Results: California State Backgammon Championship

Results: California State Backgammon Championship
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December 11-15, 2024; Los Angeles, California

Results Courtesy of Chicago Point

ABT OPEN (66+34 rebuys): 1-Oliver Squire (United Kingdom), 2-Alex Toth (WA), 3-Jonah Seewald (CO), 4/5-Faddoul Khoury (IL) / Eran Levi (Israel); 1C-Michael Vosgueritchian, 2C-Kara Schultz, 3C/4C-Kevin Kahl / Roberto Litzenberger (VA).

ABT ADVANCED (43+21 rebuys): 1-Vinny Ramirez, 2-Bruce Newberg, 3-Wayland Augur, 4/5-Robert Rosen / Charles Thompson; 1C-Abby Biss (New Zealand), 2C-Harutyun Ablabutyan.

ABT INTERMEDIATE (23): 1-Stuart Steene-Connolly, 2-Cheryl Ryan (CT); 1C-Gigi Goyette, 2C-Abigail Ackerman.

BMAB PLAYERS CUP LOS ANGELES (32): 1-Melissa Shin, 2/6-Dennis Culpepper (VA) / David Parks / David Rennie / Marty Storer (NH) / Jon Vietor. PR winners: 1-Marty Storer (NH) at 2.80, 2-Bob Wachtel at 3.53, 3-Alex Eshagian at 3.67, 4-Kit Woolsey at 3.81, 5-Tom Keisler at 3.91, 6-Frank Talbot (MI) at 4.16, 7-Frank Frigo at 4.20, 8-Dennis Culpepper (VA) at 4.78. Unlucky Dice Award: Michael Pines.

PLAYERS CUP PLAYER OF THE YEAR: 1-Julius High (FL), 2-Irina Litzenberger (VA).

SUPER JACKPOT (8): 1-Oliver Squire (United Kingdom), 2-John Rockwell.

MASTERS JACKPOT (24): 1-Steve Sax, 2-Ryan Rebelo (Canada), 3-Kit Woolsey.

AMATEUR JACKPOT (40): 1-Ricardo Malas (Lebanon/Spain), 2-Paul Mangone, 3/4-Matthew Solemani / David Taniguchi, 5-Gus Contos.

WONDER WOMAN JACKPOT (15): 1-Alice Kay, 2-Carol Joy Cole (MI).

SPEEDGAMMON (32): 1-Michael Vosgueritchian, 2-Tommy Tallarico.

DOUBLES I (16 teams): 1-Denise Bonfilio & Larry Shilling (TX), 2-Paul Mangone & David Vakil.
DOUBLES II (8 teams): 1-Tom Keisler & Jerry Slomkoski, 2-Max Lock (WA) & Alex Toth (WA).

DMP (64): 4 winners: Ernesto Delgadillo (Mexico) / Enrique Gomez (Mexico) / Nelly Jalilvand / Robert Virnig.

SENIORS I (32): 1/2-split – Carol Joy Cole (MI) / Ricardo Malas (Lebanon/Spain), 3/4-Vera Holley / John Wogomon.
SENIORS II (16): 1-Enrique Gomez (Mexico), 2-Herb Roman (IL).

JUNIORS (32): 1-Jacques Stambouli, 2-Ernesto Delgadillo (Mexico), 3/4-Robert Virnig / Michael Vosgueritchian.

BLITZ (72): 1/2-split – Brian Draper / Ernesto Delgadillo (Mexico), 3/4-Wayland Augur / Ed Rosenblum (NM).

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