The Poissant pairs trophy

Historically, the most prestigeous event of the yearly NVBA sectional tournament calendar was the William Poissant Pairs which was played as a two session event on Saturday of the annual NVBA spring sectional tournament. The trophy was awarded and the winner's names inscribed on it. The trophy and event were retired in 2017.

Point your cursor at a name in color below to see pictures of the winners.


2017 Brad Theurer & Lyle Poe Jr
2016 Jay Kelkar & Mohsin Chandna
2015 Ken Davis & Bruce Houston
2014 Jay Kelkar & Mohsin Chandna
2013 (tie) Mike Cappelletti & Amanda Carter - Bobby Gookin & Ann Lindley
2012 David Milton & Stan Schenker
2011 Richard Ferrin & Eugene Kales
2010 Shuba Dey & Jay Kelkar
2009 Hailong Ao & Weizhong Bao
2008 Gil Cohen & Marty Nelson
2007 James Gumbert & Rammohan Sarangan
2006 Barry Bragin & Earl Glickstein
2005 Helene Bauman & Jim Wakefield
2004 Hailong Ao & Weizhong Bao

2003 Janet Gookin & Bobby Gookin
2002 Jean Levin & Richard Zerelli
2001 Helene Bauman & Vincent Wilmot Jr
2000 Alan Kleist & Leo Lasota
1999 Bruce Houston & Don Van Arman
1998 Janet Gookin & Bobby Gookin
1997 Micky Kivel & Harold Siegelman
1996 Robbie Hopkins & Joan Lewis
1995 Steve Goldstein & Mark Shaw
1994 Peter Boyd & Steve Robinson
1993 Bill Cole & Eric Greco
1992 Don Riley & Sumner Steinfeldt
1991 John Adams & Donna Rogall
1990 Doug Lindsey & Chuck Yaple