Platinum Pairs Concludes; Vanderbilt Advances at 2026 Spring NABC
The Spring North American Bridge Championships is underway in St. Louis, Missouri, with several of the tournament’s premier national events now decided or entering their championship rounds.
The Norman Kay Platinum Pairs has concluded after six sessions of qualifying, semifinal, and final play.
Ami Zamir and Oren Toledano captured the 2026 Platinum Pairs title with a final overall score of 430.51.
Second place went to Sibrand van Oosten and Thibo Sprinkhuizen, followed by Adam Grossack and John McAllister in third.
| Rank | Players | Overall Score | |
| 1 | Ami Zamir | Oren Toledano | 430.51 |
| 2 | Sibrand van Oosten | Thibo Sprinkhuizen | 412.37 |
| 3 | Adam Grossack | John McAllister | 402.03 |
| 4 | Zia Mahmood | Giovanni Donati | 396.16 |
| 5 | Agustin Madala | Giorgia Botta | 390.66 |
| 6 | Ron Gerard | Mark Lair | 382.87 |
| 7 | James Krekorian | Michael Polowan | 381.94 |
| 8 | Jeff Meckstroth | Mikael Rimstedt | 379.14 |
| 9 | Massimiliano di Franco | Alessandro Gandoglia | 374.44 |
| 10 | Olivia Schireson | Chris Willenken | 371.48 |
| 11 | Cenk Tuncok | Lynn Baker | 371.43 |
| 12 | Dror Padon | Yinghao Liu | 370.7 |
| 13 | Joel Wooldridge | Kent Mignocchi | 367.94 |
| 14 | Edward Xu | Ming Sheng | 362.54 |
| 15 | Jodi Edmonds | Michal Klukowski | 361.82 |
| 16 | Dan Jacob | Tom Carmichael | 359.15 |
| 17 | Eric Greco | Geoff Hampson | 356.91 |
| 18 | Anam Tebha | Oscar Nijsenn | 356.3 |
| 19 | Brian Glubok | Iftikhar Baqai | 350.24 |
| 20 | Guy Mendes de Leon | Luc Tijssen | 345.28 |
| 21 | Avery Silverstein | Aaron Silverstein | 342.32 |
| 22 | William Neumann | Mark Dahl | 339.46 |
| 23 | Adam Kaplan | Owen Lien | 334.87 |
| 24 | Finn Kolesnik | Kamil Nowak | 332.9 |
| 25 | Federico Porta Tadolini | Sergio Bianchi | 314.66 |
| 26 | Li-Hsiang Kuo | Ho-Yee So | 311.96 |
| 27 | Sheldon Tan | Sriram Ganesan | 310.37 |
The Platinum Pairs is one of the most competitive matchpoints events on the North American calendar and is open to players with 10,000+ masterpoints.
The Vanderbilt Knockout Teams has progressed to the Round of 16 after the completion of the Round of 32 matches. Several seeded teams have already been eliminated as the field continues to narrow and the championship moves toward its later knockout rounds.
The following teams have advanced to the Round of 16:
The Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs has concluded, with Jeff Roman and Ralph Buchalter winning the title after the final sessions. Other national events, including the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams and the 0–10,000 Knockout Teams, continue as the Spring NABC progresses in St. Louis.
Official results and updated brackets are available via ACBL Live.
So sad we are no longer seeing any of this on BBO