Lorenzo Lauria

Lorenzo Lauria (born July 17, 1947 )[1] is an Italian international bridge player. He is a six-time world champion and a World Grand Master of the World Bridge Federation (WBF).[2] As of July 2014 he ranks fifth among Open World Grand Masters and his regular partner Alfredo Versace ranks fourth.[3]

Lorenzo Lauria (2014)

Major bridge tournament wins

• Bermuda Bowl 2005, 2013
• European Team Championships:1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010
• World Open Teams: 1998, 2002
• Grand Prix Open Teams : 1999
• World Team Olympiad: 2000, 2004
• European Champions' Cup for Open Teams: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
• World Mind Sports Games: Open Teams 2008 — successor to the quadrennial Olympiad
• North American Bridge Championships (12)
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2001 [4]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1999, 2004 [5]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 2002, 2003, 2011 [6]
  • Reisinger (4) 2000, 2007, 2010, 2011 [7]
  • Spingold (3) 2001, 2002, 2015 [8]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2001 [9]
  • Reisinger (3) 1998, 2001, 2005 [10]
  • Spingold (1) 2006 [11]

References

1. "Lorenzo Lauria". Bridge Winners (bridgewinners.com). Retrieved 2011-12-19.
2. "International record for Lorenzo LAURIA". World Bridge Federation. (WBF). Retrieved 2011-12-18.
3. "Open Classification" (ranked table, page one). WBF Master Points Records. WBF. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
4. "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
5. "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
6. "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
7. "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
8. "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
9. "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
10. "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
11. "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

• "International record for Lorenzo Lauria". World Bridge Federation.