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Eric Rodwell

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Eric Victor Rodwell is an American contract bridge player born May 1, 1957, in San Francisco, California, who has won the Bermuda Bowl world team championship five times representing the United States, in 1981, 1995, 2000, 2003 and 2009. He is one of only ten players to have achieved bridge's triple crown of winning the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs Championship and the World Team Olympiad, and for decades he has partnered Jeff Meckstroth in the pairing known as Meckwell, co-creating a widely used Precision-based bidding system.

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Birth Year
1957 1
Birth Date
1957-05-01 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
Won the Bermuda Bowl five times with USA teams (1981, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2009) and is one of only ten players to have won bridge's triple crown: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad. 1
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Competition Category
Mixed or Doubles 1
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  • opening sentence
    Eric Victor Rodwell (born May 1, 1957) is an American professional bridge player.
  • opening paragraph, career summary sentence
    He has won the Bermuda Bowl representing the United States five times and is one of ten players who have won the triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Eric Victor Rodwell (born May 1, 1957) is an American professional bridge player.
  • Competed In: Bermuda Bowl, lead paragraph, competed-in
    He has won the Bermuda Bowl representing the United States five times and is one of ten players who have won the triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad.
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