This event started in 1936. It was an invitation event run by the NBA and continued after the war as a TBA event until about 1953 when it became an EBU event and ran until the EBU created the Life Master and National Master Pairs in 1966.
A separate event with the same name was created later for lower ranked pairs.
Last updated : 6th February 2026
| Year | Players |
| 1936 | Maurice Harrison-Gray & Skid Simon |
| 1937 | Maurice Ellinger & Niel Furse |
| 1938 | Lewis Ellison & John Grew |
| 1939-46 | No event during the war but possibly in 1946 |
| 1947 | Terence Reese & Boris Schapiro |
| 1948 | Jordanis Pavlides & Standish Booker |
| 1949 | Richard Preston & Ralph Swimer |
| 1950 | Jim Sharples & Bob Sharples |
| 1951 | Richard Preston & Ralph Swimer |
| 1952 | Louis Tarlo & Harold Franklin |
| 1953 | Nico Gardener & Adam Meredith |
| 1954 | Terence Reese & Boris Schapiro |
| 1955 | Kenneth Konstam & Leslie Dodds |
| 1956 | Terence Reese & Boris Schapiro |
| 1957 | Rixi Markus & Michael Wolach |
| 1958 | Richard Preston & Ralph Swimer |
| 1959 | Terence Reese & Boris Schapiro |
| 1960 | Claude Delmouly & Gerard Bourhchtoff |
| 1961 | Richard Preston & Ralph Swimer |
| 1962 | Terence Reese & Boris Schapiro |
| 1963 | Terence Reese & Jeremy Flint |
| 1964 | Terence Reese & Jeremy Flint |
| 1965 | Boris Schapiro & Louis Tarlo |