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]