Chris Willenken
Chris Willenken (born 1975)[1] is an American bridge player.
Willenken is an American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master and a World Bridge Federation World Grand Master. In 2011, he won the gold medal at the inaugural Sport Accord World Mind Games Individual Championship.[2] In World Bridge Federation competition, Willenken won the 2023 World Mixed Team Championships and reached the finals in 2018 and 2021.
Willenken is also a Partner and Co-founder at the venture capital firm Blackwoood Healthcare Breakthroughs.
Bridge accomplishments
[edit]Wins
[edit]- North American Bridge Championships (6)
- Fast Open Pairs (2) 2000, 2005 [3]
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 2001 [4]
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2004 [5]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2008 [6]
- Vanderbilt Knockout Teams (1) 2022 [7]
- SportAccord World Mind Games
- Open Individual Championship (1) 2011 [8]
- United States Bridge Championships
- Open Team Trials (1) 2013 [9]
Runners-up
[edit]- North American Bridge Championships (8)
- Fast Open Pairs (1) 2002 [3]
- North American Pairs (2) 2004, 2007 [10]
- Grand National Teams (1) 2007 [11]
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2014 [5]
- Roth Open Swiss Teams (2) 2011, 2013 [12]
- Spingold (1) 2018 [13]
- United States Bridge Championships
- Open Team Trials (1) 2016 [14]
References
[edit]- ^ "WILLENKEN Christopher Jon". Athlete Information. SportAccord World Mind Games. December 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ Sport Accord World Mind Games Individual Championship
- ^ a b "NABC+ Fast Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. July 24, 2014. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. July 22, 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ a b "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. March 29, 2014. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. July 24, 2014. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "Rosenthal squad takes Vanderbilt Trophy". American Contract Bridge League. April 2, 2022. p. 1. Retrieved May 3, 2022.[dead link]
- ^ . World Bridge Federation. December 16, 2014. p. 1 http://www.worldbridge.org/Repository/tourn/Beijing.11/Microsite/Bulletins/Bul_07.pdf. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ . United States Bridge Federation. June 11, 2013. p. 1 http://usbf.org/docs/2013usbc/bulletins/USBC2013news12.pdf. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "NAP Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. March 21, 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. July 24, 2009. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "Roth Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. July 26, 2014. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "Spingold" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. August 6, 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ . United States Bridge Federation. May 16, 2016. p. 1 http://usbf.org/docs/2016usbc/bulletins/USBC2016news11.pdf. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
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