WBF Youth Award


The Joan Gerard Youth Awards were established in 1989 by the World Bridge Federation to celebrate the sportsmanship of competitive youth contract bridge players. They were originally called the WBF Youth Award and were awarded biennially to four competitive bridge players under the age of 26. From 1995 to 2006, this coincided with the World Junior Camp. They were discontinued in 2007 at the same time as the discontinuation of the camps but reinstated in 2013 in a new form, being awarded annually at the Youth Bridge Teams Championships to a Junior, a Youngster, a Girl, and starting in 2015, a Kid. After the passing of Joan Gerard, they were renamed in her memory.

Winners

YearJuniors WinnerYoungsters WinnerGirls Winner
2013Adam Kaplan, USALi Qian, ChinaEllena Moskovsky, Australia
2014Botswana TeamIda Grönkvist, SwedenJessica Brake, Australia

YearJuniors WinnerYoungsters WinnerGirls WinnerKids Winner
2015Rodrigo Garcia Da Rosa, ArgentinaFang Zhengyuan, ChinaSelena Pepić, Serbia:pl:Kacper Kopka|Kacper Kopka, Poland
2016Mikael Grönkvist, SwedenBermuda TeamSusanna Broccolino, Italy, Renee Cooper, Austalia, Indonesian TeamIsis Lundkvist, Sweden
2017Christian Bakke, NorwayMartin Nataf, FranceJinyi Ma, China, Sarah Combescure, FranceAnshul Bhatt, India