The Mott-Smith Trophy, named for writer and cryptographer Geoffrey Mott-Smith, is awarded to the player with the best overall individual performance in the Spring Nationals, the spring event of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
History
The Mott-Smith Trophy was donated in 1961 by friends of Geoffrey Mott-Smith and was made retroactive to include all the winners from 1958.
Namesake
Geoffrey Arthur Mott-Smith (1902–1960) was the second son of Harold Mead Mott-Smith (1872–1978) and Jennie Ormsby Yates (1874–1941) and a grandson of John Mott-Smith. He became co-chairman of the ACBL Laws Commission, editor of the ACBL Bridge Bulletin 1935–36, a contributor to The Bridge World, a writer and cryptographer. During World War II, Mott-Smith served as chief instructor for the OSS in the training of cryptographers and cryptanalysts. He wrote or co-wrote more than 29 books on games and served as games consultant for the Association of American Playing Card Manufacturers.
Winners
Boldface numerals represent a record-breaking number of masterpoints.
| Year | Winners | Masterpoints |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Ivar Stakgold | n/a |
| 1959 | Lew Mathe | n/a |
| 1960 | Norman Kay | n/a |
| 1961 | Robert Jordan | n/a |
| 1962 | Robert Jordan | n/a |
| 1963 | Sidney Silodor, Norman Kay | n/a |
| 1964 | Lew Mathe | n/a |
| 1965 | Phil Feldesman | n/a |
| 1966 | Phil Feldesman | n/a |
| 1967 | Lew Mathe | n/a |
| 1968 | Norman Kay | n/a |
| 1969 | Sue Sachs | 168 |
| 1970 | Barry Crane | 155 |
| 1971 | Barry Crane | 135 |
| 1972 | Paul Swanson, Jack Blair | 159 |
| 1973 | Bobby Wolff | 233 |
| 1974 | Ron Andersen | 250 |
| 1975 | Roger Bates | 203 |
| 1976 | Larry T. Cohen | 225 |
| 1977 | Mark Blumenthal | 200 |
| 1978 | Mike Passell | 250 |
| 1979 | Jeff Meckstroth | 215 |
| 1980 | Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell | 173 |
| 1981 | Allan Stauber | 166 |
| 1982 | David Berkowitz, Harold Lilie | 198 |
| 1983 | Mike Passell | 214 |
| 1984 | Lew Stansby | 172 |
| 1985 | Jeff Meckstroth | 196 |
| 1986 | Lew Stansby | 207 |
| 1987 | Steve Robinson, Peter Boyd | 200 |
| 1988 | Roger Bates | 193 |
| 1989 | Eddie Wold | 167 |
| 1990 | John Sutherlin | 300 |
| 1991 | Zia Mahmood | 183 |
| 1992 | Roger Bates | 186 |
| 1993 | Michael Seamon | 196 |
| 1994 | Chip Martel | 250 |
| 1995 | Michael Polowan | 242 |
| 1996 | Zia Mahmood | 252 |
| 1997 | Bart Bramley | 292 |
| 1998 | Eddie Wold | 243 |
| 1999 | Petra Hamman | 265 |
| 2000 | Jeff Meckstroth | 313 |
| 2001 | Jill Meyers | 234 |
| 2002 | Paul Soloway | 357.41 |
| 2003 | Geoff Hampson | 317.42 |
| 2004 | Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes | 363.82 |
| 2005 | Eddie Wold | 282.05 |
| 2006 | Fred Chang | 347.50 |
| 2007 | Roy Welland | 380.00 |
| 2008 | Krzysztof Jassem, Krzysztof Martens | 257.50 |
| 2009 | Jeff Meckstroth | 304.92 |
| 2010 | Tor Helness | 320.59 |
| 2011 | Joel Wooldridge | 454.31 |
| 2012 | Thomas Bessis, Ishamel Delmonte | 400.00 |
| 2013 | Mike Kamil | 342.58 |
| 2014 | Bobby Levin | 450.00 |
| 2015 | Cedric Lorenzini | 284.24 |
| 2016 | Geoff Hampson, Eric Greco | 315.71 |
| 2017 | Jeff Meckstroth | 400.00 |
| 2018 | Bobby Levin, Steve Weinstein | 380.00 |
| 2019 | Steve Garner | 304.51 |
| 2020 | No NABC Held | |
| 2021 | No NABC Held | |
| 2022 | Michael Rosenberg, Zachary Grossack | 405.00 |
| 2023 | Greg Humphreys | 291.24 |
See also
References
- ^ Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (1988), p. 288.
- Harold Mead Mott-Smith at ancestors.familysearch.com. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- Mott-Smith, Morehead and Morehead (2001), cover.
Sources
- List of previous winners, Page 6. Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 49, April 5, 2006
- 2006 winner, Page 1. Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 49, April 10, 2006
- 2007 winner, Page 1. Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 50, March 19, 2007
- 2008 winners, Page 1. Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 51, March 17, 2008
- 2009 winner, Page 3. Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 52, March 23, 2009
- 2010 winner, Page 2. Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 53, March 22, 2010
- 2011 winner, Spring 2011 NABC Final Results
- 2012 winner, Page 4. Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 55, March 26, 2012
- 2013 winner, Page 1. Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 56, March 25, 2013
- 2014 winner, Page 4. Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 57, March 31, 2014
- 2015 winner, Page 1. Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 58, March 23, 2015
- 2016 winner, Page 1. Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 59, March 21, 2016
- 2017 winner, Page 1. Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 60, March 20, 2017
- Mott-Smith, Geoffrey, Philip D. Morehead and Albert H. Morehead (2001). Hoyle's Rules of Games. Penguin. ISBN 9781101100233