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'''Ron Schwartz''' is an Israeli [[Contract bridge|bridge]] player ranked as a World Life Master by the [[World Bridge Federation]].<ref name =WBF17988>{{WBFpeople|17988|Ron Schwartz}}</ref> First appearing in international competition at the 1st World Junior Individual Championships in New York in 2004 where he placed 61st, Schwartz' bridge career progressed at the 20th European Youth Team Championships held in Riccione, Italy in 2005 where, as a member of the Israeli junior team in the ''Schools'' division, he placed second.<ref name = WBF17988/><ref>[http://www.eurobridge.org/Repository/competitions/05Riccione/Riccione.htm 20th European Youth Team Championships]</ref> |
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In 2008, Schwartz began a partnership with [[Lotan Fisher]]<ref>At the World Junior Teams Championship held in Philadelphia in 2008, Fisher and Schwartz placed 2nd.</ref> which brought them progressive prominence in junior teams and junior pairs world competitions through to 2011, including several first-place finishes. In 2011, Schwartz and Fisher won the World Transnational Open Team Championship. Subsequently, they entered European-based open team competitions with continued success as members of the Israeli team, including six top ten finishes. In May 2016, the [[European Bridge League]] imposed bans on both players for [[cheating in bridge|cheating]]. |
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==Bridge accomplishments== |
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===Wins=== |
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* World Series Championships – Junior Teams (1) 2010<ref name = WBF17988/> |
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* European Youth Team Championships – Junior Teams (1) 2011<ref name = WBF17988/> |
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* [[World Transnational Open Teams Championship|World Team Championships – Transnational Teams]] (1) 2011 <ref name = WBF17988/><ref>[http://www.worldbridge.org/transnational-open-teams.aspx World Transational Open Teams Winners]</ref> |
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* [[Cavendish Invitational|Cavendish Invitational Pairs]] (1) 2012 |
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* European Team Championships – Open Teams (1) 2014<ref name = WBF17988/> |
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* [[North American Bridge Championships]] (1) |
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** [[Spingold]] (1) 2014 (under review) <ref name="Spingold Previous Winners">{{cite news |
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| title = Spingold Previous Winners |
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| publisher = American Contract Bridge League |
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| url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf |
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| page = 12 |
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| date = 2014-07-21 |
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| accessdate = 2014-11-03 }}</ref> |
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===Runners-up=== |
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* European Youth Team Championships – Schools Teams (1) 2005<ref name = WBF17988/> |
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* European Youth Team Championships – Junior Teams (1) 2009<ref name = WBF17988/> |
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* World Bridge Games – Junior Pairs (1) 2008<ref name = WBF17988/> |
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==Cheating scandal== |
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{{main article|Fisher and Schwartz Cheating Allegation}} |
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{{:Fisher and Schwartz Cheating Allegation}} |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{WBFpeople}} |
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{{WPCBIndex}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schwartz, Ron}} |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Israeli contract bridge players]] |
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