Alexander Smirnov (bridge)
Alexander Smirnov (born 1983 in Saint Petersburg) is a German bridge player.
In 2015, he and his partner Josef Piekarek 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
[edit]Wins
[edit]- North American Bridge Championships (2)
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2014 [4]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2013 [5]
Runners-up
[edit]- North American Bridge Championships (3)
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2013 [4]
- Reisinger (2) 2009, 2010 [6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Bridge cheating scandal grows as top German players admit 'ethical violations'". Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "EBL Disciplinary Commission Decision 9.9.16". Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "ACBL Suspends Piekarek and Smirnov". Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ a b "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ "Mitchell BAM Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ "Reisinger Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
