Lynn Davis Deas[1] (June 16, 1952 – May 10, 2020)[2][3] was a professional American bridge player.[4] At the time of her death, she was second in the World Bridge Federation (WBF) All time Women Ranking by Placement Points, which do not decay over time.[5]
Deas was a native of Newport News, Virginia, near Norfolk, where she was a student at Eastern Virginia Medical School when she suffered a bad automobile accident in 1980. Already an avid bridge player, she played "all the time" when broken bones and blurry vision forced her to take one-year leave from school, and subsequently decided to drop out in favor of the card game as a career.[6]
Deas won 27 North American Bridge Championships (NABC) titles and nine world championships, including three in the Venice Cup.[7] At one time Deas ranked first among Women World Grand Masters. At one time she was on the road as a professional player for 30 weeks a year. She was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in 1997 and reduced her travel. In January 2012, she was living in Schenectady, New York.[6]
At the inaugural SportAccord World Mind Games in Beijing, December 2011, Deas and Beth Palmer won the "Pairs Women" gold medal. Not a world championship meet, the SportAccord WMG invited 24 women from Great Britain, France, China, and the U.S. to compete in three small tournaments as four national teams, twelve pairs, and 24 individuals. The six U.S. women also won the Teams gold medal.[2] Beside the two gold medals Deas won $8,000 in cash prizes.[6]
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^Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 606. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
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^Munday, Sue (May 2020). "Tickets for Two: Deas, Cohen elected to Bridge Hall of Fame". Bridge Bulletin. American Contract Bridge League. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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