The Junior US Bridge Championships (JUSBC) is held every two years to select the USA teams for the World Youth Bridge Teams Championship (WYBTC). The JUSBC is typically held in December of the year before the WYBTC, which is typically held in July or August. Go to this page to learn more about Team USA at the WYBTC.
2024 Sam Amer JUSBC
The next JUSBC is scheduled for December 2024 and will select teams for the 2025 WYBTC. Team sign-ups will open in mid-2024.
The 2024 JUSBC will be named after Sam Amer (1993-2023). Sam was a bridge professional in NYC and was a beloved member of the bridge community. He was a former member of the USBF Junior program and represented the US in the 2018 WYBTC. He was known for his incredible kindess towards others and his infectious passion for the game.
Read about memories of Sam Amer on Bridgewinners here and here.
2022 Michael Seamon JUSBC Winners / 2023 Team USA WYBTC Representatives
Preparing for the WYTC is a team effort! THANK YOU to the NPCs and many other mentors and partnership coaches who have helped the juniors prepare, especially in the six months leading up to the tournament.
| Team | Team Members | NPC | Mentors & Coaches |
| U26 USA1 | Ben Kristensen - Kevin Rosenberg Zach Grossack - Finn Kolesnik Emma Kolesnik - Noah Aptecker |
Ishmael Del'Monte | Brian Platnick |
| U26 USA2 | Richard Jeng - Brent Xiao Cornelius Duffie - Stella Wan Amber Lin - Cynthia Huang |
Dan Korbel | Geoff Hampson, Mike Gill, Danny Sprung, Roger Lee |
| U21 USA1 | Bruce Zhu - Harrison Luba Michael Xu - Olivia Schireson Nathan Gong - Arthur Gong |
Roger Lee | Roger Lee Chris Willenken |
| U21 USA2 | Arthur Zhou - Michael Hu Rory Xiao - Jonathan Yue Samuel Pahk - Michael Hass |
Aaron Silverstein | Barry Goren Debbie Rosenberg |
| U16 USA1 | Andrew Chen - Brian Zhang Charlie Chen - Kayden Ge Eric Xiao - Jeff Xiao |
Will Watson | |
| U16 USA2 | Jack Boge - Avery Silverstein Daniel Balof - Ethan Derman Claire Cao - Jeffrey Yin |
Kent Mignocchi | Aaron Silverstein |
| U26 Women's USA1 |
Helena Hsieh - Yichen (Jessie) Cai Ava Donnellan - Margot Donnellan Helen Chow - Nicole Qian |
Adam Parrish | Li-chung Chen |
| U26 Women's USA2 |
Katie Hwang - Cecilia Ehrlichman Morgan Johnstone - Jessica Udomsrirungruang Katie Sullivan - Khan Tran Nguyen |
Michael Shuster | Sam Dinkin, Kent Mignocchi John McAllister, Phil Clayton Amber Lin |
| U31 USA1 | Kyle Rockoff - Daniel Weiss Danning Lu - Andrew Roberg Jeff Schwartz - Ben Kompa |
Alex Kolesnik | Dave Caprera |
Previous JUSBCs
See below for links to prior JUSBCs.
- 2022 Michael Seamon JUSBC
- 2019 Michael Seamon JUSBC
- 2017 Michael Seamon JUSBC
- 2015 JUSBC
- 2013 JUSBC (Training and Trials)
- Early online junior trials
Honoring Michael Seamon (1960-2017)
The 2017, 2019, and 2022 JUSBCs were named in honor of Michael Seamon. Michael Seamon passed away in 2017, and subsequent JUSBCs have been named in honor of him. Michael was a brilliant player and a wonderful human being. He was an ACBL Grand Life Master with over fifteen national championships. He most recently represented the USBF in the World Mixed Team Championship in Wroclaw, Poland in 2016, and was a frequent participant in Open USBCs. He was a member of the bridge-playing Seamon family, with father Bill, mother Rita, sister Janice, and aunt Edith (Kemp). Read about memories of Michael Seamon on Bridgewinners here.