Jacquelyn M. "Jacqui" Mitchell (born 1936)"Mitchell, Jacqui" . Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 17 November 2014. is an American bridge player from New York City and was the wife of Victor Mitchell who, like her, played in international events. According to Alan Truscott, writing in The New York Times in early 1987, in September 1986 she became the World Bridge Federation (WBF) highest-ranked woman player."BRIDGE; Jacqui Mitchell, a New Number One" Retrieved 24 December 2014 She has won five world titles, four of them when partnering Gail Moss.
Career Mitchell was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2003. At the time she was a busy professional teacher as well as player.
In 1981–2 and 1983, she took part in Grand Slam, two televised matches between teams representing the US and Britain, arranged by the BBC. The 1983 match was featured in a book that described her thus:Jeremy James, Jeremy Flint, and Derek Rimington, Grand Slam, London: Country Life, 1983, , p. 7.Jackie [sic] Mitchell... is as utterly self disciplined at the table as she is away from it... She passes much of her time at the table doing embroidery as though determined to remain detached, but those who trifle with her do so at their peril. If her bidding sometimes appears orthodox, or a little too conservative, her card play and defence are of the very highest quality.
Bridge accomplishments
Honors ACBL Hall of Fame, 2003"Induction by Year" . Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
Wins World Championships Venice Cup (2) 1976, 1978 World Olympiad Women’s Teams (2) 1980, 1984 World Women Pairs Championship (1) 1986 North American Bridge Championships (15) Whitehead Women's Pairs (5) 1971, 1975, 1977, 1984, 2004 Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 1983, 1991 Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (7) 1965, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1987 Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1990
Runners-up World Mixed Pairs Championship (1) 1974 North American Bridge Championships Whitehead Women's Pairs (2) 1970, 1974 Women's Pairs (1958-62) (1) 1962 Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 1985, 2001 Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (3) 1973, 1982, 1991 Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1986, 1995 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1989, 1996
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