Lynn Baker
Lynn Baker is an American bridge player and legal academic. She has won 14 North American Bridge Championships and finished second in a World Championship. Professor Baker teaches law at the University of Texas in Austin.[1][2]
Baker became a world champion and a World Women Grand Master at the World Bridge Federation (WBF) meet in October 2014 when her team won the quadrennial McConnell Cup.[3] Team Baker won in a field of 26 women teams-of-four. She played with Karen McCallum of the United States and their teammates were Nicola Smith–Sally Brock of England and Marion Michielsen–Meike Wortel of the Netherlands.
Bridge accomplishments
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (14)
- Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (2) 2003, 2007 [4]
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (3) 1998, 2001, 2007 [5]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (4) 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010 [6]
- Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008 [7]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1999 [8]
Runners-up
- Venice Cup (1) 2009 [9]
- North American Bridge Championships
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 1999, 2008 [5]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (1) 2014 [6]
- Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2002 [7]
References
- ↑ "Lynn A. Baker". The UT Law Faculty. The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ↑ "Dinkin Team: ...". USBF. Retrieved 2015-02-19. Section "About the Players (information provided by Lynn Baker)".
- ↑ "Players Whose WBF Titles Have Changed This Year".
"Player Master Point History: Lynn Baker". WBF Master Points (wbfmasterpoints.com). Retrieved 2015-02-19. - ↑ "Smith Women's Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 7. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- 1 2 "Machlin Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 10. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- 1 2 "Wagar Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 10. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- 1 2 "Women's BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ↑ "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ↑ World Team Championship Winners
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