# Roy Welland

Roy Welland (born October 2, 1962) is a wine connoisseur and world class bridge player. He plays for Germany and currently lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.

## Biography
### Early life

Welland was born in Madison, Wisconsin and raised in Evanston, Illinois. His father taught mathematics at Northwestern University. In 1980, he moved to New York to pursue a career on Wall Street and became an options trader. Over time, he became a wine enthusiast and amassed a significant wine collection.

### Bridge career

Roy Welland began playing bridge in 1986 when he won the American Contract Bridge League's (ACBL's) Rookie of the Year Award; he went on to win numerous national championships. In 2004, he was on the team chosen by the United States Bridge Federation to represent the country in the World Team Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey. In March 2007, he won the Mott-Smith Trophy. Later that year, he won the Player of the Year Award for best performance in the 2007 national events.

## Bridge accomplishments
### Awards (3)

| Year | Award | Event Type | Level |
| 1986 | Rookie of the Year Award | Masterpoint Race | National (Rookies) |
| 2007 | Mott-Smith Trophy | Masterpoint Race | National |
| 2007 | Player of the Year Award | Masterpoint Race | National |
| 2008 | ACBL Sportsman of the Year 2008 | | National |

### Wins (10)

| Year | Tournament | On Team/Played With | Event Type | Level |
| 2001 | Cavendish Invitational Teams | Welland | Teams | N/A |
| 2001 | Reisinger Trophy | Welland | Teams | National |
| 2003 | European Open Bridge Championships | Welland | Mixed Teams | World |
| 2003 | Spingold | Welland | Teams | National |
| 2005 | Cavendish Invitational Teams | Welland | Teams | N/A |
| 2005 | Victor Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams | Björn Fallenius (partner), Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Cezary Balicki, Adam Żmudziński | Teams | National |
| 2006 | Open Swiss Teams | Henner-Welland | Teams | National |
| 2006 | Warren Buffett Cup | United States | Point-a-Board Teams/Pairs/Ind. | U.S. & Europe |
| 2007 | Vanderbilt National Knockout Teams | Henner-Welland | Teams | National |
| 2007 | Silodor Open Pairs | Giorgio DuBoin | Pairs | National |
| 2013 | Vanderbilt National Knockout Teams | Auken | Teams | National |
| 2013 | European Open Pairs Championships | Sabine Auken | Pairs | World |
| 2014 | World Open Mixed Team Championships 2014 | Salvo | Teams | World |
| 2016 | World Bridge Games Open Pairs 2016 | Sabine Auken | Pairs | World |
| 2016 | Spingold | Fleisher | Teams | National |
| 2017 | German Team Championship | Auken | Teams | National |
| 2018 | German Bundesliga Pair Championships | Sabine Auken | Pairs | National |

### Runners-up (6)

| Year | Tournament | On Team/Played With | Opponent in Final/Winner | Event Type | Level |
| 2000 | Spingold | Welland | Meltzer | Teams | National |
| 2005 | USBC | Welland | Ekeblad | Teams | National |
| 2005 | World Transnational Open Teams Championship | Spector | Schneider | Teams | World |
| 2006 | Cavendish Invitational Teams (Tied for 2-3) | Welland | Abdou | Teams | National |
| 2007 | Grand National Teams | District 24 | District 9 | Teams | National |
| 2008 | Spingold | Welland | Gromov | Teams | National |
| 2008 | Warren Buffett Cup | United States | Europe | Point-a-Board Teams/Pairs/Ind. | USA & Europe |
| 2010 | Reisinger Trophy | Smirnov | N/A | Board-a-Match | National |
| 2012 | Reisinger Trophy | Auken | N/A | Board-a-Match | National |