The Machlin Women's Swiss Teams North American bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).

The Machlin Women's Swiss Teams is a four-session Swiss Teams event with two qualifying and two final sessions. The event typically starts on the second Saturday of the NABC. The event is only open to female players.

The event was dropped from the ACBL calendar effective 2018 and replaced with a two-day pairs event.

History

The Machlin Women's Swiss Teams competition is a two-day event with two qualifying sessions, followed by two final sessions. Scoring is by International Match Points (IMPs) converted to Victory Points (VPs). The event began in 1982 and was originally named the North American Women's Swiss Teams.

The winners are awarded the Machlin Trophy, donated by the Machlin family in memory of Sadie Machlin, longtime ACBL employee. She was the sister of ACBL chief tournament director Al Sobel and the mother of Jerry Machlin, national tournament director.

Winners

No Women's Swiss champion team has defended its title successfully and it has not been common for pairs or single players to win consecutively.

+ [North American] Women's Swiss Teams, 1982 to present Year Winners Runners-up 1982 Dorothy Truscott, Stasha Cohen, Edith Kemp Freilich, Nancy Gruver, Mary Jane Farell, Randi Montin; Mike Smolen (npc) JoAnn Manfield, Nadine Wood, Marilyn Eber, Bonnie Smith; Jan Janitschke (npc) 1983 Kathie Wei, Judi Radin, Gail Moss, Jacqui Mitchell, Betty Ann Kennedy, Carol Sanders Dianna Gordon, Brenda Keller, Mary Albert, Sandra Fraser, Linda Peterson, Kerri Shuman 1984 June Deutsch, Tobi Deutsch, Cheri Bjerkan, Margie Gwozdzinsky, Dorothy Truscott, Sue Halperin Karen McCallum, Ellee Lewis, Vivian Whalen, Kitty Bethe 1985 Sue Farino, Dianna Gordon, June Deutsch, Tobi Deutsch, Rhoda Walsh 2-3. Kathie Wei, Jacqui Mitchell, Judi Radin, Gail Greenberg, Carol Sanders, Betty Ann Kennedy 2-3. Jo Morse, Cindy Bernstein, Joyce Lilie, Evelyn Levitt, Sally Wheeler, Florine Kuehl 1986 Jan Martel, Rozanne Pollack, Lynne Pollenz, Lynne Feldman, Roberta Epstein, Sue Picus Sally Woolsey, Linda Peterson, Carol Pincus, Ann Jacobson, Nell Cahn, Kitty Podolsky 1987 Cheri Bjerkan, Juanita Chambers, Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer Helen Utegaard, Helene Gingiss, Rhoda Walsh, Jill Meyers, Beverly Rosenberg 1988 Helen Utegaard, Rhoda Walsh, Carol Pincus, Beverly Rosenberg 2-3. Judy Wadas, Sandra Fraser, Janice Seamon, Renee Mancuso 2-3. Tobi Deutsch, Betsey Wolff, Nancy Alpaugh, Kay Schulle 1989 Kerri Shuman, Kitty Bethe, Margie Gwozdzinsky, Karen McCallum Jean Michell, Patti Hartley, Shirley Blum, Janet Robertson After 1989 "North American" was dropped from the official name of the competition. 1990 Kerri Shuman, Karen McCallum, Edith Rosenkranz, Sabine Zenkel, Daniela von Arnim Nell Cahn, Sharon Osberg, Sue Picus, Nancy Passell 1991 1–2. Jacqui Mitchell, Joyce Lilie, Amalya Kearse, Jo Morse 1-2. Cheri Bjerkan, Juanita Chambers, Jill Meyers, Randi Montin, Kay Schulle, Pam Wittes, Ron Andersen (npc) 1992 Gail Greenberg, Judy Tucker, Dorothy Truscott, Lisa Berkowitz, Sandra Landy, Michele Handley Renee Mancuso, Brenda Keller, Joan Jackson, Petra Hamman, Judi Cody, Ellasue Chaitt 1993 Kay Schulle, Jill Meyers, Kerri Shuman, Karen McCallum Jean Anderson, Janet Daling, Sharon Colson, Broma Lou Reed 1994 Juanita Chambers, Rhoda Kratenstein, Shawn Womack, Jan Cohen, Hjördis Eythorsdottir Karen McCallum, Kitty Munson, Carol Simon, Sue Picus 1995 Kathie Wei-Sender, Carol Sanders, Betty Ann Kennedy, Sue Sachs, Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer Marinesa Letizia, Kay Schulle, Jill Meyers, Randi Montin, Dorothy Truscott, Tobi Deutsch 1996 Kathie Wei-Sender, Sue Sachs, Beth Palmer, Lynn Deas, Juanita Chambers Sally Woolsey, JoAnne Casen, Jan Martel, Georgiana Gates 1997 Pam Wittes, Shawn Quinn, Cheri Bjerkan, Sue Weinstein, Stasha Cohen, Judy Wadas Judi Radin, Sylvia Moss, Valerie Westheimer, Connie Goldberg 1998 Jo Morse, Karen McCallum, Rose Johnson-Meltzer, Hjördis Eythorsdottir, Lynn Baker Susan Miller, Barbara Sion, Joyce Lilie, Suzy Burger 1999 Robin Klar, Joan Jackson, Petra Hamman, Peggy Sutherlin, Shawn Quinn, Mildred Breed Lynn Baker, Tobi Sokolow, Janice Seamon-Molson, Jill Meyers, Randi Montin, Karen McCallum 2000 Hjördis Eythorsdottir, Valerie Westheimer, Judy Wadas, Linda Lewis, Karen Barrett Kathie Wei-Sender, Juanita Chambers, Betty Ann Kennedy, Jill Levin, Janice Seamon-Molson, Tobi Sokolow 2001 Lynn Baker, Irina Levitina, Karen McCallum, Jill Meyers, Randi Montin, Kerri Sanborn; John Mohan (npc) Lynne Tarnopol, Laurie Vogel, Gail Greenberg, Amalya Kearse, Jacqui Mitchell 2002 Kathie Wei-Sender, Betty Ann Kennedy, Janice Seamon-Molson, Tobi Sokolow, Jill Levin, Sue Picus Sally Wheeler, Georgiana Gates, Peggy Sutherlin, Karen Allison 2003 Valerie Westheimer, Judi Radin, Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn Carlyn Steiner, Marinesa Letizia, Tobi Sokolow, Janice Seamon-Molson, Jill Meyers, Randi Montin 2004 JoAnn Sprung, Kathleen Sulgrove, Peggy Sutherlin, Karen Allison Valerie Westheimer, Judi Radin, Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn, Cheri Bjerkan, Stasha Cohen 2005 Hansa Narasimhan, JoAnna Stansby, Debbie Rosenberg, Irina Levitina, Sue Picus, Jill Levin JoAnn Sprung, Renee Mancuso, Pam Wittes, Kathleen Sulgrove, Peggy Sutherlin, Karen Allison 2006 Mildred Breed, Pamela Granovetter, Sylvia Moss, Judi Radin, Shawn Quinn, Migry Zur Campanile Laurie Kranyak, Linda McGarry, Linda Perlman, Kathleen Sulgrove 2007 Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer, Lynn Baker, Karen McCallum, Irina Levitina, Kerri Sanborn Cynthia Balderson, Carole Miner, Peggy Kaplan, Melody Bi 2008 Cheri Bjerkan, Joann Glasson, Lisa Berkowitz, Sue Weinstein Lynn Baker, Karen McCallum, Beth Palmer, Lynn Deas, Irina Levitina, Kerri Sanborn 2009 Phyllis Fireman, Shannon Cappelletti, Janice Seamon-Molson, Jill Meyers, Jill Levin, Tobi Sokolow Ru Yan, Yong Ling Dong, Ming Sun, Wang Wenfei, Yi Qian Liu, Wang Hongli 2010 Shannon Cappelletti, Phyllis Fireman, Shawn Quinn, Wietske Van Zwol, Martine Verbeek, Migry Zur Campanile Catherine D'Ovidio, Disa Eythorsdottir, Daniele Gaviard, Victoria Gromova, Stacy Jacobs, Tatiana Ponomareva 2011 Geeske Joel, Jill Levin, Jill Meyers, Debbie Rosenberg, Janice Seamon-Molson, Tobi Sokolow Sabine Auken, Bénédicte Cronier, Joyce Hampton, Daniela von Arnim, Sylvie Willard, Jenny Wolpert 2012 Lynn Deas, Irina Levitina, Beth Palmer, Judi Radin, Kerri Sanborn, Barbara Sonsini Mildred Breed, Disa Eythorsdottir, Shawn Quinn, Valerie Westheimer 2013 Laura Dekkers, Joann Glasson, Marion Michielsen, Sylvia Moss, Cecilia Rimstedt, Meike Wortel Lynn Deas, Irina Levitina, Beth Palmer, Judi Radin, Kerri Sanborn, Barbara Sonsini 2014 Ling Gan, Wen Hu, Yan Huang, Li Lisuan, Yiting Ling, Wang Yanhong Wang Hongli, Ran Jingrong, Qi Shen, Wang Wenfei, Lihua Zhou 2015 Lynn Baker, Karen McCallum, Pamela Granovetter, JoAnna Stansby, Irina Levitina, Kerri Sanborn Wenfei Wang, Shen Qi, Ran Jingrong, Gan Ling, Jian Wang 2016 Sally Meckstroth, Cecilia Rimstedt, Ida Grönkvist, Marion Michielsen, Meike Wortel Barbara Ferm, Juanita Chambers, Jill Meyers, Judi Radin, Jill Levin, Migry Zur Campanile 2017 Li Yiting, Wei Wang, Shuoyan Liu, Mei Xia Loretta Rivers, Nina Taselaar, Cecilia Rimstedt, Ida Grönkvist, Sandra Rimstedt 2018 Dropped from ACBL calendar.

References

Sources

List of previous winners, Page 5.

2009 winners, Page 1.

"Search Results: Machlin Women's Swiss Teams". 1982 to present. ACBL. Visit "NABC Winners"; select a Spring NABC. Retrieved 2014-06-04.