TheMitchell Board-a-Match Teams national bridge championship is held at the fallAmerican Contract Bridge League (ACBL)North American Bridge Championship (NABC). It is an open four session board-a-match event with two qualifying sessions and two final sessions. The event typically starts on the first Sunday of the NABC.
More formally, according to the 2004 ACBL list of "Permanent Trophies" that recognize outstanding members, "The Victor Mitchell trophy is awarded to the winners of the Open Board-a-Match Teams held at the Fall NABC."[1]Victor "Vic" Mitchell was a member of the winning team in 1962 and 1963.
The event was introduced in 1946 as a men's event until 1990 when it became an open event.
An interesting situation occurred in 1977 when there were only three winners: Richard Doughty, Ron Smith and Lou Bluhm (plus these players eligible for session awards only: BruceFerguson, Sidney Lazard, Leslie West and Irv Kostal). Lazard was supposed to play with Doughty but after a good first set, Lazard became ill and Kostal took his place for the evening session.Lazard was better the next day and in his seat for the first final session. Suddenly he toppled over and was rushed to a hospital.Meanwhile, Doughty had to find another partner and Ferguson was pressed into service. Ferguson, whose team had not qualified the previous day, was technically ineligible but was allowed to play only in the afternoon. In the evening, Doughty recruited Leslie West—his fourth partner in four sessions—and the team went on to victory by a margin of two full boards.
| Year | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Maynard Adams, Julius Bank, Arthur Glatt, William McGhee, Albert Weiss | A. Mitchell Barnes,John R. Crawford,Charles Goren,George Rapée, Sidney Silodor |
| 1947 | Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Jack Kravatz, Alvin Landy, Sol Mogal | Joseph Cohan, Louis Mark, H. Russ Storr, George Unger |
| 1948 | Jack L. Ankus, Jeff Glick, Alvin Landy, John H. Law, Sol Mogal | John R. Crawford, Edward N. Marcus,George Rapée,Sam Stayman |
| 1949 | Muriel Levin, Sonny Moyse, Leo Roet,Howard Schenken | Joseph Cohan, Herbert J. Gerst, Jack L. Ankus, William Joseph, H. Russ Storr |
| 1950 | Edward Burns, John F. Carlin, David Carter, A. Richard Revell | Robert Appleyard, Ned Drucker, Fred Hirsch, Milton Moss, Milton Vernoff |
| 1951 | J. Van Brooks, Eugene Dautell, Jack Denny,Ace Gutowsky, Edwin J. Smith | Fred L. Bickel, Joseph J. Foreacre, Robert Lattomus, Ronald Rosenberg |
| 1952 | Charles Goren,Oswald Jacoby, Sidney Silodor, Charles J. Solomon,Sam Stayman | 2/3. Samuel Katz, Charles Kuhn, William Seamon, Albert Weiss 2/3. Harry Fishbein, Harold Harkavy,Alvin Roth, Tobias Stone,Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
| 1953 | Ben Fain,John Gerber, George Heath, Paul Hodge, Harold Rockaway | Clifford W. Bishop, Harry Fishbein, Arnold Kauder, John H. Moran, Douglas Steen |
| 1954 | Aaron J. Frank, Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Alvin Landy, Sol Mogal | Henry Chanin, John W. Fisher,Jim Jacoby,Oswald Jacoby, Sidney Lazard |
| 1955 | Richard Freeman,Edgar Kaplan, Ralph Hirschberg,Norman Kay,Alvin Roth | Charles Goren,Peter Leventritt, Charles J. Solomon,Sam Stayman |
| 1956 | John R. Crawford, Ben Fain, Paul H. Hodge, Sidney Silodor | 2/3. Paul Allinger, John W. Fisher, Emmanuel Hochfeld,Oswald Jacoby, Sidney Lazard 2/3.Barry Crane, Harold Rockaway, Clarence A. Strouse, John H. Toledano |
| 1957 | Lew Mathe, Donald Oakie,Meyer Schleifer, Edward O. Taylor | Israel Cohen,Richard Freeman, John C. Kunkel,Alvin Roth, Ivar Stakgold |
| 1958 | Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Alvin Landy, Elmer I. Schwartz, Vic D. Zeve | Richard Freeman,Edgar Kaplan,Norman Kay, Ralph Hirschberg |
| 1959 | Ollie Adams, Ivan Erdos,Oswald Jacoby, Robert G. Sharp | B. Jay Becker,John R. Crawford,Sidney Silodor,Tobias Stone |
| 1960 | Charles Denby, Burrell I. Humphreys, Alan W. Messer, Marty Scheinberg, Robert P. Wakeman | 2/4. Harry Fishbein,John Gerber, Paul H. Hodge, Charles J. Solomon 2/4 Wilfred Dumas, Donald McGee, John Siverts, Jerzy Zawisza 2/4. James R. Hughes, Marvin Paulshock, Eli Reich, David Treadwell |
| 1961 | John R. Crawford,Norman Kay,Alvin Roth,Sidney Silodor,Tobias Stone | Edgar Kaplan, Mervin Key,Sidney Lazard,Bobby Nail |
| 1962 | 1/2.Phil Feldesman,Richard Freeman,Victor Mitchell,Eric Murray,Sam Stayman 1/2. Paul Allinger, Harold Guiver,Lew Mathe, Edward O. Taylor | |
| 1963 | Phil Feldesman,Victor Mitchell,Sam Stayman, Tobias Stone | B. Jay Becker,Norman Kay,Bill Root, Sol Rubinow,Sidney Silodor |
| 1964 | Ivan Erdos, Harold Guiver,Mike Lawrence,Alfred Sheinwold | Charles Coon,Bobby Nail, Robert Stucker, Frank T. Westcott |
| 1965 | Harry Fishbein,Jeff Rubens, Charles J. Solomon, Roger D. Stern | Phil Feldesman,Sidney Lazard,Victor Mitchell, Daniel Rotman,Sam Stayman |
| 1966 | Phil Feldesman,Richard Freeman,Edgar Kaplan,Norman Kay | Anthony Dionisi,Jeremy Flint, Harlow S. Lewis,Peter Pender |
| 1967 | Thomas E. Bussey, Jim R. Dunlap, Lawrence Jolma, Robert P. Patterson, Gary Stark | Edward J. Barlow, Phil Read, Robert Spotts, John Sutherlin |
| 1968 | Ira Corn,Billy Eisenberg,Bobby Goldman,Jim Jacoby,Mike Lawrence,Bobby Wolff | Mike Becker, Charles Coon, Joel H. Stuart,Peter Weichsel,Richard Zeckhauser |
| 1969 | Chuck Burger,Jimmy Cayne,Alvin Roth, Paul Trent | 2/3.Billy Eisenberg,Bobby Goldman,Bob Hamman,Jim Jacoby,Mike Lawrence,Bobby Wolff 2/3. Martin J. Cohn, Norman H. Fischer, Charles M. MacCracken, Bill Reister |
| 1970 | Bernie Bergovoy, Donald P. Krauss,Lew Mathe,Don Pearson,John Swanson, Richard Walsh | Eddie Kantar,Kyle Larsen,Paul Soloway, Ron Von der Porten |
| 1971 | Bernie Chazen,Alvin Roth,Alan Sontag, Paul Trent | Gerald Caravelli, Larry T. Cohen,Barry Crane, John Fisher |
| 1972 | Jack Blair,Jim Jacoby, John Simon,Paul Swanson,Bobby Wolff | Grant Baze, William Grieve, Donald P. Krauss,Lew Mathe,Peter Pender,George Rapée |
| 1973 | Garey Hayden,Jim Jacoby,Gaylor Kasle, John Simon,Bobby Wolff | 2/3.Lou Bluhm, Steve Goldberg, Lawrence Gould,Steve Robinson 2/3.John R. Crawford, Norm Kurlander,Alvin Roth, Clifford Russell, William Seamon |
| 1974 | Ron Andersen, Mark Feldman, Stephen Goldstein, Hugh MacLean, Merle Tom | 2/3.Eric Kokish,Steve Robinson, Mike Shuman, Joey Silver 2/3. Harold Guiver, Marty Shallon, William Sides, Mike Smolen |
| 1975 | Matt Granovetter, William Grieve,George Rapée,Ron Rubin | Roger Bates,Edgar Kaplan,Norman Kay,George Rosenkranz |
| 1976 | David Ashley, Paul Heitner, John Lowenthal, Mike Smolen | Bart Bramley, Marvin Herbert, Howard Piltch, Lou Reich, Ira Rubin |
| 1977 | Lou Bluhm, Richard Doughty, Ron L. Smith,(Bruce Ferguson, Irv Kostal, Sidney Lazard, Leslie West)* | Richard Freeman,Alvin Roth, Clifford Russell, Curtis Smith, Merle Tom, Art Waldmann |
| 1978 | Neil Chambers,Eric Kokish, Peter Nagy,Steve Robinson, John Schermer,Kit Woolsey | Steve Garner, Dave Lehman, Dick Melson, Larry Oakey |
| 1979 | Allan Cokin, Steve Sion,Alan Sontag, Jim Sternberg,Peter Weichsel | Mike Cappelletti, Ron Feldman, Gary Hann, David Hoffner, Zeke Jabbour, David Sacks |
| 1980 | Bart Bramley, Ross Grabel,William Rosen, Milton Rosenberg,Sam Stayman, George Tornay | Ira Corn,Fred Hamilton,Bob Hamman, Ira Rubin,Bobby Wolff |
| 1981 | Marty Bergen, Neil Chambers, Joey Silver, Allan Stauber | Michael Aliotta, Marc Culbertson, Jim Gardner, Bert Newman |
| 1982 | Dave Berkowitz, Matt Granovetter, Harold Lilie, Al Rand | Bob Blanchard,Drew Casen, Chuck Lamprey, Thomas M. Smith |
| 1983 | Tommy Sanders, Harold Guiver,Grant Baze, John Sutherlin | Cliff Russell,Bobby Levin,Richard Freeman, Lou Bluhm, John Solodar, Ron Gerard |
| 1984 | George Rosenkranz,Eddie Wold,Jeff Meckstroth,Eric Rodwell,Marty Bergen,Larry N. Cohen | Malcolm Brachman,Bobby Wolff,Bob Hamman,Paul Soloway,Ron Andersen,Bobby Goldman |
| 1985 | Hal Mouser, Josh Parker, Ron Gerard, Dan Rotman | Roger Bates,John Mohan,Alan Sontag, John Devine |
| 1986 | Gene Freed,Mike Passell,Ed Manfield,Kit Woolsey,Mark Lair | Don Caton, Robert Kehoe, Gene Simpson, Robert Teel |
| 1987 | George Rosenkranz,Eddie Wold, Ira Chorush,Peter Weichsel,Bobby Levin | Bart Bramley,Steve Garner,Howard Weinstein,Lou Bluhm |
| 1988 | James Cayne,Bob Hamman,Bobby Wolff,Mike Passell,Chuck Burger,Mark Lair | Victor Mitchell, Albert Rahmey, Michael Moss,Drew Casen, Howard Hertzberg |
| 1989 | Peter Boyd,Steve Robinson,Ed Manfield,Kit Woolsey | Jimmy Cayne, Chuck Burger,Bob Hamman,Bobby Wolff,Lew Stansby,Dave Berkowitz |
| Year | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Mark Moss, Robert Thompson, Daniel Molochko, Jack Wholly | George Rosenkranz,Eddie Wold,Peter Weichsel,Bobby Levin,Marty Bergen,Larry N. Cohen |
| 1991 | Zia Mahmood,Michael Rosenberg, Jeffrey Wolfson,David Berkowitz,Larry N. Cohen | Jim Hall, Tom Fox, Dick Melson, David Lehman |
| 1992 | Richard Katz,Garey Hayden, Wafik Abdou, Ira Cohen; Mike Whitman (npc) | Drew Cannell, Jeffrey Hand, Claudio Caponi, Steve Hamaoui |
| 1993 | Paul Soloway,Bobby Goldman,Mark Lair,Mike Passell;Jimmy Cayne (npc) | Jim Hall, Tom Fox, Dave Lehman, Dick Melson |
| 1994 | Andy Goodman,Peter Boyd,Ed Manfield,John Mohan, Steve Robinson,Kit Woolsey | Brian Glubok, Steve Zolotow,Chris Compton,Lew Stansby,Ron Smith |
| 1995 | Chip Martel,Lew Stansby,Steve Weinstein,Fred Stewart | James Cayne, Chuck Burger,Paul Soloway,Mike Passell,Mark Lair,Bobby Goldman |
| 1996 | Robert Baldwin,Bobby Levin,Peter Weichsel,Zia Mahmood,Michael Rosenberg | David Mossop, Paul Hackett, Justin Hackett, Jason Hackett |
| 1997 | Bob Blanchard, Jim Krekorian, Doug Doub, John Rengstorff | Allen Hawkins, Russ Ekeblad, Jim Foster, John Sutherlin, Ron L. Smith |
| 1998 | Grant Baze,Fred Gitelman,George Mittelman, Brad Moss, Michael Whitman | Nick Nickell,Richard Freeman,Bob Hamman,Paul Soloway,Jeff Meckstroth,Eric Rodwell |
| 1999 | Rita Shugart,Geir Helgemo,Tony Forrester,Andrew Robson | Nick Nickell,Richard Freeman,Bob Hamman,Paul Soloway,Jeff Meckstroth,Eric Rodwell |
| 2000 | Andrey Gromov, Alexander Petrunin,Cezary Balicki,Adam Żmudziński | Eddie Wold,George Rosenkranz,Sam Lev,John Mohan,Piotr Gawryś,Jacek Pszczoła |
| 2001 | Rose Meltzer, Kyle Larsen,Peter Weichsel,Alan Sontag,Chip Martel,Lew Stansby | George Jacobs,Ralph Katz,Norberto Bocchi,Giorgio Duboin,Lorenzo Lauria,Alfredo Versace |
| 2002 | George Jacobs,Ralph Katz,Norberto Bocchi,Giorgio Duboin,Lorenzo Lauria,Alfredo Versace | Roy Welland,Björn Fallenius,Steve Garner,Howard Weinstein,Fred Gitelman |
| 2003 | George Jacobs,Ralph Katz,Norberto Bocchi,Giorgio Duboin,Lorenzo Lauria,Alfredo Versace | Sam Lev, Brian Glubok,Michał Kwiecień,Jacek Pszczoła,Reese Milner |
| 2004 | Christal Henner-Welland, Mike Kamil,Fulvio Fantoni,Claudio Nunes, Peter Bertheau, Fredrik Nystrom | Roy Welland,Björn Fallenius,Michael Rosenberg,Zia Mahmood,Cezary Balicki,Adam Żmudziński |
| 2005 | Roy Welland,Björn Fallenius,Chip Martel,Lew Stansby,Cezary Balicki,Adam Żmudziński | Michael Whitman,Grant Baze, Steve Beatty,Sam Lev,Jacek Pszczoła |
| 2006 | George Jacobs,Ralph Katz,Zia Mahmood,Michael Rosenberg,Steve Weinstein,Bobby Levin | John Onstott, Steve Beatty,Drew Casen, Jim Krekorian, Jørgen Molberg,Terje Aa |
| 2007 | Aubrey Strul,Mike Becker,David Berkowitz,Larry N. Cohen,Lew Stansby,Chip Martel | Aleksander Dubinin,Andrew Gromov,Cezary Balicki,Adam Żmudziński |
| 2008 | Bob Hamman,Zia Mahmood,Jeff Meckstroth,Eric Rodwell | Aubrey Strul,Mike Becker,David Berkowitz,Larry N. Cohen,Chip Martel,Lew Stansby |
| 2009 | Josef Blass, Aleksander Dubinin,Andrew Gromov, Jerzy Zaremba,Cezary Balicki,Adam Żmudziński | Doug Doub, Craig Gower, Jacob Morgan, Michael Polowan, Adam Wildavsky |
| 2010 | Josef Blass, Aleksander Dubinin,Andrew Gromov, Marcin Leśniewski,Cezary Balicki,Adam Żmudziński | Rob Brady, Alan Kleist, Howard Liu, Danning Dong |
| 2011 | Michael Seamon,Jimmy Cayne, Antonio Sementa,Giorgio Duboin,Alfredo Versace,Lorenzo Lauria | Jared Lilienstein, Michael Polowan, Jan Jansma, Adam Wildavsky |
| 2012 | Mike Becker, Aubrey Strul,Howard Weinstein,Steve Garner,Tarek Sadek,Waleed El Ahmady | Ralph Katz,Bobby Levin,Steve Weinstein,Eric Rodwell,Nick Nickell |
| 2013 | Jim Mahaffey,Tony Forrester, Jean Quantin, Marc Bompis, Alexander Smirnov, Josef Piekarek | Jill Levin,Bobby Levin,Steve Weinstein, Jenny Wolpert |
| 2014 | Andrew Gromov, Aleksander Dubinin, Krzysztof Buras, Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Michal Nowosadzki | Michael Kamil, Stan Tulin, Gary Cohler, Billy Cohen, Dror Padon, Alon Birman |
| 2015 | Richard Schwartz, Allan Graves,Boye Brogeland, Espen Lindqvist, Huub Bertens,Daniel Korbel | Vytautas V Vainikonis, Wojtek Olanski, Boguslaw Gierulski, Jerzy Skrzypczak, Ron Pachtmann, Piotr Pawel Zatorski |
| 2016 | Stan Tulin, Kevin Dwyer, Alon Birman, Dror Padon, Michal Nowosadzki, Jacek Kalita | Daniel Korbel, David Bakhshi,Richard Schwartz,Boye Brogeland,Espen Lindqvist,David Gold |
| 2017 | Richard Schwartz,David Gold,Jerry Stamatov,Diyan Danailov.Michael Bell | James Cayne,Alan Sontag,Giovanni Donati,Alfredo Versace,Lorenzo Lauria,Mustafa Cem Tokay |
| 2018 | Marty Fleisher,Chip Martel,Geoff Hampson,Eric Greco,Joe Grue,Brad Moss | Mikael Rimstedt, Ola Rimstedt, Marion Michielson, Per-Ola Cullin, Peter Bertheau, Daniel Zagorin |
| 2019 | Howard Weinstein, Michael Becker,Bob Hamman, Peter Weichsel, Liam Milne, Andy Hung | Margie Cole, Alejandro Biachedi, Giorgia Botta, Cenk Tuncok |
| 2020 | Not held (COVID-19) | Not held (COVID-19) |
| 2021 | Mitch Dunitz, Mark Itabashi, Iftikhar Baqai, Ross Grabel | Tim Verbeek, Patricia Cayne, Dano De Falco, Danny Molenaar, Bart Nab, Bob Drijver |
| 2022 | John McAllister, Alexander Wernle, Jovanka Smederevac, Sveinn Eiriksson | Corey Krantz, Bruce Lang, Jerry Stamatov, Ivan Nanev Ivanov |