Results: Michigan Summer Backgammon Championships

Results: Michigan Summer Backgammon Championships
Michigan Summer Backgammon Championships Fireworks
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July 3-7, 2024; Novi, Michigan

Results courtesy of Chicago Point

ABT OPEN (98): 1-Bill Calton (MI), 2-Wendy Kaplan (IL), 3-G.L. Harvie (FL), 4/5-Jonathan Hardigree (GA) / Phil Simborg (FL); 6/8-John Isaac (CA) / Garry Kallos (Canada) / Kit Woolsey (CA); 1C-Eddie Rodriguez (NY), 2C-Kent Goulding (MD), 3C/4C-Matt Cohn-Geier (CA) /Brandon Macklin (MD).

ABT INTERMEDIATE (71): 1-Scott Richardson (IL), 2-Kamran Kheirani (Canada), 3-Steve Klesker (IL), 4/5-Jim Airgood (MI) / Sean O-Donnell (Canada); 1C-Tom Jayne (VA), 2C-Robert Lessard (Canada), 3C/4C-Peggy Culpepper / Jeff Cunningham (OH).

ABT LIMITED (16): 1-Joan Koscielny (FL), 2-Rhonda Woodbury (IL); 1C-Paul Jensen (MI); 1LC-Medhat Tannous (IL).

$1,000 SUPER JACKPOT (16): 1-Jack Edelson (MN), 2-Mike Senkiewicz (NY), 3/4-Greg Merriman (MI) / Richard Siebold (CO).

MICHIGAN MASTERS (32): 1-Michael Zakrajsek (DC), 2-Gerry Tansey (MO), 3/4-Matt Cohn-Geier (CA) / Brandon Macklin (MD).

BOB STOLLER AMATEUR JACKPOT (32): 1-Scott Bailey (GA), 2-Andreas Hess (Germany), 3/4-Joe Miller (OH) / Mike Rezai (OH).

BMAB PLAYERS CUP MICHIGAN (32): 1/2 tie-Neil Kazaross (IL) / Kit Woolsey (CA), 3/6-David Stein (IL) / Jack Takala (MI) / FrankTalbot (MI) / Gerry Tansey (MO). PR winners: 1-Gerry Tansey (MO) at 2.68, 2-John O’Hagan (IN) at 3.06, 3-Kit Woolsey (CA) at 3.74, 4-Albert Steg (MA) at 3.93, 5-Kent Goulding (MD) at 4.19, 6-David Stein (IL) at 4.40, 7-Phil Perelmuter (MA) at 4.52, 8-Frank Talbot (MI) at 4.53, 9-Neil Kazaross (IL) at 4.68. Unlucky Dice Award: Albert Steg (MA) at -13.31.

JUDY FIELD MEMORIAL BLITZ (128): 1-Philippe Salnave (FL), 2-Boris Dekhtyar (NY), 3/4-Gary Koscielny (FL) / Greg Merriman (MI).

EMIL MORTUK MEMORIAL SENIOR JACKPOT (64): 1-David Kettler (TX), 2-Charlie Robinson (MI), 3/4-Charlie Raichle (CO) / Philippe Salnave (FL).

PRINCE BARLOW JUNIOR JACKPOT (24): 1-Michael Zakrajsek (DC), 2-Jim DeRosier (LA), 3-Chris Scott (IL).

OPEN DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Mehmet Agirbas (GA) & Dmitriy Obukhov (MI), 2-Phil Simborg (IL) & David Stein (IL), 3/4-Robert Lessard (Canada) & Paul Stebbing (Canada) / Curtis Melville (VA) & Bahman Zandi (MD).

LIMITED DOUBLES (8 teams): 1-Noah Monro (MI) & Rhonda Monro (IL), 2-Hannah DeRosier (LA) & Jim DeRosier (LA).

SUMMER FREEZE-OUT (24): 1/2 split-John Klein (MD) / Chris Scott (IL), 3-Ricky Griggs (MI).

FRANK TALBOT NEWCOMER FREE ROLL (37): 1-Hannah DeRosier (LA), 2-Ryan Ulferts (MI).

GREG MERRIMAN’S OPEN FIRECRACKER JACKPOT (16): 1-Richard Siebold (CO), 2-Michael Zakrajsek (DC), 3/4-Avi Cohen (FL) / John O’Hagan (IN).

GREG MERRIMAN’S LIMITED FIRECRACKER JACKPOT (8): 1-Chris Scott (IL), 2-Scott Bailey (GA).

WOMEN’S WORLD OF BACKGAMMON FIREWORKS CUP (20): 1-Lynn Ehrlich (FL), 2-Marcy Kossar (MD); 1C-Samra Hadden (GA), 2C-Terri Fishel (MN).

MICHIGAN TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS (12): 1-Gyl Savoie (MI), 2-Felix Yen (MI); 1C-Kit Woolsey (CA).

BACKGAMMON ELEGANCE OPEN JACKPOT (16): 1-Joe Miller (OH), 2-Donny Lomuto (NY).

BACKGAMMON ELEGANCE LIMITED JACKPOT (8): 1/2 split-Troy Longman (MI) / David Smith (Canada ).

DETROIT DMP QUICKIES (32): 1-Peter Swartwout (PA), 2-Felix Goykhman (NJ).

$50 WELCOME WARM-UP (32): 1-Frank Talbot (MI), 2-Bill Calton (MI), 3/4-John Klein (MD) / Philippe Salnave (FL).

$30 WELCOME WARM-UP (16 ): 1-Steve Bowen (FL), 2/3-Joe Miller (OH) / Scott Richardson (IL).

$20 WELCOME WARM-UP (16): 1-Tal Siegmann (MI), 2/3-Lowell Boileau (MI) / Dominic Johnson (MI).

$50 AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT (18): 1-Sean Garber (IN), 2-Alec Izzo (FL), 3/4-John Quinn (MI) / Gerry Tansey (MO).

$20 AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT (6): 1-Tony Zimbalatti (MI), 2-Ed Corey (CT).

LONG DISTANCE PRIZES: Tobias Hellwag (Germany) & Andreas Hess (Germany)

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