Two Stars Pairs - the history

This is the main pairs events at the Autumn Congress. From 2023, this event was held at the Spring Bank Holiday Congress.

 

Last updated 5th March 2024

1945(1) Leo Baron & Adam Meredith
1946(1) Nico Gardener & Adam Meredith
1947(1) Lady Doris Rhodes & Rixi Markus
1948(1) Nona Renshaw & Fritzi Gordon
1949(1) Harold Franklin & Louis Tarlo
1950 Bob Sharples & Jim Sharples (picture)
1951 J H Taylor & Joe Hochwald
1952 Mrs B Evans & Lewis Levy
1953 Jim Sharples & Bob Sharples
1954 Bob Clark & Edward Leader-Williams
1955 Louis Tarlo & Dr Melvyn Rockfelt
1956 Albert Rose & Jack Nunes
1957 Jim Sharples & Bob Sharples
1958 Jim Sharples & Bob Sharples
1959 Graham Griffiths & John Spurway
1960 Marjorie Whitaker & Mrs Gemmy Higginson
1961 Fritzi Gordon & Rixi Markus
1962 Albert Dormer & Alan Hiron
1963 Honor Rye (Flint) & Jeremy Flint
1964 Albert Rose & Nico Gardener
1965 Jim Sharples & Bob Sharples
1966 Vi Daly & Mrs R Lawson
1967 Eric Crowhurst & Claude Lawson
1968 Tony Priday & Jane Priday
1969 Jack Alberquerque & Chris Dixon
1970 Irving Rose & Rob Sheehan
1971 Irving Rose & Rob Sheehan
1972 John Collings & Phillip Alder
1973 Peter Steckelmacher & Bill Shakespeare
1974 J G Milne & E Wilde
1975 Peter Steckelmacher & Vivian Martin
1976 Peter Lester & Ian Panto (picture)
1977 Peter Lester & Ian Panto (picture)
1978 Alan Kay & Peter Nicholls
1979 Peter Franklin & Trevor Ward
1980 Tony Gordon & Roger Jackson
1981 Michael Ash and Robert Ferrari
1982 Chris Summers & Ronald Broadhurst
1983 Richard Palmer & Joe Moskal (picture)
1984 Paul Hackett & Tony Sowter
1985 Peter Lee & Margaret Lee
1986 Gerald Tredinnick & Stuart Tredinnick
1987 Terry Goldsmith & Gerald Soper
1988 Phil Thornton & David Muller
1989 Brian Callaghan & Rob Cliffe
1990 John Elliott & Sandra Landy
1991 Stuart Tredinnick & Gerald Tredinnick
1992 Colin Simpson & Al Woo
1993 Rob Cliffe & Al Woo
1994 Paul Belton & Geoff Nicholas
1995 Marc Smith & Martyn Hill-Jones
1996 Adrian Thomas & Filip Kurbalija
1997 Malcolm Pryor & Tim Pike
1998 David Martin & Brian Senior (picture)
1999 Peter Fountain & Jo Skillern
2000 David Muller & Malcolm Pryor (picture)
2001 Lynton Stock & Victor Silverstone
2002 Ron Davis & Bill Taylor
2003 Tim Rees & Alan Kay
2004 David Kendrick & Victor Millman
2005 John Armstrong & David Stevenson
2006 Rob Cliffe & Chris Duckworth (picture)
2007 Ian Pagan & Chris Jagger (picture)
2008 Dom Goodwin & Frances Liew (picture)
2009 Jason Hackett & David Burn
2010 David Bakhshi & Hugh McGann (picture)
2011 Tommy Garvey & David Bakhshi
2012 John Holland & Ben Green (picture)
2013 Jeremy Dhondy & Bill Hirst (picture)
2014 Alex Hydes & Mike Bell (picture)
2015 Adam Bowden & Carina Negreanu (picture)
2016 Richard Granville & Graham Sadie (picture)
2017 Jeremy Dhondy & David Kendrick (picture)
2018 Brian Senior & Clive Owen (picture)
2019 Ollie Burgess & Heather Dhondy (picture)
2020 Not held
2021 Brian Senior & Nigel Bird
2022 Richard Plackett & Espen Erichsen
2023 David Gold & Catherine Seale

(1) Held at Bournemouth as part of the Tournament Bridge Players Association Calendar