JOSHUA DONN

Joshua Samuel Donn (born June 1, 1982 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a multi national champion and a gold medal world junior champion in contract bridge. He is known as a bridge lecturer^[1]^[2]^[3] as well as author. Donn is an American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master. He is the all-time leader of Richard Pavlicek's monthly polls that ran from 2000-2006 and had thousands of participants from over 90 countries.^[4] He currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with his daughter.^[5]

Publications

Donn authored a popular online column called "Breakin' the Rules" from 2011 to 2015.^[6] He co-authored a book called More Breaking the Rules: Second Hand Play with Barry Rigal in 2013.^[7]. He also has moderated and written a column in the ACBL Bridge Bulletin called "The Bidding Box" since 2021.^[8]

Bridge accomplishments

Awards

Joan Gerard Youth Award, World Bridge Federation^[9]
Finalist, International Bridge Press Association "Yeh Bros. 2014 Best Bid Deal of the Year" for Josh Donn & Adam Kaplan in "Grand Bidding" by Sue Munday^[10]
Finalist, International Bridge Press Association "2014 Master Point Press Book of the Year" for More Breaking the Rules - Second-Hand Play by Barry Rigal and Josh Donn^[10]

Wins

World Youth Bridge Team Championships 2006^[11]
Roth Open Swiss Teams 2008^[12]
Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs 2011^[13]
Roth Open Swiss Teams 2016^[14]
Roth Open Swiss Teams 2019^[15]

Runners-up

NABC+ Mixed Swiss Teams 2016^[16]
Grand National Teams 2016^[17]
North American Pairs Flight A 2024^[18]

Service

ACBL Hall of Fame Committee^[19]
USBF Credentials Committee^[20]

External links

"International record for Joshua Donn". World Bridge Federation.

References

^ Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 89, July 25, 2017
^ "Bridge Base Online". www.facebook.com.
^ "Slam Bidding by Joshua Donn - Youth World Bridge". youth.worldbridge.org. 9 November 2017.
^ "2000-2006 Bidding Polls". www.rpbridge.net.
^ "Joshua Donn Bridge Winners profile". Bridge Winners.
^ "In the Well: Josh Donn". Bridge Winners. 25 February 2013.
^ Rigal, Barry; Donn, Josh (November 15, 2013). More Breaking the Rules: Second Hand Play. Palenville, New York: HNB Publishing. ISBN 978-0982887431. OCLC 1043829894.
^ "Josh Donn Bridge Winners profile". Bridge Winners. 11 May 2024.
^ "Joan Gerard Youth Awards | World Bridge Federation".
^ ^a ^b http://bridge-tips.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IBPA-Handbook.pdf ^{[
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^ "11th World Youth Bridge Team Championships".
^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2008/02/bulletins/db11.pdf. {{ cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= ( help)
^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2011/03/bulletins/db8.pdf. {{ cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= ( help)
^ https://cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2016/02/bulletins/db11.pdf. {{ cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= ( help)
^ https://cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2019/02/bulletins/db11.pdf. {{ cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= ( help)
^ https://cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2016/03/bulletins/db11.pdf. {{ cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= ( help)
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^ https://cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2024/03/bulletins/db1.pdf. {{ cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= ( help)
^ "Josh Donn Bridge Winners profile". Bridge Winners. 11 May 2024.
^ "Josh Donn Bridge Winners profile". Bridge Winners. 11 May 2024.

[1] Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 89, July 25, 2017

[2] "Bridge Base Online". www.facebook.com.

[3] "Slam Bidding by Joshua Donn - Youth World Bridge". youth.worldbridge.org. 9 November 2017.

[4] "2000-2006 Bidding Polls". www.rpbridge.net.

[5] "Joshua Donn Bridge Winners profile". Bridge Winners.

[6] "In the Well: Josh Donn". Bridge Winners. 25 February 2013.

[7] Rigal, Barry; Donn, Josh (November 15, 2013). More Breaking the Rules: Second Hand Play. Palenville, New York: HNB Publishing. ISBN 978-0982887431. OCLC 1043829894.

[8] "Josh Donn Bridge Winners profile". Bridge Winners. 11 May 2024.

[9] "Joan Gerard Youth Awards | World Bridge Federation".

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[11] "11th World Youth Bridge Team Championships".

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[19] "Josh Donn Bridge Winners profile". Bridge Winners. 11 May 2024.

[20] "Josh Donn Bridge Winners profile". Bridge Winners. 11 May 2024.

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