ACBL King or Queen of Bridge

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The ACBL King or Queen of Bridge is a graduating high school senior annually designated by the American Contract Bridge League. Currently a $2000 scholarship accompanies the title. [1] [2]

The King or Queen is the high school senior in North America (US, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda) with the "best record in bridge". [1] Students now formally enter the annual contest and identify their qualifications. [2] Beside outstanding performance in bridge tournaments, the winner is commonly cited for sportsmanship and for "bridge activities such as teaching, directing, and unit/district participation". [1]

The King of Bridge was established in 1973 by Homer Shoop of Indiana [2] as a prize for the high school senior with the greatest number of ACBL master points. [1] The second and third winners, Jeff Meckstroth and Bobby Levin in 1974 and 1975, won the 1981 Bermuda Bowl as United States teammates; Levin was the youngest person to be a world champion at bridge.[ citation needed ] Several other Kings and Queens have become leading expert players.

Winners

‡ 2006 King of Bridge Sam Katz is the son of 1986 Queen of Bridge Martha Benson. They are the only recipients related as child and parent.
† 2002 King of Bridge John Kranyak married 2014 Queen of Bridge Allison Hunt on June 16, 2018 [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 98. ISBN   978-0-939460-99-1.
  2. 1 2 3 "King of Queen of Bridge". ACBL Youth 4 Bridge (youth4bridge.org). Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  3. ↑ "Adam Kaplan, Allison Hunt Named 2014 King and Queen of Bridge" Archived 2014-10-30 at the Wayback Machine . 2014-09-30. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
  4. ↑ "King and Queen of Bridge | American Contract Bridge League – ACBL" . Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  5. ↑ Linxwiler, Paul; Munday, Sue (July 26, 2019). "NABC Daily Bulletin" (PDF). Vol. 91. ACBL. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ "John + Allison's Wedding". WeddingWire. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
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