The National 49er Pairs is a one-day Matchpoint Event, in which players compete forMmasterpoints and the Fifth Chair Trophy. The National 49er Pairs is a limited to players with 0 to 50 Masterpoints. The first National 49er Pairs was conducted in 1998.

The names of the winners are added to the Fifth Chair Trophy. The Fifth Chair Foundation is an international non-profit (tax-exempt in United States) organization dedicated to fostering bridge education on the Internet and attracting new players to a game that has challenged, intrigued and entertained people since the early 16th century, when it was known as Whist in England. Every year The Fifth Chair Foundation awards the only major trophy given in a novice event at the Spring NABC to the winning pair in the National 49ers Pairs event.

The winners of the past National 49er Pairs are listed below.

1998		Roberts Lyon and Jim Washburn
1999		Linda C. Bell and Kristina Bohdanowicz
2000		Judith Hunt and Daniel Taylor
2001		John Balog and Bill Nabors
2002		Brian Duran and Stephen McDevitt
2003		Marilyn Weintraub and Paul Weintraub
2004		Candace Carlton and Terry Carlton
2005		Joan Dixon and Bernie Weiss
2006		Eric Sieg and Jim Thompson
2007		Sara Fabicka and Ann Gruver

 

 

 

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