Chris Willenken

Chris Willenken (born 1975)^[1] is an American bridge player.

Willenken is an American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master and a World Bridge Federation World Grand Master. In 2011, he won the gold medal at the inaugural Sport Accord World Mind Games Individual Championship.^[2] In World Bridge Federation competition, Willenken won the 2023 World Mixed Team Championships and reached the finals in 2018 and 2021.

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (6)
  • Fast Open Pairs (2) 2000, 2005 ^[3]
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 2001 ^[4]
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2004 ^[5]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2008 ^[6]
  • Vanderbilt Knockout Teams (1) 2022 ^[7]

• SportAccord World Mind Games
  • Open Individual Championship (1) 2011 ^[8]

• United States Bridge Championships
  • Open Team Trials (1) 2013 ^[9]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships (8)
  • Fast Open Pairs (1) 2002 ^[3]
  • North American Pairs (2) 2004, 2007 ^[10]
  • Grand National Teams (1) 2007 ^[11]
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2014 ^[5]
  • Roth Open Swiss Teams (2) 2011, 2013 ^[12]
  • Spingold (1) 2018 ^[13]
• United States Bridge Championships
  • Open Team Trials (1) 2016 ^[14]

References

1. "WILLENKEN Christopher Jon". Athlete Information. SportAccord World Mind Games. December 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
2. Sport Accord World Mind Games Individual Championship
3. "NABC+ Fast Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. July 24, 2014. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
4. "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. July 22, 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
5. "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. March 29, 2014. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
6. "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. July 24, 2014. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
7. "Rosenthal squad takes Vanderbilt Trophy". American Contract Bridge League. April 2, 2022. p. 1. Retrieved May 3, 2022.^{[dead link‍]}
8. . World Bridge Federation. December 16, 2014. p. 1 http://www.worldbridge.org/Repository/tourn/Beijing.11/Microsite/Bulletins/Bul_07.pdf. Retrieved October 17, 2014. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
9. . United States Bridge Federation. June 11, 2013. p. 1 http://usbf.org/docs/2013usbc/bulletins/USBC2013news12.pdf. Retrieved October 17, 2014. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
10. "NAP Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. March 21, 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
11. "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. July 24, 2009. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
12. "Roth Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. July 26, 2014. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
13. "Spingold" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. August 6, 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
14. . United States Bridge Federation. May 16, 2016. p. 1 http://usbf.org/docs/2016usbc/bulletins/USBC2016news11.pdf. Retrieved May 19, 2016. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• "International record for Chris Willenken". World Bridge Federation.