Steve Sion Explained

Steve Sion is a former American bridge player.

Bridge accomplishments

Awards

• Fishbein Trophy (1) 1984

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (8)
  • North American Pairs (1) 1984 ^[1]
  • Grand National Teams (1) 1989 ^[2]
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1993 ^[3]
  • Lebhar IMP Pairs (1) 1995 ^[4]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1979 ^[5]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1984, 1994 ^[6]
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1990 ^[7]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships (6)
  • Grand National Teams (1) 1978 ^[8]
  • Reisinger (1) 1974 ^[9]
  • Spingold (1) 1984 ^[10]
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (3) 1984, 1991, 1994 ^[11]

Sion-Cokin Affair

See main article: article and Cheating in bridge.

Steve Sion and his regular partner Alan Cokin were convicted of cheating in 1979.^[12] They were banned, though their American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) memberships were reinstated five years later. Sion was convicted of cheating again in 1997 and was expelled from the ACBL.

The cheating convictions make his bridge accomplishments suspect.

Notes and References

1. Web site: NAP Winners . ACBL . 2016-07-31 .
2. Web site: GNT Previous Winners . ACBL . 2016-07-31 .
3. Web site: Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners . ACBL . 2016-07-31 .
4. Web site: Lebhar Imp Pairs Winners . ACBL . 2016-07-31 .
5. Web site: Mitchell BAM Winners . ACBL . 2016-07-31 .
6. Web site: Mixed BAM Previous Winners . ACBL . 2016-07-31 .
7. Web site: Wernher Open Pairs Winners . ACBL . 2016-07-31 .
8. Web site: GNT Previous Winners . ACBL . 2016-07-31 .
9. Web site: Reisinger Winners . ACBL . 2016-07-31 .
10. Web site: Spingold Previous Winners . ACBL . 2016-07-31 .
11. Web site: von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs Previous Winners . ACBL . 2016-07-31 .
12. Web site: Dirty Hands . The New Yorker . 2018-01-18 .