Josef Piekarek

Josef Piekarek (born 16 April 1963) is a German bridge player. Besides playing Bridge he is a Physical Education Teacher.

In 2015, he and his partner Alexander Smirnov admitted to ethical violations. In 2016, the European Bridge League convicted them of cheating for inappropriately communicating their hands through bidding card positioning. They were sentenced to a four year suspension and a lifetime ban from playing together as a pair, with the ABCL honoring the sentence.

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

North American Bridge Championships (2) Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2014 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2013

Runners-up

North American Bridge Championships (3) Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2013