Roth Open Swiss Teams Explained

The Roth Open Swiss Teams is a North American bridge championship Swiss Teams event held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).

History

Known originally as the Open Swiss Teams, it is a national-rated event first held in 2005 and renamed in 2010 as the Roth Open Swiss Teams in honor of Al Roth. The event is a four-session Swiss teams, with two qualifying and two final sessions, typically starting on the second Saturday of the summer NABC; it is open. Scoring is by International Match Points (IMPs) that are converted to victory points.

Winners

Winners of Open Swiss Teams [1]
Year Winners Runners-up
2005Christal Henner-Welland, Michael Kamil, Claudio Nunes, Fulvio Fantoni, Fredrik Nystrom, Peter BertheauMatin Harris, Jacob Morgan, Steve Landen, Pratap Rajadhyaksha
2006Christal Henner-Welland, Roy Welland, Cezary Balicki, Adam Żmudziński, Antonio Sementa, Bjorn FalleniusNader Hanna, Nagy Kamel, Greg Hinze, Ira Hessel
2007Lou Ann O'Rourke, Marc Jacobus, Geoff Hampson, Eric Greco, Giorgio Duboin, Norberto BocchiGeorge Klemic, Drew Becker, Jason Rosenfeld, Angeliki Magklara
2008Phil Gordon, Jason Feldman, Joshua Donn, Joergen Molberg, Terje AaGeorge Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Robert Levin, Steve Weinstein, Walid Elahmady, Tarek Sadek
2009Roger Bates, Giorgio Duboin, Marc Jacobus, Lou Ann O'Rourke, Antonio Sementa, Eddie Wold
2010Martin Fleisher, Michael Kamil, Bobby Levin, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Steve WeinsteinAlon Apteker, Phillipe Cronier, Craig Gower, Jacob Morgan, Michael Polowan, Adam Wildavsky
2011Mark Gordon, Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Alan Sontag, Terje Aa, David Berkowitz, Jorgen Molberg, Allan Cokin (coach)Aaron Silverstein, Chris Willenken, Andrew Rosenthal, Michael Rosenberg, Björn Fallenius, Peter Fredin
2012Geoff Hampson, John Diamond, Fred Gitelman, Eric Greco, Brad MossCarolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Andrew Gromov, Aleksandr Dubinin, Cezary Balicki, Adam Żmudziński
2013Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Adam Żmudziński, Cezary Balicki, Bart Bramley, Lew StansbyMartin Fleisher, Michael Kamil, Zia Mahmood, Chip Martel, Michael Rosenberg, Chris Willenken
2014Paul Fireman, John Kranyak, Vince Demuy, Gavin Wolpert, John Hurd, Joel WooldridgeTom Breed, Darren Wolpert, Jeff Roman, Daniel Korbel, Chris Compton, David Grainger
2015Brian Platnick, John Diamond, Kevin Bathurst, Justin Lall, Geoff Hampson, Eric GrecoNick Nickell, Ralph Katz, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Steve Weinstein, Bobby Levin
2016John Onstott, Joshua Donn, Drew Casen, Mike Passell, Chris ComptonStan Tulin, Kevin Dwyer, Jacek Kalita, Michal Nowosadzki, Alon Birman, Dror Padon
2017Ai-Tai Lo, Bill Pettis, Beth Palmer, Bill ColeMike Levine, Eddie Wold, David Grainger, Greg Hinze, Mike Passell, Chris Compton
2018 John Onstott, Magdalena Ticha, Richard Ritmeijer, James Krekorian, Bruce Ferguson, Drew CasenNick Nickell, Ralph Katz, Steve Weinstein, Bobby Levin, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell
2019Gaylor Kasle, Bartosz Chmurski, Wlodzimierz Starkowski, Piotr Tuczynski, Michal Kwiecien, Joshua DonnAlison Wilson, Mikael Groenkvist, Ida Groenkvist, Magdalena Ticha, Richard Ritmeijer, Kent Mignocchi
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021Cancelled due to COVID-19
2022Laurence Lebowitz, Dennis Bilde, Agustin Madala, Zachary Grossack, Michael Rosenberg, Adam Grossack[2] Juan Castillo, Jerry Stamatov, Lynda Nitabach, Daniel Korbel, Jacek Pszczola

Sources

List of previous winners, Page 2

2007 winners, Page 1

2008 winners, Page 1

2019 winners, Page 1

Notes and References

  1. News: Roth Open Swiss Teams Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2018-08-03 . 2018-11-15 .
  2. Web site: ACBL Live . 2022-08-14 . live.acbl.org.