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{{short description|Indian bridge player}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
'''Jaggy Shivdasani''' (born 1958) is one of [[India]]'s most successful [[Contract bridge|bridge]] players. Having burst onto the India's national scene in 1976 by winning the premier Holkar Trophy,<ref>[http://www.bridge-india.org/holker.htm Holker Open Pairs winners]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> he went on to win all national titles, usually multiple times. He represented India in numerous international events, including the 1988 [[World Team Olympiad]] in [[Venice]], where his team reached the semi-finals before losing to the [[United States]] (the eventual winner). Shivdasani is from [[Mumbai]] (also known as Bombay).<ref name=ACBL>{{OEB|7CD|245}}</ref>

In July 1987, Shivdasani made history when he became the first foreigner ever to win one of the three major [[North American Bridge Championships|North American]] team events: the [[Spingold|Spingold Knockout Teams]].<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEFDC1631F934A15754C0A961948260 Unheralded Team Captures Spingold Knockout Victory]</ref>  In autumn 1987 he won his second straight major title, the [[Reisinger|Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams]], as part of a foursome that included players from four countries.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE6DE1530F932A35751C1A961948260 An Unusual Foursome Wins Reisinger Title at Nationals]</ref><ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE6DD113EF930A25751C1A961948260 A Melding of Talent]</ref>

==Tournament record==
===Winner===
* [[North American Bridge Championships]] (3)
** North American Swiss Teams (1) 2002
** Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1987
** Spingold Knockout Teams (1) 1987
* Asia & Middle East Championships (1)
** Open Teams (1) 1997

=== Runners-up ===
* Asia & Middle East Championships (2)
** Open Teams (2) 1985, 1989

== References ==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:American contract bridge players]]
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Game players from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Bridge players at the 2018 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Bridge players at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in bridge]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]]


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