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American bridge player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kyle Alan Larsen (January 2, 1950 – August 21, 2012)[1] was a professional American bridge player.[2] He won two world titles: the 2001 Bermuda Bowl in Paris and 2006 Rosenblum Cup in Verona, as well as 12 national titles and 9 runners-up.[3]
Kyle Larsen | |
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Kyle Alan Larsen at the 10th World Bridge Championships, Lille, France, 1998 | |
| Born | Kyle Alan Larsen January 2, 1950 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 21, 2012 (aged 62) |
| Occupation | Bridge player |
He was born in San Francisco, California – the son of two tournament bridge players[4] – and lived in the Bay Area until his death.[1] At the age of 15 he became the youngest ACBL Life Master at that time;[4] when he won Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams in 1968, aged 18, he was the youngest player ever to win a major North American title.[3] His bridge partner for many years was Rose Meltzer; together they won both world championships and five North American Bridge Championships titles.[4]
Larsen was elected to the ACBL Hall of Fame by his peers in 2012, announced in April.[3]
Larsen died in August 2012 after a long battle with prostate cancer.[5]
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