Joshua Donn Explained

Joshua Samuel Donn (born June 1, 1982 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a multi national champion and a gold medal world junior champion in contract bridge. He is known as a bridge lecturer^{[1] [2]} as well as author. Donn is an American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master. He is the all-time leader of Richard Pavlicek's monthly polls that ran from 2000-2006 and had thousands of participants from over 90 countries.^[3] He currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with his daughter.^[4]

Publications

Donn authored a popular online column called "Breakin' the Rules" from 2011 to 2015.^[5] He co-authored a book called More Breaking the Rules: Second Hand Play with Barry Rigal in 2013.^[6] He also has moderated and written a column in the ACBL Bridge Bulletin called "The Bidding Box" since 2021.^[7]

Bridge accomplishments

Awards

• Joan Gerard Youth Award, World Bridge Federation^[8]
• Finalist, International Bridge Press Association "Yeh Bros. 2014 Best Bid Deal of the Year" for Josh Donn & Adam Kaplan in "Grand Bidding" by Sue Munday^[9]
• Finalist, International Bridge Press Association "2014 Master Point Press Book of the Year" for More Breaking the Rules - Second-Hand Play by Barry Rigal and Josh Donn^[9]

Wins

• World Youth Bridge Team Championships 2006^[10]
• Roth Open Swiss Teams 2008^[11]
• Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs 2011^[12]
• Roth Open Swiss Teams 2016^[13]
• Roth Open Swiss Teams 2019^[14]

Runners-up

• NABC+ Mixed Swiss Teams 2016^[15]
• Grand National Teams 2016^[16]
• North American Pairs Flight A 2024^[17]

Service

• ACBL Hall of Fame Committee^[18]
• USBF Credentials Committee^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bridge Base Online. www.facebook.com.
2. Web site: Slam Bidding by Joshua Donn - Youth World Bridge. youth.worldbridge.org. 9 November 2017 .
3. Web site: 2000-2006 Bidding Polls. www.rpbridge.net.
4. Web site: Joshua Donn Bridge Winners profile. Bridge Winners.
5. Web site: In the Well: Josh Donn . 25 February 2013 . Bridge Winners.
6. Book: Rigal . Barry . Donn . Josh . November 15, 2013 . More Breaking the Rules: Second Hand Play . en . HNB Publishing . Palenville, New York . 978-0982887431 . 1043829894.
7. Web site: Josh Donn Bridge Winners profile . 11 May 2024 . Bridge Winners.
8. Web site: Joan Gerard Youth Awards | World Bridge Federation .
9. http://bridge-tips.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IBPA-Handbook.pdf
10. Web site: 11th World Youth Bridge Team Championships .
11. Web site: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2008/02/bulletins/db11.pdf.
12. Web site: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2011/03/bulletins/db8.pdf.
13. Web site: https://cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2016/02/bulletins/db11.pdf.
14. Web site: https://cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2019/02/bulletins/db11.pdf.
15. Web site: https://cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2016/03/bulletins/db11.pdf.
16. Web site: https://cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2018/02/bulletins/db4.pdf.
17. Web site: https://cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2024/03/bulletins/db1.pdf.
18. Web site: Josh Donn Bridge Winners profile . 11 May 2024 . Bridge Winners.
19. Web site: Josh Donn Bridge Winners profile . 11 May 2024 . Bridge Winners.