Lynn Deas

Lynn Davis Deas was a professional American bridge player. 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.

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. 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. North American Bridge Championships (24) Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (4) 1983, 1985, 1994, 2008 Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (5) 1987, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2012 Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (7) 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013 Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (5) 1992, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2008 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (3) 1982, 2004, 2006

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North American Bridge Championships von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 2002 Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 2005 Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (2) 1989, 2010