Cheri Bjerkan Explained

Cheryl Lou "Cheri" Bjerkan (born 29 June 1947) is an American bridge player. She has won 14 North American Bridge Championships and one world championship.

Bjerkan is from Elmhurst, Illinois. She lives in the Chicago area.^[1]

Bjerkan won the women's individual championship at the 2013 SportAccord World Mind Games.^[2]

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• Venice Cup (1) 1987 ^[3]
• North American Bridge Championships (14)
  • Whitehead Women's Pairs (2) 1992, 2002 ^[4]
  • Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (1) 2011 ^[5]
  • Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (5) 1984, 1987, 1991, 1997, 2008 ^[6]
  • Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (4) 1989, 1992, 1996, 2002 ^[7]
  • Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1991 ^[8]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1998 ^[9]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (2) 1991, 2013 ^[5]
  • Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (1) 2004 ^[6]
  • Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (7) 1978, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1990, 1993, 2009 ^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chicago Contract Bridge Association Newsletter . 2014-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141019162358/http://www.bridgeinchicago.com/data/bridgeinchicago.com/publication/Mar_Apr_2013.pdf . 2014-10-19 . dead .
2. http://media.sportaccord.com/wmg2013/articles/view/Bridge-Talented-Individuals SportAccord World Mind Games 2013
3. http://www.worldbridge.org/world-team-championships.aspx World Team Championship Winners
4. News: List of Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 5 . 2014-03-27 . 2014-10-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163800/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db7.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
5. News: List of Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 7 . 2013-11-29 . 2014-10-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045907/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
6. News: List of Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 10 . 2014-03-29 . 2014-10-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163816/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db9.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
7. News: List of Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 10 . 2014-07-21 . 2014-10-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
8. News: Women's BAM Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 4 . 2013-12-01 . 2014-10-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163618/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
9. News: List of Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 14 . 2014-07-24 . 2014-10-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163650/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db7.pdf . 2014-10-21 .