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Junior Jet Set the Quarterfinal Round of the 2018 Spingold KO Junior Players from All Teams Was the Most Exciting Thus Far in the Contest Saturday, August 4, 2018 Volume 90, Number 9 Daily Bulletin 90th North American Bridge Championships [email protected] | Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Sue Munday Wild action in Spingold QF Junior Jet Set The quarterfinal round of the 2018 Spingold KO Junior players from all Teams was the most exciting thus far in the contest. over the world converge on The defending champions led by Marty Fleisher the Wujiang District, China, were defeated by Piotr Gawrys and company 137- next month for the World 112, despite leading Gawrys by 42 IMPs in the first Youth Team Championships. quarter. Gawrys advanced 137-112. Eight teams from the U.S. continued on page 15 and Canada join the fray to compete for four trophies: Street leads Roth quals the Patino Cup for Juniors The squad captained by Paul Street of Delray under 26; the Damiani Cup Beach FL scored 123.16 victory points in the for Juniors under 21, the Koc opening round of the Roth Open Swiss Teams to University Cup for Youth lead the field going into today’s final. Playing with under 16 and the Rona Cup Street are Nicolas L’Ecuyer of Montreal and Thomas for young women under 26. Bessis-Cedric Lorenzini-Frederic Volcker-Jerome In 2013, Joe Stokes Rombaut of France. Their carrover is 85.15 VPs. coordinated the U.S. Bridge Winners of the Junior U.S. Bridge Championships in the Under 26 In second with a carryover of 77.04 VPs is Steve Federation training program category: Ben Kristensen, Adam Kaplan, Zach Grossack, Christian Shirey’s Texas-Oklahoma foursome (Shirey, Robert Jolly, Kevin Rosenberg and Oren Kriegel for Juniors with international Adams, James Thurtell, and John Schwartz). aspirations. “Thanks to help from Boston pair leads many USBF members who are serving as mentors, over Red Ribbon 80 Juniors now have the Michael Feeney and Mary Jo Feeney of the opportunity to practice on Boston area are sitting atop the leader list in the BBO each week,” Joe says. Bean Red Ribbon Pairs after Friday’s qualifying “Groups work with one or round. The Feeney’s scores from the two qualifying two regular mentors.” sessions were convincing: 65.90% and 67.10%. Joe says that the Junior continued on page 15 training program couldn’t have happened without the support of the expert Collegiate Bowl Enters mentors, “and our structured Semifinals training and mentor program In a new format this year, the Collegiate Bridge wouldn’t have happened The USA 2 Under 26 team competing for the Patino Cup Bowl opened with a three-session round-robin to without Michael Rosenberg, in China: Burke Snowden, Sam Amer, Greg Herman, Will reduce the field to four teams. In semifinal action Debbie Rosenberg and Barry Zhu, Arjun Dhir and (inset) Yin Yichen this afternoon, Georgia Tech will take on Harvey Goren.” Mudd (Claremont CA), while Columbia University players as mentors. We all appreciate the generosity Currently, Michael is the sole organizer of the does battle with the University of California at of our expert members who are willing to devote training program, according to Joe. “USBF and Berkeley. The final will be played this evening. their time to helping Juniors advance,” says Joe. our Juniors owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Scholarship team awards for the top four squads are Burke Snowden, a junior from Yale, echoes Michael, who not only gives generously of his time $15,000, $10,000, $5000 and $2500. and expertise, but has recruited scores of world-class continued on page 13 Also new this year is the Collegiate Individual: a three-session individual event, with scholarship awards to the top three winners. Drop-ins from the team Eric R. Murray round-robin are permitted. Leading the way at the one- 1928-2018 third mark are Michael Muschella from Winter Springs Bridge titan silver medals in the Bermuda Bowl representing FL and Hakan Berk from Potomac MD. Eric Murray, North America, two bronze medals in the Olympiad arguably the representing Canada, and another bronze in the Mini-Spingold 0-6000: greatest Canadian Rosenblum Cup. player of all time, Murray’s partnership with fellow Canadian Weeks vs. Vander Zanden died May 19. Hall of Famer Sami Kehela was one of the most Today’s final of the 0-6000 Mini-Spingold KO Murray, an ACBL powerfully effective combinations in the history of features a match between squads captained by James Grand Life Master, the game. Their skill and stamina (they frequently Weeks and Brad Vander Zanden. was a member of played all or most of the boards in the days-long, Playing with Weeks are Neil Stern, Jim Johnsen both the ACBL and top-level team matches) were an integral part of the and Dorn Bishop. With Vander Zanden are David Canadian Halls of success of any squad of which they were members. Shepler, Marsha Platnick and Keith Hungate. Fame. The 89-year- In addition to Murray’s talent as a player, he In the semifinal round, Weeks defeated Saul old was a resident was also skilled in bridge governance. His Hall of Gross and company 155-109. In the other bracket, of Orangeville ON. Fame entry on the CBF website notes, “As a bridge Vander Zanden beat William Bailey’s team 135-125. During Murray’s career as a player, he earned continued on page 5 14 NABC titles, five Canadian national victories Mini-Spingold 0-2500: and seven medals in the world championships: four ATTENDANCE through FRIDAY Xiang vs. Liu Teams led by captains Liu Xiang and Jim Liu 9934 tables meet today in the final of the 0-2500 Mini-Spingold Goodwill Message KO. With Xiang are Zhengwen Li, Yike Xie, Xuxuan Chen and Liang Min. Playing on Liu’s team are Tsao-Tung Tsai, Xuhua Lin and Leon Yu. Accept defeat and victory with grace. Xiang defeated David Haydon’s team 145-78 in Sandy DeMartino, Chair the semifinal round, while Liu won in two quarters Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee over the team captained by Buddy Landis, 114-35. Page 2 Saturday, August 4, 2018 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS All events are at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. 5:30-7:30 pm Youth NABC Closing Reception. (Atrium Level, A707) Saturday, August 4 10 am-6:30 pm Youth NABC. (Atrium Level, A707) Sunday, August 5 Noon Peter Pender Memorial Vugraph. (Marquis Level, M101) 11 am Peter Pender Memorial Vugraph. (Marquis Level, M101) CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the game! Saturday, August 4 Talks will be held in the International Hall on the International Level. 9:15 a.m. Kevin Wilson Fitting Honors HOSPITALITY Saturday, August 4 10:30 p.m. Marquis Level Mini pecan pies, mini sweet potato pies Entries Desk Hours A valid ACBL player number is required to play NABC Welcome Desk 8:30–10 a.m. in all events at the NABC. 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. All North American championships with no 2:30–3 p.m. upper masterpoint limit $25 per player per session 6:30–7:30 p.m. (For team events, this means $100 per team per session for four-person teams, $125 per team per Partnership Desk 8:30–10 a.m. session for five-person teams, and $150 per team per 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. session for six-person teams. Only ACBL members 6:30–7:30 p.m. current on their dues and service fees are eligible to Prize Desk 8:30–10 a.m. play in NABC+ events. $1.50 per person per session Noon–1 p.m. benefits the International Fund.) 2:30–3 p.m. Other North American championships.....$17 per 6:30–7:30 p.m. player per session Information Desk 8:30–10 a.m. (For the team events, this means $68 per team Noon–1 p.m. per session for teams of four, $85 per team per 2–3 p.m. session for teams of five, and $102 per team per 6:30–7:30 p.m. session for teams of six. Only ACBL members current on their dues and service fees are eligible to I/N Registration and 8:30–10 a.m. play in these events.) Partnership Desk 2–3 p.m. Regional championships...............$16 for ACBL 6:30–7:30 p.m. members, $20 for inactive members per player per session (For multi-session team events of three sessions Membership Required or more, the entry fee is $64, $80 or $96 for teams of A valid ACBL player number is required to play four, five or six, respectively. For team events of one in all events at the NABC. Along with one-year and or two sessions, the entry fee is $64.) three-year memberships, 30-day trial memberships All other events.............$15 for ACBL members, are available to new members for $7.99. $19 for inactive members per player per session Temporary and regular memberships can be purchased from Tournament Operations on the Bridge Bucks and Lobby Level or the Check-Cashing Desk. Check Cashing Appealing a ruling Bridge Bucks and check-cashing Players in NABC+ events who want to appeal services will be available each day at a director’s ruling initiate the process by speaking the following times and locations: with the director who delivered the original ruling. • 9:30-10 a.m. on the Marquis The table director will fill out paperwork regarding Level (near the escalator to the the appeal, and the appellants will explain what International Level) they believe to be wrong with the initial ruling.
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