The ACBL Youngest Life Master is a record set by the youngest person to achieve the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) rank of Life Master. The requirements of this rank have been raised several times. [1] [2] [3]
| Year | Record Setter | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | John Crawford | 23 years |
| 1952 | Richard Freeman | 18 years 10 months 7 days |
| 1961 | Dianne Barton-Paine | 18 years 12 days |
| 1965 | Kyle Larsen | 15 years 11 months |
| 1968 | Joseph Livezey | 15 years 5 months |
| 1973 | Bobby Levin | 15 years 4 months |
| 1975 | Michael Freed | 15 years 20 days |
| 1976 | Regina Barnes | 14 years 11 months |
| 1977 | Steve Cochran | 14 years 5 months 20 days |
| 1980 | Billy Hsieh | 13 years 7 months 15 days |
| 1981 (June) | Andrew Kaufman | 13 years 4 months 15 days |
| 1981 (September) | Doug Hsieh | 11 years 10 months 4 days |
| 1988 | Sam Hirschman | 11 years 9 months 5 days |
| 1990 | Joel Wooldridge | 11 years 4 months 13 days |
| 1994 | Dan Hirschman | 10 years 2 months 20 days |
| 2006 | Adam Kaplan | 10 years 43 days |
| 2009 | Richard Jeng | 9 years 6 months 12 days |
| 2012 | Zach Garrison | 9 years 2 months 7 days |
| 2020 | Andrew Chen | 8 years 3 days |
| Year | Record Setter | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Dianne Barton-Paine | 18 years 12 days |
| 1973 | Connie McGinley | 17 years 5 months |
| 1976 | Regina Barnes | 14 years 11 months |
| 1982 | Adair Gellman | 14 years 6 months 4 days |
| 1982 (12 days later) | Tricia Thomas | 14 years 26 days |
| 1999 | Meredith Beck | 13 years 6 months 11 days |
Mir Zia Mahmood is a Pakistani-American professional bridge player. He is a World Bridge Federation and American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master. As of April 2011 he was the 10th-ranked World Grand Master.
The David Bruce LM–5000 Pairs bridge event is held at the Summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship. It is open to all players who have earned Life Master status up to 5,000 masterpoints. The event is held at the same time as the Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs and the Young LM-1500 Pairs event.
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