Seymon Deutsch has been winning NABC and World titles for more than twenty years. In 2006, his team won the Vanderbilt. He has put together a strong team, which is seeded 13th for the 2006 USBC.
SYSTEM INFORMATION
Deutsch-Chang System Summary.
Chorush-Lall System Summary .
Lall-Lall System Summary .
Chang-Mohan System Summary .
Chorush-Mohan System Summary .
ABOUT THE PLAYERS
Seymon Deutsch
A rancher and a highly successful merchant specializing in fine men's and women's items, who lives in Laredo, Texas, Seymon played tournament bridge as a student but he quit the game to devote his time and energy to home and business. He returned with a vengeance after a 22-year layoff, becoming a WBF Grand Master and winning three World Championship medals, two gold and one silver. Seymon's first victory in a North American championship came in 1986 - his Texas team won the Grand National Teams. He has since won the Spingold (in 1991) and the Vanderbilt three times (1994, 1996 and 2006). He has also reached three other major finals (one Spingold and two Vanderbilts) and finished second in the 1995 Open Pairs.
Fred Chang
Fred practices civil engineering in New York city. His passion is playing rubber bridge against tough opposition like Zia, Sam Lev, Pepsi and others in New York. Every now and then he gets talked into playing tournament bridge where he has compiled an enviable record. He won the Vanderbilt in 2006, was second in the Spingold in 2001, and second in the Spring National Open Pairs in 2006 and 2001.
Ira Chorush
A retired statistician living in Houston, Ira earned his PhD in Statistical Genetics in 1970 from Purdue University and was often an expert witness in US Federal Courts on the application of statistics to legal problems. Ira grew up playing rubber bridge. Ira's first North American title came in 1981, winning the Grand National Teams. Ira has since added a second NABC win, and three second-place finishes including the Vanderbilt in 1985. Ira has been a panelist on The Bridge World 'Master Solvers Club' since 1987. He is also a member of the International Team Trials Conditions of Contest Committee. Ira is also an expert cribbage player.
Justin Lall
Justin achieved one of his ambitions, to win a National Championship before turning 20 (he is 19), when he won the Grand National Teams in Chicago in 2006. Justin also made it to the quarter finals of the Spingold in Chicago. In Verona, in the Rosenblum Cup, Justin’s team finished first in the round robin phase of their group. But the achievement that makes Justin the proudest was representing U.S.A and winning the World Junior Championships (under 26) in 2005 in Sydney and in 2006 in Bangkok. This was the first time any country had ever won back-to-back World Junior Championships. Justin also loves to write about bridge. Interested readers are invited to visit Justin's blog . Justin will also soon be published in a British bridge magazine.
Hemant Lall
After he moved to Dallas from India in 1973, Hemant went to graduate school at SMU. He spent most of his working life at Perot Systems, but is currently working at SCA – a company owned by Bob Hamman. Hemant has won four National Championships. The most thrilling of his victories was playing with his 19 year old son, Justin, in the Grand National Teams in Chicago. Hemant has also made it to the finals of the Spingold and the semi-finals of the Vanderbilt.
John Mohan
John is a successful professional bridge player now living in Mexico City. His many achievements include winning five Vanderbilts, a Spingold, Blue Ribbon Pairs, LM Pairs, and about a dozen other National events. Internationally, John has won National events in Japan and South Africa, and Gold for the Senior Bowl and Transnational Mixed teams in Maastricht. Away from bridge, John serves as President of Childpledge , a charitable organization that feeds and clothes children worldwide