Bobby Levin

Robert J. (Bobby) Levin
BornNovember 19, 1957
NationalityAmerican
OccupationProfessional Bridge Player
SpouseJill Levin
ChildrenAndrew (son), Shane, and Justin Blanchard (stepsons)

Robert J. (Bobby) Levin (born November 19, 1957) is an American professional bridge player, from Aventura, Florida.[1] He was the youngest winner of the Bermuda Bowl world championship for national teams from 1981 until 2015, when 19-year old Michal Klukowski of Poland succeeded him. Levin is also a five-time winner of the Cavendish Invitational Pairs, the world's leading contest for cash prizes, with his regular partner Steve Weinstein.[2] As of June 2013, Levin ranks number 20 among Open World Grand Masters[3] and his wife Jill ranks number 21 among Women World Grand Masters.[4]

Levin–Weinstein were one-third of USA1[a] in the 2011 Bermuda Bowl, where they finished fourth.[5][6] Beginning mid-2012 they joined Nick Nickell's team.[7] The professional teams hired by Nickell had won four of the preceding nine biennial Bermuda Bowls, from 1995.[8][9]

  1. ^ Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 678. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
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  3. ^ "Open Classification" (ranked table, page one). WBF Master Points Records. World Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  4. ^ "International record for Jill Levin". World Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
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  6. ^ "USBF Trials Bracket Posted"[permanent dead link]. Bridge Winners. May 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-11. [dead link]
  7. ^ "Levin-Weinstein Joining Nickell in 2012" Archived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback MachineJuly 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference bermuda was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "International record for Nick NICKELL". World Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-07-11.


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