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Monday, August 3, 2009 Volume 81, Number 11 Daily Bulletin Washington, DC 81st Summer North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Paul Linxwiler Hampton wins again: Jansma impressive in Open Swiss champs Spingold KO victory Robert Hampton, captain of the winners in the Mixed BAM Teams earlier this week, added another NABC victory to his collection when his squad won the Open Swiss Teams. Hampton, of Blythewood SC, played with Joel Wooldridge and John Hurd, who were also members of the Mixed BAM squad, as well as Gavin Wolpert and Polish stars Grzegorz Narkiewicz and Krzystof Buras. Their total was 125.22 VPs. In second with 121.68 VPs were Lou Ann O'Rourke, Marc Jacobus, Eddie Wold, Roger Bates, Antonio Sementa and Giorgio Duboin. Winners of the Spingold Knockout Teams: Louk Verhees, Ron Rubin, Ricco van Prooijen, Jan Jansma, Russ Ekeblad and Matthew Granovetter. The team captained by Jan Jansma capped off a remarkable run through the field in the Spingold Knockout Teams with a 138-65 win over the Rose Meltzer squad. Winners of the Open Swiss Teams: Joel Wooldridge, John Hurd, Gavin The winners never trailed in any quarter of the six matches they played, Wolpert, Robert Hampton, Grzegorz Narkiewicz and Krzystof Buras. and the lowest margin of victory was 30 IMPs. In the final against the No. 4 seed, they gave up just 1 IMP per board. Three members of the team, including Jansma, are from the Netherlands. The other two are Louk Verhees and Ricco van Prooijen. Their teammates were Russ Ekeblad, Ron Rubin and Matt Granovetter. They bested Meltzer, Kyle Larsen, Alan Sontag, Tor Helness, David Berkowitz and Larry Cohen. Jansma, originally seeded No. 15, marched through the field with ease Continued on page 2 Runners-up in the Open Swiss Teams: Roger Bates, Antonio Sementa, Eddie Wold, Lou Ann O'Rourke, Marc Jacobus and Giorgio Duboin. Final Attendance 14,115 Tables Spingold runners-up: Alan Sontag, Tor Helness, Rose Meltzer, Larry Cohen, Kyle Larsen and David Berkowitz. Masterpoint leaders: Hurd wins Fishbein Trophy 1 335.00 John Hurd 16 223.36 David Berkowitz 2 307.00 Matt Granovetter 17 210.00 Tor Helness John Hurd of New York City 3 305.40 Nikolay Demirev 18 209.36 Peter Bertheau captured the Fishbein Trophy at the 4 280.00 Kyle Larsen 19 208.26 Alan Sontag 2009 Washington DC NABC, given to 5 280.00 Rose Meltzer 20 203.34 David Gold the player who earns the most 6 279.38 Joel Wooldridge 21 203.34 Tom Townsend masterpoints at each Summer NABC. 7 274.26 Jan Jansma 22 198.52 Cezary Balicki 8 260.00 Robert Hampton 23 198.52 Adam Zmudzinski Hurd earned a total of 335 points 9 250.00 Russell Ekeblad 24 198.08 Aleksander Dubinin from victories in the Open Swiss Teams 10 250.00 Ron Rubin 25 198.08 Andrew Gromov and Mixed BAM Teams, as well as a 11 250.00 Louk Verhees 26 194.65 Mike Passell second-place finish in the Grand 12 250.00 Ricco Van Prooijen 27 194.65 Carolyn Lynch National Teams Championship Flight 13 247.75 Michal Kwiecien 28 194.60 Tarek Sadek and a 17-32 finish in the Spingold 14 247.75 Roald Ramer 29 187.84 Drew Casen Knockout Teams. 15 223.36 Larry Cohen 30 187.29 Sabine Auken Page 2 Daily Bulletin 2ND SUNDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 18.0 Tables 2ND SUNDAY MORNING 299ER SWISS TEAMS ABC 14 Tables 3.96 1 1 Kevin Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY; Peter Ku, Princeton Jnct NJ 70.24% ABC 2.97 2 2 1 Gabriel Cornett, Laurel MD; Eldon Compton, Odenton MD 63.27% 3.39 1 1 Richard Leonardon, Vienna VA; Stephen Colevas, Oakton VA; Albert 2.23 3 3 Bob Patel, Burke VA; Chieko Franck, Centreville VA 63.10% Stolpe, Fairfax VA; Kimberly Ferguson, Arlington VA 58.00 1.67 4 Gary Cox - Kay Cox, Georgetown TX 62.20% 2.54 2 William Woodward, Fairfax VA; John Menzel - Robert Hollohan, 1.25 5 Robert Dorosin, Fairfax VA; Kenneth Cohn, Arlington VA 61.67% Arlington VA; Kenneth Duggin, Alexandria VA 54.00 0.94 6 Arun Guha - Shyamalendu Pal, Silver Spring MD 58.93% 2.09 3 2 1 Sidney Graves - Janet Smith Bourne, Alexandria VA; Marianne 1.34 4 2 Elizabeth Gompels, Newton MA; Sharon Schnayer, Laval QC 56.97% Bruni - Kim Guinan, Doylestown PA 53.00 0.83 5 Nancy Koeller, Franklin Lakes NJ; Theresa Choma, Wyckoff NJ 55.49% 1.57 4 3 2 Fred Lamm - Dorsett Judd, Hedgesville WV; David Rife, 1.01 6 3 Norman Mitchell - Sandy Mitchell, Potomac MD 55.36% Martinsburg WV; Rodney Judd, Hedgesvilles WV 50.00 0.94 4 Dev Chattopadhyay, Oakhill VA; Naeem Akram, Alexandria VA54.48% 1.03 5/6 4/5 Michael Mocella, Chadds Ford PA; Colin Mackay, Newark DE; J 0.57 5 Nancy Raskin - Patsy Chick, Washington DC 47.47% Bruce Gwaltney - Judith Gwaltney, Wilmington DE 43.00 1.03 5/6 4/5 Geane Schubert - Mary Iglehart - Susan Morris - William Morris, 2ND SUNDAY A/X SWISS TEAMS Bethesda MD 43.00 65 Tables / Based on 134 Tables AX 2ND SUNDAY B/C/D SWISS TEAMS 32.03 1 Tim Rees, Crowthorne Berk England; Samantha Punch, Stirling 69 Tables United Kingdom; Paul Gipson, Duns Td113pz Scotland; BCD Alex Gipson, Orpington England; Alan Goodman, Edinburgh 21.91 1 David Loken, Mc Lean VA; Steven Rothman, Alexandria VA; William United Kingdom; Dee Harley, Edinburgh Scotland 103.00 Sedlis - Gregory Kiddy, Reading PA 24.02 2 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV; 104.00 Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland; Aleksander Dubinin - Andrew 16.43 2 Nancy Loomis, Annandale VA; Holly Wills, Vienna VA; Cherie Gromov, Moscow Russia; Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice Poland 98.00 Charles, Oakton VA; Beatrice Suskin, Arlington VA 98.00 18.02 3 Brad Theurer, Gaithersburg MD; Lyle Poe Jr, Ellicott City MD; 10.78 3/4 M Bruce Todd, Salisbury MD; Patricia Todd, Eagles Mere PA; David Ruderman, Burtonsville MD; Richard Wegman, Bethesda MD 97.00 Fletcher Thompson, Annapolis MD; Judy Stein, Laporte PA 97.00 12.10 4/5 Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Barbara Sonsini, 13.33 3/4 1 Rex Settle, Gaithersburg MD; Jay Weinstein - Anne Derbes - Woodside CA; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; Randi Montin, Napa CA 94.00 Robert Schwab, Bethesda MD 97.00 12.10 4/5 Shirley Presberg, Boca Raton FL; H Joel Weintraub, Norfolk VA; Howard 7.30 5 James Adams, Rockville MD; Katherine Rabenstein, Washington DC; Miller, Chesapeake VA; Kaye Krebs, Virginia Beach VA 94.00 Francesco Parisi-Presicce, Springfield VA; Kevin O'Brien, 8.58 6/7 Dano De Falco, 35030 Rubano (P Italy; Gabriella Olivieri, Alessandria Arlington VA 96.00 Italy; Patricia Cayne - Jacqui Mitchell, New York NY 92.00 10.00 6 2 Steven Forsythe - Sandra Forsythe, Beavercreek OH; Jonathan 8.58 6/7 G S Jade Barrett - Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Jim Looby, Siegel - Malcolm Stewart, Washington DC 94.00 Burbank CA; Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA 92.00 5.18 7/8 Jerry Barker, Newport News VA; Cathy Mitchell, Charlotte NC; 6.45 8/10 Victor King, Hartford CT; Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Richard DeMartino, Terrence Kessler, Canton OH; Michael Neds, Yorktown VA 91.00 Riverside CT; Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA; Daniel Colatosti, Waltham 7.50 7/8 3 Louis Coccodrilli - Stephen Weiner, Rockville MD; John MA; John Malley, Pascoag RI 89.00 Mattioli, Montgomry Vlg MD; Joan White, Fairfax VA 91.00 6.45 8/10 Stephen Aarons, Toronto ON; Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON; Mark 4.18 9/10 Benjamin Eisenberg - Susan Eisenberg, Lords Valley PA; Sulia Leonard, Ypsilanti MI; Thomas Greer, W Hollywood CA 89.00 Chan, Cresskill NJ; George Moehringer, Monroe Twp NJ 88.00 16.62 8/10 1 John Glynn - Ellen Glynn, Annandale VA; 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