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]
Major bridge tournament wins
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lorenzo Lauria". Bridge Winners (bridgewinners.com). Retrieved 2011-12-19.[dead link ]
- ^ "International record for Lorenzo LAURIA". World Bridge Federation. (WBF). Retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ^ "Open Classification" (ranked table, page one). WBF Master Points Records. WBF. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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
edit- "International record for Lorenzo Lauria". World Bridge Federation.
- Lorenzo Lauria at the European Bridge League