Meike Wortel (born 23 November 1982, Delft) [1] is a Dutch bridge player. At the annual World Bridge Federation (WBF) meet in October 2014, she won one teams gold medal and one pairs silver medal. Thus she became a World Women Grand Master. [lower-alpha 1]
In the European Bridge League championships she played on three Dutch teams that won gold medals, the 2005 under-26 Women (Girls), the 2007 under-26 (Juniors), and the 2007 Women.
In world championship teams-of-four competition, Wortel was a member of the 6-woman team that won the quadrennial McConnell Cup (women teams) at Sanya, China in October 2014. She played with Marion Michielsen. At the same meet, she and Jacek Pszczoła finished second in the World Mixed Pairs Championship. [2]
Wortel currently resides in Oslo, Norway, where she works as a biology researcher at the University of Oslo. She is a mother of one child.
Rhoda Walsh is an American bridge player from Los Angeles, California. She is a graduate from Loyola Law School and is an attorney.
Judi Radin, is a professional American bridge player from New York City. She played also as Judi Solodar. Sometime prior to the 2014 European and World meets, Radin ranked 33rd among 73 Women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (MP) and 21st by placing points that do not decay over time.
Hjördis "Disa" Eythorsdottir is an Iceland-born American bridge player. She is from Reykjavík.
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Jacquelyn M. "Jacqui" Mitchell is an American bridge player from New York City and was the wife of Victor Mitchell who, like her, played in international events. According to Alan Truscott, writing in The New York Times in early 1987, in September 1986 she became the World Bridge Federation (WBF) highest-ranked woman player. She has won five world titles, four of them when partnering Gail Moss.
Karen T. "Kate" McCallum is a professional American bridge player from Exeter, New Hampshire. Sometime prior to the 2014 European and World meets, she ranked 40th among 73 Women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (MP) and 23rd by placing points that do not decay over time.
Janice Seamon-Molson is an American bridge player.
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Sharon Lou "Kerri" Sanborn is an American bridge player from New York City. She has won major tournaments as Kerri Davis and Kerri Shuman as well. Sometime prior to the 2014 European and World meets, Sanborn ranked 25th among 73 living Women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (MP) and 7th by placing points that do not decay over time.
Jillian Shane "Jill" Levin is an American bridge player from New York City. She has won major tournaments as Jillian Blanchard as well as Jill Levin. Sometime prior to the 2014 European and World meets, she ranked 6th among 73 Women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (MP) and 10th by placing points that do not decay over time.
Gail Harte Greenberg is a professional American bridge player from New York City. She has won major tournaments as Gail Shane, Gail Moss, and Gail Moss Greenberg. Sometime prior to the 2014 European and World meets, she was one of 73 Women World Grand Masters, ranked about 40th by placing points that do not decay over time. She married successively Steve Shane, Mike Moss and Jack Greenberg, and is the mother of Jill Levin and Brad Moss, all five being successful bridge players.
Debbie Rosenberg is an American bridge player. Rosenberg is a four-time world champion, winning the World Mixed Teams Championship in 2018, the Venice Cup in 2007, the World Women Pairs Championship in 2002, and the World Junior Teams Championship in 1991.
Daniela von Arnim is a German bridge player. Sometime prior to the 2014 European and World meets, she ranked 35th among 73 Women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (MP) and 13th by placing points that do not decay over time.
Marion Susanne Michielsen is a Dutch-Swedish professional bridge player. At the annual World Bridge Federation (WBF) meet in October 2014, she played on teams that won two world championships. Thus she became a World Women Grand Master.
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