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The Blue Ribbon Pairs national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Blue Ribbon Pairs is a six session MP pairs event, two qualifying sessions, two semi-final sessions and two final sessions that takes place over three days. The event typically starts on the first Tuesday of the NABC. The event is restricted to those that have won a blue ribbon qualification. It is generally considered the hardest pairs event on the ACBL calendar.
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History
The Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs was introduced in 1963 and ranks with the von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (Summer NABC) as one of the most prestigious -- and toughest -- pair events on the ACBL calendar. Like the LM Pairs, the Blue Ribbon Pairs is played over three days and includes two qualifying, two semifinal and two final sessions.
Entry is restricted to winners and runners-up in regional championships -- plus high finishers in North American championships, members of current Grand National district championship teams, members of current official teams representing ACBL and the top 100 lifetime masterpoint holders.
The Blue Ribbon Pairs was renamed the Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs in 1999 to honor one of bridge’s all-time great players, writers, administrators and the authority on the laws of the game.
Kaplan was recognized as the world’s foremost authority on the laws of duplicate and rubber bridge. He became co-chairman of the ACBL Laws Commission in 1978 and was co-chairman of the WBF Laws Commission at the time of his death. He was named ACBL Honorary Member in 1993. In 1995 he was inducted into the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame and the WBF Hall of Fame.
The event is contested for the Cavendish Trophy, awarded for the National Open Pair Championship and donated by the Cavendish Club of New York in 1928. Since 1963, the trophy has been awarded to winners of the Blue Ribbon Pairs.
Winners
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | B. Jay Becker, Dorothy Hayden | Harold Harkavy, Cliff Russell |
| 1964 | Robert D. Hamman, Lewis L. Mathe | Gunther Polak, Robert G. Sharp |
| 1965 | Chuck Henke, John H. Moran | Michael S. Lawrence, Ron Von der Porten |
| 1966 | Charles Coon, Richard Zeckhauser | Leland Ferer, Gratian Goldstein |
| 1967 | Sami R. Kehela, Baron Wolf Lebovic | Phil Feldesman, Lewis L. Mathe |
| 1968 | Larry T. Cohen, Richard H. Katz | Bobby Goldman, Michael S. Lawrence |
| 1969 | Erik Paulsen, Alex Tschekaloff | 2-4. Sami R. Kehela, Eric R. Murray; 2-4. Tom Hodapp, Robert F. Morris; 2-4. Larry T. Cohen, Richard H. Katz |
| 1970 | Chuck F. Burger, Ira S. Rubin | Richard Freeman, Cliff Russell |
| 1971 | Roger Bates, John M. Grantham | Hermine Baron, Michael S. Lawrence |
| 1972 | Richard Khautin, Warren Kornfeld | Garey Hayden, Mark Lair |
| 1973 | Steve Robinson, Kit Woolsey | Kathie Cappelletti, Mike Cappelletti |
| 1974 | Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay | Roger Bates, George Rosenkranz |
| 1975 | Steve Robinson, Kit Woolsey | Ron E. Andersen, Hugh C. MacLean |
| 1976 | Jay Apfelbaum, Bill Edelstein | James Jacoby, David Berkowitz |
| 1977 | Lou Bluhm, Thomas K. Sanders | Kathie Cappelletti, Mike Cappelletti |
| 1978 | Ron E. Andersen, David Berkowitz | Ted Horning, Peter Nagy |
| 1979 | Robert Levin, Ron Smith | James Bennett, Chester Davis |
| 1980 | Warren Rosner, Allan Stauber | Dan Morse, G. Robert Nail |
| 1981 | Larry N. Cohen, Ron Gerard | Chip Martel, Lew Stansby |
| 1982 | Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth | 2-3. Robert Blanchard, Drew Casen; 2-3. Peter Boyd, Steve Robinson |
| 1983 | Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen | Peter Weichsel, Mike Lawrence |
| 1984 | 1-2. Jack Kennedy, Bobby Wolff; 1-2. David Funk, Mark Lair | |
| 1985 | Eric Rodwell, Walter Johnson | Kit Woolsey, Ed Manfield |
| 1986 | Bob Hamman, Ron Von der Porten | Kit Woolsey, Ed Manfield |
| 1987 | Fred Stewart, Steve Weinstein | Kerri Shuman, Robert Levin |
| 1988 | Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen | Robert Levin, Ron Smith |
| 1989 | Mark Molson, Robert Lebi | Gaylor Kasle, Roger Bates |
| 1990 | Kit Woolsey, Ed Manfield | Brian Glubok, Sam Lev |
| 1991 | Bob Hamman, Nick Nickell | Mark Tolliver, Marc Zwerling |
| 1992 | Haig Tchamitch, Adam Wildavsky | Brad Moss, Ravindra Murthy |
| 1993 | Bob Hamman, Michael Rosenberg | Martin De Bruin, Steve Price |
| 1994 | Mark Lair, Alexander Weiland | Fred Stewart, Steve Weinstein |
| 1995 | David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen | Paul Kiefer, Jerry Helms |
| 1996 | Jim Krekorian, Bob Blanchard | Larry N. Cohen, David Berkowitz |
| 1997 | Adam Wildavsky, Allan Falk | Geir Helgemo, Tony Forrester |
| 1998 | Zia Mahmood, Howard Weinstein | Eric Rodwell, Marty Seligman |
| 1999 | Jill Meyers, John Mohan | John Sutherlin, Russ Ekeblad |
| 2000 | Richard Coren, Marc Jacobus | Robert Levin, Steve Weinstein |
| 2001 | Salvador Assael, Nafiz Zorlu | Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Steve Landen |
| 2002 | Sidney Lazard, Bart Bramley | Kit Woolsey, Fred Stewart |
| 2003 | Michael Seamon, Geir Helgemo | Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson |
| 2004 | Tarek Sadek, Walid Elahmady | Robert Levin, Steve Weinstein |
| 2005 | Gavin Wolpert, Jenny Ryman | Sabine Auken, Daniela von Arnim |
| 2006 | Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes | Jim Krekorian, Drew Casen |
| 2007 | Steve Landen, Pratap Rajadhyaksha | Ernesto Muzzio, Alejandro Bianchedi |
Sources
List of previous winners, Page 5 Daily Bulletin, 79-6, Wednesday, November 22, 2006, <http://web2.acbl.org/nabcbulletins/2006fall/db6.pdf>
2007 winners, Page 1 Daily Bulletin, 80-8, Friday, November 30, 2007, <http://www.acbl.org/nabc/SanFrancisco2007/bulletins/db8.pdf>
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