Mark Lair
Mark Lair (born 1947) is a professional American bridge player from Canyon, Texas.[1]
Lair is ranked 5th all-time on the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Top 500 listings with over 67,800 masterpoints (as of October 2018).[2] He is an ACBL Grand Life Master and World Bridge Federation (WBF) World Life Master; he was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2009.[3]
Bridge accomplishments[edit]
Honors[edit]
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 2009[3]
- Honorary lifetime appointment to the ACBL Goodwill Committee, 1997
Awards[edit]
- Fishbein Trophy (1) 1986
- Barry Crane Trophy (1) 1990[4]
- Herman Trophy (1) 1994[5]
Wins[edit]
- World Championships (2)
- North American Bridge Championships (21)
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (2) 1984, 1994 [8]
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (2) 1991, 2000 [9]
- Truscott Senior Swiss Teams (1) 2008 [10]
- Vanderbilt (3) 1979, 1997, 1998 [11]
- Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2009 [12]
- Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1998 [13]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1986, 1988, 1993 [14]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (4) 1977, 1978, 1979, 1990 [15]
- Reisinger (2) 1988, 1992 [16]
- Spingold (2) 1986, 1989 [17]
Runners-up[edit]
- North American Bridge Championships
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1972 [8]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1995 [14]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1984, 2005 [15]
- Reisinger (6) 1978, 1980, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2000 [16]
- Spingold (1) 1994 [17]
References[edit]
- ^ Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge - Biographies and Results (compact disk) (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.
- ^ ACBL Top 500 listing at the ACBL official website
- ^ a b "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
- ^ Awarded annually to the winner of the ACBL total masterpoint race. Reference: Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge - Biographies and Results (compact disk) (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.
- ^ List of previous Herman Trophy winners, Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 81, November 26, 2008, pages 16–17.
- ^ World Bridge Federation (WBF) 2015 tournament results
- ^ World Bridge Federation (WBF) 2018 tournament results
- ^ a b "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Trustcott/USPC Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Baze Seniors Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
External links[edit]
- Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived) – with video interview