About Gino
Bio
Eldad “Gino” Ginossar is a top Israeli-American bridge player, coach, lecturer and author.
Gino was a bronze medalist in the Rosenblum Cup (2006), European gold medalist (2007), European silver medalist (2011), and European bronze medalist (2005, 2010). Among his achievements in the United States: Blue Ribbon Pairs runnerup (Providence NABC 2014 and Honolulu NABC 2018) and the Spingold and Vanderbilt Knockout Team runner-up (Atlanta NABC 2018 and Memphis 2025).
The winner of multiple Israeli championships, Gino played several times on the Israeli Open Team (2004, 2008, 2010-2012) and was the coach of the Israeli open team in 2016 and coach of youth Israeli teams 2022-2025.
Playing for USA1 mixed team, Ginossar won the silver medal in Wuhan Cup (2022). Gino also played for the USA2 open team in Herning Denmark (2025).
Awards
The CCBA awarded Gino the prestigious Harmon Wilkes Award (2019) for sportsmanship and ethics in bridge.
Media Recognition
Publications
2 over 1 - The Complete Book (in Hebrew)
Bridge In 60 Seconds (in Hebrew)
Improve Your Matchpoints Game (Bridgewinners)
Thumbs Up for Control-Showing Responses (Bridgewinners)
