Joshua Donn

Joshua Samuel Donn (born June 1, 1982 in Knoxville, TN) is a multi national champion and a gold medal world junior champion in contract bridge. He is known as a bridge lecturer[1][2][3] as well as author. He is the all-time leader of Richard Pavlicek's monthly polls that ran from 2000-2006 and had thousands of participants from over 90 countries.[4] He currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with his daughter.[5]

Publications

Donn authored a popular online column called "Breakin' the Rules" from 2011 to 2015.[6] He also co-authored a book called More Breaking the Rules: Second Hand Play with Barry Rigal in 2013.[7]

Bridge accomplishments

Awards
  • WBF Youth Award 2004
  • Finalist, International Bridge Press Association[8] "Yeh Bros. 2014 Best Bid Deal of the Year" for Josh Donn & Adam Kaplan in "Grand Bidding" by Sue Munday[9]
  • Finalist, International Bridge Press Association "2014 Master Point Press Book of the Year" for More Breaking the Rules - Second-Hand Play by Barry Rigal and Josh Donn[9]

Wins

Runners-up
  • "International record for Joshua Donn". World Bridge Federation.

References
  1. Daily Bulletin (PDF), 89, July 25, 2017
  2. "Bridge Base Online". www.facebook.com.
  3. "Slam Bidding by Joshua Donn - Youth World Bridge". youth.worldbridge.org.
  4. "2000-2006 Bidding Polls". www.rpbridge.net.
  5. "Joshua Donn Bridge Winners profile". Bridge Winners.
  6. "In the Well: Josh Donn". Bridge Winners. 25 February 2013.
  7. Rigal, Barry; Donn, Josh (November 15, 2013). More Breaking the Rules: Second Hand Play. HNB Publishing. ISBN 978-0982887431.
  8. "Home". www.ibpa.com.
  9. http://bridge-tips.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IBPA-Handbook.pdf
  10. "ACBL". web3.acbl.org.
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