Jim Donaldson Trophy
The COPC is our national pairs championship. Participants must be paid up members in good standing of the CBF. In addition, each player must have earned a club qualification OR must have participated in an event designated in the Conditions of Contest. Club qualifying games are held between September 1st and December 31st of each calendar year. Any player registered for a Championship Team event will automatically be qualified for the COPC.
Click here 2023 Canadian Bridge Championships website (incl. Teams and Results)
2023 CBC – Conditions of Contest
2023 CBC – Supplemental Conditions of Contest
The Jim Donaldson Trophy is awarded to the winning pair plus a cash prize of $1000. The 2nd place pair receives $700, and the 3rd place pair receives $300.
Jim Donaldson, a British Columbia player who tragically died of cancer in his forties, was a true sportsman, gracious opponent and fiercely ethical. In Allan Graves’ words “he was undoubtedly one of the top ten Canadian talents of all time.”
COPC WINNERS
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2023
1. Jiawei Luo – Fengming Chen
2. David McLellan – Cliff Campbell
3. Lino D’Souza – Terrence Rego
2022
1. Terry Du – Kole Meng
2. Robert Kuz – Stephen Mackay
3. Neil Kimelman – Paul Thurston
2019
1. David Caplan – Mark Caplan
2. Sheldon Spier – Michael Ainsley
2018
1. Marc Lachapelle – Xavier Combey
2. Terry Du – Kole Meng
2017
1. Jurek Czyzowicz – Dan Jacob
2. Stephen Cooper – Boris Baran
2016
1. Ken Scholes – Peter Harold
2. Morrie Kleinplatz – Stephan Cooper
2015
1. Jurek Czyzowicz – Dan Jacob
2. Brad Bart – Neil Kimelman
2014
1. Piotr Klimowicz – Dan Jacob
2. Charles Martineau – Andre Chartrand
2013
1. Jordan Cohen – Stephen Cooper
2. Bryan Maksymetz – Gray McMullin
2012
1. Lino D’Souza – Uday Maitra
2. Fred Hoffer – Don Piafsky
2011
1. David Smith – Doran Flock
2. Daniel Korbel – Danny Miles
2010
1. Naveed Ather – Lino D’Souza
2. Daniel Lavee, – Samantha Nystrom
1. Bob Todd – Douglas Fisher
2. Michael Yuen – Maurice De La Salle
1. Cameron Doner – Bradley Bart
2. Judith Gartaganis – Nicholas Gartaganis
1. Kamel Fergani – Pierre Daigneault
2. Thomas Gandolfo – Maurice De La Salle
1. Rashid Khan – Bradley Bart
2. Jerry Richardson – William Koski
1. Waldemar Frukacz – Pierre Daigneault
2. Ken Scholes – Peter Herold
1. Jurek Czyzowicz – Darren Wolpert
2. Stephen Cooper – Jordan Cohen
1. John Rayner – John Duquette
2. Carole Berry – John Gillespie
1. David McLellan – William Treble
2. Charles Roberts – Glenn Cossey
1. Jean Castonguay – Andre Chartrand
2. Barbara Saltsman – Nancy Koffler
1. David McLellan – William Treble
2. Gloria Silverman – Andy Altay
1. Dan Jacob – Lawrence Hicks
2. Paul Janicki – Detlef Ladewig
1. Douglas Heron & Alex Heron Jr.
2. Ken Scholes – Peter Herold
1997
1. Michael Betts – Randy Bennett
2. Felipe Hernandez – Michael Neagu
1996
1. Dave Willis – John Valliant
2. Nicolas L’Ecuyer – Darren Wolpert
1995 1. Jim Reigle -Pierre Treuil
1994 1. Dick Anderson – Peter Basarsky
1993 1. Pierre Treuil – John Zaluski
1992 1. Pierre Treuil – John Zaluski
1991 1. Michael Cafferata – Ken Warren
1990 1. Katie Thorpe – John Carruthers
1989 1. Ron Borg – Michael Strebinger
1988 1. John Valliant – David Willis
1987 1. Maurice de la Salle – Mark Chalfin
1986 1. Gary Whiteman – Ken Warren
1985 1. Boris Baran – Mark Molson