Oren Kriegel is an American contract bridge player. He was the lead writer on a 189-page report released on November 5, 2020, that looked into the hand records of Giorgio Duboin to determine whether or not Duboin obtained and used unauthorized information during online play. [1] [2]
In world competitions, he obtained the following results:
| World Youth Team Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Competition Name | Category | Team | Result |
| 2013 | Atlanta, Georgia | 3rd World Youth Open Bridge Championships | Under 21 Teams | Jeng | 1st [3] |
| 2013 | Atlanta, Georgia | 3rd World Youth Bridge Open Championships | Under 21 Pairs | Greg Herman (partner) | 4th [4] |
| 2014 | Istanbul | 15th World Youth Bridge Team Championships | Under 21 Teams | USA1 | 2nd [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] |
| 2015 | Opatija, Croatia | 4th World Youth Open Bridge Championships | Juniors B-A-M | Cookie Potter | 6th [10] |
| 2014 | Opatija, Croatia | 4th World Youth Open Bridge Championships | Juniors Swiss | Cookie Potter | 9th [11] |
| 2015 | Opatija, Croatia | 4th World Youth Open Bridge Championships | Junior Pairs | Anam Tebha (Partner) | 24th [12] |
| 2016 | Salsomaggiore, Italy | 16th World Youth Team Championships | Under 26 Teams | USA2 | 11th [13] |
In domestic competitions, Oren has obtained the following results:
North American Collegiate Bridge Championship (1) - 2015 [14]
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