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Roy Welland
American German bridge player

Roy Welland

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American German bridge player
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
New York City
Age
62 years
Residence
New York City
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Biography

Roy Welland (born October 2, 1962) is a wine connoisseur and world class bridge player. He lives in New York City and is married to Christal Henner, a champion bridge player in her own right; they have two sons.

Biography

Early life

Welland was born in Madison, Wisconsin and raised in Evanston, Illinois. His father taught mathematics at Northwestern University. In 1980, he moved to New York to pursue a career on Wall Street and became an options trader. Over time, he became a wine enthusiast and amassed a wine collection of over 150,000 bottles.

Bridge career

Roy Welland began playing bridge in 1986 when he won the American Contract Bridge League's (ACBL's) Rookie of the Year Award; he went on to win numerous national championships. In 2004, he was on the team chosen by the United States Bridge Federation to represent the country in the World Team Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey. In March 2007, he won the Mott-Smith Trophy.Later that year, he won the Player of the Year Award for best performance in the 2007 national events.

Bridge accomplishments

Awards (3)

YearAwardEvent TypeLevel
1986Rookie of the Year AwardMasterpoint RaceNational (Rookies)
2007Mott-Smith TrophyMasterpoint RaceNational
2007Player of the Year AwardMasterpoint RaceNational

Wins (10)

YearTournamentOn Team/Played WithEvent TypeLevel
2001Cavendish Invitational TeamsWellandTeamsN/A
2001Reisinger TrophyWellandTeamsNational
2003European Open Bridge ChampionshipsWellandTeamsWorld
2003SpingoldWellandTeamsNational
2005Cavendish Invitational TeamsWellandTeamsN/A
2005Victor Mitchell Open Board-a-Match TeamsBjörn Fallenius (partner), Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Cezary Balicki, Adam ŻmudzińskiTeamsNational
2006Open Swiss TeamsHenner-WellandTeamsNational
2006Warren Buffett CupUnited States United StatesPoint-a-Board Teams/Pairs/Ind.U.S. & Europe
2007Vanderbilt National Knockout TeamsHenner-WellandTeamsNational
2007Silodor Open PairsGiorgio DuBoin ItalyPairsNational
2013Vanderbilt National Knockout TeamsAukenTeamsNational

Runners-up (6)

YearTournamentOn Team/Played WithOpponent in Final/WinnerEvent TypeLevel
2000SpingoldWellandMeltzerTeamsNational
2005USBCWellandEkebladTeamsNational
2005World Transnational Open Teams ChampionshipSpectorSchneider Poland United StatesTeamsWorld
2006Cavendish Invitational Teams (Tied for 2-3)WellandAbdouTeamsNational
2007Grand National TeamsDistrict 24District 9TeamsNational
2008SpingoldWellandGromov Russia PolandTeamsNational
2008Warren Buffett CupUnited States United StatesEurope European UnionPoint-a-Board
Teams/Pairs/Ind.
USA &
Europe
2010Reisinger TrophySmirnovN/ABoard-a-MatchNational
2012Reisinger TrophyAukenN/ABoard-a-MatchNational

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