The Spingold is a knock-out team event that attracts the top contract bridge players in the world. The event typically lasts seven days with each day being a round consisting of four sessions of 16 boards. The event is open and seeded.
The Spingold Master Knockout Teams, first known as the Challenge Knockout Teams, was contested for the Asbury Park Trophy in the early days. The runner-up team in the regularly scheduled portion of the event had the right to challenge the winners to a playoff. This right was never utilized.
In 1934, 1936 and 1937, the Masters Teams-of-Four and the Asbury Park Trophy were separate events, providing two sets of winners. In 1938 the event became the Spingold Master Knockout Teams and a part of the Summer NABC. At one time, the Spingold was a double elimination event, usually lasting nine or 10 sessions. It was scored by International Match Points and was restricted to players with 100 or more masterpoints. In 1965, the double elimination method was replaced by three qualifying sessions (subsequently reduced to two), followed by single elimination knockout matches. The preliminary qualifying sessions were dropped in 1970.
The champion has defended its title intact on four other occasions, 1965, 1971, 2002, and 2012.
The winners in 2011-12 and the winners and runner up in 2014 and 2015 each had two players who were later disqualified for cheating, this casting doubt on the integrity of those performances.
Spingold Trophy teams-of-four, 1934 to present| Year | Winners | Runners-up |
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| 1934 | David Burnstine, Richard L. Frey, Michael T. Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken | Aaron Frank, Jeff Glick, Louis Haddad, Charles Hall |
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| 1936 | B. Jay Becker, David Burnstine, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken | Sam Fry, Edward Hymes Jr., Merwyn Maier, Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
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| 1937 | Sam Fry, Edward Hymes Jr., Theodore Lightner, Waldemar von Zedtwitz | Phil Abramsohn, Lewis Bernard, Morrie Elis, Harry Fishbein, Herbert Goldberg |
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| After 1937, the Spingold became a championship of the new ACBL and part of its summer NABC meet. |
| 1938 | | Mitch Barnes, Morrie Elis, Fred Kaplan, Charles Lochridge |
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| 1939 | | John R. Crawford, Myron Fuchs, Charles Goren, Charles Solomon, Sally Young |
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| 1940 | | Sam Fry, Myron Fuchs, Edward Hymes Jr., Charles Lochridge, Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
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| 1941 | | B. Jay Becker, Oswald Jacoby, Theodore Lightner, Merwyn Maier, Howard Schenken |
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| 1942 | | Jay Feigus, Charles Harvey, Samuel Katz, Edward Marcus |
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| 1943 | | B. Jay Becker, Harry Fishbein, George Rapée, Alvin Roth, Helen Sobel |
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| 1944 | | Simon Becker, Edward Ellenbogen, Stanley Frenkel, Peggy Golder |
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| 1945 | | Harry Fishbein, Lee Hazen, Alvin Roth, Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
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| 1946 | | Jeff Glick, Arthur Goldsmith, Alvin Landy, Elmer Schwartz |
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| 1947 | | John R. Crawford, George Rapée, Howard Schenken, Sidney Silodor, Sam Stayman |
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| 1948 | | Julius Bank, Arthur Glatt, Robert Halpin, Oswald Jacoby, Ralph Kempner |
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| 1949 | | Henry Chanin, David Clarren, Oswald Jacoby, Jack Krause, Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
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| 1950 | | B. Jay Becker, Charles Goren, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel, Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
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| 1951 | | Ambrose Casner, Charles Hall, Allen Harvey, Frank Weisbach |
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| 1952 | | Jeff Glick, Arthur Goldsmith, Alvin Landy, Sol Mogal, Edwin Smith |
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| 1953 | Clifford Bishop, Milton Ellenby, Don Oakie, William Rosen, Doug Steen | 2/5. Ed Burns, David Clarren, Bertram Lebhar Jr., Sam Katz, Albert Weiss
2/5. F. Ayres Bombeck, David Carter, John W. Hubbell, Arthur Kincaid, Bobby Nail
2/5. Harold Harkavy, Edith Kemp, Alvin Roth, Tobias Stone, Waldemar von Zedtwitz
2/5. Ivan Erdos, Edward Frischauer, Lew Mathe, Meyer Schleifer |
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| 1954 | | 2/4. F. Ayres Bombeck, David Carter, John Gerber, John W. Hubbell, Harold Rockaway
2/4. Eddie Burns, Ambrose Casner, Allen Harvey, Cliff Russell
2/4. Sidney Lazard, Cyrus Newman, Lewis Rosen, Julius Rosenblum, Robert Rothlein |
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| 1955 | | B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, George Rapée, Howard Schenken, Sidney Silodor |
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| 1956 | 1/3. Charles Goren, Peter Leventritt, Boris Koytchou, Harold Ogust, William Seamon, Helen Sobel
1/3. Harold Harkavy, Victor Mitchell, Alvin Roth, Ira Rubin, Tobias Stone
1/3. Robert Abeles, Kalman Apfel, Francis Begley, Louis Kelner, Ronald Rosenberg |
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| 1957 | | Milton Ellenby, Ivan Erdos, Emmanuel Hochfeld, Jim Jacoby, Oswald Jacoby, Ira Rubin |
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| 1958 | Paul Allinger, William Hanna, Sidney Lazard, Cyrus Neuman, Robert Rothlein | Harry Fishbein, Sam Fry, Leonard Harmon, Lee Hazen, Ivar Stakold |
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| 1959 | | Richard Freeman, Andy Gabrilovitch, Frank Hoadley, Mike Michaels, Jan Stone, Richard Walsh |
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| 1960 | | B. Jay Becker, William Grieve, Ralph Hirschberg, Norman Kay, George Rapée, Sidney Silodor |
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| 1961 | | John R. Crawford, Norman Kay, Alvin Roth, George Rapée, Sidney Silodor, Tobias Stone |
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| 1962 | | David Carter, John W. Hubbell, Jim Jacoby, Gerald Michaud, Bobby Nail |
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| 1963 | | Sami Kehela, Richard Kahn, Bill Root, Tommy Sanders, Tobias Stone, Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
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| 1964 | | Marvin Altman, Bruce Gowdy, Fred Hoffer, Ray Jotcham |
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| 1965 | | B. Jay Becker, Dorothy Hayden, Norman Kay, Edgar Kaplan |
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| 1966 | Bill Root, Alvin Roth, Ira Rubin, Curtis Smith | William Grieve, Sidney Lazard, Paul Levitt, Harold Ogust, George Rapée |
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| 1967 | | John Gerber, Paul Hodge, Dan Morse, George Rosenkranz, Bobby Wolff |
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| 1968 | | Steve Altman, B. Jay Becker, Mike Becker, Dorothy Hayden |
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| 1969 | | Phil Feldesman, William Grieve, Victor Mitchell, Ira Rubin, Sam Stayman, Jeff Westheimer |
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| 1970 | | Billy Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Bob Hamman, Jim Jacoby, Mike Lawrence, Bobby Wolff |
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| 1971 | | Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Don Krauss, Lew Mathe |
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| 1972 | | Pat Brennan, Byron Greenberg, Edith Kemp, Cliff Russell, Curtis Smith, Albert Weiss |
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| 1973 | Larry T. Cohen, Billy Eisenberg, Eddie Kantar, Richard H. Katz, Bud Reinhold | Minda Brachman, Sidney Lazard, Jim Jacoby, Paul Soloway, John Swanson |
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| 1974 | | Harlow Lewis, Lew Mathe, Peter Pender, Bill Root, Harry Stappenbeck, Arthur Waldman |
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| 1975 | | Ira Cohen, Harold Guiver, Marty Shallon, Bill Sides |
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| 1976 | | David Berkowitz, Mark Blumenthal, Jim Jacoby, Mike Lawrence, George Rapée, John Solodar |
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| 1977 | | Ken Cohen, Larry Gould, Larry Kozlove, John Sheridan |
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| 1978 | | Steve Altman, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Richard Pavlicek, Bill Root, Tom Smith |
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| 1979 | | Ed Manfield, Steve Robinson, Eric Rodwell, John Sheridan, Kit Woolsey |
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| 1980 | | Rich Freisner, Brian Glubok, Mike Lawrence, George Rapée, Michael Rosenberg, John Solodar |
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| 1981 | | Bart Bramley, Rich Freisner, Ed Manfield, Kit Woolsey |
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| 1982 | | Mark Molson, Billy Cohen, Eric Kokish, Peter Nagy |
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| 1983 | | Luella Slaner, Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen, Brian Glubok, Mark Cohen, Jerry Goldfein |
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| 1984 | | Alan Sontag, Allan Cokin, Jim Sternberg, Bernie Chazen, Steve Sion |
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| 1985 | | Ron Rubin, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Mike Lawrence, Peter Weichsel |
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| 1986 | | Brian Glubok, Billy Cohen, John Schermer, Neil Chambers |
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| 1987 | | Tom Mahaffey, Jack Denny, Russ Arnold, Bernie Chazen, Roy Fox, Michael Seamon |
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| 1988 | | Ron Rubin, Mike Becker, Peter Weichsel, Bart Bramley, Bobby Levin, Lou Bluhm |
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| 1989 | | Jon Wittes, Ross Grabel, Mark Cohen, Mark Feldman |
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| 1990 | | Jim Mahaffey, Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman, Ron Andersen, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell |
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| 1991 | | Cliff Russell, Peter Weichsel, Bobby Levin, Sam Lev, Alan Sontag, Eddie Kantar |
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| 1992 | | Steve Robinson, Peter Boyd, Lew Stansby, Kit Woolsey, Neil Silverman, Chip Martel |
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| 1993 | | Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Seymon Deutsch, Hemant Lall, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby |
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| 1994 | | Jimmy Cayne, Chuck Burger, Mark Lair, Mike Passell, Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman |
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| 1995 | | Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby |
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| 1996 | | Richard Schwartz, Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman, Steve Robinson, Alan Sontag, Ron Smith |
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| 1997 | Grant Baze, Tipton Golias, Marek Szymanowski, Marcin Leśniewski, Cezary Balicki, Adam Żmudziński | Jimmy Cayne, Chuck Burger, Mike Passell, Michael Seamon, Mark Feldman, Alan Sontag |
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| 1998 | | Grant Baze, Michael Whitman, Marek Szymanowski, Marcin Leśniewski, Cezary Balicki, Adam Żmudziński |
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| 1999 | | John Onstott, Steve Beatty, Billy Eisenberg, Garey Hayden |
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| 2000 | | Roy Welland, Brad Moss, Marc Jacobus, Fred Gitelman, Magnus Lindkvist, Peter Fredin |
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| 2001 | | Mike Moss, Fred Chang, Kerry Smith, Jeff Schuett |
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| 2002 | | Mike Moss, Martin Schifko, Allan Graves, Bryan Maksymetz |
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| 2003 | | Rose Meltzer, Peter Weichsel, Kyle Larsen, Alan Sontag, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby |
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| 2004 | | Mark Feldman, Billy Cohen, Ron Smith, Gavin Wolpert, Warren Spector, Vincent Demuy |
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| 2005 | | Tom Carmichael, Michael White, Joel Wooldridge, John Hurd, Bryan Maksymetz, Dan Gerstman |
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| 2006 | | James Cayne, Michael Seamon, Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace |
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| 2007 | | Alexander Dubinin, Andrei Gromov, Cezary Balicki, Adam Żmudziński |
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| 2008 | | Roy Welland, Brian Glubok, Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein, Billy Cohen, Ron Smith |
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| 2009 | | Rose Meltzer, Kyle Larsen, Alan Sontag, David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen, Tor Helness |
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| 2010 | | Rose Meltzer, Kyle Larsen, Alan Sontag, David Berkowitz, Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes |
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| 2011 | | Nick Nickell, Ralph Katz, Bob Hamman, Zia Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell |
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| 2012 | | Nick Nickell, Ralph Katz, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Bobby Levin, Steve Weinstein |
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| 2013 | | Leslie Amoils, Peter Bertheau, Thomas Bessis, Joe Grue, Jacob Morgan, Brad Moss |
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| 2014 | | Pierre Zimmermann, Franck Multon, Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes, Tor Helness, Geir Helgemo |
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| 2015 | Vacated.[1] The original winners were James Cayne, Michael Seamon, Lotan Fisher, Ron Schwartz, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace. The title was forfeited. | Vacated.[2] The original second place team was Pierre Zimmermann, Franck Multon, Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes, Tor Helness, Geir Helgemo. The place was forfeited. |
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| 2016 | Martin Fleisher, Chip Martel, Sabine Auken, Roy Welland, Brad Moss, Joe Grue | Pierre Zimmermann, Franck Multon, Tor Helness, Geir Helgemo, Krzysztof Martens |
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| 2017 | | Dennis Bilde, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Antonio Sementa, Agustin Madala, Alejandro Bianchedi |
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| 2018 | Pierre Zimmermann, Piotr Gawrys, Michal Klukowski, Franck Multon, Geir Helgemo, Tor Helness | Andrew Rosenthal, Aaron Silverstein, David Berkowitz, Migry Zur Campanile, Eldad Ginossar, Chris Willenken |
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| 2019 | | Pierre Zimmermann, Piotr Gawrys, Tor Helness, Michal Klukowski, Krzysztof Martens, Franck Multon |
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| 2020 | | |
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| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] | |
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| 2022 | Pierre Zimmerman, Michal Klukowski, Piotr Gawrys, Sebastiaan Drijver, Sjoert Brink, Fernando Piedra[4] | Paul Street, Nicolas L'Ecuyer, Ron Pachtmann, Piotr Pawel Zatorski, Andrea Manno, Massimiliano Di Franco |
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| 2023 | Marty Fleisher, Chip Martel, Cedric Lorenzini, Antonio Sementa, Alfredo Versace, Thomas Bessis | Leif Bremark, Johan Upmark, Simon Hult, Antonio Palma, Fredrik Nystrom, Frederic Wrang | |
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