Rockwell Mixed Pairs
The Rockwell Mixed Pairs is a national bridge championship held regularly at the Spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Rockwell Trophy, donated by Helen Rockwell in 1946, is presented to the winners. Originally contested at the Fall NABC, the event was moved to the Spring NABC in 1986.
The event is a four-session matchpoint (MP) pairs event with two qualifying and two final sessions; each pair consists of one male and one female player.
Winners
[edit]Five pairs have won twice:
- John Crawford and Margaret Wagar, who won in 1948 and successfully defended in 1949; they also finished second in 1947. Crawford also won with Dorothy Hayden in 1959.
- Sidney Silodor and Helen Sobel, who won in 1955 and successfully defended in 1956. Silodor also won with Edith Rosenbloom in 1941.
- Barry Crane and Kerri Sanborn (then Shuman) won in 1975 and 1982. They finished second in 1971, 1974, and 1977, as Kerri and Stephen Sanborn did in 2008.
- David Berkowitz and Lisa Berkowitz, who won in 1986 and successfully defended in 1987.
- Tom Kniest and Karen Walker won in 2006 and 2009.
| Year | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| preceded by the Hilliard Mixed Pairs, from 1931 | ||
| 1946 | Anne Burnstein, Al Roth | Charlotte Sidway, Herbert H. Sherman |
| 1947 | Evelyn Ansin, Charles Goren | John R. Crawford, Margaret Wagar |
| 1948 | John R. Crawford, Margaret Wagar | Charles Johnson, Mrs. Frank Myer |
| 1949 | John R. Crawford, Margaret Wagar | Paula Bacher, Peter Leventritt |
| 1950 | Peter Leventritt, Ruth Sherman | William Thiemann, Mrs. William Thiemann |
| 1951 | Edith Rosenbloom, Sidney Silodor | Edward Burns, Shirley Fairchild |
| 1952 | Anne Burnstein, Al Roth | Ella Tilles, Jules Tilles |
| 1953 | Jewel Hodge, Paul Hodge | John Gerber, Celeste Mounce |
| 1954 | Said Haddad, Betty Windley | Zenobia Allen, John Moran |
| 1955 | Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel | Alicia Kempner, George Rapée |
| 1956 | Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel | Donald Farquaharson, Agnes Gordon |
| 1957 | Bee Gale, Howard Schenken | Frances Carter, David Warner |
| 1958 | Carol Ross, Edwin Smith | Louis Cohen, Sylvia Stein |
| 1959 | John Crawford, Dorothy Hayden | Sidney Lazard, Stella Rebner |
| 1960 | Elsie Abrams, William Passell | Peter Johnson, Gladys Kransberg |
| 1961 | Art Comstock, Margaret Muirhead | Charles J. Solomon, Peggy Solomon |
| 1962 | Clarice Holt, Paul Levitt | Peggy Jean Berry, John Sutherlin |
| 1963 | Agnes Gordon, Eric Murray | Barbara Brier, Jerry Brier |
| 1964 | Dan Morse, Mary Margaret Swan | Margaret Alcorn, Peter Pender |
| 1965 | Betty Kaplan, Edgar Kaplan | Malvine Klausner, Morris Portugal |
| 1966 | Robert Sharp, Louise Sharp | Gertrude Blasband, Sylvester Lowery |
| 1967 | Gertrude Machlin, Kit Woolsey | Kathie Cappelletti, Mike Cappelletti |
| 1968 | Marilyn Johnson, Peter Rank | John Gerber, Carol Klar |
| 1969 | Peggy Parker, Steve Parker | Evelyn Levitt, Dave Treadwell |
| 1970 | George Dawkins, Carolyn Flournoy | Mary Chilcote, Larry Weiss |
| 1971 | Eugenie Mathe, Lew Mathe | Barry Crane, Kerri Davis |
| 1972 | John Mohan, Peggy Sutherlin | Leland Ferer, Gratian Goldstein |
| 1973 | Bernie Chazen, Marilyn Johnson | Kenneth Cohen, Helen Smith |
| 1974 | Gerald Caravelli, Helen Utegaard | Barry Crane, Kerri Shuman |
| 1975 | Barry Crane, Kerri Shuman | Sandi Leavitt, Paul Sugar |
| 1976 | Peggy Lipsitz, Steve Parker | Nancy Gruver, Lee Rautenberg |
| 1977 | Joel Friedberg, Nancy Gruver | Barry Crane, Kerri Shuman |
| 1978 | Ahmed Hussein, Gail Moss | Dave McClintock, Janet McClintock |
| 1979 | Juanita Skelton, Mike Smolen | Carol Sanders, Tommy Sanders |
| 1980 | Jeff Meckstroth, Patty Meckstroth | Hemant Lall, Jan Lall |
| 1981 | Esta Van Zandt, Jim Zimmerman | 2/3: Charlie Dorn, Bonnie LaRochelle 2/3: Bart Bramley, Judy Wadas |
| 1982 | Barry Crane, Kerri Shuman | Mike Passell, Nancy Passell |
| 1983 | John Gustafson, Helen Gustafson | Benito Garozzo, Lea Dupont |
| 1984 | Kathy Sulgrove, Larry Rock | Audrey Rennels, Ron Von der Porten |
| 1985 | Beth Palmer, Steve Robinson | Patricia Hassett, Steve Garner |
| After 1985 the Rockwell Mixed Pairs was moved from the Fall to the Spring NABC meet. | ||
| 1986 | Lisa Berkowitz, David Berkowitz | Laurie Kranyak, Phil Becker |
| 1987 | Lisa Berkowitz, David Berkowitz | Juanita Chambers, Jim Robison |
| 1988 | Claire Tornay, Michael Moss | Susan Green, Mike Cappelletti |
| 1989 | Dorothy Truscott, Alan Truscott | Sandra Low, Marc Low |
| 1990 | JoAnn Manfield, Ken Cohen | Adair Gellman, Ravindra Murthy |
| 1991 | JoAnn Manfield, Danny Sprung | Judy Tucker, Jim Becker |
| 1992 | Kitty Bethe, Larry Mori | Linda Lee, Ray Lee |
| 1993 | Libby Fernandez, Happoldt Neuffer | Sabine Zenkel, Ron Andersen |
| 1994 | Jill Blanchard, Geoff Hampson | Kay Schulle, John Sutherlin |
| 1995 | Cindy Bernstein, Bob Bernstein | Kay Larsen, Chris Larsen |
| 1996 | Margery Tamres, Joseph Brady | Anne Simon, Arnie Fisher |
| 1997 | Phyllis Quinn, Wafik Abdou | Shirley Blum, George Whitworth |
| 1998 | Joan Eaton, Leslie Amoils | Craig Jacobson, Barbara Lehman |
| 1999 | Shannon Lipscomb, Mike Cappelletti Jr. | Anne Arndt, Godfrey Chang |
| 2000 | Linda Gordon, Bernie Chazen | Fred Hamilton, Rhoda Walsh |
| 2001 | Barbara Shaw, Mark Shaw | Terry Michaels, Gary Roberts |
| 2002 | Linda Webb, Richard Ekstrum | Gary Cohler, Barbara Kasle |
| 2003 | Jim Kirkham, Corinne Kirkham | Jay Baum, Kathy Baum |
| 2004 | Peggy Kaplan, Bill Kent | Marty Fleisher, Rozanne Pollack |
| 2005 | John Kranyak, Laurie Kranyak | Lynn Deas, Alan Stout |
| 2006 | Karen Walker, Tom Kniest | Kitty Cooper, Steven Cooper |
| 2007 | Mildred Breed, Richard Zeckhauser | Jane Teel, Robert Teel Jr. |
| 2008 | Gail Greenberg, Jeffrey Hand | Kerri Sanborn, Stephen Sanborn |
| 2009 | Karen Walker, Tom Kniest | Craig Robinson, Elaine Landow |
| 2010 | Scott Levine, Judi Radin | Dan Jacob, Brenda Keller |
| 2011 | Lloyd Arvedon, Carolyn Sessler | Gail Greenberg, Jeff Hand |
| 2012 | Pat McDevitt, Sheila Gabay | Bernace De Young, Richard Reitman |
| 2013 | Paul Lewis, Linda Lewis | Barbara Lehman, Craig Jacobson |
| 2014 | Richard Coren, Janice Seamon-Molson | Beth Bromberg, John Bromberg |
| 2015 | Susan Stubinski, Bruce Wick | Sheila Gabay, Lloyd Arvedon |
| 2016 | Jenni Carmichael, Greg Humphreys | Stephen Sanborn, Kerri Sanborn |
| 2017 | Igor Savchenko, Cristal Nell | Daniel Rubinfeld, Judi Radin |
| 2022 | Jacek Pszczola, May Sakr | |
See also
[edit]- Hilliard Mixed Pairs, predecessor 1931 to 1945
Sources
[edit]- 1946–2011 winners. Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge - Biographies and Results (compact disk) (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.
- 2012 winners. Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 55–7, March 22, 2012, p. 1
- 2013 winners. Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 56–7, March 21, 2013, p. 1
- 2014 winners. Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 57–7, March 27, 2014, p. 1, archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014
External links
[edit]- NABC Winners: Rockwell Mixed Pairs – official database view, all years