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.
The last JUSBC was in December 2024. The next JUSBC is scheduled for 2026 and will select teams for the 2027 WYBTC.
2024 Sam Amer JUSBC / 2025 Team USA WYBTC Representatives
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 |
The 2024 JUSBC was 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.
Previous JUSBCs
See below for links to prior JUSBCs.
- 2024 Sam Amer JUSBC
- 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.