Waleed El Ahmady

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Waleed El Ahmady is an Egyptian bridge 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 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). It is an open four session board-a-match event with two qualifying sessions and two final sessions. The event typically starts on the first Sunday of the NABC.

The trophy is awarded for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams national bridge championship held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).

Runners-up

The Cavendish Invitational is the largest money bridge tournament in the world. In 2012 it moved from Las Vegas to Monaco and from May to October. From 1975 to 2011, first in New York City and later in Las Vegas, it ran from Friday to Sunday on Mother's Day weekend.

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 Roth Open Swiss Teams is a national bridge championship Swiss Teams event held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).

Notes

  1. "Blue Ribbon Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  2. "Mitchell BAM Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  3. "Vanderbilt Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  4. 1 2 "von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  5. "Mixed BAM Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  6. "NABC+ Open Swiss Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.

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