Chip Martel

Charles U. "Chip" Martel (born 1953)^[1]^[2] is an American computer scientist and bridge player.

Martel was Inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2014.^[3] He is married to Jan Martel, also in the ACBL Hall of Fame.

Academic life

Martel received a B.S. degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1975, and a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 1980.^[1] He helped establish the computer science department at UC Davis, received tenure there in 1985–86, and retired in 2013.^[4] At UC Davis he is Charles U. Martel, Professor Emeritus.^[1] His academic interests involved designing and analyzing algorithms.^[1]

Bridge accomplishments

Awards and honors

Wins

Bermuda Bowl (4) 1985, 1987, 2001, 2017
World Open Pairs Championship (1) 1982
Rosenblum Cup (1) 1994
World Senior Teams (1) 2016^[5]
North American Bridge Championships (36)
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 2007 ^[6]
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 2012 ^[7]
- North American Pairs (1) 1988 ^[8]
- Grand National Teams (9) 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2009, 2017 ^[9]
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1994 ^[10]
- Roth Open Swiss Teams (1) 2010 ^[11]
- Vanderbilt (7) 1984, 1987, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2011, 2018 ^[12]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (5) 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2018 ^[13]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2001 ^[14]
- Reisinger (4) 1981, 1985, 1986, 1996 ^[15]
- Spingold (4) 1990, 2000, 2016, 2023 ^[16]
- Soloway (1) 2024^[17]

Runners-up

Bermuda Bowl (1) 1989
Rosenblum Cup (1) 1982
North American Bridge Championships
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1981 ^[18]
- North American Pairs (1) 1981 ^[8]
- Grand National Teams (5) 2000, 2001, 2006, 2014, 2016 ^[9]
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (2) 2000, 2014 ^[10]
- Roth Open Swiss Teams (1) 2013 ^[11]
- Vanderbilt (3) 1992, 2006, 2010 ^[12]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2008 ^[13]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2004 ^[14]
- Reisinger (3) 1983, 2006, 2007 ^[15]
- Spingold (4) 1992, 1993, 1995, 2003 ^[16]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Charles U. Martel" (main page). University of California, Davis (ucdavis.edu). Retrieved 2014-12-16.
^ Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 687. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
^ ^a ^b "Induction by Year" Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
^ "Martel, Chip". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
^ "World bridge senior teams 2016". worldbridge.org.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "NAP Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "Roth Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-26. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ Linxwiler, Paul (December 6, 2024). "Daily Bulletin, Volume 96, Number 8" (PDF). acbl.org. Retrieved December 6, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived)
"International record for Chip Martel". World Bridge Federation.

[UCD-1] "Charles U. Martel" (main page). University of California, Davis (ucdavis.edu). Retrieved 2014-12-16.

[OEB-2] Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 687. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.

[HOFby-3] "Induction by Year" Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-10.

[ACBLhof-4] "Martel, Chip". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.

[5] "World bridge senior teams 2016". worldbridge.org.

[6] "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.

[7] "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.

[NAP_Winners-8] "NAP Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[GNT_Previous_Winners-9] "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.

[Jacoby_Open_Swiss_Previous_Winners-10] "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.

[Roth_Open_Swiss_Previous_Winners-11] "Roth Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-26. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Vanderbilt_Previous_Winners-12] "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.

[Mitchell_BAM_Winners-13] "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Mixed_BAM_Previous_Winners-14] "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.

[Reisinger_Winners-15] "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.

[Spingold_Previous_Winners-16] "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[17] Linxwiler, Paul (December 6, 2024). "Daily Bulletin, Volume 96, Number 8" (PDF). acbl.org. Retrieved December 6, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[18] "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

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