Marcus Cup

The Marcus Cup was a two-session open team event contested by Senior Masters[1] at the American Contract Bridge League’s summer North American Bridge Championships.[2] From 1946 to 1952, the event winners had been awarded the Faber Cup but in 1953 the Marcus Cup was donated by friends in memory of Edward N. Marcus[3] and replaced the Faber Cup[2][4]

From 1946 to 1971 scoring had been by Board-a- Match but was changed in 1972 to international match points with Swiss pairings. The Marcus Cup was relegated as a secondary championship in 1968[5] and discontinued after 1978.[6]

  1. ^ At the time, a Senior Master was a player with 100 or more master points. References: Francis (1984), pages 352 and 796.
  2. ^ a b Frey (1964), page 345.
  3. ^ Marcus was a clothing manufacturer from Boston and an ACBL Board member He was named Life Master number 49 in 1945 having won six North American Championships including the Reisinger three times, the Spingold and the von Zedtwitz Life Masters Pairs.
  4. ^ Previously, the Faber Cup had been awarded by the American Whist League for the National Auction Team Championships. Reference: Frey (1964), page 161.
  5. ^ Marcus Cup becomes a secondary event.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference OEB4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).