Russ Ekeblad

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]

References

1. "Russell A Ekeblad Obituary". dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
2. American Contract Bridge League. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th Edition). p. 613.
3. "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
4. "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
5. "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
6. "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
7. "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
8. "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
9. "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.