The Keohane North American Swiss Teams bridge championship is held at the fall
American Contract Bridge League
The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is a governing body for contract bridge in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. It is the largest such organization in North America having the stated mission ''"to promote, grow and susta ...
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North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Keohane North American Swiss Teams is a six session
Swiss Teams
A Swiss-system tournament is a non-eliminating tournament format that features a fixed number of rounds of competition, but considerably fewer than for a round-robin tournament; thus each competitor (team or individual) does not play all the othe ...
event, two qualifying sessions, two semi-final sessions and two final sessions that takes place over three days.
The event typically starts on the second Friday of the NABC.
The event is open.
History
The event was introduced in 1977.
The trophy was donated by Ethel Keohane in memory of her husband, William H. Keohane (1896–1972).
The Keohane Trophy was presented for the Open Individual Championship until it was re-designated in 1995 by the ACBL Board of Directors for the North American Swiss Teams.
Winners
Sources
List of previous winners, Page 7
2008 winners, Page 1
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External links
ACBL official websiteACBL NABC Winners - Keohane North American Swiss teams
North American Bridge Championships