Mott-Smith Trophy
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The Mott-Smith Trophy is awarded to the player who wins the most number of masterpoints at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
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[edit] History
The Mott-Smith Trophy was donated by friends in memory of Geoffrey Mott-Smith in 1961 and made retroactive to 1958 to include all the winners.
Mott-Smith (1902–1960) was co-chairman of the ACBL Laws Commission, editor of the ACBL Bridge Bulletin 1935-36, a contributor to The Bridge World, a writer and cryptographer.
During World War II, Mott-Smith served as chief instructor for the OSS in the training of cryptographers and cryptanalysts.
He authored or co-authored more than 29 books on games and served as games consultant for the Association of American Playing Card Manufacturers.
[edit] Winners
An asterisk indicates the record of number of masterpoints won was broken.
| Year | Winners | Number of masterpoints |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Ivar Stakgold | n/a |
| 1959 | Lew Mathe | n/a |
| 1960 | Norman Kay | n/a |
| 1961 | Robert Jordan | n/a |
| 1962 | Robert Jordan | n/a |
| 1963 | Sidney Silodor, Norman Kay | n/a |
| 1964 | Lew Mathe | n/a |
| 1965 | Phil Feldesman | n/a |
| 1966 | Phil Feldesman | n/a |
| 1967 | Lew Mathe | n/a |
| 1968 | Norman Kay | n/a |
| 1969 | Sue Sachs | 168 |
| 1970 | Barry Crane | 155 |
| 1971 | Barry Crane | 135 |
| 1972 | Paul Swanson, Jack Blair | 159 |
| 1973 | Bobby Wolff | 233* |
| 1974 | Ron Andersen | 250* |
| 1975 | Roger Bates | 203 |
| 1976 | Larry T. Cohen | 225 |
| 1977 | Mark Blumenthal | 200 |
| 1978 | Mike Passell | 250* |
| 1979 | Jeff Meckstroth | 215 |
| 1980 | Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell | 173 |
| 1981 | Allan Stauber | 166 |
| 1982 | David Berkowitz, Harold Lilie | 198 |
| 1983 | Mike Passell | 214 |
| 1984 | Lew Stansby | 172 |
| 1985 | Jeff Meckstroth | 196 |
| 1986 | Lew Stansby | 207 |
| 1987 | Steve Robinson, Peter Boyd | 200 |
| 1988 | Roger Bates | 193 |
| 1989 | Eddie Wold | 167 |
| 1990 | John Sutherlin | 300* |
| 1991 | Zia Mahmood | 183 |
| 1992 | Roger Bates | 186 |
| 1993 | Michael Seamon | 196 |
| 1994 | Chip Martel | 250 |
| 1995 | Michael Polowan | 242 |
| 1996 | Zia Mahmood | 252 |
| 1997 | Bart Bramley | 292 |
| 1998 | Eddie Wold | 243 |
| 1999 | Petra Hamman | 265 |
| 2000 | Jeff Meckstroth | 313* |
| 2001 | Jill Meyers | 234 |
| 2002 | Paul Soloway | 357* |
| 2003 | Geoff Hampson | 317 |
| 2004 | Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes | 364* |
| 2005 | Eddie Wold | 282 |
| 2006 | Fred Chang | 348 |
| 2007 | Roy Welland | 380* |
| 2008 | Krzysztof Jassem, Krzysztof Martens | 258 |
