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 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. He currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with his daughter.
Publications
Donn authored a popular online column called "Breakin' the Rules" from 2011 to 2015. He co-authored a book called More Breaking the Rules: Second Hand Play with Barry Rigal in 2013. He also has moderated and written a column in the ACBL Bridge Bulletin called "The Bidding Box" since 2021.
Bridge accomplishments
Awards
- Joan Gerard Youth Award, World Bridge Federation
- 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
- 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
Wins
- World Youth Bridge Team Championships 2006
- Roth Open Swiss Teams 2008
- Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs 2011
- Roth Open Swiss Teams 2016
- Roth Open Swiss Teams 2019
Runners-up
- NABC+ Mixed Swiss Teams 2016
- Grand National Teams 2016
- North American Pairs Flight A 2024
Service
- ACBL Hall of Fame Committee
- USBF Credentials Committee
External links
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".
- ^ http://bridge-tips.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IBPA-Handbook.pdf
- "11th World Youth Bridge Team Championships".
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