Silodor Open Pairs


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

History

The Silodor Open Pairs is a four-session event consisting of two qualifying and two final sessions. The winners' names are engraved on the Silodor Trophy, presented in memory of Sidney Silodor, winner of the Bermuda Bowl, the McKenney Trophy and more than 30 North American championships.
Silodor, a member of the team that won the first Bermuda Bowl World Championship in 1950, won the Vanderbilt eight times, the Reisinger six times, the Spingold, the Open Pairs and the Master Mixed Teams three times each and the Mixed Pairs five times --- a record.
Silodor was an original member of the ACBL Hall of Fame, elected in the Sixties when the institution was the province of its creator, The Bridge World magazine.
The trophy was presented in 1963 in memory of Silodor and made retroactive to include winners of the event, which began in 1958.

Winners

YearWinnersRunners-ip
1992 Bernie Miller, Mike LucasGeoff Hampson, Mark Molson
1993Russ Ekeblad, Peter WeichselRichard Schwartz, Drew Casen
1994Lloyd Arvedon, Allan FalkZia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg
1995Evan Bailey, John StrauchSeymon Deutsch, Tony Forrester
1996Ralph Katz, Howard WeinsteinEd Manfield, Kit Woolsey
1997Eric Greco, Geoff HampsonTony Forrester, Geir Helgemo
1998Tony Forrester, Geir HelgemoMike Becker, Mike Kamil
1999Mike Passell, Michael SeamonBob Hamman, Petra Hamman
2000Mike Cappelletti Jr., Larry HicksWalter Johnson, Doug Simson
2001Jim Tritt, Richard MeffleyHenry Bethe, Varis Carey
2002Jörgen Molberg, Boerre LundDavid Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen
2003Ralph Katz, Michael RosenbergMarty Fleisher, Mike Kamil
2004 David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen Roger Lord, Jacqueline Sincoff
2005Bob Morris, Eddie WoldGeorge Jacobs, Alfredo Versace
2006David Berkowitz, Larry N. CohenFred Chang, Zia Mahmood
2007Giorgio Duboin, Roy WellandRichard Freeman, Zia Mahmood
2008Robert Lebi, Dan Jacob Ralph Buchalter, Migry Zur Campanile
2009David Berkowitz, Larry N. CohenXiaodong Shi, David Yang
2010Nicolas L Ecuyer, Steve LandenJoe Kivel, Chris Larsen
2011Gavin Wolpert, Joel WooldridgeJill Levin, Jill Meyers
2012Dennis Bilde, Hans Christian GraversonBoye Brogeland, Erik Saelensminde
2013David Bakhshi, Billy CohenRobert Giragosian, Larry Robbins
2014John Diamond, Geoff HampsonRichard Budd, Zach Grossack
2015Steve Weinstein, Bobby LevinWael Mohsen, Reda Wasfi Yaacoub
2016Jeff Meckstroth, Eric RodwellJohn Kranyak, Phyllis Fireman
2017Mikael Rimstedt, Zach GrossackAlon Birman, Dror Padon
2018Simon Cope, Peter CrouchRobert Schachter, Paul Meerschaert