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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

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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

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Awards

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  • 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

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  • 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]
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams 2026[16]

Runners-up

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  • NABC+ Mixed Swiss Teams 2016[17]
  • Grand National Teams 2016[18]
  • North American Pairs Flight A 2024[19]

Service

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  • ACBL Hall of Fame Committee[20]
  • USBF Credentials Committee[21]
  • Certified Arbitrator for the Institute for Bridge Arbitration[22]
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  • "International record for Joshua Donn". World Bridge Federation.

References

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  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".
  10. 1 2 "The International Bridge Press Association – Handbook 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-01.
  11. ↑ "11th World Youth Bridge Team Championships".
  12. ↑ "Las Vegas NABC daily bulletin" (PDF). 28 July 2008.
  13. ↑ "Seattle NABC daily bulletin" (PDF). 2 December 2011.
  14. ↑ "Washington DC NABC daily bulletin" (PDF). 1 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Las Vegas NABC daily bulletin" (PDF). 29 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "St. Louis NABC daily bulletin" (PDF). 9 March 2026.
  17. ↑ "Orlando NABC daily bulletin" (PDF). 5 December 2016.
  18. ↑ "Atlanta NABC daily bulletin" (PDF). 30 July 2018.
  19. ↑ "Las Vegas NABC daily bulletin" (PDF). 29 November 2024.
  20. ↑ "Josh Donn Bridge Winners profile". Bridge Winners. 11 May 2024.
  21. ↑ "Josh Donn Bridge Winners profile". Bridge Winners. 11 May 2024.
  22. ↑ "List of certified Bridge Arbitrators" (PDF).
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