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 UCD 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 (34)
- 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 (3) 1990, 2000, 2016 [16]

Runners-up

Bermuda Bowl (1) 1989
Rosenblum Cup (1) 1982
North American Bridge Championships
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1981 [17]
- 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]

References

"Charles U. Martel" (main page). University of California, Davis (ucdavis.edu). Retrieved 2014-12-16.
Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 687. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
"Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
"Martel, Chip". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
"World bridge senior teams 2016". worldbridge.org.
"von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
"Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
"NAP Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
"GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
"Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
"Roth Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-26. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
"Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
"Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
"Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
"Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
"Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
"Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame
"International record for Chip Martel". World Bridge Federation.

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[UCD-1] "Charles U. Martel" (main page). University of California, Davis (ucdavis.edu). Retrieved 2014-12-16.

[OEB-2] Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 687. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.

[HOFby-3] "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-10.

[ACBLhof-4] "Martel, Chip". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.

[5] "World bridge senior teams 2016". worldbridge.org.

[6] "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[7] "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[NAP_Winners-8] "NAP Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[GNT_Previous_Winners-9] "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Jacoby_Open_Swiss_Previous_Winners-10] "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Roth_Open_Swiss_Previous_Winners-11] "Roth Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-26. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Vanderbilt_Previous_Winners-12] "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Mitchell_BAM_Winners-13] "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Mixed_BAM_Previous_Winners-14] "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Reisinger_Winners-15] "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Spingold_Previous_Winners-16] "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[17] "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.