National 49er Pairs
The National 49er Pairs national bridge championship was held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship.
The 49er Pairs was a matchpoint pairs event. The event typically started on the Wednesday of the NABC. It was restricted to those with fewer than 50 masterpoints.
History
The National 49er Pairs was a one-day matchpoint event in which players competed for the Fifth Chair Trophy.The first National 49er Pairs was held in 1998. Winners' names were added to the Fifth Chair Trophy. The Fifth Chair Foundation is an international non-profit organization dedicated to promoting bridge on the Internet and attracting new players to the game.
Winners
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up |
| 1998 | Roberta Lyon, Jim Washburn | Marsh MacMillan, Lois MacMillan |
| 1999 | Linda C. Bell, Kristina Bohdanowicz | David Hooey, Kas Dykstra |
| 2000 | Daniel Taylor, Judith Hunt | Frank Paynter, Jo Anne Paynter |
| 2001 | Bill Nabors, John Balog | Wanda Brooks, Jim Rinck |
| 2002 | Brian Duran, Stephen McDevitt | John Redford, Tricia Bradford |
| 2003 | Paul Weintraub, Marilyn Weintraub | Barbara Albert, Judith Broder |
| 2004 | Candace Carlton, Terry Carlton | Kay Jenkins, Cary Jenkins |
| 2005 | James McKay, Hans Verveer | Bernie Weiss, Joan Dixon |
| 2006 | Eric Sieg, Jim Thompson | Nadine Barker, Suzie Herman |
| 2007 | Ann Gruver, Sara Fabick | James Carey, Eric Bardin |