Mott-Smith Trophy
The Mott-Smith Trophy, named for writer and cryptographer Geoffrey Mott-Smith, is awarded to the player who wins the most masterpoints at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
History
The Mott-Smith Trophy was donated in 1961 by friends of Geoffrey Mott-Smith and was made retroactive to include all the winners from 1958.[citation needed]
Namesake
Mott-Smith (1902–1960) was co-chairman of the ACBL Laws Commission, editor of the ACBL Bridge Bulletin 1935–36, a contributor to The Bridge World, a writer and cryptographer. During World War II, Mott-Smith served as chief instructor for the OSS in the training of cryptographers and cryptanalysts. He wrote or co-wrote more than 29 books on games and served as games consultant for the Association of American Playing Card Manufacturers.[citation needed]
Winners
Boldface numerals represent a record-breaking number of masterpoints.
Year | Winners | Masterpoints |
---|---|---|
1958 | Ivar Stakgold | n/a |
1959 | Lew Mathe | n/a |
1960 | Norman Kay | n/a |
1961 | Robert Jordan | n/a |
1962 | Robert Jordan | n/a |
1963 | Sidney Silodor, Norman Kay | n/a |
1964 | Lew Mathe | n/a |
1965 | Phil Feldesman | n/a |
1966 | Phil Feldesman | n/a |
1967 | Lew Mathe | n/a |
1968 | Norman Kay | n/a |
1969 | Sue Sachs | 168 |
1970 | Barry Crane | 155 |
1971 | Barry Crane | 135 |
1972 | Paul Swanson, Jack Blair | 159 |
1973 | Bobby Wolff | 233 |
1974 | Ron Andersen | 250 |
1975 | Roger Bates | 203 |
1976 | Larry T. Cohen | 225 |
1977 | Mark Blumenthal | 200 |
1978 | Mike Passell | 250 |
1979 | Jeff Meckstroth | 215 |
1980 | Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell | 173 |
1981 | Allan Stauber | 166 |
1982 | David Berkowitz, Harold Lilie | 198 |
1983 | Mike Passell | 214 |
1984 | Lew Stansby | 172 |
1985 | Jeff Meckstroth | 196 |
1986 | Lew Stansby | 207 |
1987 | Steve Robinson, Peter Boyd | 200 |
1988 | Roger Bates | 193 |
1989 | Eddie Wold | 167 |
1990 | John Sutherlin | 300 |
1991 | Zia Mahmood | 183 |
1992 | Roger Bates | 186 |
1993 | Michael Seamon | 196 |
1994 | Chip Martel | 250 |
1995 | Michael Polowan | 242 |
1996 | Zia Mahmood | 252 |
1997 | Bart Bramley | 292 |
1998 | Eddie Wold | 243 |
1999 | Petra Hamman | 265 |
2000 | Jeff Meckstroth | 313 |
2001 | Jill Meyers | 234 |
2002 | Paul Soloway | 357.41 |
2003 | Geoff Hampson | 317.42 |
2004 | Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes | 363.82 |
2005 | Eddie Wold | 282.05 |
2006 | Fred Chang | 347.50 |
2007 | Roy Welland | 380.00 |
2008 | Krzysztof Jassem, Krzysztof Martens | 257.50 |
2009 | Jeff Meckstroth | 304.92 |
2010 | Tor Helness | 320.59 |
2011 | Joel Wooldridge | 454.31 |
2012 | Thomas Bessis, Ishamel Delmonte | 400.00 |
2013 | Mike Kamil | 342.58 |
2014 | Bobby Levin | 450.00 |
2015 | Cedric Lorenzini | 284.24 |
2016 | Geoff Hampson, Eric Greco | 315.71 |
2017 | Jeff Meckstroth | 400.00 |
See also
Sources
- List of previous winners, Page 6. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 2006 winner, Page 1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 2007 winner, Page 1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 2008 winners, Page 1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 2009 winner, Page 3. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[permanent dead link]
- 2010 winner, Page 2. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 2011 winner, Spring 2011 NABC Final Results
- 2012 winner, Page 4. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 2013 winner, Page 1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 2014 winner, Page 4. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 2015 winner, Page 1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 2016 winner, Page 1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 2017 winner, Page 1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.