Lew Stansby

Lew Stansby (born 1940) is an American bridge player from Dublin, California.^[1] Lew, a former commodities trader lives with wife and fellow national champion JoAnna Stansby. Since his first national win in the Reisinger in 1965, he has won over 35 national championships and seven world championships, accumulating a win in every decade since 1965.

Stansby was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2001.^[2]

Bridge accomplishments[]

Honors[]

ACBL Hall of Fame, 2001^[2]^[3]

Awards[]

Fishbein Trophy (1) 2000
Herman Trophy (1) 2007
Mott-Smith Trophy (2) 1984, 1986

Wins[]

Bermuda Bowl (3) 1985, 1987, 2001 ^[4]
d'Orsi Senior Bowl (2) 2005, 2007 ^[4]
Rosenblum Cup (1) 1994 ^[5]
World Open Pairs Championship (1) 1982
North American Bridge Championships (35)
- Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1986 ^[6]
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1998 ^[7]
- North American Pairs (1) 2002 ^[8]
- Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2010 ^[9]
- Grand National Teams (7) 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2003 ^[10]
- Roth Open Swiss Teams (2) 2010, 2013 ^[11]
- Vanderbilt (7) 1967, 1984, 1987, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2011 ^[12]
- Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2013 ^[13]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007 ^[14]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 2001, 2008 ^[9]
- Reisinger (5) 1965, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1996 ^[15]
- Spingold (3) 1975, 1990, 2000 ^[16]

Runners-up[]

Bermuda Bowl (1) 1989 ^[4]
Rosenblum Cup (1) 1982 ^[5]
North American Bridge Championships (24)
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1991 ^[17]
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1981 ^[18]
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1999 ^[7]
- North American Pairs (1) 1997 ^[8]
- Grand National Teams (3) 2000, 2001, 2006 ^[10]
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2000 ^[19]
- Vanderbilt (3) 1992, 2006, 2010 ^[12]
- Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2012 ^[13]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1989, 1994, 2008 ^[14]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2004 ^[9]
- Reisinger (4) 1983, 2006, 2007, 2012 ^[15]
- Spingold (4) 1992, 1993, 1995, 2003 ^[16]

References[]

^ Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 746. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
^ "Stansby, Lew". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c World Team Championship Winners
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Rosenblum Cup Winners Archived 2014-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "NAP Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ "Roth Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-26. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Baze Seniors Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ "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 2014-10-24.

External links[]

Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame
"International record for Lew Stansby". World Bridge Federation.

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[OEB-1] Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 746. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.

[HOFby-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-17.

[ACBLhof-3] "Stansby, Lew". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-17.

[World_Team_Championship_Winners-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c World Team Championship Winners

[Rosenblum_Cup_Winners-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Rosenblum Cup Winners Archived 2014-10-04 at the Wayback Machine

[6] "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.

[Life_Master_Open_Pairs_Winners-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.

[NAP_Winners-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b "NAP Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.

[Mixed_BAM_Previous_Winners-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.

[GNT_Previous_Winners-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.

[11] "Roth Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-26. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.

[Vanderbilt_Previous_Winners-12] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.

[American_Contract_Bridge_League-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Baze Seniors Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.

[Mitchell_BAM_Winners-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.

[Reisinger_Winners-15] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.

[Spingold_Previous_Winners-16] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.

[17] "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.

[18] "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.

[19] "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 2014-10-24.

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