Results: Texas Backgammon Champtionships

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February 3-8, 2026; San Antonio, Texas

Results Courtesy Chicago Point

ABT GEOFFREY PARKER CHAMPIONSHIP (110+48 rebuys): 1-Benjamin Hugon (TX), 2-Saba Bejanishvili (GA), 3/4-Art Benjamin (CA) / Jörgen Granstedt (Sweden); 1C-Frank Frigo (CA), 2C-David Kettler (TX), 3C/4C-Roberto Litzenberger (VA) / David Todd (MO); 1LC-Irina Litzenberger (VA), 2LC-Petko Kostadinov (SC), 3LC/4LC-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ) / Matt Reklaitis (MA).

ABT INTERMEDIATE DIVISION (57+15 rebuys): 1-Jim DeRosier (LA), 2-James Osburn (TX); 1C-Greg Miller (AK), 2C-Mona Mazza (CA), 3C/4C-John Hay (DC) / David Simpson (CA); 1LC-Mak Danburg-Wyld (WA), 2LC-Jeanna Kish (TX).

$1500 SUPER JACKPOT (32): 1-Joe Urso (NY), 2-Ed Ahola (MA), 3/4-Saba Bejanishvili (GA) / Gerry Tansey (MO).

MALCOLM DAVIS LONGHORN MASTERS JACKPOT (64): 1-Greg Aponte (TX), 2-David Kettler (TX), 3/4-Ben Friesen (MI) / Frank Talbot (MI), 5/8-Boris Dekhtyar (NY) / Doug Mayfield (TX) / Julian Minwalla (United Kingdom) / Ian Terry (TX).

ALAMO CLASSIC LIMITED JACKPOT (48): 1-Dan Minardi (CO), 2-Lynn Lusk (CO), 3-Tiffany Van (TX), 4/6-Aaron Foust (NV) / Chris Markey (TX) / Gary Oleson (TX).

TEXAS CLASSIC ADVANCED JACKPOT (13): 1-John Hay (DC), 2-Wayland Augur (CA).

UBC REGIONAL CONTENDER (12): 1-Michihito Kageyama (Japan), 2-Frank Frigo (CA).

PLAYERS CUP SAN ANTONIO BMAB (40): 1/3-Selwyn Scarborough (NY) / Frank Talbot (MI) / Tommy Tallarico (CA), 4/10-Gregory Aponte (TX) / Chuck Bower (IN) / Lynda Clay (CO) / Sean Garber (IN) / Neil Kazaross (IL) / Michael Vosgueritchian (CA) / Kit Woolsey (CA). PR winners: 1-Neil Kazaross (IL) at 3.54, 2-Frank Talbot (MI) at 4.25, 3-Thomas Keisler (CA) at 4.76, 4-Michael Vosgueritchian (CA) at 4.94, 5-Kevin Finch (PA) at 5.52, 6/7-Sean Garber (IN) at 5.60 / Kit Woolsey (CA) at 5.60, 8-Ken Bame (CA) at 5.67, 9-Gregory Aponte (TX) at 5.75, 10-Robert Virnig (CA) at 5.80. Unlucky Dice Award: Bob Kamp (IL) at -14.73.

WOMEN’S OPEN JACKPOT (32): 1-Carmen Tomlinson (TX), 2-Karen Davis (FL), 3/4-Carol Joy Cole (MI) / Candace Mayeron (CA).

NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIP (22): 1-Stewart Browning (TX), 2-Wesley Phillip (TX); 1C-Kristina Grim (Germany).

SAN ANTONIO CINCO DOUBLES (48 teams): 1-Leslie Lockett (IL) & Kit Woolsey (CA), 2-Vlad Eydelman (WI) & Manuel Perito (Costa Rica), 3-Art Benjamin (CA) & Matthew Upbin (NY), 4/6-Geoff Hall (United Kingdom) & Chris Rogers (United Kingdom) / Richard Munitz (NY) & Olivia Upbin (NY) / Kara Schulz (CA) & Jonah Seewald (CO).

ACE POINT DMP TOURNAMENT (64): 1-Rudy Langenbach (TX), 2-Todd Obadal (IA).

SENIORS (64): 1-Al Hodis (NV), 2-Jeanette Powers (TX), 3/4-Geoff Hall (United Kingdom) / Tom Keisler (CA).

SENIORS OVERFLOW (32): 1-Tommy Tallarico (CA), 2-Bob Zimmerman (ME), 3/4-Josh Findley (TX) / Mike Snow (TX).

SPEEDGAMMON (48): 1-Robert Virnig (CA), 2-Lynda Clay (CO), 3-David Todd (MO).

FIESTA MIXED BLITZ (64): 1-Mike Snow (TX), 2-Al Hodis (NV).

$100 JACKPOT (8): 1/2 split-Ray Fogerlund (NV) / Sarah Upbin (NY).

$50 JACKPOT (8): 1-Jennifer Kim (CA), 2-Doug Mayfield (TX).
$50 JACKPOT (8): 1-Todd Obadal (IA), 2-Sarah Upbin (NY).

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