Results: US Open Backgammon Championships

Results: US Open Backgammon Championships
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Las Vegas, Nevada

March 29 – April 2, 2023

Results courtesy of Chicago Point

ABT CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION (55+28 rebuys): 1-Kit Woolsey (CA), 2-Ronald Amorim (Brazil), 3-Jonah Seewald (CO), 4/5-Richard Stubbe (TX) / David Winn (TX); Undefeated Bracket Winner – Ronald Amorim (Brazil); 1C-Dana Nazarian (CA), 2-Mario Savan (CA), 3C/4C-Tristan Bettencourt (CA) / Marcelo Di Fillipo (Argentina).

ABT INTERMEDIATE DIVISION (64+32 rebuys): 1-Tom McEvoy (NV), 2-William Reeves (CO), 3-Steve Babayoff (NV), 4/5-Rob Ring (CA) / Steve Shavel (TX); 1C-Michel Belanger (Canada), 2C-David Mulberg (CA), 3C/4C-Paul Franks (NV) / Kevin Kahl (CA).

NOVICE DIVISION (4): 1-Rick Shahab, 2-Nakisa Firouzan (CA).

MASTERS JACKPOT (16): 1-Stuart Hosen (NV), 2-Brandon Macklin (MD).

LIMITED JACKPOT (40): 1-Gor Gevorgyan (CA), 2- David DeCovnick (CA), 3/4-Maeis Petrosian (CA) / Ron Wertheim (NV).

INTERMEDIATE JACKPOT (32): 1-William Reeves (CO), 2-Denis Legare (Canada), 3/4-Mark Flannery (WV) / Tommy Tallarico (CA).

BLITZ (64): 1-Tom Wheeler (TX), 2-Dennis McFarlin (NV).

QUICKIE DMP (32): 1-Aaron Foust (NV), 2-Vinny Ramirez (CA).

JUNIORS (32): 1-Patrick Keene (CA), 2-Michael Vosgueritchian (CA), 3/4-Laura Granger (CO) / Alexios Halebian (CA).

SENIORS (64): 1-Ary Nogueira (Brazil), 2-Greg West (NV), 3/4-Dennis McFarlin (NV) / Norm Wiggins (CA).

USBGF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER (Juniors winner vs Seniors winner): 1-Patrick Keene (CA), 2-Ary Nogueira (Brazil).

SPEEDGAMMON I (16): 1- Al Hodis (NV), 2-Kit Woolsey (CA).
SPEEDGAMMON II (16): 1/2-Ergin Bayrak (CA) vs Michael Vosgueritchian (CA).

DOUBLES (20 teams): 1-Suzanne Kempf (Germany) & Andreas Wuerz (Germany), 2-Ary Nogueira (Brazil) & Andrea Quadros (Brazil).

SUNDAY OPEN JACKPOT (8): 1-Myriam Poveda (Argentina), 2-Ryan O’Sullivan (NV).

SUNDAY INTERMEDIATE JACKPOT (12): 1-Jeremy Krieger (OR), 2-Laura Granger (CO), 3-Vera Holley (CA).

AFTER TOURNAMENT (16): 1-Mario Savan (CA), 2-Ron Wertheim (NV).

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