 The event, which attracts virtually all of the world's best bridge players, is widely considered one of the toughest events in the world.Many bridge aficionados consider the modern day Spingold tougher to win than a World Championship.Nick Nickell's professional teams won the Spingold nine times in 15 years from 1993 to 2007, including four in a row without change in personnel (intact) from 1993 to 1996, and two more 1998–99 after one change.