2024 Sam Amer JUSBC
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 kindness towards others and his infectious passion for the game.
Read about memories of Sam Amer on Bridgewinners here and here.
The 2024 Sam Amer Junior US Bridge Championships (SAJUSBC) selected USA teams for the 2025 World Youth Bridge Team Championship in Salsomagiorre Italy. It was held at the Atlanta Peachtree Hyatt Regency, starting on Friday 12/27/24 and ending on Thursday 1/2/2025.
Photos
We hosted over 100 players in Atlanta for the 2024 SAJUSBC! They participated in 2 days of educational and fun training camp and up to 5 days of intense competition. See photos from the event here.
Results
Preparing for the World Championships 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. These players will be representing Team USA in Salsomagiorre in July 2025.
| Team | Team Members | NPC | Mentors & Coaches |
| U26 USA1 |
Finn Kolesnik - Michael Xu |
Joe Grue | Brad Moss, Roger Lee, Adam Kaplan |
| U26 USA2 | Richard Jeng - Brent Xiao Cornelius Duffie - Jacob Freeman Olivia Schireson - Rory Xiao |
Christian Jolly | Dan Wolkowitz, Joshua Donn, Mike Gill |
| U21 USA1 | Jack Boge - Avery Silverstein Daniel Balof - Ethan Derman Samuel Pahk - Michael Haas |
Aaron Silverstein | Chip Martel |
| U21 USA2 | Brian Zhang - Kayden Ge Brandon Ge - Arthur Gong Eric Xiao - Charlie Chen |
Brian Platnick | Xin Ge, Ming Sheng, Michael Rosenberg |
| U16 USA1 | Andrew Chen - Jeff Xiao Adam Hemmer - Zinnia Meyer Kyo Chen - Alex Shih |
Alex Kolesnik | Steve Chen, Barry Goren, Chris Willenken |
| U16 USA2 | Lee Blocher - Alex Xu Jayson Lee - Kate Lee Kevin Wei - Arjun Chaunal |
Will Watson | Bing Lu, Anant Rathi, Harrison Luba |
| U26 Women's USA1 |
Katie Hwang - Cecilia Ehrlichman Helen Chow - Nicole Qian Ava Donnellan - Kyra Helmbold |
Kent Mignocchi | Li-chung Chen, Adam Parrish, Amber Lin, Kevin Rosenberg |
| U26 Women's USA2 |
Sharon Chu - Yichen (Jessie) Cai Katie Sullivan - Ella Su Caroline Zhao - Jasmine Bakhshi |
Mitch Dunitz | Bruce Zhu, Barry Goren, David Bakhshi, Amber Lin, Kevin Rosenberg |
| U31 USA1 | Morgan Johnstone - Jessica Udomsrirungruang Henry Xing - Jiaheng (Jeff) Hu Peter Beer - Yang Xu |
Jiaheng (Jeff) Hu | |
| U31 USA2 | Arjun Dhir - Vincent Zhu Joseph Lieberman - Christoper Welland Alan Yeung - Yongkang Huang |
Alex Kolesnik |
Event Forma
The SAJUSBC will selected two teams in each of 4 divisions:
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Under 26, competing for the Patiño Cup, is open to all players born in 2000 or later.
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Under 26 Women, competing for the Rona Cup, is open to all female players born in 2000 or later.
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Under 21, competing for the Damiani Trophy, is open to all players born in 2005 or later.
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Under 16, competing for the Koç University Cup, is open to all players born in 2010 or later.
The Under 26 and Under 21 categories will be a teams event. The Under 26 Women and Under 16 categories will be an IMP pairs event.
The 2024 SAJUSBC will include a training camp as well as competition. All players will be guaranteed 2 days of training camp and at least 1.5-2 days of competitive play.
LINKS TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
RESULTS |
Daily Tournament Schedule |
Daily Bulletins |
Kibitzing |
Brackets - U26 - U21 |
U26 Teams Entered with Links to System Forms |
U21 Teams Entered with Links to System Forms |
U26W Pairs Entered with Links to System Forms |
U16 Pairs Entered with Links to System Forms |
Conditions of Contest - General - SAJUSBC |
System Rules & How to Submit System Information |
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Help support this event by making a donation HERE! Thank you to all of our 2024 donors below, in addition to those who donated in memory of Sam in 2023.
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