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

• Herman Trophy (1) 1981
• Mott-Smith Trophy (1) 1994
• Fishbein Trophy (1) 2000
• ACBL Hall of Fame, 2014[3]

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

1. "Charles U. Martel" (main page). University of California, Davis (ucdavis.edu). Retrieved 2014-12-16.
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.
3. "Induction by Year" Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

External links

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