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2012 - Events in reverse chronological order

Compiled by Carol Joy Cole

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Updated: February 1, 2012


ABT - 4th NEW MEXICO STATE BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIP
January 26-29, 2012; Santa Fe, New Mexico

OPEN (29): 1-Frank Talbot (MI), 2-Alfred Mamlet (MD); 1C-Neil Kazaross (IL), 2C-Mike Senkiewicz (NY); 1LC-Chuck Bower (IN).

ADVANCED (20): 1-Judy Field (MI), 2-Lawrence Wilson (CO); 1C-Abby Biss (New Zealand), 2C-Eric Hiner (MN); 1LC-Jonathan Leusden (UT).

NOVICE (22): 1-Dan Burke (NM), 2-Erik Sawyer (NM); 1C-Gina Hartwick (NM), 2C-Andrew Wice (NM); 1LC-Daniel Roybal (NM).

SANTA FE 500 JACKPOT (16): 1-Kit Woolsey (CA), 2-Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon (Israel/USA).

ROADRUNNER ADVANCED JACKPOT (16): 1/2-James Bray (TX) / Greg Kurrell (CO).

DOUBLES (16): 1-Frank Talbot (MI) & Phyllis Wieland (NM), 2-Jack Lewin (NY) & Leonard Fink (NY).

CENTENNIAL JACKPOT (8): 1-Fran Goldfarb (NY), 2-David Wilshin (AZ).

QUICKIE (16): 1/2-Greg Kurrell (CO) / Frank Frigo (KY).

BLITZ (4): 1-Rory Pascar (IL)


ABT - 4th US BACKGAMMON OPEN
January 13-16, 2012; South San Francisco, California

CHAMPIONSHIP (39): 1-Ted Chee (CA), 2-Patrick Gibson (CA), 3/4-Odis Chenault (CA) / Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon (Israel/USA); 1LC-Jeremy Bagai (CA).

INTERMEDIATE (29): 1-Marv Porten (CA), 2-Mario Savan (CA), 3/4-Mark James (CA) / Dale Rose (CA); 1LC-Jesse Jestadt (CA).

BEGINNER (6): 1-Erwin Hom (CA), 2-Maria Heiner (Brazil/USA).

US MASTERS JACKPOT (16 @ $500 level): 1-Matt Cohn-Geier (NV), 2-Justin Nunez (CA).

LIMITED JACKPOT (11 @ $250): 1-Mario Savan (CA), 2-David Dows (CA).

SPEEDGAMMON (32): 1-Ted Chee (CA), 2-Cathal Murray (CA), 3/4-Bill Davis (IL) / Josh Racko (CA).

DMP-KNOCKOUT (16): 1-Stephen Mead (OR).

WBA-BOARD CHALLENGE #1 (8): 1-Alberto Marti (Mexico).
WBA-BOARD CHALLENGE #2 (8): 1-Christian Stoddard (CA).
WBA-BOARD CHALLENGE #3 (8): 1-Nicholas Dale (OR).
WBA-BOARD CHALLENGE #4 (8): 1-Greg Merriman (MI).

MINI-BLITZ (48): 1-Stepan Nuniyants (WA), 2-Patrick Gibson (CA).

DOUBLES PRO/AM (12 teams): 1-Eddie Sant'Ana (Brazil/NJ) & Kit Woolsey (CA), 2-Penina Meisels (NM) & Ed Rosenblum (NM).

SPECIAL PLAYER AWARD: Christian Stoddard (CA).

AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT #1 (12): 1-Comet (CA), 2-Nicholas Dale (OR).
AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT #2 (16): 1-Mark Antranikian (CA), 2-Maxim Glaezer (CA).


TBT - ISTANBUL OPEN BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIP - WBF-TR
January 13-15, 2012; Istanbul, Turkey

CHAMPIONSHIP (95): 1-Sabri Büyüksoy, 2-Rasim Tüfek, 3/4-Affan Basak / Kenji Nishizawa (Japan); 1C-Pim van Haastert (Holland), 2C-Vincenzo Riceputi (Italy), 3C/4C-Barbaros Erim / Cüneyt Argun Genç; 1LC-Irfan Mizrakçi, 2LC-John Broomfield (England), 3LC/4LC-Helmut Gerdenits (Austria) / Richard Lukas.

LADIES PRIZE (11): 1-Nesrin Becerici, 2-Lisya Eskinazi.

DOUBLES CONSULTATION (44 teams): 1-Alireza Kotzari & Yalçin Simsek, 2-Göksel Kilinç & Mehmet Polat, 3/4-Serhan Çekma & Serkan Koç / Balim Ayasli & Cumhur Bektüre.

WARM-UP (79): 1-Shimon Kagan (Israel), 2-Faruk Perkin, 3/4-Selim Kalyoncu / Cemalettin Yüksel.

869BG CUP (84): 1-Martin Barkwill (England), 2-Tabet Tabet (Lebanon), 3/4-Khachik Melikyan (Armenia) / Pim van Haastert (Holland).

SWING (39): 1-Barbaros Erim, 2-Serkan Çatalkaya, 3/4-Mustafa Babal / Orhan Bitlisli.

1-POINTER (128): 1-Kürsad Solak, 2-Faruk Perkin, 3/4-Nesrin Becerici / Khachik Melikyan (Armenia)

SPORTSMANSHIP PRIZE: Cemalettin Erisen.


BBT - BRIGHT 'N' BREEZY BACKGAMMON - BIBA
January 13-15, 2012; Brighton, England

OPEN (90): 1-Marcus Wrinch, 2-Raj Jansari, 3/4-Mark Heidenfeld / Malcolm Robertson (HK); 1C-Peter Christmas, 2C-Eric McAlpine, 3C/4C-Vicki Pemberton (USA) / Paul Plumptre; 1LC-Mike Heard, 2LC-Mark Calderbank, 3C/4C-Howard Morris / Mick Vacarey.

BEGINNERS: 1-Tina Mullins.

TIDAL WAVE (32): 1-Phil Tutchings, 2-Ann Pocknell, 3/4-Fanika Petkovska / Sean Williams.

FRIDAY 500 (46): 1-Peter Christmas, 2-Barry McAdam, 3/4-Brian Lever / David Nathan.

BBT 2011 FINALS (8): 1-Dan Tutchings, 2-Brian Lever.

DOUBLES (12 teams): 1-Plump Prob, 2-Cottagewebs & Old Polish.

POKER (26): 1-David Horner, 2-Ali Farzan, 3-Dan Tutchings, 4-Clive Martin-Ross.


ABT - NEW YORK METROPOLITAN BACKGAMMON OPEN
January 5-8, 2012; Jersey City, New Jersey

CHAMPIONSHIP (55+15 rebuys): 1-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ), 2-Bill Phipps (NY), 3/4-Antonio Ortega (Costa Rica) / Arkadiy Tsinis (NY); 1C/2C-Jeff Acierno (NJ) / Mike Senkiewicz (NY), 3C/4C-Donny Lomuto (NY) / Alfred Mamlet (MD); 1LC-Matt Cohn-Geier (NV), 2LC-Petko Kostadinov (SC).

INTERMEDIATE (50+10 rebuys): 1-Arthur Sutton (NJ), 2-Cloyd Laporte (NY), 3/4-Donald Gabbai (VA) / Milton Gonzalez (Costa Rica); 1C-Keith Gershenson (NY), 2C-Ruben Martirosyan (NY), 3C/4C-Brandon Macklin (MD) / Jim Ryan (NY); 1LC-Rick Wolf (FL), 2LC-Jim Kennis (NY).

BEGINNER (14): 1-Joan Grunwald (NJ), 2-Julia Sommer (NY); 1C-Nick Retzkin (NY).

USBGF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (192): 1-Ed O'Laughlin (VA), 2-Arkadiy Tsinis (NY).

LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (25+7 rebuys): 1-Bill Phipps (NY), 2-Dion Hogan (MI).

LIMITED JACKPOT (26+6 rebuys): 1-Rick Wolf (FL), 2-Brandon Macklin (MD), 3/4-Arman Karamian (NY) / Leon Marini (NJ).

NEW YORK DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Jeff Acierno (NJ) & Steven Keats (NY), 2-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ) & Falafel Natanzon (Israel/USA).

SENIORS TOURNAMENT (32): 1-Brent Cohen (PA), 2-Alex Gerding (FL).

PETER KASTURAS JUNIORS TOURNAMENT (2): 1-Stephen Collins (OH), 2-Jamie Rosen (NY).