Congratulations to all of the winners of awards recognizing achievement during 2023!
The Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs Award recognizes the top face-to-face club game Masterpoint winners in 15 categories, based on Masterpoints held at the beginning of the year.
Recipients from left to right: Howard Twersky, Linda Starr, Mark Blumenthal, Sandy Demartino
Category Winner
0-5 Masterpoints Michael Kaplan
5-20 Masterpoints Blanche O’Connell
20-50 Masterpoints Jane Sherman
50-100 Masterpoints Deborah Brennan
100- 200 Masterpoints Yunchung Hsu
200-300 Masterpoints David Brandwein
300-500 Masterpoints David Shapiro
500-1000 Masterpoints Howard Twersky
1000-1500 Masterpoints Mark Blumenthal
1500-2500 Masterpoints Russ Sackowitz
2500-3500 Masterpoints Linda Starr
3500-5000 Masterpoints Susan Mayo
5000-7500 Masterpoints Tom Joyce
7500-10,000 Masterpoints Sandra DeMartino
Over 10,000 Masterpoints Geoffrey Brod
Top ten finishers in each category for Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs
Recipients from left to right: Tom Ye, Nadim Matta, Ben Levine
Recipients from left to right: Joel Kabak, Debbie Prince, Russ Sackowitz, Laura Twersky
The Mini-McKenney Award recognizes the top Masterpoint winners overall in 15 categories, based on Masterpoints held at the beginning of the year.
Category Winner
0-5 Masterpoints Tom Ye
5-20 Masterpoints Blanche O’Connell
20-50 Masterpoints Nadim Matta
50-100 Masterpoints Benjamin Levine
100-100 Masterpoints Joel Kabak
200-300 Masterpoints Janice Bazzani
300-500 Masterpoints Debbie Prince
500-1000 Masterpoints Bill Segraves
1000-1500 Masterpoints Laura Twersky
1500-2500 Masterpoints Russ Sackowitz
2500-3500 Masterpoints Ettore Bianchi
3500-5000 Masterpoints Susan Mayo
5000-7500 Masterpoints Tom Joyce
7500-10,000 Masterpoints Sandra DeMartino
Over 10,000 Masterpoints Geoffrey Brod
Top ten finishers in each category for Mini-McKenney
The Virtual Ace of Clubs Award recognizes the top Masterpoint winners in online club games in 15 categories, based on Masterpoints held at the beginning of the year.
0-5 Masterpoints Karen Pun
5-20 Masterpoints Judith Rolnick
20-50 Masterpoints Carl Rosen
50-100 Masterpoints William Buttenwieser
100- 200 Masterpoints Joel Kabak
200-300 Masterpoints Janice Bazzani
300-500 Masterpoints Deborah Prince
500-1000 Masterpoints Bill Segraves
1000-1500 Masterpoints Phyllis Hartford
1500-2500 Masterpoints John Farwell
2500-3500 Masterpoints Gary Miyashiro
3500-5000 Masterpoints Kathleen Frangione
5000-7500 Masterpoints Don Stiegler
7500-10,000 Masterpoints Sandra DeMartino
Over 10,000 Masterpoints Geoffrey Brod
Left to right: Kriszta and John Venczel (presented by 2020 winner Ken Steele), Bill Segraves and Paul Proulx (presented by 2009 and 2011 winner Linda Green), Jill Marshall and Robert Rebelein
The Barbara Shaw Trophy, for the top Masterpoint winners in 2023 Connecticut I/N Sectionals - John and Kriszta Venczel
The Scott Loring Trophy, for the top Masterpoint winners among players with fewer than 3000 masterpoints in the April 2023 Sectional - Paul Proulx and Bill Segraves
The Governor's Cup, for the top Masterpoint winners at the August 2023 Sectional - Jill Marshall and Rob Rebelein
The Jeffrey Feldman Trophy, for the top Masterpoint winner at the October 2023 Sectional - Bill Segraves
The Monroe Magnus Trophy, for the top Masterpoint winner in 2023 Connecticut Sectionals - Bill Segraves