Sally Woolsey

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Sally Woolsey is an American bridge player.

Woolsey has a silver medal in the 1994 Women's World Championship and three North American championships. She is married to Kit Woolsey, who is a many-time national and world bridge champion.

Kit Woolsey American bridge and backgammon player and writer

Kit Woolsey is an American bridge and backgammon player.

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Bridge accomplishments

Wins

North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven days. They comprise both championship and side contests of different kinds in many classes of competition. Host cities in the United States and Canada are selected several years in advance.

The Grand National Teams (GNT) national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).

The Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC) and is a four session board-a-match event, two qualifying sessions and two final sessions. The event typically starts on the first Sunday of the NABC and is restricted to female players.

Runners-up

McConnell Cup is a team event for women held every four years as part of the World Bridge Series Championships. The event was inaugurated in 1994 and is named in honor of Ruth McConnell, former treasurer for the World Bridge Federation (WBF) and former president of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). McConnell was also instrumental in inaugurating the Venice Cup women's team championship in 1974.

The Mixed Board-a-Match Teams is a bridge competition held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).

The Machlin Women's Swiss Teams national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).

Notes

  1. 1 2 "GNT Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  2. 1 2 "Women's BAM Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  3. "Wagar Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  4. "Machlin Swiss Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  5. "Mixed BAM Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
World Bridge Federation

The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the international governing body of contract bridge. The WBF is responsible for world championship competitions, most of which are conducted at a few multi-event meets on a four-year cycle. The most prestigious championships are those for national teams in Open, Women, and Seniors categories: the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, and Senior Bowl, and the quadrennial World Team Olympiads, incorporated in the World Mind Sports Games beginning 2008.

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