Russ Ekeblad Explained

Russell Alfred Ekeblad (August 17, 1946 – December 12, 2018) ^[1] was an American bridge player from Portsmouth, Rhode Island and Jupiter, Florida. Ekeblad was born in Evanston, Illinois and was a graduate of Brown University.^[2]

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (5)
  • Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1993 ^[3]
  • Grand National Teams (1) 2002 ^[4]
  • Spingold (3) 1992, 2005, 2009 ^[5]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1999 ^[6]
  • Grand National Teams (1) 2003 ^[4]
  • Vanderbilt (1) 2008 ^[7]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1997 ^[8]
  • Reisinger (1) 2006 ^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Russell A Ekeblad Obituary . dignitymemorial.com . 2019-02-11.
2. Book: American Contract Bridge League . American Contract Bridge League . The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th Edition). 613.
3. News: Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 11 . 2014-07-27 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163800/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db7.pdf . 2014-10-21.
4. News: GNT Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2009-07-24 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163644/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21.
5. News: Spingold Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 12 . 2014-07-21 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21.
6. News: Blue Ribbon Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 5 . 2013-12-03 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021164044/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db5.pdf . 2014-10-21.
7. News: Vanderbilt Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-03-24 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163636/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21.
8. News: Mitchell BAM Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2013-12-01 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163618/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf . 2014-10-21.
9. News: Reisinger Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2013-12-06 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf . 2014-10-21.