Michael Seamon (January 15, 1960 – 2017) was an American professional

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. Born to bridge players Rita and William Seamon, Michael was the youngest of three children. His sister, Janice Seamon-Molson, is also a nationally ranked bridge player. On September 3, 1992, his son Kevin William Seamon was born. Seamon died suddenly in 2017 of natural causes.

Bridge accomplishments

Awards

* Mott-Smith Trophy (1) 1993

Wins

North American Bridge Championships North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven da ...

(16) ** Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1999 ** Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 2003 **

Grand National Teams The Grand National Teams (GNT) North American bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Grand National Teams is a team knockout event. The event is broken into ...

(6) 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2014 ** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (3) 1992, 1993, 2005 **

Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams The Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). It is an open four session board-a-match event with two qualifying sessions and two ...

(1) 2011 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1994 **

Reisinger The Reisinger national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Reisinger is a board-a-match event. History The event is contested for the Reisinger Trophy ( ...

(3) 2007, 2010, 2011 **

Spingold The Spingold national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Spingold is a knock-out team event that attracts the top contract bridge players in the world. T ...

(1) 2015

Runners-up

** Lebhar IMP Pairs (1) 1989 **

(2) 2003, 2005 ** Vanderbilt (2) 1997, 1998 **

(1) 1996 **

(3) 1987, 1997, 2006

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