Russ Ekeblad

Russell Alfred Ekeblad (August 17, 1946 – December 12, 2018) ^[1] was an American bridge player from Portsmouth, Rhode Island and Jupiter, Florida. Ekeblad was born in Evanston, Illinois and was a graduate of Brown University.^[2]

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (5)
  • Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1993 ^[3]
  • Grand National Teams (1) 2002 ^[4]
  • Spingold (3) 1992, 2005, 2009 ^[5]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1999 ^[6]
  • Grand National Teams (1) 2003 ^[4]
  • Vanderbilt (1) 2008 ^[7]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1997 ^[8]
  • Reisinger (1) 2006 ^[9]