ABT - FLORIDA STATE BACKGAMMON
CHAMPIONSHIP
August 14-17, 2008; Fort Lauderdale,
Florida
CHAMPIONSHIP (35): 1-Mike Corbett (FL), 2-Steve Flam (FL); 1C-Petko Kostadinov (SC), 2C-Raul Timerman (Argentina); 1LC-Perry Gartner (FL).
ADVANCED (53): 1-Kevin Jones (FL), 2-Fabricio Schaffrath (Argentina/FL), 3/4-Danielle Bastarache (FL) / Eli Turgell (FL); 1C-Lynn Lusk (CO), 2C-Dixie McGaffick (FL); 1LC-Murray Bryntesen (FL).
NOVICE (17): 1-Julia Sommer (NY), 2-Richard Wisniewski (FL); 1C-Hayden Burrus (FL); 1LC-Paul Lazarus (FL).
AL TESORO PALM CLASSIC (16): 1-Ray Fogerlund (CA), 2-Alan Martin (FL).
AMATEUR JACKPOT (20): 1-Chris Knapp (Canada), 2-Gary Fishman (FL).
DOUBLES (22 teams): 1-Juan Rospigliosi (FL) & Leon Turner (FL), 2-Denise Hemingway (MD) & Neal Rosensweig (FL).
BLITZ (64): 1-Dan Gruby (FL), 2-Rod Covlin (NY).
DAVID MENKES MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (26): 1-Neal Rosensweig (FL), 2-Albert Yakobashvili (Georgia Republic/IL).
SUNSHINE CUP (16): 1-Neil Kazaross (IL). First Prize was a Vitor Hollanda backgammon board.
MIKE & DANIELLE'S NOVICE FREE ROLL TOURNAMENT (13): 1-Larry Schultz (FL), 2-Rosanne Rutnick (FL).
GATOR ROLL: 1-Albert Yakobashvili (Georgia Republic/IL).
AUSTRALIAN OPEN BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIP
August 1-3, 2008; Surfers Paradise,
Queensland, Australia
CHAMPIONSHIP (57+71 rebuys): 1-Jay Deva, 2-Grant Hoffman (New Zealand), 3/4-Virginia Jones / Simon Ustick, 5/8-Stephen Davy / Alex Falon / Tony Hrysicos / David Kinston, 9/16-Mick Dyett / Jim Giallisi / Ross Hancock / Kevin Jessup / David Reitzin / Peter Sun / Tony Walker / Griff Ware.
ABT - THOUSAND ISLANDS BACKGAMMON
TOURNAMENT
August 1-3, 2008; Alexandria Bay, New
York
OPEN (35): 1-Richard Munitz (NY), 2-Alan Robinson (Canada), 3-Lynn Ehrlich (NY).
DOUBLES (12 teams): 1/2-Harvey Gillis (WA) & Alan Grunwald (NJ) / Garry Kallos (Canada) & Chris Knapp (Canada).
FRIDAY MINI-TOURNAMENTS OF 8: Five winners - Alan Grunwald (NJ), Chris Knapp (Canada), Ed Johnson (NY), Daniel Dorinbaum (Canada), Rodrigue Despard (Canada).
EBGT - 3rd BACKGAMMON DAVIS
DOUBLES & 2nd "GOGI BUKIA MEMORIAL" GEORGIAN OPEN
July 31-August 5, 2008; Tbilisi, Republic
of Georgia
DAVIS DOUBLES (7 teams + 1 rebuy): 1-Morten Holm (Denmark) & Sander Lylloff (Denmark), 2-Jakob Garal (Ukraine/Germany) & Leonid Riskin (Ukraine/Germany).
MASTERS (28+4 rebuys): 1-Cem Duran (Turkey), 2-Fabrizio Lo Surdo (Italy), 3/4-Zurab Mikaia (Georgia) / Jürgen Orlowski (Germany); 1C-Kakhaber Natchkebia (Georgia), 2C-Nodar Gagua (Georgia/Russia); 1LC-Rezo Tskhovrebashvili (Georgia).
INTERMEDIATE (28+3 rebuys): 1-Rambiz Khalili (Iran), 2-Chiva Tafazzoli (Iran/Germany), 3/4-Boris Danelia (Georgia) / Zurab Margvelashvili (Georgia); 1C-Badri Lominadze (Georgia), 2C-David Tevdoradze (Georgia); 1LC-Sergey Grinev (Russia).
AMATEURS (12): 1-Kakha Kurtzikidze (Georgia), 2-Marina Gurgenidze (Georgia), 3-Janguli Esebua (Georgia).
PRO/AM DOUBLES (16 teams): 1-Bob Wachtel (USA) & self, 2-Boris Mamporia (Russia) & Givi Shengelia (Georgia).
EXHIBITION MATCH: Georgia vs. Rest of the World: 1-Georgia: Nodar Gagua (Captain) / Gocha Chokhonelidze / Tamas Giergobiani / Kakhaber Natchkebia / David Tevdoradze, 2-Rest of the World: Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon (Captain/Israel) / Artur Muradian (Armenia) / Jürgen Orlowski (Germany) / Tassilo Rzymann (Austria) / Bob Wachtel (USA). Score: 3-2.
ELEGANCE PRIZE: Khachik Melykian (Armenia)
FAIR PLAY PRIZE: Arut Martirosian (Armenia)
LADIES TROPHY: Marina Gurgenidze (Georgia)
BEST GEORGIAN PLAYER: Zurab Mikaia
ABT - 13th MINNESOTA OPEN
BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS
July 25-27, 2008; Bloomington, Minnesota
OPEN (16): 1-Gary Schachtschneider (MN), 2-Art Moore (CA); 1C-Steve Brown (MN), 2C-Neil Kazaross (IL); 1LC-Mark Donaldson (MN).
INTERMEDIATE (12): 1-Jesse Eaton (MN), 2-Hugh Morris (MN); 1C-Ray Bills (MN), 2C-Wayne Wiest (IL); 1LC-Ed Ziesche (MN).
MASTERS JACKPOT (10): 1-Ray Fogerlund (CA), 2-David Rockwell (IL).
DOUBLES (8 teams): 1-Jim Pokela (MN) & Ralph Stowell (WI).
HYPERGAMMON (16): 1-Gary Schachtschneider (MN), 2-Jeff Nitschke (MN).
BLITZ (32): 1-Jim Pokela (MN), 2-Fred Kalantari (MN).
WSOB/PGT
- 6th PARTOUCHEGAMMON RIVIERA & NATIONS CUP
July 15-21, 2008; Cannes, France
PARTOUCHEGAMMON TOUR OPEN (155): 1-Bob Koca (USA), 2-Gus Hansen (Denmark), 3/4-Nicky Check (England) / Robert Lindbom (Sweden); 1C-Karsten Bredahl (Denmark), 2C-Alain Babillon (France), 3C/4C-Marc Santo Roman (France) / Jakob Simonsen (Denmark); 1LC-Hamza Nar (Turkey), 2LC-Robert Lego Fursund (Denmark).
INTERMEDIATE (32): 1-Levon Petrossian (Armenia), 2-Harutyan Martirosian (Armenia), 3-Giorgioleni Tamaz (Georgia), 4-George Miltiadou (England); 1C-Amélie Viennois (France), 2C-Giovanni Celentano (Italy); 1LC-Didier Rouxel (France).
BEGINNERS (28): 1-Doriand DeBrand (France).
WSOB SUPER SATELLITE #1 (16): 1-Frédéric Andrieu
(France).
WSOB SUPER SATELLITE #2 (16): 1-François Tardieu (France).
SUPER JACKPOT (8): 1-Ed O'Laughlin (USA).
SPEED BLITZ #1 (32): 1-Volker Sonnabend (Germany), 2-Giorgio
Castellano (Italy)
SPEED BLITZ #2 (32): 1/2-Florin Popa (Romania/Italy) / Chris Ternel
(England).
SPEED BLITZ #3 (32): 1-Chris Ternel (England), 2-Fabrizio Lo Surdo
(Italy).
WARM-UP (128): 1-Jan Jacobowitz (Germany).
LADIES TOURNAMENT (18): 1-Pernille Rosendal (Denmark).
LADIES PRIZE: Amélie Viennois (France).
FAIR PLAY PRIZE: Rassoul Rasti (Iran/Switzerland).
DOUBLES CONSULTATION (32 teams): 1-Claude Lambert (France) & José Rodriguez (France), 2-Karsten Bredahl (Denmark) & Steen Grønbech (Denmark), 3/4-Jan Jacobowitz (Germany) & Jürgen Orlowski (Germany) / Hans-Uli Koch (Germany) & Ed O'Laughlin (USA).
FREE ROLL #1 (32): Florin Popa (Romania/Italy). (Prize = Riviera
entry & hotel for 2009)
FREE ROLL #2 (32): Adrian Jones (England). (Prize = Riviera entry
for 2009)
NATIONS CUP (16 teams): 1-Germany: Götz Hildsberg / Jan Jacobowitz / Christian Plenz, 2-Italy: Fernando Braconi / Piergiorgio D'Ancona / Fabrizio Lo Surdo, 3-Sweden: Robert Lindbom / Sven-Olav Norén / Sara Utku, 4-Norway: Tore Fredriksen / Hans Liby / Jon Kristian Røyset / Katja Spillum.
WORLD SERIES OF BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIP SHOOTOUT (16): 1-Frédéric Andrieu (France), 2-Bob Koca (USA), 3/4-Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon (Israel) / Lars Trabolt (Denmark).
33rd WORLD BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIP
July 6-15, 2008; Monte Carlo, Monaco
CHAMPIONSHIP (199): 1-Lars Trabolt (Denmark), 2-Mario Sequeira (Portugal), 3/4-Achim Müller (Germany) / Joel Schiff (Israel); First Consolation: 1C-Lars Degerman (Sweden), 2C-Carsten Joh (Germany), 3C/4C-Masa Nasu (Japan) / Ed O'Laughlin (USA); Second Consolation: 1C-Neville Eber (South Africa), 2C-Ricardo Spinola (Brazil), 3C/4C-Michael Friedrich (Germany) / Paul Van Dijke (Netherlands); 1LC-Tom Zarrinnam (USA), 2LC-Michihito Kageyama (Japan).
INTERMEDIATE (58): 1-Valery Mikhaylets (Russia), 2-Alain De Foucher (France), 3/4-Sam Ahmed (Egypt) / Pernille Rosendal (Denmark); First Consolation: 1C-Jonas Enemark (Denmark), 2C-Sara Utku (Sweden), 3C/4C-Jacob Andersen (Denmark) / Josue Bendaoud (France); Second Consolation: 1C-Cyrille Fauquet (France), 2C-François Coignard (France), 3C/4C-Holger Gerwin (Germany) / Majken Johansen (Denmark); 1LC-Kaj Nielsen (Denmark), 2LC-Martin de Bruin (USA/Spain).
BEGINNERS (41): 1-Vasili Kavun (Ukraine), 2-Edith Afchani (Germany), 3/4-Kacik Gasparian (Armenia) / Janek Mistowski (Denmark); 1st Consolation: 1C-Omari Dvali (Georgia), 2C-Avtandil Todria (Georgia), 3C/4C-Lars Hove (Denmark) / Boris Mamporia (Russia); 2nd Consolation: 1C-Lyova Ghazarian (Armenia), 2C-Laura Monaco (Italy), 3C/4C-Bartolomeo Migliore (Italy) / Dana Wanounou (Norway); 1LC-Amélie Viennois (France), 2LC-Levon Petrossian (Armenia).
SUPER JACKPOT (32 @ 1,000 euros): 1-Bob Wachtel (USA), 2-Ary Nogueira (Brazil), 3/4-Steve Hammond (USA) / Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon (Israel).
LIMITED JACKPOT (32 @ 500 euros): 1-Bob Koca (USA), 2-Leonid Riskin (Ukraine/Germany).
DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Kenji Shimodaira (Japan) & Takumitsu Suzuki (Japan), 2-Rickard Persson (Sweden) & Mohamad Badiei (Iran/Sweden).
40-euro BLITZ (56): 1-Bülent Ozer (Turkey), 2-Gerry Maria Daniel (USA).
100-euro BLITZ (176): 1-Hamza Nar (Turkey), 2-Hans-Uli Koch (Germany).
200-euro JACKPOT (32): 1-Jakob Simonsen (Denmark), 2-Christopher Yep (USA).
LADIES TOURNAMENT (32): 1-Scarlett Serrero (France), 2-Ingrid Sonnabend (Germany).
FORTIS WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (66 teams): 1-Christos Groutsos / Giorgos Klitsas / Alexandros Kolonias (Greece), 2-Adam Bennett (USA) / Ed Bennett (USA) / Stephan Kostov (Bulgaria).
ABT - 33rd MICHIGAN SUMMER
BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS
July 3-6, 2008; Novi, Michigan
OPEN (94): 1-Neil Kazaross (IL), 2-Stick Rice (OH), 3-Paul Berg (MI), 4/5-Steve Sax (CA) / Kit Woolsey (CA); 1C-Bill Davis (IL), 2C-Mary Hickey (OH), 3C/4C-Maurice Barie (MI) / Petko Kostadinov (SC).
INTERMEDIATE (75): 1-Sal Chehayeb (MI), 2-Saad Ghiso (MI), 3-Wally Wolf (MI), 4/5-Betty Coppic (FL) / Gary Fishman (FL); 1C-Chris Knapp (Canada), 2C-Elayne Feinstein (FL), 3C/4C-Jim Airgood (MI) / Dave Settles (IL).
NOVICE (20): 1-Michael Brown (OH), 2-Sheila Hodis (NY); 1C-Lee White (MI), 2C-Linda Pohly (MI).
MICHIGAN MASTERS (32): 1-Malcolm Davis (TX), 2-Steve Sax (CA), 3/4-Neil Garvie (Canada) / Joe Russell (CA).
HOWARD RING MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (32): 1-Steve Brown (MN), 2-Brent Cohen (PA). ($300 was raised for the Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation in memory of Howard.)
FRANK TALBOT'S NEWCOMER FREE ROLL (35): 1-Al Hodis (NY), 2-Sheila Hodis (NY).
SNOWIE FREEZE-OUT (32): 1/2-Yury Millman (MN) / Pete Townsend (PA).
MICHIGAN BLITZ (128): 1-Danielle Bastarache (FL), 2-Bob Koca (MD).
$200 FIRECRACKER JACKPOT (16): 1-Steve Brown (MN), 2-Dave Williams
(TN).
$100 FIRECRACKER JACKPOT (16): 1-Larry Buckingham (OH), 2-Joseph
Jemal (NJ).
OPEN DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Gary Bauer (NJ) & Larry Liebster (NJ), 2-Michael Flohr (IL) & Faddoul Khoury (IL), 3/4-Mary Hickey (OH) & Claude Landry (Canada) / Emil Mortuk (MI) & Akemi Ota (Japan/MI).
SATELLITE DOUBLES (16 teams): 1-Bob Koca (MD) & Stick Rice (OH), 2-Sal Chehayeb (MI) & Samanatha Shaffer (MI).
LIMITED DOUBLES (8 teams): 1-Peggy Neubig (NJ) & Gail Newburn (GA), 2-Jeff Grund (MI) & Stevie Grund (PA).
$20 DETROIT QUICKIES #1 (64): 1-Karen Davis (NY).
$20 DETROIT QUICKIES #2 (32): 1-Jim Pascoe (FL).
$10 DETROIT QUICKIES #1 (64): 1-Chris Scott (IL).
$10 DETROIT QUICKIES #2 (16): 1-Patty Geoffroy (MA).
$50 EARLYBIRD JACKPOT #1 (16): 1-Mary Hickey (OH), 2-Alan Gold
(WI).
$50 EARLYBIRD JACKPOT #2 (16): 1-Al Hodis (NY), 2-Sean Garber
(IN).
$30 EARLYBIRD JACKPOT #1 (16): 1-Ryan Hast (PA), 2-Bill Calton
(MI).
$30 EARLYBIRD JACKPOT #2 (16): 1-Danielle Bastarache (FL), 2-Reggie
Harvel (MI).
$50 SUNDAY JACKPOT #1 (8): 1-Sean Garber (IN), 2-Bruce Hall
(NC).
$50 SUNDAY JACKPOT #2 (8): 1-Kit Woolsey (CA), 2-Bruce Russell
(WI).
$30 SUNDAY JACKPOT (8): 1-Julius High (NY), 2-David Rubin (IL).
$50 WEDNESDAY WARM-UP (23): 1-Ralph Dietz (MI), 2-Gary Schachtschneider
(MN), 3/4-Sean Garber (IN) / Ken Wroblewski (MI).
$30 WEDNESDAY WARM-UP (16): 1-Mike Rezai (OH), 2/3-Faris Gabbara
(MI) / Dave Kamp (MI).
$20 WEDNESDAY WARM-UP (8): 1-Brenda Cohen (PA), 2-Nancy Ishac
(MI), 3-Paul Bortell (MI).
$50 AFTER-TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT (12): 1-Kit Woolsey (MI), 2/3-Maurice
Barie (MI) / Brent Cohen (PA).
$20 AFTER-TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT (13): 1-Zaven Dolik (MI), 2/3-Dave
Brotherton (MI) / Jim Lawrence (MI).
PGT - FORGES PARTOUCHE BACKGAMMON
CHALLENGE
June 19-22, 2008; Forges-les-Eaux, France
PARTOUCHEGAMMON TOUR OPEN (38+13 rebuys): 1-Ed O'Laughlin (USA), 2-Kakhaber Natchkebia (Georgia), 3/4-Giorgio Castellano (Italy) / Guil Drai (France); 1C-Olivier Croisille (France), 2C-Jean-Philippe Rohr (France), 3C/4C-Raj Jansari (England) / Volker Sonnabend (Germany); 1LC-Athanasios Lagopatis (Germany), 2LC-Serge Dahan (France). Ladies Prize: Cécile Wolf (France).
DOUBLE CONSULTATION (4 teams): 1-Serge Dahan (France) & Franck Stepler (France), 2-Fernando Braconi (Italy) & Fabrizio Lo Surdo (Italy).
WARM-UP (28): 1-Luisa Sequeira (Portugal).
FAIR PLAY PRIZE: Richard Saint Pierre (France).
BLITZ (16): 1-Fabrizio Lo Surdo (Italy).
ABT - 2008 LOS ANGELES OPEN
BACKGAMMON TOURNAMENT
June 6-8, 2008; Van Nuys, California
OPEN (62): 1-Ray Fogerlund (CA), 2-Roy Gandy (CA), 3-John Rockwell (CA); 1C-George Matthews (CA), 2C-Eliot Bean (CA), 3C/4C-Ron Bruns (CA) / Zev Vered (CA).
ADVANCED (32): 1-David Escoffery (CA), 2-Carl Blumenstein (CA); 1C-Richard Armbruster (CA), 2C-Dave Settles (IL), 3C/4C-Comet (CA) / Charles Toots (CA).
LIMITED (5): 1-Gene Meyers (CA), 2-Chris Kelly (CA); 1C-Sean Cooper (CA).
SUPER-32 (32): 1-Ray Fogerlund (CA), 2-Dorn Bishop (CA), 3/4-Odis Chenault (CA) / J. P. Deleurme (CA).
PAUL DINGWELL AMATEUR (16): 1-Ron Bruns (CA), 2-David Taniguchi (CA).
DINGWELL AMATEUR OVERFLOW (16): 1-Todd Crosner (AZ), 2-George Haskour (CA).
2-POINT QUICKIES (56): 1-Comet (CA), 2-John Rockwell (CA).
DOUBLES (16 teams): 1-Harvey Gillis (WA) & Norm Wiggins (CA), 2-Alan & Joan Grunwald (NJ).
OVERFLOW DOUBLES (8 teams): 1-Bob Glass (CA) & Joe Russell (CA), 2-Reza Daryabegi (CA) & Azzam Masarani (CA).
$50 JACKPOT #1 (8): 1-Saul Meir (CA).
$50 JACKPOT #2 (8): 1-J. P. Deleurme (CA).
PGT - EDEN PARTOUCHE BACKGAMMON
TOURNAMENT
May 29-June 1, 2008; Juan-les-Pins,
France
PARTOUCHEGAMMON TOUR OPEN (59+5 rebuys): 1-Andy Bell (England), 2-Jürgen Orlowski (Germany), 3/4-Götz Hildsberg (Germany) / Catherine Pascal (France); 1C-Thierry Manouck (France), 2C-Tassilo Rzymann (Austria), 3C/4C-Raj Jansari (England) / Athanasios Lagopatis (Germany); 1LC-Zoran Maric (France), 2LC-Chris Ternel (England). Ladies Prize: Catherine Pascal (France).
BEGINNERS (4): 1-Didier Rouxel (France).
WARM-UP (38): 1-Lucas Surmeyan (Armenia/Austria).
FAIR PLAY PRIZE: Frank Brinkmann (Germany).
500-euro SUPER JACKPOT (8): 1-Carlo Melzi (Italy), 2-Tassilo Rzymann (Austria).
SPEED BLITZ20 #1 (16): 1-Chris Ternel (England).
SPEED BLITZ20 #2 (16): 1/2-Piergiorgio D'Ancona (Italy) / Chris
Ternel (England).
DOUBLE CONSULTATION (16 teams): 1-Uli Koch (Germany) & Ed O'Laughlin (USA), 2-Pierre Semour (France) & Mario Sequeira (Portugal).
ABT - 28th CHICAGO OPEN BACKGAMMON
TOURNAMENT
May 23-26, 2008; Itasca, Illinois
CHAMPIONSHIP (37+11 rebuys): 1-Christopher Yep (OH), 2-John Jennings (IL); 1C-Stick Rice (OH), 2C-Sam Pottle (WI); 1LC-Ken Bond (IL).
INTERMEDIATE (27+9 rebuys): 1-Scott Casty (IL), 2-Albert Yakobashvili (IL); 1C-Julius High (NY), 2C-Jacob Moreno (IL); 1LC-Murray Bryntesen (FL).
BEGINNERS (5): 1-Lauren Casty (IL), 2-Jenna Longman (MI).
MEMORIAL DAY MASTERS (21+11 rebuys): 1-Gary Bauer (NJ), 2-Christopher Yep (OH), 3/4-Mike Corbett (FL) / Alfred Mamlet (MD).
LIMITED JACKPOT (8): 1-Julius High (NY), 2-Murray Bryntesen (FL).
BLITZ (32): 1-Herb Roman (IL).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (32): 1-Bruce Russell (WI), 2-Danielle Bastarache (FL).
DOUBLES (17 teams): 1-Phil & Randee Simborg (IL), 2-Tim Mabee (IL) & Lucky Nelson (IL).
$50 JACKPOT (8): 1-Linda Rockwell (IL), 2-Carol Joy Cole (MI).
20th WBF EUROPEAN BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIP / 7th VELDEN BACKGAMMON
OPEN / 5th EUROPEAN DOUBLE CONSULTING CHAMPIONSHIP
May 15-18, 2008; Velden, Austria
MASTERS (35): 1-Fernando Braconi (Italy), 2-Philip Vischjager (The Netherlands), 3/4-Manfred Hollederer (Germany) / Tassilo Rzymann (Austria); 1C-Cemalettin Yüksel (Turkey), 2C-Florin Popa (Romania/Italy), 3C/4C-Stefan Bobenhausen (Germany) / Mario Sequeira (Portugal); 1LC-Fabrizio Lo Surdo (Italy), 2LC-Hans-Uli Koch (Germany). Ladies Prize: Andrea Riebler (Austria).
CHAMPIONS (38): 1-Feza Diyarbekir (Turkey), 2-Michael Roth (Germany), 3/4-Thomas Leitner (Austria) / Claudio Cantoni (Mexico/Italy); 1C-Markus Kuntaritsch (Austria), 2C-Alexander Reichel (Austria), 3C/4C-Karl Baranyi (Austria) / Wolfgang Haas (Austria); 1LC-Peter Neumann (Germany), 2LC-Helmut Gerdenits (Austria). Ladies Prize: Giovanna La Falce (Italy).
INTERMEDIATE (26): 1-Seda Koc (Turkey), 2-Rizcallah Alkhoury (Lebanon/Spain), 3/4-Shadi Azizian (Iran/Italy) / Maria Grigis (Italy); 1C-Renato Sovani (Italy), 2C-Viorel Popa (Romania/Italy); 1LC-Jeanne Nanga (Cameroun/Austria), 2LC-Domenica Torrielli (Italy). Ladies Prize: Seda Koc (Turkey).
LADIES TOURNAMENT (11): 1-Simona Cirulli (Italy), 2-Laura Monaco (Italy).
SUPER JACKPOT (8): 1-Fernando Braconi (Italy), 2-Hans-Uli Koch (Germany).
WARM-UP (33+22 re-entries): 1-Thomas Löw (Germany), 2-Ingeborg Haussleiter (Germany).
SPERTI TROPHY (25+17 re-entries): 1-Thomas Löw (Germany), 2-Karl Baryani (Austria).
ONE-POINT MATCH PRESIDENT'S TOURNAMENT #1: 1-Cemalettin Yüksel
(Turkey).
ONE-POINT MATCH PRESIDENT'S TOURNAMENT #2: 1-Abdullah Sorguven
(Turkey).
ONE-POINT MATCH PRESIDENT'S TOURNAMENT #3: 1-John Broomfield (England).
EUROPEAN DOUBLE CONSULTING CHAMPIONSHIP (18 teams): 1-George Simpson (Turkey) & Cemalettin Yüksel (Turkey), 2-Axel Etten (Germany) & Hans-Uli Koch (Germany).
ABT - 2nd SOUTHEAST BACKGAMMON
CHAMPIONSHIPS
May 2-4, 2008; Atlanta, Georgia
CHAMPIONSHIP (30): 1-Carol Joy Cole (MI), 2-Joe Freedman (VA); 1C-Vadim Musaelyan (NC), 2C-Malcolm Robertson (Hong Kong); 1LC-Stuart Thomson (GA).
ADVANCED (26): 1-Dave Settles (IL), 2-Kate Elmore (GA); 1C-Neal Rosensweig (FL), 2C-Bob Weigel (TN); 1LC-Alan Epstein (GA).
NOVICE (6): 1-Joan Grunwald (NJ), 2-Jon Hochberg (GA); 1C-Timothy Turner (GA).
SOUTHEAST MASTERS (10+2 rebuys): 1-Alan Grunwald (NJ), 2-Perry Gartner (NJ), 3-Malcolm Davis (TX).
DIXIE CUP (15+1 rebuy): 1-Stacy Turner (GA), 2-Andrew Lipscomb (TN).
DOUBLES (14 teams): 1-Bill Davis (IL) & Elayne Feinstein (FL), 2-Carol Joy Cole (MI) & Harvey Gillis (WA).
TURKISH BLITZ (32): 1-Jim Hickey (GA), 2-Gail Newburn (GA).
MINI-MATCH (64): 1-Steven Keats (NY), 2-Jerry Godsey (GA).
EARLY EXIT JACKPOT (8): 1-Gail Newburn (GA).
FIRST-TIMERS' FREE ROLL (10): 1-Andrew Lipscomb (TN), 2-Harry Georgiou (GA).
SHUT THE BOX CHARITY EVENT: 1-Owen Black (FL). $350 was raised for Children's Health Care of Atlanta at Scottish Rite.
EBGT - 2nd BACKGAMMON DAVIS
DOUBLES & 3rd PORTUGUESE OPEN
April 29-May 4, 2008; Estoril, Portugal
DAVIS DOUBLES (18 teams): 1-Thomas Kazemieh (Iran/Germany) & Tilo Knierim (Germany), 2-Fernando Braconi (Italy) & Fabrizio Lo Surdo (Italy), 3/4-Nodar Gagua (Georgia) & Wolfgang Griese (Germany) / Kakha Natchkebia (Georgia) & Badri Tsertsevadze (Georgia).
MASTERS (50): 1-Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon (Israel), 2-Götz Hildsberg (Germany), 3/4-Teppo Salo (Finland) / Michael Schmidt (Germany); 1C-Adrian Jones (England), 2C-Denis Etienne (Switzerland); 1LC-Georgy Balkandjiisky (Bulgaria).
INTERMEDIATE (30): 1-Jose Torres (Portugal), 2-Scarlett Serrero (France), 3/4-Peter Chan (England) / Ahmet Kamil Baykalogullari (Turkey); 1C-Christian Setzpfandt (Germany), 2C-Zafer Tas (Turkey); 1LC-Dobromir Kyurkchiev (Bulgaria).
AMATEURS (5): 1-Daniel Grange (Switzerland), 2-Asli Özbicer (Turkey), 3-Petra Woplatek (Austria).
"JOSE SALEMA" SUPER-JACKPOT (8): 1-Tassilo Rzymann (Austria).
CONSULTATION DOUBLES PRO/AM (24 teams + 8): 1-Jörg Balschuweit (Germany) & Mirco Podchul (Germany), 2-Wolfgang Griese (Germany) & Michael Schmidt (Germany).
SASSANGAMMON FREEROLL TOURNAMENT (89): 1-Scarlett Serrero (France), 2-John Hurst (England).
SPECIAL PRIZE #1: Fair-Play Prize - Oz Cohen-Zada (Israel).
SPECIAL PRIZE #2: 1st Attendance - Fabrizio Lo Surdo (Italy).
SPECIAL PRIZE #3: Bad Beat - François Tardieu (France).
SPECIAL PRIZE #4: Best Portuguese Player - Mario Sequeira (Portugal).
PGT - PARIS MASTER & PARTOUCHE
BACKGAMMON OPEN 9
April 23-27, 2008; Paris, France
PARTOUCHEGAMMON TOUR OPEN (71): 1-Carlo Melzi (Italy), 2-Rassoul Rasti (Iran/Switzerland), 3/4-Andy Bell (England) / Chris Ternel (England); 1C-Oliver Schneider (Germany), 2C-Bob Wachtel (USA), 3C/4C-Bartolomeo Migliore (Italy) / Lars Trabolt (Denmark); 1LC-Didier Assaraf (France), 2LC-Giorgio Castellano (Italy). Ladies Prize: Filomila Karantzali (Greece).
PARIS MASTER (8): 1-Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon (Israel), 2-Didier Assaraf (France).
WARM-UP (44): 1-Nodar Gagua (Russia).
500-euro SUPER JACKPOT (8): 1-Lars Trabolt (Denmark), 2-Sven Rümcker (Germany).
100-euro JACKPOT (8): 1-Nodar Gagua (Russia)
DOUBLE CONSULTATION (16 teams): 1-Jan Jacobowitz (Germany) & Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon (Israel), 2-Hans-Uli Koch (Germany) & Ed O'Laughlin (USA).
BLITZ #1 (16): 1-Volker Sonnabend (Germany).
BLITZ #2 (16): 1-Franck Stepler (France).
ABT - 24th NEVADA STATE BACKGAMMON
TOURNAMENT & U.S. TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
April 16-20, 2008; Las Vegas, Nevada
CHAMPIONSHIP (61+21 rebuys): 1-Drew Giovanis (NV), 2-Joe Russell (CA), 3/4-Ed Bennett (NM) / Kit Woolsey (CA); 1C-Justin Nunez (CA), 2C-Jona Alexander (CA), 3C/4C-Stepan Nuniyants (WA) / Gary Schachtschneider (MN); 1LC-Justin Bor (CA), 2LC-Petko Kostadinov (SC).
INTERMEDIATE (69+29 rebuys): 1-Jonah Seewald (CO), 2-Jeff Whitelaw (NV), 3/4-Kamyar Hosseinian (CA) / Frank Ley (CA); 1C-Karsten Busch (Germany), 2C-Dennis Rutkowski (CA), 3C/4C-Karl Pearson (WA) / Bob Sahagian (NV); 1LC-Carsten Müncheberg (Germany), 2LC-Raul Carregha (Mexico).
BEGINNERS (15+3 rebuys): 1-Richard Wisniewski (CA), 2-Josh Racko (CA); 1C-Jacqueline Singleton (WI), 2C-Joan Grunwald (NJ); 1LC-Hsiao-Yee Ballard (CA), 2LC-Lucky Heyn (CA).
SUPER JACKPOT (16 @ $2,000): 1-John O'Hagan (IN), 2-Nack Ballard (CA).
LIMITED JACKPOT (16 @ $1,000): 1-Stacy Turner (GA), 2-Collin Harris (TX).
$400 OPEN JACKPOT (16): 1-Bill Riles (TX), 2-Raul Carregha (Mexico).
$300 SATURDAY JACKPOT (8): 1-Nack Ballard (CA), 2-Rafael Lopez de Lara (Mexico).
$100 SATURDAY JACKPOT (16): 1-Doug Wilson (CA), 2-Bob Schumacher (MN).
$50 SATURDAY BEGINNERS JACKPOT (6): 1-Josh Racko (CA), 2-Hsiao-Yee Ballard (CA).
$50 JACKPOT (32): 1-Al Hodis (NY), 2-Gary Schachtschneider (MN).
$20 JACKPOT (64): 1-Stacy Turner (GA), 2-Ted Chee (CA).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT #1 (64): 1-Doug Johnson (FL), 2-Art Moore
(CA).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT #2 (32): 1-Marv Porten (CA), 2-Patrick Gibson
(CA).
DOUBLES TOURNAMENT (32 teams): 1-Rob Rossetti (CA) & Gary Schachtschneider (MN), 2-Hsiao-Yee & Nack Ballard (CA).
MINI-MATCH EVENT (32): 1-Phil Simborg (IL).
U.S. TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (12 teams): 1-Howard Markowitz (NV) / Hugh Sconyers (NV) / Peter Wagner (NV), 2-Frank Ley (CA) / Lynn Lusk (CO) / Don Thompson (Japan).
$50 AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT (16): 1-Kit Woolsey (CA), 2-Ted Chee (CA).
$20 AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT (9): 1-Emil Sepasy (CA), 2-Troy Longman (MI).
ABT - 14th ANNUAL OHIO STATE
BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS
April 11-13, 2008; Cleveland, Ohio
CHAMPIONSHIP (27): 1-Antoinette-Marie Williams (NY), 2-Robert Lessard (Canada); 1C-Steve Hast (PA), 2C-Neil Kazaross (IL).
ADVANCED (31): 1-Rose Sheedy (IN), 2-Chris Knapp (Canada); 1C-Scott Casty (IL), 2C-Judy Field (MI).
NOVICE (11): 1-Ryan Hast (PA), 2-Andrew Vallo (PA); 1C-Charlene Britton (OH).
OHIO MASTERS (8): 1-Thomas Meyer (IL), 2-Jon Stephens (OH).
AMATEUR JACKPOT (8): 1-Stephen Benjamin (OH), 2-Larry Buckingham (OH).
DOUBLES (14 teams): 1-Peggy Jackson (OH) & Alan Martin (FL), 2-David & Linda Rockwell (IL).
QUICKIES (16): 1-Jon Stephens (OH).
BLITZ (8): 1-David Rubin (IL).
NICKY CHECK 'BIRTHDAY BOY' BRITISH BACKGAMMON OPEN
April 4-6, 2008; Daventry, England
OPEN (79): 1-Ann Pocknell, 2-Uldis Lapikens, 3/4-Tom Duggan / Dave Moon; 1C-Peter Christmas, 2C-Mike Heard, 3C/4C-Rachel Rhodes / Ray Tannen; 1LC-Brian Lever, 2LC-Peter Bennet, 3LC/4LC-Lawrence Powell / Tony Walters.
THE NOODLE (32): 1-Tony Fawcett, 2-Marcus Wrinch, 3/4-Roland Herrera / Linda Taylor.
FRIDAY 500 (40): 1-Paul Gilbertson, 2-Julian Fetterlein.
TEAM EVENT (12): 1-Marcus Wrinch.
POKER (32): 1-Steve Hallett, 2-Jon Sharp, 3-Kevin Stebbing, 4-Paul Gilbertson.
PGT - LYON PARTOUCHE BACKGAMMON
TROPHY 2
April 3-6, 2008; Lyon, France
PARTOUCHEGAMMON TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP (53+11 rebuys): 1-Minh Nguyen (France), 2-Thierry Manouck (France), 3/4-Ferat Gündogan (Germany) / Miki Suzuki (France); 1C-Mario Sequeira (Portugal), 2C-Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan), 3C/4C-Frédéric Andrieu (France) / Raj Jansari (England); 1LC-Goetz Hildsberg (Germany), 2LC-Ingo Mohr (Germany).
CONSULTATION DOUBLES (16 teams): 1/2-François Coignard (France) & José Rodriguez (France) / Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan) & Tassilo Rzymann (Austria).
WARM-UP (37): 1-Ingo Mohr (Germany).
100-euro JACKPOT (8): 1-Alexis Vincent (France).
50-euro JACKPOT (8): 1-Cécile Wolf (France).
FAIR PLAY PRIZE: Bob Wachtel (USA).
ABT - 30th ANNUAL PITTSBURGH
BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS
March 28-30, 2008; Moon Township, Pennsylvania
CHAMPIONSHIP (56): 1-Jon Vietor (CA), 2-Ray Fogerlund (CA), 3/4-Michael Edge (SC) / Dana Nazarian (CA); 1C-Matt Reklaitis (MA), 2C-Jeff Acierno (NJ); 1LC-Howard Markowitz (NV).
ADVANCED (66): 1-Jolie Rubin (IL), 2-Bruce Ballance (PA), 3/4-Lynn Ehrlich (NY) / Gary Fishman (FL); 1C-Chris Knapp (Canada), 2C-Arthur Sutton (NJ); 1LC-Jesse Eaton (MN), 2LC-Julius High (NY).
NOVICE (17): 1-Susie Hathaway (VA), 2-Kim Messina (MD); 1C-Lyle Rubin (IL).
GRANDMASTER JACKPOT (14): 1-Kit Woolsey (CA), 2-Harvey Gillis (WA).
MASTERS JACKPOT (32): 1-Alan Grunwald (NJ), 2-Greg Merriman (MI), 3/4-Gregg Cattanach (GA) / Fred Kalantari (MN).
AMATEUR JACKPOT (32): 1-Jesse Eaton (MN), 2-Gary Fishman (FL), 3/4-Doug Battaglia (NJ) / Larry Buckingham (OH).
PITTSBURGH MEMORIAL CUP (15): 1-Chuck Bower (IN), 2-Tak Morioka (IL).
THREE RIVERS AMATEUR CUP (14): 1-Lynn Ehrlich (NY), 2-Joe Miller (OH).
LIMITED JACKPOT (8): 1-Sergey Rybiy (NY).
NOVICE JACKPOT (8): 1-Casey Sheedy (IN), 2-Elvie Grenci (PA).
EARLY ELIMINATION JACKPOT (8): 1-Antoinette-Marie Williams (NY).
OPEN DOUBLES (18 teams): 1-Greg Merriman (MI) & Jon Vietor (CA), 2-Luther Lute (OH) & Jon Stephens (OH).
LIMITED DOUBLES (16 teams): 1-Mark Gordon (MD) & Barry Silliman (MD), 2-Bob & Susie Hathaway (VA).
BLITZ (64): 1-Herb Roman (IL), 2-Jeff Acierno (NJ).
2-POINT QUICKIES (64): 1-Dave Settles (IL), 2-Dana Nazarian (CA).
$300 JACKPOT (4): 1-Sean Garber (IN).
$100 JACKPOT (4): 1-Al Hodis (NY).
CHAMPIONSHIP CUBE QUIZ (13): 1-Stick Rice (OH).
ADVANCED CUBE QUIZ (15): 1-Mark Gordon (MD).
$1,300 was raised for charity.
WSOB - 20th PARTOUCHEGAMMON
NORDIC OPEN BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIP
March 20-24, 2008; Helsingør,
Denmark
CHAMPIONSHIP (154): 1-Tassilo Rzymann (Austria), 2-Hans Kristian Mathiesen (Denmark), 3/4-Jan Jacobowitz (Germany) / Manouchehr Parchami-Araghi (Iran/Sweden); 1C-Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan), 2C-Karsten Bredahl (Denmark), 3C/4C-Rida Hassan (Egypt) / Alexandros Kolonias (Greece); 1LC-Giorgio Castellano (Italy), 2LC-Jørgen Mohr Poulsen (Denmark).
ADVANCED (78): 1-Ole Andersen (Denmark), 2-Søren T. Larsen (Denmark), 3/4-Mads Peter Andersen (Denmark) / Hardy Hübener (Germany); 1C-Kåre Aronsson (Sweden), 2C-Martin Birkhahn (Germany), 3C/4C-Tommy Kean (Denmark) / Sara Utku (Sweden); 1LC-Steffen Lundstrøm (Denmark), 2LC-Pom Mickelsson (Sweden).
INTERMEDIATE (78): 1-George Miltiadou (England), 2-Jürgen Stahlkopf (Germany), 3/4-Anders Johannessen (Denmark) / Christian Sørensen (Denmark); 1C-Casper Andersen (Denmark), 2C-Vinni Gertsen (Denmark), 3C/4C-Søren H. Larsen (Denmark) / Fred Westerby (Norway); 1LC-Loui Westin (Sweden), 2LC-Anita Zelmerløw (Denmark).
BEGINNERS (79): 1-Frederik Blinkenberg Pedersen (Denmark), 2-Martin Bøhm Rasmussen(Denmark), 3-Bjarni Baldvin Gudmundsson (Denmark), 4-Malene Macteld Jacobsen (Denmark). Spurt:1-Søren Schmidt (Denmark).
SUPERJACKPOT (16): 1-Morten Holm Lassen (Denmark), 2-Sander Lylloff (Denmark).
2008 JAPAN OPEN SATELLITE (32): 1-Uli Koch (Germany), 2-Jan Jacobowitz (Germany).
2008 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP / CANNES SATELLITE (32): 1-Volker Sonnabend (Germany), 2-Alexandros Kolonias (Greece).
LADIES CUP (64): 1-Pia Sevelin (Sweden), 2-Pia Jeppesen (Denmark), 3-Laura Monaco (Italy).
CONSULTATION DOUBLES (45 teams): 1-Marko Hellsten (Finland) & Miika Lappalainen (Finland), 2-Hamza Nar (Turkey) & Nedim Yardimci (Turkey), 3/4-Scott Casty (USA) & Carter Mattig (USA) / Michael Larsen (Denmark) & Jakob Simonsen (Denmark).
NATIONS CUP (12 teams): 1-Mamalustra: Karsten Bredahl / Steen Gronbech / Michael Larsen / Jakob Simonsen (Denmark).
TEAM EVENT (42 teams): 1-Play65: Karsten Bredahl / Michael Larsen / Jakob Simonsen (Denmark), 2-Japanese Backgammon League: Akiko Abe / Masayuki Mochizuki / Kenji Shimodaira.
MIXED CONSULTATION DOUBLES: 1-Ingrid Söderstjerna (Sweden) & Shahin Azami (Iran/Sweden), 2-Inja Myhr (Denmark) & Thomas Myhr (Denmark), 3/4-Inge Christoffersen (Denmark) & Brian Rigèt (Denmark) / Charlotte Nissen (Denmark) & Kenny Nissen (Denmark).
EXHIBITION MATCH: 1-Andreas Christian Olsen (Denmark), 2-Kenji Shimodaira (Japan).
$10,000 EXHIBITION SPEED-GAMMON MATCH: 1-Gus Hansen (Denmark), 2-Sander Lylloff (Denmark).
LOWEST ERROR RATE PRIZE: Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan), 1.9 error rate.
ABT - 2008 MIDWEST BACKGAMMON
CHAMPIONSHIPS
February 29-March 2, 2008; Lisle, Illinois
CHAMPIONSHIP (64): 1-Ray Glaeser (OH), 2-Greg Merriman (MI), 3/4-Larry Liebster (NJ) / Herb Roman (IL); 1C-Tak Morioka (IL), 2C-Kit Woolsey (CA); 1LC-Bob Koca (MD).
ADVANCED (64): 1-Barry Miller (IL), 2-Eric Barr (MO), 3/4-Mark Donaldson (MN) / Peggy Neubig (NJ); 1C-Les Moshinsky (IL), 2C-Lynda Clay (CO); 1LC-Harold Roberson (MN).
LIMITED (30): 1-Bob Pietras (IL), 2-Roy Cohen (IL); 1C-Chris Scott (IL); 1LC-Josh Racko (CA).
$125 OPEN (10): 1-Alan Gold (WI); 1C-Tami Jones (ID); 1LC-Matt Reklaitis (MA).
CHILDREN'S TOURNAMENT (15): 1-Philip Ring (IL), 2-Gordon Miller (IL); 1C-Lyle Rubin (IL), 2C-Jonathan Munitz (NY).
BATTLE OF THE SEXES (32 men & 11 women): 1-Roz Ferris (IL), 2-Stepan Nuniyants (WA).
GRAND CRYSTAL BEAVER (16): 1-Ray Fogerlund (CA), 2-Stepan Nuniyants (WA).
LEAPGAMMON (32): 1-Ed Bennett (NM), 2-Chris Knapp (Canada).
OPEN DOUBLES (29 teams): 1-Rory Pascar (IL) & Stick Rice (OH), 2-Raghavendra Hegde (IL) & Faddoul Khoury (IL), 3/4-Ed Bennett (NM) & Greg Merriman (MI) / Abby Biss (New Zealand) & Neil Kazaross (IL).
LIMITED DOUBLES (16 teams): 1-Kieth Hvamstad (MN) & Harold Roberson (MN), 2-Eric Barr (MO) & Kathleen Davis (MO).
CHEYENNE BLITZ (104): 1-Ed Zell (IL), 2-Steve Brown (MN).
2-POINT QUICKIES (128): 1-Dan Pelton (AZ), 2-Dan Weymouth (IL), 3/4-Mark Antranikian (CA) / Dan Pelton (AZ).
TAKI SIX-SHOOTER TOURNEY (16): 1-Ray Fogerlund (CA). First prize was a Taki-Western Bakelite board.
CACTUS JACKPOT (8): 1-Jeff Acierno (NJ), 2-Jon Vietor (CA).
WHEEL OF FORTUNE: 1-Bob Pietras (IL).
PIG-ROLLING: 1-Vinton Knarr (IL).
CHIPS GAME: 1-Jerry Godsey (GA).
RODEO BAGATELLE: 1-Sean Garber (IN).
$5,100 was raised for the Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago.
See Chicago Tribune article on the Midwest Championships here.
QUEENSLAND BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIP
February 23-24, 2008; Surfers Paradise,
Queensland, Australia
CHAMPIONSHIP (47+17 rebuys): 1-Paul Weaver (USA), 2-Robbie Solomon, 3-Simon Woodhead, 4-Steve Roberts, 5/6-Tim Hochgrebe / David Kinston, 7/10-Virginia Jones / David Reitzen / Richard Theunissen (New Zealand) / Hamish Whetstone.
PGT - PARTOUCHE TROPHY BACKGAMMON
TOURNAMENT
February 14-17, 2008; Cannes, France
PARTOUCHEGAMMON TOUR OPEN (81): 1-Jose Salema (Portugal), 2-Fernando Braconi (Italy), 3/4-Constantin Mezadourian (France) / Pia Jeppesen (Denmark); 1C-Jean-Philippe Rohr (France), 2C-Philip Vischjager (Netherlands), 3C/4C-Bartolomeo Migliore (Italy) / Minh Nguyen (France); 1LC-Luigi Villa (Italy), 2LC-Simon Shamash (Israel), 3LC/4LC-Jürgen Orlowski (Germany) / Volker Sonnabend (Germany).
INTERMEDIATE (15): 1-Tatsuki Naka (Japan), 2-Marguinand (France); 1C-Julie Thabault (France), 2C-Rudolf Prohaska (Austria); 1LC-Jean-Marc Beauvois (France), 2LC-Carlo Facchetti (Italy).
BEGINNERS #1 (26): 1-Devar (France).
BEGINNERS #2 (16): 1-Doriand De Brand (France).
WARM-UP (47): 1-Olivier Decultot (France), 2-Michel Serrero (France).
500-euro SUPERJACKPOT (8): 1-Morten Holm (Denmark).
ABT - 8th ANNUAL CAROLINA
INVITATIONAL
January 18-20, 2008; Charlotte, North
Carolina
OPEN (45): 1-Bob Koca (MD), 2-David Rubin (IL); 1C-Michael Edge (SC), 2C-Ed O'Laughlin (VA); 1LC-Bill Davis (IL).
ADVANCED (31): 1-Owen Black (FL), 2-Beth Raby (VA); 1C-Joseph Jemal (NJ), 2C-Ben Elliott (NC); 1LC-Evan Etter (FL).
NOVICE (6): 1-Alan Lawrence (NC), 2-Camille Lawrence (NC).
QUEEN CITY CUP (28): 1-Stick Rice (OH), 2-Jose Farca (FL).
CARDINAL CLASSIC (32): 1-Stacy Turner (GA), 2-Norman Hansen (GA), 3/4-Ken Larsen (NC) / Lynn Lusk (CO).
2-POINT QUICKIES (64): 1-Howard Markowitz (NV), 2-Terry Leahy (IL).
DOUBLES (17 teams): 1-Bill Davis (IL) & Nora Luna Righter (MA), 2-Jerry Godsey (GA) & Larry Taylor (GA).
KILL PHIL BLITZ (32): 1-Stacy Turner (GA).
$25 JACKPOT (8): 1-Timothy Turner (GA), 2-Jon Vietor (CA).
SKUNK DICE: 1-Nora Luna Righter (MA).
$1,020 was raised for the St. Thomas Aquinas Medical Mission to Haiti.
11th BRIGHT 'N' BREEZY BACKGAMMON TOURNAMENT
January 11-13, 2008; Brighton, England
MAIN (90): 1-Mark Heidenfeld, 2-Roy Hollands, 3/4-David Barker / Arthur Musgrove; 1C-Rida Hassan (Egypt), 2C-Rachel Rhodes, 3C/4C-Ray Kershaw / Bill Young; 1LC-Michael Lamote (Belgium), 2LC-Philip Vischjager (Netherlands), 3LC/4LC-Simon Barget / Uldis Lapikens.
TIDAL WAVE (64): 1-Ian Davidson, 2-Ed Turner, 3/4-Richard Biddle / Brian Lever.
FRIDAY 500 (42): 1-Paul Barwick, 2-Martin Barkwill, 3/4-Ray Tannen / Paul Watts.
TEAM EVENT (17): 1/2-Ian Davidson / Dorothy Lee.
£50 Jackpot (4): 1-Nicky Check, 2-Rachel Rhodes.
POKER (22): 1-Philip Vischjager (Netherlands), 2-Roy Hollands, 3-Paul Learmount, 4-John Batty, 5-Alison Lee.
ABT - NEW YORK METROPOLITAN
OPEN & WORLD DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
January 10-14, 2008; Jersey City, New
Jersey
CHAMPIONSHIP (67+29 rebuys): 1-Mike Senkiewicz (NY), 2-John O'Hagan (IN), 3/4-Rick Barabino (NY) / Neil Deutsch (NY); 1C-Jeff Acierno (NJ), 2C-Antonio Ortega (Costa Rica); 1LC-Stepan Nuniyants (WA).
INTERMEDIATE (42+14 rebuys): 1-Reggie Proulx (Canada), 2-Milton Gonzalez (Costa Rica); 1C-Dave Settles (IL), 2C-Charles Toots (CA); 1LC-Tom Rebelo (Canada).
BEGINNER (5): 1-Josh Rechnitz (NY).
LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (32): 1-Rick Barabino (NY), 2-Dion Hogan
(MI).
LIMITED JACKPOT (32): 1-Bob Tilp (NJ), 2-Antonio Ortega (Costa
Rica).
NEW YORK DOUBLES (16 teams): 1-Mary Hickey (OH) & Claude Landry
(Canada), 2-Boris Dekhtyar (NY) & Felix Goykhman (NJ).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (32): 1-Charles Silverman (NJ), 2-Dr. Bob Hill
(NY).
$50 JACKPOT #1 (32): 1-Herb Gurland (MA), 2-Ira Siegler (NJ).
$50 JACKPOT #2 (16): 1-Richard Munitz (NY).
$20 JACKPOT #1 (32): 1-Garry Kallos (Canada), 2-Charles Silverman
(NJ).
$20 JACKPOT #2 (16): 1-Ira Siegler (NJ).
$300 SUNDAY JACKPOT (4): 1-Howard Markowitz (NV).
$100 SUNDAY JACKPOT (8): 1-Mark Megalli (NY), 2-Brian Barber (NY).
WORLD DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP (4 teams): 1-Mike Senkiewicz (NY) &
Kent Goulding (MD), 2-Howard Markowitz (NV) & Ed O'Laughlin
(VA), 3/4-Alan Grunwald (NJ) & Paul Magriel (NV) / Stick Rice
(OH) & Kit Woolsey (CA).
