ACBL Youngest Life Master
Contract bridge title
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The ACBL Youngest Life Master is a record set by the youngest person to achieve the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) rank of Life Master. The requirements of this rank have been raised several times.[1]
Records
| Year | Record Setter | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | John Crawford | 23 years |
| 1952 | Richard Freeman | 18 years 10 months 7 days |
| 1961 | Dianne Barton-Paine | 18 years 12 days |
| 1965 | Kyle Larsen | 15 years 11 months |
| 1968 | Joseph Livezey | 15 years 5 months |
| 1973 | Bobby Levin | 15 years 4 months |
| 1975 | Michael Freed | 15 years 20 days |
| 1976 | Regina Barnes | 14 years 11 months |
| 1977 | Steve Cochran | 14 years 5 months 20 days |
| 1980 | Billy Hsieh | 13 years 7 months 15 days |
| 1981 (June) | Andrew Kaufman | 13 years 4 months 15 days |
| 1981 (September) | Doug Hsieh | 11 years 10 months 4 days |
| 1988 | Sam Hirschman | 11 years 9 months 5 days |
| 1990 | Joel Wooldridge | 11 years 4 months 13 days |
| 1994 | Dan Hirschman | 10 years 2 months 20 days |
| 2006 | Adam Kaplan | 10 years 43 days |
| 2009 | Richard Jeng | 9 years 6 months 12 days |
| 2012 | Zach Garrison | 9 years 2 months 7 days |
| 2020 | Andrew Chen | 8 years 3 days |
| Year | Record Setter | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Dianne Barton-Paine | 18 years 12 days |
| 1973 | Connie McGinley | 17 years 5 months |
| 1976 | Regina Barnes | 14 years 11 months |
| 1982 | Adair Gellman | 14 years 6 months 4 days |
| 1982 (12 days later) | Tricia Thomas | 14 years 26 days |
| 1999 | Meredith Beck | 13 years 6 months 11 days |