April 2018 - 26

The 2017 Masterpoint Race Winners

The ACBL recognizes players who win the most masterpoints during a calendar year in these categories:
✤ Richmond Trophy (awarded to the
✤ Senior (born before Jan. 1, 1959;
✤ Youth (19 and younger)
Canadian Bridge Federation member
points
won
in
Senior
events
only)
✤ Junior (25 and younger)
who earned the most points)
✤ Online (points earned in online play)
✤ Sectional (points won at sectionals only)
The top 25 scorers in each category are listed. Totals are rounded off to the nearest masterpoint.

Category: Youth
ZACHARY
GROSSACK
1453.84 points
After winning this
category for five years
straight, Grossack has
finally aged out of it.

Category: Senior
DENNIS CLERKIN
& JERRY CLERKIN
134.25 points
The Clerkins were on the
team that won the Senior
USBC and also placed
26th in the Truscott/
USPC Senior Swiss Teams
with different teammates.
Although the other
American team won the
D'Orsi Cup, points from
WBF events don't count.

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Zachary Grossack, Newton MA ............. 1454
Giovanni Donati, Italy .............................. 468
Louis Beauchet, Sherwood OR ................ 457
Harrison Luba, Lynnfield MA .................. 442
Kevin Rosenberg, Cupertino CA .............. 425
Bo Han Zhu, Oakville ON......................... 274
Sarah Youngquist, Palo Alto CA .............. 249
Cornelius Duffie, Palo Alto CA ................ 246
Olivia Laufer, Toronto ON ........................ 238
Isaac Stephani, Cincinnati OH ................. 216
John Taylor, Burlington KY ...................... 215
Albena-Maria Vassileva, North Bay ON ... 196
Brent Xiao, Fremont CA........................... 195
John Dong, Richmond Hill ON ................ 194
Michael Hu, San Jose CA........................ 184
Jacob Freeman, Toronto ON .................... 174
Martin Zhao, Richmond Hill ON .............. 173
Rory Xiao, Fremont CA ........................... 156
Arthur Zhou, San Jose CA ....................... 154
Jake Williams, San Diego CA .................. 154
Connor Havens, Riverview NB ................ 152
Finn Kolesnik, Ventura CA ...................... 146
David Zheng, San Jose CA ...................... 138
Cindy Zhang He, Toronto ON .................. 134
Luke Williams, San Diego CA ................. 125

1. Dennis Clerkin, Bloomington IN.............. 134
Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN................. 134
3. Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA ..................... 132
4. Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV ..................... 132
5. Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV ....................... 128
6. Leo Bell, Carlsbad CA ............................. 122
7. Mike Passell, Plano TX ........................... 122
Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV .................. 122
9. Eddie Wold, Houston TX ......................... 121
Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL .................... 121
11. Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ ............... 112
Bob Glasson, Pennington NJ .................. 112
13. Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC ....................... 112
Ron Smith, Chicago IL ............................ 112
15. Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL ......... 103
16. John Mohan, Las Vegas NV .................... 102
17. Markland Jones, Phoenix AZ................... 101
18. David Hampton, Hulbert OK .................... 100
Bill Marshall, Tulsa OK............................ 100
Rick Rowland, Wilmington DE................. 100
Martin Rabinowitz, Garnet Valley PA ....... 100
22. Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV ......................... 99
23. Steve Cohen, Las Vegas NV ...................... 93
24. Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL ................. 93
Allan Graves, Hammonds Plains NS ......... 93

26 Bridge Bulletin April 2018

Category: Junior
ADAM GROSSACK
2022.49 points
Grossack, 26, won two
gold medals at the World
Youth Open Bridge
Championships in Lyon,
France, playing with his
brother, Zach.

Category: Online
LEO LASOTA
2455.81 points
LaSota wins a sixth time
after winning five straight
2010-14.

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Adam Grossack, Newton MA ................. 2022
Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL ....................... 1940
Zachary Grossack, Newton MA ............. 1454
Michal Klukowski, Poland ....................... 510
Giovanni Donati, Italy .............................. 468
Louis Beauchet, Sherwood OR ................ 457
Anam Tebha, Charlotte NC ...................... 450
Harrison Luba, Lynnfield MA .................. 442
Kevin Rosenberg, Cupertino CA .............. 425
David Yoon, Bayside NY.......................... 400
Samuel Kuang, Elmhurst NY ................... 394
Zachary Brescoll, Charlotte NC ............... 386
Justyna Zmuda, Poland ........................... 384
Mikael Rimstedt, Sweden ........................ 377
Matthew Weingarten, Safety Harbor FL ... 369
Samuel Amer, Queens NY ....................... 339
Chen Zhao, College Park MD .................. 329
Vesa Fagerlund, Finland.......................... 308
Davis Bennett, San Diego CA .................. 294
Adam Gewiss, Elk Mound WI .................. 281
Simon Hult, Sweden................................ 278
Simon Ekenberg, Sweden........................ 278
23. Ola Rimstedt, Sweden ............................. 276
24. Bo Han Zhu, Oakville ON......................... 274
25. Adam Kaplan, Stanford CA ...................... 273
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Leo LaSota, Glen Burnie MD ................. 2456
Gerald Jacobson, Fullerton CA.............. 1830
Mark Bennett, Honolulu HI .................... 1571
Muh-Sha Crawford, Virginia Beach VA . 1400
John Lindsey II, Cambridge MA ............ 1379
Daniel Levin, Deerfield IL ...................... 1311
Bob Black, Beaumont TX ....................... 1233
Andrew Gofreed, La Plata MD ............... 1118
Barth Royer, Bexley OH ......................... 1069
Julia Glodowski, Weirton WV ................ 1058
David Smith, Lafayette CA ..................... 1023
James Logan, Spring Hill FL ................... 997
D.A. Collins, Saratoga NY ....................... 938
Rashid Khan, York ON ............................. 921
Mory Mort, Manhattan KS....................... 912
Robert Latulippe, Quebec QC .................. 909
Jordan Chodorow, Los Angeles CA......... 886
Alan Kleist, Thailand ............................... 876
Frank Hacker, Fort Myers FL ................... 847
Ira Chorush, Houston TX......................... 843
Martha Marsh, University Park FL ........... 837
Bob Ayers, Shreveport LA ....................... 832
Norman Adams, Brandon MB ................. 820
Tipton Golias, Beaumont TX.................... 800
R. Wayne Penrod, Kettering OH............... 795
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