World Class 21st Century - USA and the Rest of the World [Smith]

Marc Smith’s original World Class, published in 1999, became a classic. This all-new edition features the world’s best players of today discussing their lives, at the table and away from it - how they started, their best and worst bridge memories, their favorite hands, why partnerships work well, and their hopes for the future.

They discuss their lives, at the table and away from it - how they started, their best and worst bridge memories, their favorite hands, why partnerships work well, and their hopes for the future. You may recognize the names from your bridge magazine or from watching them play online. This book will show you their human sides, as they chat about their triumphs and disasters and offer tips to improve your game. Get to know many of the world's best players, male and female, young and old.

Players featured in this book are:

• Marcelo Branco (Brazil)
• Chip Martel (USA)
• Kerri Sanborn (USA)
• Bobby Levin (USA)
• Michel Rosenberg (USA)
• Joey Silver (Canada)
• Miguel Villas-Boas (Brazil)
• Irina Levitina (USA)
• Jill Meyers (USA)
• Wenfei Wang (China)
• Renee Cooper (Australia)
• Jacob Freeman (Canada)
• Adam Kaplan (USA)
• Marty Bergen (USA)
• Eric Kokish (Canada)

Book 1, published in 2023, profiles European bridge stars.