Tobi Sokolow (born July 15, 1942) is an American

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player. She won major tournaments as Tobi Deutsch as well. As of 2016, she ranked 10th among women in the world by masterpoints and 11th by placing points that do not decay over time."Women World Grand Masters"
. WBF. Retrieved 2015-12-30. Sokolow learned bridge in her thirties, unusually late for a top player.(Moss Team)
Participant blurbs, United States Bridge Federation. She has won five world titles and 20

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events including the 2002 Life Master Pairs. At

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, Italy, in 2004 she became the first American man or woman to win the Generali World Masters Individual. Sokolow was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Her husband David is a law professor at the

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. They live in

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, where she was a

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agent. Her son Adam is a

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in Austin. Sokolow was one of 24 women, six from each of four countries, invited to participate in the SportAccord World Mind Games, December 2011 in Beijing. Her partner was Janice Seamon-Molson. The American women won the Women's Team gold medal, and Sokolow placed third in the Individuals"Great Success of the 2011 SportAccord World Mind Games"
IMSA (imsaworld.com). ecember 2011 Retrieved 2014-11-11. With complete list of medal winners. – a tournament (now rarely-contested) in which every player has a different partner in every round. She finished second in the team event in 2012. On September 7th 2021, Sokolow was added to the

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's "Currently under Discipline" list as having resigned to avoid possible disciplinary action."ACBL list of players Currently Under Discipline
September 8th 2021]. Retrieved 2021-09-09

Bridge accomplishments

Awards

* Fishbein Trophy 2002

Wins

* Venice Cup (2) 1997, 2003 *

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(1) 2006 *

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(1) 2016 *

(20) ** Life Master Pairs (1) 2002 ** Senior Mixed Pairs (1) 2019 ** Women's Board-a-Match Teams (6) 1994, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2014, 2015 ** Women's Knockout Teams (4) 1997, 2000, 2001, 2007 ** Women's Swiss Teams (3) 2002, 2009, 2011 ** North American Women's Swiss Teams (2) 1984, 1985 ** Life Master Women's Pairs (1) 1991 ** Women's Pairs (2) 1987, 1990 * Women's United States Bridge Championship (7) 1992, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2016 * Other notable wins: ** Generali World Masters Individual (1) 2004 **World Mind Sports Games Women's Teams (1) 2011

Runners-up

* Venice Cup (2) 2000, 2015 *

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(1) 2004 *

(14) **

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(1) 2005 ** Women's Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1997, 2009, 2010, 2012 ** Women's Knockout Teams (3) 2002, 2003, 2012 ** Women's Swiss Teams (5) 1988, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003 ** Women's Pairs (1) 2001 ** Women's US Bridge Championship (3) 1995, 2011, 2015 * Other notable 2nd places: **

Buffett Cup The Buffett Cup is a bridge trophy which is awarded biennially in an event between teams from Europe and the United States. The tournament is modeled on the Ryder Cup golf competition and is held in the week preceding the golf event at a nearby lo ...

(1) 2008

References

External links

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SOKOLOW Tobi
athlete information at the 1st SportAccord World Mind Games (2011) {{DEFAULTSORT:Sokolow, Tobi 1942 births American contract bridge players Venice Cup players People from Cleveland People from Austin, Texas Living people