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==Sources==
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List of previous winners, Page 10
List of previous winners, Page 18
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Revision as of 15:45, 26 July 2008

The Fast Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).

The Fast Open Pairs is a four session MP pairs event, two qualifying sessions and two final sessions. Each set of two sessions is played on one day. The event typically starts on the second Thursday of the NABC. The event is open. Players are required to play each two round board in eleven minutes. Typically, there is only a small (30-45 minutes) break between the two sessions.

History

The NABC+ Fast Open Pairs is a matchpoint event which requires players to finish their two-board rounds in 11 minutes. The event consists of two qualifying sessions and two final sessions. It was first contested in 2000 in Anaheim CA.

Winners

Winners of Fast Open Pairs
Year Winners Runners-Up
2000 Chris Willenken, Aaron Silverstein Paul Lewis, Linda Lewis
2001 Jim Robison, Mark Itabashi Earl Glickstein, Robert Bell
2002 Alan Kleist, Leo LaSota Chris Willenken, Ron Smith
2003 Joel Wooldridge, John Hurd Ed Schulte, Joseph Godefrin
2004 Peter Weiden, Rick Zucker Adam Wildavsky, Doug Doub
2005 Chris Willenken, Ralph Buchalter Xiaodong Shi, Jiang Gu
2006 Robert Lebi, Nicolas L'Ecuyer Douglas Doub, Adam Wildavsky
2007 Robert Levin, Geoff Hampson Ron Pachtmann, Eldad Ginossar
2008 Doug Doub, Adam Wildavsky Brian Platnick, John Diamond

Sources

List of previous winners, Page 18 Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 80–7, Thursday, July 24, 2008 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)

2008 winners, Page 1 Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 80–9, Saturday, July 26, 2008 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)