Juanita Chambers
Juanita Chambers was a professional American bridge player[1] from Schenectady, New York.[2] She was world champion three times.
Born Juanita Tah in Ponca City, Oklahoma, to an Apache father.[3] She married Neil Chambers in 1983. She also competed as Juanita Skelton.
Chambers died on July 29, 2016.[4]
Bridge accomplishments
Awards
- Fishbein Trophy (1) 1992
Wins
- Venice Cup (1) 1987 [5]
- World Mixed Pairs Championship (1) 1990
- World Olympiad Women's Teams Championship (1) 1996
- North American Bridge Championships (18)
- Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1990 [6]
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (4) 1987, 1991, 1994, 1996 [7]
- Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1991, 1993 [8]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (3) 1984, 1989, 1992 [9]
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1979 [10]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (6) 1985, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2001 [11]
- Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 1995 [12]
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships (9)
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 2000, 2016 [7]
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1987 [10]
- Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (1) 1995 [13]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (4) 1986, 1990, 1997, 1998 [11]
Notes
- ↑ Bridge academy of Dallas biography
- ↑ American Contract Bridge League. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th Edition). p. 590.
- ↑ "A long road back to bridge" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. March 22, 2015. p. 1. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ↑ http://cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2016/02/bulletins/db10.pdf "Juanita Chambers 1956-2016" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. July 31, 2016. p. 1. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ↑ World Team Championship Winners
- ↑ "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. December 6, 2013. p. 4. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- 1 2 "Machlin Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. March 29, 2014. p. 10. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Women's BAM Winners". ACBL. July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. July 24, 2014. p. 14. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- 1 2 "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". ACBL. July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- 1 2 "Wagar Previous Winners". ACBL. July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Whitehead Previous Winners". ACBL. July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Smith Women's Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. November 29, 2013. p. 7. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
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