Lew Stansby (born 1940) is an American bridge player from Dublin, California. [1] Lew, a former commodities trader lives with wife and fellow national champion JoAnna Stansby. Since his first national win in the Reisinger in 1965, he has won over 35 national championships and seven world championships, accumulating a win in every decade since 1965.
Stansby was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2001. [2]
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
Awards
- Fishbein Trophy (1) 2000
- Herman Trophy (1) 2007
- Mott-Smith Trophy (2) 1984, 1986
Wins
- Bermuda Bowl (3) 1985, 1987, 2001 [4]
- d'Orsi Senior Bowl (2) 2005, 2007 [4]
- Rosenblum Cup (1) 1994 [5]
- World Open Pairs Championship (1) 1982
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North American Bridge Championships (35)
- Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1986 [6]
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1998 [7]
- North American Pairs (1) 2002 [8]
- Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2010 [9]
- Grand National Teams (7) 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2003 [10]
- Roth Open Swiss Teams (2) 2010, 2013 [11]
- Vanderbilt (7) 1967, 1984, 1987, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2011 [12]
- Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2013 [13]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007 [14]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 2001, 2008 [9]
- Reisinger (5) 1965, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1996 [15]
- Spingold (3) 1975, 1990, 2000 [16]
Runners-up
- Bermuda Bowl (1) 1989 [4]
- Rosenblum Cup (1) 1982 [5]
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North American Bridge Championships (24)
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1991 [17]
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1981 [18]
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1999 [7]
- North American Pairs (1) 1997 [8]
- Grand National Teams (3) 2000, 2001, 2006 [10]
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2000 [19]
- Vanderbilt (3) 1992, 2006, 2010 [12]
- Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2012 [13]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1989, 1994, 2008 [14]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2004 [9]
- Reisinger (4) 1983, 2006, 2007, 2012 [15]
- Spingold (4) 1992, 1993, 1995, 2003 [16]
References
- ^ Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 746. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
- ^ a b "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
- ^ "Stansby, Lew". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
- ^ a b c World Team Championship Winners
- ^ a b Rosenblum Cup Winners Archived 2014-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ a b "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ a b "NAP Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ a b c "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ a b "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ "Roth Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-26. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ a b "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ a b "Baze Seniors Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ a b "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ a b "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ a b "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
External links
- Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived)
- "International record for Lew Stansby". World Bridge Federation.
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