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

YearWinnersRunners-Up
1998Roberta Lyon, Jim WashburnMarsh MacMillan, Lois MacMillan
1999Linda C. Bell, Kristina BohdanowiczDavid Hooey, Kas Dykstra
2000Daniel Taylor, Judith HuntFrank Paynter, Jo Anne Paynter
2001Bill Nabors, John BalogWanda Brooks, Jim Rinck
2002Brian Duran, Stephen McDevittJohn Redford, Tricia Bradford
2003Paul Weintraub, Marilyn WeintraubBarbara Albert, Judith Broder
2004Candace Carlton, Terry CarltonKay Jenkins, Cary Jenkins
2005James McKay, Hans VerveerBernie Weiss, Joan Dixon
2006Eric Sieg, Jim ThompsonNadine Barker, Suzie Herman
2007Ann Gruver, Sara FabickJames Carey, Eric Bardin