The Vanderbilt Knockout Teams national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Vanderbilt is a knock-out team event. The event typically lasts 7 days with each day being a round consisting of two sessions of 32 boards. The event is open and seeded.
The premier event of the Spring North American Championships is the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams. The history of the...
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The Vanderbilt Knockout Teams national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Vanderbilt is a knock-out team event. The event typically lasts 7 days with each day being a round consisting of two sessions of 32 boards. The event is open and seeded.
The premier event of the Spring North American Championships is the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams. The history of the prestigious contest stretches back to 1928 when the man who invented contract bridge, Harold S. Vanderbilt, put the trophy bearing his name into play. The winners list is a who’s who of bridge, a parade of the titans of the game.
The trophy was donated in 1928 by Harold S. Vanderbilt, who won the event in 1932 and 1940. Winners receive replicas of the trophy - a practice initiated by Vanderbilt from the first running of the event and perpetuated by a $100,000 trust fund administered by ACBL under the terms of Vanderbilt’s will. On display at...
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