Curtis Cheek

Curtis Scott Cheek^[1] (born February 15, 1958)^[2] is an American bridge player. Cheek is from Huntsville, Alabama and is an aerospace engineer.^[3]

Cheek and the Dutch star Huub Bertens, who now resides in Oregon, have established a partnership that represented the United States in the SportAccord World Mind Games at Beijing in December 2014.^[2]

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (5)
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 2002 ^[4]
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 2013 ^[5]
  • Vanderbilt (1) 2012 ^[6]
  • Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 2008 ^[7]
  • Reisinger (1) 2006 ^[8]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 2002 ^[9]
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1994 ^[4]
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1996 ^[5]
  • Grand National Teams (1) 1997 ^[10]
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1997 ^[11]
  • Vanderbilt (1) 2011 ^[6]
  • Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1999 ^[7]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2001 ^[12]

References

1. "Bridge Registration List". SportAccord World Mind Games. October 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
2. "CHEEK Curtis". Athlete Information. SportAccord World Mind Games. December 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
3. Francis, Henry G., Editor-in-Chief; Truscott, Alan F., Executive Editor; Francis, Dorthy A., Editor, Fifth Edition (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 591. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
4. "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
5. "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
6. "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
7. "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
8. "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
9. "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
10. "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
11. "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
12. "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

• "International record for Curtis Cheek". World Bridge Federation.