2021 California State Backgammon Championship: Results

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44th CALIFORNIA STATE BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIP
December 2-5, 2021; Los Angeles, California

Results courtesy of Chicago Point

ABT OPEN (67+33 rebuys): 1-Ed O’Laughlin (VA), 2-John O’Hagan (IN), 3-Sam Ahmed (CA), 4/5-Ben Friesen (MI) / Roberto Litzenberger (VA); 1C-Greg Merriman (MI), 2C-Steve Sax (CA), 3C/4C-Karen Davis (FL) / Richard Stubbe (TX).

ABT ADVANCED (60+20 rebuys): 1- Kevin Kahl (CA), 2-Larry Brown (VA), 3-Theodore Hwa (CA), 4/5-Daniel Bluestone (VA) / Robert Virnig (CA); 1C-April Mesich (MN), 2C-Joerg Heilig (CA).

PAUL MAGRIEL NOVICE (4): 1-Robert Scibelli (CA).

MASTERS JACKPOT (29): 1-Ted Chee (CA), 2-Ben Friesen (MI), 3/4-Ernest Ho (CA) / Gary Koscielny (FL).

PAUL DINGWELL AMATEUR JACKPOT (36 ): 1-Brian Draper (CA), 2-Patrick Keene (CA), 3/4-Carl Blumenstein (CA) / David Keller (CA), 5-Paul Mangone (CA).

DOUBLES I (8 teams): 1-Jeff Borris (CA) & Fred Chamanara (IL), 2-Laura Granger (CO) & Dan Minardi (CO).
DOUBLES II (8 teams): 1-Dan Harrington (CA) & Bob Wachtel (CA), 2-Karen Davis (FL) & Lili Iravani (DC).
DOUBLES III (8 teams): 1-Steve Sax (CA) & Michael Showkati (CA), 2-Carol Joy Cole (MI) & Bob Stoller (AK).

SENIORS I (32): 1- Art Benjamin (CA), 2-Peter Mostoufi (CA), 3/4-Carol Joy Cole (MI) / Greg Merriman (MI).
SENIORS II (32): 1- Al Hodis (NV), 2-David Taniguchi (CA), 3/4-Jack Cohen (NV) / Vera Holley (CA).

JUNIORS (32): 1–Zdenek Zizka (Czech Republic), 2-Ergin Bayrak (CA), 3/4-Ted Chee (CA) / Armin Soltani (Canada).

SUPER SPEEDGAMMON (16): 1/2 split-David Klausa (CO) / Mark Danburg-Wyld (WA).

BLITZ (128): 1-Vinny Ramirez (CA), 2-Al Hodis (NV), 3/4-Armin Soltani (Canada) / John Wogomon (CA).

DMP (64): 1-Mark Danburg-Wyld (WA), 2-Patrick Keene (CA).

WONDER WOMEN JACKPOT (12): 1-Irina Litzenberger (VA), 2-Laura Granger (CO).

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