Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs


The Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship.
The Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs is a four session matchpoint pairs event with two qualifying and two final sessions. The event typically starts on the first Sunday of the NABC.

History

The Silver Ribbon Pairs is an event open only to players who are at least 55 years old and who have pre-qualified by placing first or second in a regional or national-rated senior event.
The Silver Ribbon Pairs consists of two qualifying and two final sessions. The winners will have their names inscribed on the Leventritt Trophy and will receive a certificate of recognition.
The trophy honors Peter Leventritt of New York, ACBL president in 1954 and assistant treasurer 1945–46. He served as president of the Greater New York Bridge Association and the Card School of New York, which he co-founded. Leventritt pioneered the use of the Schenken System in partnership with its inventor, Howard Schenken. He represented North America in the Bermuda Bowl and placed second in 1957, 1961, 1963 and 1965.

Winners

YearWinnersRunners-Up
1992James Leary, S. Irving SteinfeldtGeorge Rosenkranz, Fred Hamilton
1993 Joan Remey Moore, Helen Shanbrom Corinne Kirkham, Jim Kirkham
1994Virgil Anderson, Jayne ThomasBetty Wilton, Herb Wilton
1995Gene Freed, Peter BenjaminLloyd Loux, Marge Cox
1996Phil Karani, Martin HoffmanEd Lewis, Frank King
1997Chuck Said, John RussellBecky Rogers, Nell Cahn
1998Eli Borok, Bill SidesDudley Brown, Richard Budd
1999Jim Kirkham, Corinne KirkhamGerald Caravelli, Godfrey Chang
2000Rhoda Walsh, Charles CoonGerald Caravelli, Marc Low
2001Fred Hamilton, Steve CatlettEthan Stein, Gerald Caravelli
2002Marilyn Hemenway, Mike AlbertDiane Shannon, Donald Rothschild
2003Roger Lord, Alan PopkinJohn Russell, Bernace DeYoung
2004Joseph Godefrin, Ed SchulteJerry Premo, G. Gard Hays
2005Marla Chaikin, Bill EsbergJohn Zilic, Thomas Peters
2006Lew Finkel, Gaylor KasleWilliam Esberg, Marla Chaikin
2007Allan Siebert, Alan StoutCharles Nemes, Martin Morris
2008Sheldon Kirsch, Morrie KleinplatzGaylor Kasle, Lew Finkel
2009Dan Suty, Jim HiltonGaylor Kasle, Lew Finkel
2010Gloria Bart, Les BartRob Crawford, Hadi Allahverdian
2011Richard DeMartino, John StiefelTom Kniest, Don Stack
2012Fred Hamilton, Jim SternbergLloyd Arvedon, Sheila Gabay
2013Mike Cappelletti, Richard WielandRichard Brown, Hugh Brown Jr.
2014Bernie Yomtov, Allen HawkinsAllan Siebert, Don Caton
2015Bruce Noda, Mark RalphLes Bart, Gloria Bart
2016Dave Westfall, Craig ZasteraMark Cohen, Bill Pollack
2017David Hampton, Bill MarshallDon Lowry, Hal Montgomery
2018Michael Heymann, Richard ChanGail Greenberg, Jeff Hand