Cherry Blossom Backgammon Championship
Herndon, VA
April 15-19, 2026
Results courtesy of Chicago Point
ABT CHAMPIONSHIP (92): 1-Marty Storer (NH), 2-Joe Russell (CA), 3/9-Karen Davis (FL) / Tony Diamantidis (Greece/CA) / Bill Lonergan (NY) / Frank Raposa (VA) / Mark Robinson (PA) / Mike Senkiewicz (NY) / Jon Veltri (FL), 10/14-Al Hodis (NV) / John Klein (MD) / Richard Munitz (NY) / Herb Roman (IL) / Boris Shafransky (MD).
ABT ADVANCED (42): 1-Joshua Isaac, 2-Stephen Douglas (MA), 3/6-Lou Carlascio (NJ) / Bob Hathaway (VA) / Anatoliy Katsnelson (IL) / Rachel Lassoff (NY).
ABT INTERMEDIATE (44): 1-Pete Jarvis (NJ), 2-Tony Materek (NJ), 3-Kinga Kruszewska (FL) 4/7 – Mary Greene (MD) / David Smith (Canada) / Rosemary Steffen (FL) / Earl Swinson (NC).
CHERRY BLOSSOM PLAYERS CUP BMAB (46): 1/2-Selwyn Scarborough (NY) / Neil Webb (Scotland), 3/10-Chuck Bower (ON) / Kent Goulding (MD) / Ryan Jarvis (NM) / John Klein (MD) / Roberto Litzenberger (VA) / Eddie Luiz Sant’Ana (Brazil) / Jack Takala (MI) / John Veltri (FL). PR winners: 1-Tom Keisler (CA) at 3.15, 2-Dana Nazarian (CA) at 3.33, 3-Roberto Litzenberger (VA) at 3.56, 4-Kit Woolsey (CA) at 3.72, 5-John Klein (MD) at 4.35, 6-Joe Russell (CA) at 4.63, 7-Frank Frigo (CA) at 4.79, 8-David Klausa (CO) at 4.90. Unlucky Dice Award: Jeanna Kish (TX) at -13.35.
CHERRY BLOSSOM CLASSIC SUPER JACKPOT (16): 1-Joe Russell (CA), 2-Kit Woolsey (CA).
MARTHA WASHINGTON MASTERS JACKPOT (40): 1-Joe Urso (NY), 2-Mike Senkiewicz (NY), 3/4-Gary Koscielny (FL) / Joe Russell (CA), 5-John Klein (MD).
SUSAN B. ANTHONY AMATEUR JACKPOT (32): 1-Gershon Distenfeld (FL), 2-Felix Goyhkman (NJ), 3/4-Ghazi Al-Kinani (VA) / Gary Zelmanovics (NJ).
DC*METRO OPEN WARM-UP (9): 1-Jason Lee (MD); 1C/2C-Yan Kit Chan (Singapore) / Corey Hull (VA).
DOUBLE SHOT DOUBLES (64 teams): 1-Jeanna Kish (TX) & Kit Woolsey (CA), 2-Lynn Ehrlich (FL) & Phil Simborg (FL), 3/4-Matt Cohn-Geier (NV) & Sarah Upbin (NY) / Dennis Culpepper (VA) & Karen Davis (FL), 5/8-Marianne Bowen (VA) & John Klein (MD) / Ariana Litzenberger (VA) & Roberto Litzenberger (VA) / Ryan Rebelo (Canada) & John Veltri (FL) / Ray Zamani (FL) & Bahman Zandi (MD).
WOMEN’S WORLD OF BACKGAMMON CUP (25): 1-Maggie Diamantidis (CA), 2-Oksana Korets (NY); 1C/2C-Marcy Kossar (MD) / Rachel Lassoff (NY).
NIGHT OWL OPEN JACKPOT (8): 1-Igor Baburov (NY).
NIGHT OWL ADVANCED JACKPOT (16): 1-Alper Uzunoglu (NY), 2-Anatoliy Katsnelson (IL).
NOVICE TOURNAMENT #1 (5): 1-Michael Vaz (Canada)
NOVICE TOURNAMENT #2 (5): 1-Jesse Wilensky (FL)
NOVICE TOURNAMENT #3 (4): 1-Michael Vaz (Canada)
NOVICE TOURNAMENT #4 (4): 1-Robert Spier (DC)
NOVICE TOURNAMENT #5 (5): 1-Julia Barello (NM)
NOVICE TOURNAMENT #6 (4): 1-Matthew Upbin (NY)
JOKER BACKGAMMON BOARD TOURNAMENT (24): 1/3-Todd Obadal (IA) / Selwyn Scarborough (NY) / Kristen Westerman (TN).
$50 JACKPOT #1 (8): 1-Art Benjamin (CA).
$50 JACKPOT #2 (8): 1-Boris Dekhtyar (NY).
$50 JACKPOT #3 (8): 1-Andrew Liebenthal (NJ).
$50 JACKPOT #4 (8): 1-Art Benjamin (CA).
$50 JACKPOT #5 (8): 1-Todd Obadal (IA)
$50 JACKPOT #6 (8): 1-Carol Joy Cole (MI).
SPEEDGAMMON AFTER TOURNAMENT (16): 1-Michael Kay (IL), 2-David Klausa (CO), 3-Matt Reklaitis (MA).
