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1. Nicole Lapointe, Jonquiere QC
2. Sanjay Santhanam, Gilmer TX
5. Raymond Maalouf,
Fredericksburg VA
6. Martin Matthews, Marquette MI
7. Garry Tagg, Beavercreek OH
8. Carolyn Hardy, Friendswood TX
9. Claudia Leonard, Kingsport TN
10. Linda Free, Mesa AZ
Category: 50 to 100 pts.
Nicole Lapointe
106.18 points
Lapointe grew up playing bridge at
home with her family, her parents and
four children. She didn't play again
until retirement about four years ago.
She began learning conventions and
modern bidding from her sister Lise,
a Canadian champion, who has been
a duplicate player and ACBL member
for almost 30 years. She plays five
days a week at clubs in Jonquiere and
Chicoutimi.
13. Gwendolyn Atchison,
Georgetown TX
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99
1. Bill Shane, Laguna Woods CA
2. Teresa Mack, Georgetown TX
3. Jim Oberweis, Bonita Springs FL 99
4. William Bonneau, Omaha NE
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11. Michael Frederick, Fort Worth TX 81
12. Susan Case, Laguna Woods CA
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21. Victoria Franks, Shreveport LA
22. Stephen Graham, Midland MI
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14. Huang-Chia Chang, Cincinnati OH 80
15. Julia Cavalier, Gulfport MS
16. Mack Woods, The Villages FL
17. Charles Jamerson, Raleigh NC
18. Everett Beguin Jr., Springfield MO 78
19. Roger Henning, Murrells Inlet SC 77
20. Margaret Hagerman,
Laguna Woods CA
23. Shayne Wisniewski, Sudbury ON 72
24. Jacqueline Schroering, Prospect KY 71
25. Joseph Carter, Eagan MN
Category: 100 to 200 pts.
Bill Shane
154.52 points
Shane won the 5-20 bracket in
2022 playing regularly at the Laguna
Woods Bridge Club with Hongsa Situ,
who won 0-5 that year. In 2023,
Shane and Situ won the North American
Pairs Flight C in New Orleans.
The real highlight of the year, he says,
was becoming a bridge teacher at the
Laguna Woods club to more than 100
beginning bridge students.
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132
3. Mohammad Zaidi, Washington DC 131
4. Grace Shen, Kirkland WA
131
5. John Albanese, Hazel Green AL 122
6. Barry Chambers, Indianapolis IN 117
7. John Fee, Fort Worth TX
110
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8. Robert Propster, Green Vally AZ 106
9. Charles Middleton, Dayton OH
10. Marty Simpson, San Angelo TX
11. Carolyn Nicklas, Peachtree City GA 104
12. Jack McCullagh, Herndon KY
13. Walter Netschi, McKinney TX
14. Elouise Young, Beaumont TX
15. Meryl Topchik, Boynton Beach FL 96
16. Patricia Good, Portland TX
17. Charles Good, Portland TX
18. Amir Dawoodally, Richmond Hill ON 95
19. Thomas Johnson, Salisbury NC
20. Zane O'Keefe, Montgomery TX
21. Terrie Fritz, Oklahoma City OK
22. Jeff Bruce, Green Valley AZ
23. Beth West, Roswell GA
24. Robert Clark, Montrose AL
25. Stephen Collier, Washington DC
1. Joseph Truitt, Naples FL
167
2. Morris Dodd, Peachtree City GA 161
3. Leo Dittemore, Long Beach CA 151
4. Lois McCallister, Houston TX
5. Karen Bell, Gilmer TX
6. Steven Hamburg, Troutman NC
7. Wing Yung, Salem OR
8. David Brown, Beaumont CA
9. Steven Homan,
Mountain Home AR
10. Phillip Articola, Manassas VA
Category: 200 to 300 pts.
Joseph Truitt
167.45 points
Truitt plays five days a week at two
local clubs, the Naples Bridge Center
and Bridge Deck of Naples, where he
recently became a board member. He
plays exclusively face-to-face. Though
he doesn't go to tournaments often,
he did attend two local sectionals and
two Florida regionals.
14. Jagjit Pal Singh Anand,
Brampton ON
15. Earl Wright, Winona TX
146
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11. Richard Ringle, Boynton Beach FL 108
12. Erroll Jenkins, Wheatley River PE 108
13. Dale Linton, Midland TX
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16. David Nicklas, Peachtree City GA 104
17. Dimi Cooklev, Fort Wayne IN
18. B. Schuller, Georgetown TX
19. Robert Ross, Olathe KS
20. Muriel Murphy, Bluffton SC
21. Fred Choobineh, Laguna Niguel CA 96
22. Marilyn Shultz, Marietta GA
23. Jan Alexander, Ooltewah TN
24. Gerald Skurcenski, Camp Hill PA 90
25. Peggy Roberts, Hattiesburg MS
Category: 300 to 500 pts.
Phillip Robzyk
246.12 points
Robzyk plays five or six days a
week at the Duncan Bridge Center in
Palm Desert. " Thank you to the ACBL
for this recognition and to my partners
Guy, Deanna, Cliff, Sue, Dewey, Lois
and Deann. "
1. Phillip Robzyk, Palm Springs CA 246
2. Travis Woodward, Odessa TX
3. David Giles, Springfield MO
4. Nancy Schnepf, Sartell MN
5. June Young, Peterborough ON
180
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146
6. William Wegener, La Quinta CA 136
7. Eric Johnson, Charlotte NC
8. Andrew Barlow, Lebanon NJ
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9. Robert Jacobson, Greenville NY 126
10. Michael Lavine, Durham NC
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11. Brian Childers, Germantown MD 125
12. Samuel Root, Youngstown OH
13. Patricia McCreary, Sedona AZ
14. Brian Eaton, Fort Worth TX
15. Margie Moses, Chattanooga TN 109
16. Susan Briest, Encino CA
17. Joel Charpentier, Chesterton IN 107
18. Crawford Peace, Macon GA
19. Tim Elsea, Georgetown TX
20. Perri Mann, Pass Christian MS
21. Vernon Sikora, The Villages FL
22. Howard Hinds, Tupelo MS
23. Sharon Schuller, Georgetown TX 102
24. Cathy Simon, Raleigh NC
25. Roger Brown, Kalispell MT
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