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Geoff  HAMPSON

 Geoffrey è nato a Toronto nel 1968 da genitori che erano dei noti musicisti che hanno inciso diversi album di successo.

 Imparò a contare i Punti Onori al tavolo da cucina quando aveva 6 anni per merito del fratello ma iniziò ad amare davvero il bridge per merito di un suo professore di liceo che lo insegnò all'intera classe.

 Dopo aver studiato alla University of West Ontario e alla York University, Geoff ha iniziato a occuparsi a tempo peno di Bridge vincendo il suo primo Campionato Nazionale canadese all'età di 22 anni e l'anno successivo il suo primo NABC's.

 È stato nominato giovane bridgista dell'anno nel 1992 e nel 1994. Oggi vive a Los Angeles in California.

 Nel 1991 ha vinto l'argento nei Campionati del Mondo Juniores per il Canada.

 Ha partecipato a più Campionati Mondiali sia per il Colori del Canada che per quelli degli USA, cui ha conquistato due bronzi nel 2003 e nel 2005.

 Nel 2000, nel 2003 e nel 2011 ha vinto il Cavendish Teams, nel 2001 il Transnational Open Teams, nel 2003 la Reisinger, nel 1997 il Silodor, nel 2005 la Spingold, nel 2003 il Wherner, nel 2006 la Buffet Cup e nel 2010 il Jacobs.

Al di fuori del Bridge è un fanatico di Cinema, di Teatro e di Golf.

Geoffrey Hampson was born October 11, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario. 

He is the son of musicians. “Both parents have recorded and my mother has recorded several albums that have gone Gold,” Geoff told us. (His mother is 'Lois' in the famed  Sharon, Lois and Bram.)

Geoff learned to count points at the kitchen table on his father's knee at around six years old, but he left the game alone until high school. “A teacher taught the entire class how to play by issuing a printout of most basic rules,” explained Geoff. “The class quickly became addicted, and I never found the cure. Both of my parents used to play, my sister is SLOWLY learning to play, and I have one niece or nephew on the way that I will probably teach to play.”

Geoff attended undergraduate classes at the University of Western Ontario , and York University in Toronto . He is now a full time professional bridge player. “I had no true profession after university,” admitted Geoff. “I had several temporary jobs until Bridge became a viable career.” He now lives in Los Angeles , California . When asked whether he has any pets, Geoff said, “Not currently, but I am looking forward to meeting my next cat.”

Geoff has played in seven World Championships - four for Canada and three for the USA . His first success came partnering Fred Gitelman as a member of the Canadian team that reached the final of the 1991 World Junior Teams in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A year later, he finished second in the Pan-American Games Open Teams in partnership with John Gowdy.

Geoff won his first major domestic event while just 22 - the Canadian National Teams Championship, playing with Gowdy (and Ed Bidson, David Lindop, Boris Baran, Mark Molson). A year later, having moved south of the border, he claimed his first NABC title - the North American Swiss, playing with Molson. In 1994, he won his second North American National crown - the Mixed Pairs in partnership with teammate Brad Moss’ sister, Jill Levin.

He also  won the Cavendish Teams in 2000, 2003 and 2011.

Away from the table, Geoff is a serious movie buff and an avid golfer. He can usually be found either on the course or in a theatre. He also studies the stock market and runs.