Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams


The Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship. It is an open four session board-a-match event with two qualifying sessions and two final sessions. The event typically starts on the first Sunday of the NABC.
More formally, according to the 2004 ACBL list of "Permanent Trophies" that recognize outstanding members, "The Victor Mitchell trophy is awarded to the winners of the Open Board-a-Match Teams held at the Fall NABC." Victor "Vic" Mitchell was a member of the winning team in 1962 and 1963.

History

The event was introduced in 1946 as a men's event until 1990 when it became an open event.
An interesting situation occurred in 1977 when there were only three winners: Richard Doughty, Ron Smith and Lou Bluhm. Lazard was supposed to play with Doughty but after a good first set, Lazard became ill and Kostal took his place for the evening session.
Lazard was better the next day and in his seat for the first final session. Suddenly he toppled over and was rushed to a hospital.
Meanwhile, Doughty had to find another partner and Ferguson was pressed into service. Ferguson, whose team had not qualified the previous day, was technically ineligible but was allowed to play only in the afternoon. In the evening, Doughty recruited Leslie West—his fourth partner in four sessions—and the team went on to victory by a margin of two full boards.

Winners

YearWinnersRunners-up
1990 Mark Moss, Robert Thompson, Daniel Molochko, Jack WhollyGeorge Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Peter Weichsel, Bobby Levin, Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen
1991Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Jeffrey Wolfson, David Berkowitz, Larry N. CohenJim Hall, Tom Fox, Dick Melson, David Lehman
1992Richard Katz, Garey Hayden, Wafik Abdou, Ira Cohen; Mike Whitman Drew Cannell, Jeffrey Hand, Claudio Caponi, Steve Hamaoui
1993Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman, Mark Lair, Mike Passell; Jimmy Cayne Jim Hall, Tom Fox, Dave Lehman, Dick Melson
1994Andy Goodman, Peter Boyd, Ed Manfield, John Mohan, Steve Robinson, Kit WoolseyBrian Glubok, Steve Zolotow, Chris Compton, Lew Stansby,Ron Smith
1995Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Steve Weinstein, Fred StewartJames Cayne, Chuck Burger, Paul Soloway, Mike Passell, Mark Lair, Bobby Goldman
1996Robert Baldwin, Bobby Levin, Peter Weichsel, Zia Mahmood, Michael RosenbergDavid Mossop, Paul Hackett, Justin Hackett, Jason Hackett
1997Bob Blanchard, Jim Krekorian, Doug Doub, John RengstorffAllen Hawkins, Russ Ekeblad, Jim Foster, John Sutherlin, Ron L. Smith
1998Grant Baze, Fred Gitelman, George Mittelman, Brad Moss, Michael WhitmanNick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell
1999Rita Shugart, Geir Helgemo, Tony Forrester, Andrew RobsonNick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell
2000Andrey Gromov, Alexander Petrunin, Cezary Balicki, Adam ŻmudzińskiEddie Wold, George Rosenkranz, Sam Lev, John Mohan, Piotr Gawryś, Jacek Pszczoła
2001Rose Meltzer, Kyle Larsen, Peter Weichsel, Alan Sontag, Chip Martel, Lew StansbyGeorge Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace
2002George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo VersaceRoy Welland, Björn Fallenius, Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein, Fred Gitelman
2003 George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace Sam Lev, Brian Glubok, Michał Kwiecień, Jacek Pszczoła, Reese Milner
2004 Christal Henner-Welland, Mike Kamil, Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes, Peter Bertheau, Fredrik Nystrom Roy Welland, Björn Fallenius, Michael Rosenberg, Zia Mahmood, Cezary Balicki, Adam Żmudziński
2005Roy Welland, Björn Fallenius, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Cezary Balicki, Adam ŻmudzińskiMichael Whitman, Grant Baze, Steve Beatty, Sam Lev, Jacek Pszczoła
2006George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Steve Weinstein, Bobby LevinJohn Onstott, Steve Beatty, Drew Casen, Jim Krekorian, Jørgen Molberg, Terje Aa
2007Aubrey Strul, Mike Becker, David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen, Lew Stansby, Chip MartelAleksander Dubinin, Andrew Gromov, Cezary Balicki, Adam Żmudziński
2008Bob Hamman, Zia Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric RodwellAubrey Strul, Mike Becker, David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby
2009Josef Blass, Aleksander Dubinin, Andrew Gromov, Jerzy Zaremba, Cezary Balicki, Adam ŻmudzińskiDoug Doub, Craig Gower, Jacob Morgan, Michael Polowan, Adam Wildavsky
2010Josef Blass, Aleksander Dubinin, Andrew Gromov, Marcin Leśniewski, Cezary Balicki, Adam ŻmudzińskiRob Brady, Alan Kleist, Howard Liu, Danning Dong
2011Michael Seamon, Jimmy Cayne, Antonio Sementa, Giorgio Duboin, Alfredo Versace, Lorenzo LauriaJared Lilienstein, Michael Polowan, Jan Jansma, Adam Wildavsky
2012Mike Becker, Aubrey Strul, Howard Weinstein, Steve Garner, Tarek Sadek, Waleed El AhmadyRalph Katz, Bobby Levin, Steve Weinstein, Eric Rodwell, Nick Nickell
2013Jim Mahaffey, Tony Forrester, Jean Quantin, Marc Bompis, Alexander Smirnov, Josef PiekarekJill Levin, Bobby Levin, Steve Weinstein, Jenny Wolpert
2014Andrew Gromov, Aleksander Dubinin, Krzysztof Buras, Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Michal NowosadzkiMichael Kamil, Stan Tulin, Gary Cohler, Billy Cohen, Dror Padon, Alon Birman
2015Richard Schwartz, Allan Graves, Boye Brogeland, Espen Lindqvist, Huub Bertens, Daniel KorbelVytautas V Vainikonis, Wojtek Olanski, Boguslaw Gierulski, Jerzy Skrzypczak, Ron Pachtmann, Piotr Pawel Zatorski
2016Stan Tulin, Kevin Dwyer, Alon Birman, Dror Padon, Michal Nowosadzki, Jacek KalitaDaniel Korbel, David Bakhshi, Richard Schwartz, Boye Brogeland, Espen Lindqvist, David Gold
2017
Richard Schwartz,
David Gold,
Jerry Stamatov,
Diyan Danailov.
Michael Bell
James Cayne,
Alan Sontag,
Giovanni Donati,
Alfredo Versace,
Lorenzo Lauria,
Mustafa Cem Tokay
2018Marty Fleisher, Chip Martel, Geoff Hampson, Eric Greco, Joe Grue, Brad MossMikael Rimstedt, Ola Rimstedt, Marion Michielson, Per-Ola Cullin, Peter Bertheau, Daniel Zagorin
2019Howard Weinstein, Michael Becker, Bob Hamman, Peter Weichsel, Liam Milne, Andy HungMargie Cole, Alejandro Biachedi, Giorgia Botta, Cenk Tuncok
2020Not held Not held
2021Mitch Dunitz, Mark Itabashi, Iftikhar Baqai, Ross GrabelTim Verbeek, Patricia Cayne, Dano De Falco, Danny Molenaar, Bart Nab, Bob Drijver
2022John McAllister, Alexander Wernle, Jovanka Smederevac, Sveinn EirikssonCorey Krantz, Bruce Lang, Jerry Stamatov, Ivan Nanev Ivanov