Lorenzo Lauria Explained

Lorenzo Lauria (born July 17, 1947) is an Italian international bridge player. He is a six-time world champion and a World Grand Master of the World Bridge Federation (WBF). As of July 2014 he ranks fifth among Open World Grand Masters and his regular partner Alfredo Versace ranks fourth.^[1]

Major bridge tournament wins

• Bermuda Bowl 2005, 2013
• European Team Championships:1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010
• World Open Teams: 1998, 2002
• Grand Prix Open Teams : 1999
• World Team Olympiad: 2000, 2004
• European Champions' Cup for Open Teams: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
• World Mind Sports Games: Open Teams 2008 - successor to the quadrennial Olympiad
• North American Bridge Championships (12)
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2001 ^[2]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1999, 2004 ^[3]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 2002, 2003, 2011 ^[4]
  • Reisinger (4) 2000, 2007, 2010, 2011 ^[5]
  • Spingold (3) 2001, 2002, 2015 ^[6]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2001 ^[7]
  • Reisinger (3) 1998, 2001, 2005 ^[8]
  • Spingold (1) 2006 ^[9]

Notes and References

1. http://www.worldbridge.org/open-classification.aspx "Open Classification"
2. News: Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 9 . 2014-03-29 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163816/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db9.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
3. News: Vanderbilt Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-03-24 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163636/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
4. News: Mitchell BAM Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2013-12-01 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163618/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
5. News: Reisinger Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2013-12-06 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
6. News: Spingold Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 12 . 2014-07-21 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
7. News: Mitchell BAM Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2013-12-01 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163618/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
8. News: Reisinger Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2013-12-06 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
9. News: Spingold Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 12 . 2014-07-21 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21 .