John Diamond (bridge)

John Diamond (born 1966)^[1] is an American bridge player. Diamond won a world championship in 2010 and has won 6 North American Bridge Championships, and is often partnered with his longtime friend and fellow bridge player Brian Platnick.^[2]

Diamond is from Daytona Beach, Florida. He graduated from Duke University and University of Maryland.^[1]

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• Rosenblum Cup (1) 2010 ^[3]
• North American Bridge Championships (6)
  • Fast Open Pairs (1) 2011 ^[4]
  • Silodor Open Pairs (1) 2014 ^[5]
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 2012 ^[6]
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2010 ^[7]
  • Roth Open Swiss Teams (1) 2012 ^[8]
  • Spingold (2) 2010, 2017 ^[9]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships (4)
  • Fast Open Pairs (1) 2008 ^[4]
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 2008 ^[10]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 2009, 2012 ^[11]

Notes

1. American Contract Bridge League. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). p. 609.
2. Brian Platnick (September 23, 2016). "In the Well: Brian Platnick". BridgeWinners.gov. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
3. Rosenblum Cup Winners Archived 2014-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
4. "NABC+ Fast Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
5. "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 2014-10-19.
6. "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
7. "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 2014-10-19.
8. "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 2014-10-19.
9. "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
10. "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 2014-10-19.
11. "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.

External links

• "International record for John Diamond". World Bridge Federation.