Mott-Smith Trophy
The Mott-Smith Trophy is awarded to the player who wins the most of masterpoints at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
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.
Winners
Bold 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 | 357.41 |
| 2003 | Geoff Hampson | 317.42 |
| 2004 | Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes | 363.82 |
| 2005 | Eddie Wold | 282.05 |
| 2006 | Fred Chang | 347.50 |
| 2007 | Roy Welland | 380.00 |
| 2008 | Krzysztof Jassem, Krzysztof Martens | 257.50 |
| 2009 | Jeff Meckstroth | 304.92 |
See also
Sources
List of previous winners, Page 6 Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 49–6, April 5, 2006
2006 winner, Page 1 Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 49–11, April 10, 2006
2007 winner, Page 1 Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 50–11, March 19, 2007
2008 winners, Page 1 Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 51–11, March 17, 2008
2009 winner, Page 3 Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 52–11, March 23, 2009