Edwin Kantar
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Edwin (Eddie) Bruce Kantar (born 1932 in Minneapolis) is American bridge player, 2-time world team champion and prolific author of bridge books.
He learned the game at 11 and started teaching it age 17, first to his friends and later at the University of Minnesota he attended.
Along with Bermuda Bowls in 1977 and 1979, he won 15 North American Bridge Championships and is WBF and ACBL Grand Life Master.
Apart from over 20 bridge books written (first in 1965), he is a regular contributor to the ACBL Bulletin, The Bridge World, and Bridge Today. In a survey of bridge writers and players, Complete Defensive Play was among the top 10 of all-time favorite bridge books.
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[edit] Tournament record
[edit] Winner
- Bermuda Bowl (2) 1977, 1979
- North American Bridge Championships (15)
- Life Master Pairs (1) 1983
- North American Men's Swiss Teams (1) 1987
- Grand National Open Teams (2) 1974, 1976
- Chicago (now Reisinger) (2) 1962, 1965
- Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1976, 1980
- Vanderbilt Knockout Teams (3) 1964, 1978, 1988
- Spingold Knockout Teams (4) 1961, 1962, 1973, 1978
- Other notable wins:
- USBC Bermuda Bowl qualifiers (4) 1969, 1975, 1977, 1979
- Pan American Invitational Open Teams (1) 1977
- Maccabiah Games (1) 1981
[edit] Runners-up
- Bermuda Bowl (1) 1975
- North American Bridge Championships (14)
- Men's Pairs (2) 1962, 1967
- Men's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1970
- Spingold Knockout Teams (1) 1991
- Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1968, 1983, 1992
- Vanderbilt Knockout Teams (7) 1961, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1983, 1989
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