Josef Piekarek

Josef Piekarek (born 16 April 1963) is a German bridge player. Besides playing Bridge he is a Physical Education Teacher.

In 2015, he and his partner Alexander Smirnov admitted to ethical violations.^[1] In 2016, the European Bridge League convicted them of cheating for inappropriately communicating their hands through bidding card positioning.^[2] They were sentenced to a four year suspension and a lifetime ban from playing together as a pair, with the ABCL honoring the sentence.^[3]

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (2)
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2014 ^[4]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2013 ^[5]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships (3)
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2013 ^[4]
  • Reisinger (2) 2009, 2010 ^[6]