2012 - Events in reverse chronological order
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).