The Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs is a four session matchpoint (MP) pairs event with two qualifying and two final sessions. The event typically starts on the first Sunday of the NABC.
The Silver Ribbon Pairs is an event open only to players who are at least 55 years old and who have pre-qualified by placing first or second in a regional or national-rated senior event.
The Silver Ribbon Pairs consists of two qualifying and two final sessions. The winners will have their names inscribed on the Leventritt Trophy and will receive a certificate of recognition.
The trophy honors Peter Leventritt[1] of New York, ACBL president in 1954 and assistant treasurer 1945–46. He served as president of the Greater New York Bridge Association and the Card School of New York, which he co-founded. Leventritt (1915–1997) pioneered the use of the Schenken System in partnership with its inventor, Howard Schenken. He represented North America in the Bermuda Bowl and placed second in 1957, 1961, 1963 and 1965.
| Year | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | James Leary, S. Irving Steinfeldt | George Rosenkranz, Fred Hamilton |
| 1993 | Joan Remey Moore, Helen Shanbrom | Corinne Kirkham, Jim Kirkham |
| 1994 | Virgil Anderson, Jayne Thomas | Betty Wilton, Herb Wilton |
| 1995 | Gene Freed, Peter Benjamin | Lloyd Loux, Marge Cox |
| 1996 | Phil Karani, Martin Hoffman | Ed Lewis, Frank King |
| 1997 | Chuck Said, John Russell | Becky Rogers, Nell Cahn |
| 1998 | Eli Borok, Bill Sides | Dudley Brown, Richard Budd |
| 1999 | Jim Kirkham, Corinne Kirkham | Gerald Caravelli, Godfrey Chang |
| 2000 | Rhoda Walsh, Charles Coon | Gerald Caravelli, Marc Low |
| 2001 | Fred Hamilton, Steve Catlett | Ethan Stein, Gerald Caravelli |
| 2002 | Marilyn Hemenway, Mike Albert | Diane Shannon, Donald Rothschild |
| 2003 | Roger Lord, Alan Popkin | John Russell, Bernace DeYoung |
| 2004 | Joseph Godefrin, Ed Schulte | Jerry Premo, G. Gard Hays |
| 2005 | Marla Chaikin, Bill Esberg | John Zilic, Thomas Peters |
| 2006 | Lew Finkel, Gaylor Kasle | William Esberg, Marla Chaikin |
| 2007 | Allan Siebert, Alan Stout | Charles Nemes, Martin Morris |
| 2008 | Sheldon Kirsch, Morrie Kleinplatz | Gaylor Kasle, Lew Finkel |
| 2009 | Dan Suty, Jim Hilton | Gaylor Kasle, Lew Finkel |
| 2010 | Gloria Bart, Les Bart | Rob Crawford, Hadi Allahverdian |
| 2011 | Richard DeMartino, John Stiefel | Tom Kniest, Don Stack |
| 2012 | Fred Hamilton, Jim Sternberg | Lloyd Arvedon, Sheila Gabay |
| 2013 | Mike Cappelletti, Richard Wieland | Richard Brown, Hugh Brown Jr. |
| 2014 | Bernie Yomtov, Allen Hawkins | Allan Siebert, Don Caton |
| 2015 | Bruce Noda, Mark Ralph | Les Bart, Gloria Bart |
| 2016 | Dave Westfall, Craig Zastera | Mark Cohen, Bill Pollack |
| 2017 | David Hampton, Bill Marshall | Don Lowry, Hal Montgomery |
| 2018 | Michael Heymann, Richard Chan | Gail Greenberg, Jeff Hand |
| 2019 | Peter Gelfand, Mark itabashi | Craig Biddle, Bernie Greenspan |