trophy was donated in 1928 by Harold S. Vanderbilt, who won the event in 1932 and 1940. Vanderbilt Knockout Teams were contested annually in New York as a separate championship until 1958, when it was incorporated into Spring NABCs.

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[edit] Spingold trophy

Spingold knockout teams have been held since 1930, when they were known as the Asbury Park Trophy. In 1934, 1936 and 1937 there was a separate Masters Teams-of-Four event. The two events were merged in 1938. The Spingold Trophy was donated by Nathan Spingold in 1934, and the merged events were renamed Spingold Master Knockout Teams in 1938. The event is part of Summer NABCs.

The winners are listed on a separate page.

Since 2001, there has also been a Mini-Spingold I (0-5000), restricted to those with less than 5,000 masterpoints, and a Mini-Spingold II (0-1500) ("Micro-Spingold") restricted to those with less than 1,500 masterpoints.

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[edit] Reisinger trophy

Reisinger teams is the only major team competition with board-a-match scoring. It is an open team event scored with two qualifying sessions, two semifinal sessions and two final sessions. It was known as the Chicago Trophy from 1929, when it was founded, until 1965, when it was renamed in honor of Curt Reisinger, a great benefactor and official of the ACBL.

Daily Bulletin, vol. 80, Friday, November 30, 2007, <http://www.acbl.org/nabc/SanFrancisco2007/bulletins/db8.pdf>

[edit] Spring Championship

The spring championship is an annual event held under the auspices of the American Contract Bridge League. Formerly called the Spring Natitionals, it is held in March (occasionally April), and first convened in 1958. It is contested over 11 days.

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[edit] National Events

The following national events are contested at the Spring NABC:

Daily Bulletin, vol. 50, Thursday, March 7, 2007, <http://www.acbl.org/nabc/SanFrancisco2007/bulletins/pre.pdf>

The Mott-Smith Trophy is awarded to the player with the most masterpoints from the Spring NABC.

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[edit] Summer Championship

The summer championship, formerly called the Summer Nationals, is an annual tournament sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League. They have been held since 1929 and take place in July or August. In the thirties, they were played in Asbury Park, NJ, and lasted eight days. Now the location rotates and they are played over 11 days.

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[edit] National Events

The following national events are contested at the Summer NABC:

Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs
Bruce LM-5000 Pairs
Young LM-1500 Pairs
Grand National Teams (Championship, Flights A, B and C)
Wernher Open Pairs
Spingold Knockout Teams
0-5000 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams
0-1500 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams
Wagar Women's Knockout Teams
Fast Open Pairs
National 199er Pairs
Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match Teams
Open Swiss Teams
Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss Teams

Daily Bulletin, vol. 79, Wednesday, July 18, 2007, <http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Nashville2007/bulletins/prebulletin.pdf>

The Fishbein Trophy is awarded to the player with the most masterpoints from the Summer NABC.

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[edit] Fall Championship

The fall championship is an annual tournament held since 1927 and takes place in November or early December. It is held under the auspices of the American Contract Bridge League. The Fall Championship began in 1937 as a four-day tournament and is now nine and one-half days. ^[8]

[edit] National Events

The following national events are/were contested at the Fall NABC:

Daily Bulletin, vol. 80, Thursday, November 22, 2007, <http://www.acbl.org/nabc/SanFrancisco2007/bulletins/pre.pdf>

The Herman Trophy is awarded to the player with the most masterpoints from the Fall NABC. ^[9]

[edit] Notes

^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", pages 147, 435, 503. Crown Press, 2001
^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", page 562. Crown Press, 2001
^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", page 433. Crown Press, 2001
^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", page 435. Crown Press, 2001
^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", page 300. Crown Press, 2001
^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", page 503, Crown Press, 2001
^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", page 157. Crown Press, 2001
^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", page 147. Crown Press, 2001
^ Francis, Henry G.: "The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge", page 182. Crown Press, 2001