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Nicola Patricia Smith [1] MBE, née Gardener (born 28 April 1949), [2] is a world champion English bridge player. She has many successes to her credit in more than 30 years of international competition, initially as Nicola Gardener.
At the time of her death, she was second in the World Bridge Federation (WBF) All time Women Ranking by Placement Points, which do not decay over time. [ 5 ] Deas was a native of Newport News, Virginia , near Norfolk, where she was a student at Eastern Virginia Medical School when she suffered a bad automobile accident in 1980.
This is a list of the top ten bridge players in the world according to the World Bridge Federation 'Open Ranking' by Master Points (MPs) as maintained by the World Bridge Federation. Master Points earned more than one year ago are reduced annually by 15%.
Helen Elizabeth Sobel Smith (née Martin; May 22, 1909 – September 11, 1969) was an American bridge player. She is said to have been the "greatest woman bridge player of all time" [2] and "may well have been the most brilliant card player of all time."
The Wagar Women's Knockout Teams is a competition for teams of four to six females that is scored by IMPs with Swiss qualifying. Until 1976 there was only one "National" Women's Team championship — and that was a board-a-match event. The winners have their names inscribed on the Wagar Trophy, which honors one of the all-time great players.
The Venice Cup is a biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for national teams of women. It is contested every odd-number year under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation (WBF), alongside the Bermuda Bowl (open), Wuhan Cup (mixed), and d'Orsi Bowl (seniors).
"World Bridge Games" [14] or Bridge at the World Mind Sports Games (quadrennial, next 2020) World Masters Individual [15] —from 1992 Open and Women (Juniors 2000 only) World Team Olympiad [16] —1960–2004 national teams events; Open and Women incorporated in the Games 2008 and "Senior International Cup" continued as a non-medal event
The first bridge Hall of Fame was inaugurated by The Bridge World in 1964 and invested nine members between then and 1966 after which it ceased sponsorship. The American Contract Bridge League adopted the concept to recognize the achievements and contributions of those residing in its territory (USA, Canada, Mexico and Bermuda) and inaugurated its own Hall of Fame [4] in 1995 by accepting the ...