Ron Rubin (bridge) explained

Ronald D. Rubin (born May 7, 1948) is an American bridge player. He is best known for winning the 1983 Bermuda Bowl world teams bridge championship. In addition he has won 11 North American Bridge Championships. Rubin is from North Miami Beach, Florida.^[1]

Bridge accomplishments

Awards

• Fishbein Trophy 1990
• Romex Award (Best Bid Hand of the Year) 1976

Wins

• Bermuda Bowl (1) 1983
• North American Bridge Championships (12)
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1990 ^[2]
  • Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1988 ^[3]
  • Vanderbilt (4) 1977, 1981, 1985, 1989 ^[4]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1975 ^[5]
  • Spingold (5) 1980, 1982, 1992, 2005, 2009 ^[6]
• United States Bridge Championships (3)
  • Open Team Trials (3) 1982, 1993, 2005
• Other notable wins:
  • Lancia Challenge Match (1) 1975
  • Lancia Swiss Teams (1) 1975
  • Cavendish Invitational Teams (1) 1985

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships (7)
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1978, 2008
  • Spingold (2) 1985, 1988
  • Reisinger (1) 1983
  • Grand National Teams (2) 1981, 1992
• United States Bridge Championships (5)
  • Open Team Trials (5) 1980, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2009

Notes and References

1. Book: American Contract Bridge League. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th Edition). 726. American Contract Bridge League.
2. News: von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-06-18 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163438/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21.
3. News: Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 11 . 2014-07-27 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163800/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db7.pdf . 2014-10-21.
4. 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.
5. 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.
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.