Ace of Clubs and Mini McKenney Races
HELEN SHANBROM ACE OF CLUBS
Helen Shanbrom, who was the most successful club player in the history of the ACBL, died in 2013, in Tamarac FL at the age of 94.
Shanbrom won the Grand Life Master category of the annual Ace of Clubs competition so many times that it was named in her honor in 2011. Only masterpoints won at clubs count in the Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs races.
Shanbrom won her category most recently in 2011, earning 539 masterpoints, mostly at the Pompano Beach (FL) Duplicate Bridge Club. She was a Grand Life Master by virtue of her win with Joan Remey Moore in the 1993 Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs. Her lifetime masterpoint total was 24,393, nearly 19,000 of which were black points from club games.
MINI-MCKENNEY
The annual Mini-McKenney masterpoint races are won by the member from each masterpoint category who earns the most total pigmented masterpoints during the year. Unit winners are also designated and, for a fee, commemorative Mini-McKenney medallions are awarded to these players.
2024 YTD Ace of Clubs and Mini-McKenney Races
The current standings for the 2024 Ace of Clubs and Mini-McKenney races can be seen on ACBL's website under Races.