Valentin Kovachev Explained

Valentin Kovachev
Birth Date:	May 6, 1964
Birth Place:	Sofia, Bulgaria
Nationality:	Bulgarian

Valentin (Val/Valio) Kovachev (Bulgarian: Валентин Ковачев) (born May 6, 1964 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian professional bridge player who lives in Las Vegas.

Career

Kovachev has been playing professional bridge since 2003.^[1] Kovachev has won all the major Bulgarian bridge championships. Additionally, he has won the Schapiro Cup in England, and placed second on two other occasions. Valentin Kovachev has three top 3 finishes in the NEC Cup in 2010, 2011, and 2012.

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (2)
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 2013 ^[2]
  • NABC+ Mixed Swiss Teams (1) 2017 ^[3]

Runners-up

• NEC Japan ^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Unknown.
2. News: Wernher Open Pairs Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 4 . 2014-07-22 . 2014-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021050535/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db5.pdf . 2014-10-21 . dead.
3. News: NABC Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 2017-12-22 . 2024-05-10.
4. Web site: NEC_Japan_2012 . 2012-04-19 . 2012-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120707040728/http://bridgeinindia.homestead.com/NEC_Japan_2012.html . dead .
5. Web site: Unknown.