John Diamond (bridge)

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John Diamond (born 1966) [1] is an American bridge player. Diamond won a world championship in 2010 and has won 6 North American Bridge Championships, and is often partnered with his longtime friend and fellow bridge player Brian Platnick. [2]

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Diamond is from Daytona Beach, Florida. He graduated from Duke University and University of Maryland. [1]

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

Runners-up

Notes

  1. 1 2 American Contract Bridge League. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). p. 609.
  2. Brian Platnick (September 23, 2016). "In the Well: Brian Platnick". BridgeWinners.gov. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  3. Rosenblum Cup Winners Archived 2014-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 "NABC+ Fast Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  5. "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  6. "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  7. "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  8. "Roth Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-26. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  9. "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  10. "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  11. "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.


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