U.S. Backgammon Federation https://usbgf.org Have fun. Play backgammon! Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:37:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://usbgf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-1-32x32.png U.S. Backgammon Federation https://usbgf.org 32 32 Results: 2026 Gammon Geaux New Orleans Backgammon Championships https://usbgf.org/results-2026-new-orleans/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:00:42 +0000 https://usbgf.org/?p=28136 ABT: 2nd GAMMON GEAUX NEW ORLEANS BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS September 9-13, 2026; New Orleans, Louisiana ABT CHAMPIONSHIP (55+21 rebuys): 1-Carter Mattig (IL), 2-Bill Phipps (NV); 1C-Cary Hoarty (CO), 2C-Doug Mayfield…

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September 9-13, 2026; New Orleans, Louisiana

ABT CHAMPIONSHIP (55+21 rebuys): 1-Carter Mattig (IL), 2-Bill Phipps (NV); 1C-Cary Hoarty (CO), 2C-Doug Mayfield (TX), 3C/4C-Steve Sax (CA) / Max Stockslager (NC); 1LC-Ray Fogerlund (NV), 2LC-Petko Kostadinov.

ABT INTERMEDIATE (45+15 rebuys): 1-Daniel Boylen (LA), 2-Rob Reynolds (GA); 1C-Patrick Horton (CA), 2C-Olivia Upbin (NY), 3C/4C-Robert Henry (TX) / Carter McLean (NY); 1LC-Martha Ghio (NY), 2LC-Don Teuton (GA).

$1500 SUPER JACKPOT (16): 1-Wilcox Snellings (Costa Rica), 2-Matt Cohn-Geier (NV), 3/4-Paul Moulton (United Kingdom) / Ethan Wen (NY).

MARDI GRAS MASTERS JACKPOT (40): 1-Richard Lloyd (TN), 2-Albert Steg (MA), 3/4-Doug Mayfield (TX) / Ryan Rebelo (Canada), 5-Todd Obadal (IA).

LAFITTE LIMITED JACKPOT (32): 1-Aaron Foust (NV), 2-James DeRosier (LA), 3/4-Ma Lang (NY) / Daniel Rockoff (NJ).

PLAYERS CUP GAMMON GEAUX BMAB (30): 1-Ken Bame (CA), 2/6-Ray Fogerlund (NV) / Ben Friesen (MI) / Kent Goulding (MD) / Paul McCloskey (Australia) / Paula Pipes (TX).  PR winners: 1-Michihito Kageyama (Japan) at 3.47, 2-Albert Steg (MA) at 3.81, 3-Kent Goulding (MD) at 3.90, 4-Abe Mosseri (NY) at 4.25, 5-Ben Friesen (MI) at 4.76, 6-Ken Bame (CA) at 5.18, 7-Dmitriy Obukhov (MI) at 5.21, 8-Ray Fogerlund (NV) at 5.33.  Unlucky Dice Award: Ma Lang (NY) at -14.12.  Ken Bame (CA) wins Iron Star #22.

WOMEN’S OPEN JACKPOT (16): 1-Hannah DeRosier (LA), 2-Ma Lang (NY).

SPEEDGAMMON (8): 1-Paul McCloskey (Australia).

SENIORS (32): 1-Michihito Kageyama (Japan), 2-Scotty Kelland (CT), 3/4-Teri Harmon (NV) / Dennis Rutkowski (CA).

DMP (16): 1-Carter McLean (NY).

MIXED BLITZ # 1 (8): 1-Teri Harmon (NV).

MIXED BLITZ # 2 (8): 1-Todd Obadal (IA).

Results courtesy of ChicagoPoint.com

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ABT: 10th VIKING BACKGAMMON CLASSIC 

September 2-7, 2026; Bloomington, Minnesota

ABT ODIN OPEN (49): 1-Kit Woolsey (CA), 2-Ray Fogerlund (NV), 3-Steve Waller (MN), 4/5-Karam Ashoo (CA) / Dan Minardi (CO), 6/7-Kurt Peterson (MN) / Eric Sosna (NY).

ABT THOR ADVANCED/INTERMEDIATE (38): 1-Dan Friedman-Shedlov (MN), 2-Jerome Kressin (MN), 3/4-Gary Fletcher (MN) / Ryan Jarvis (NM), 5/6-Tom Jayne (VA) / Kirk McCamish (MN).

ABT VIKING BEGINNER (14): 1-Jennifer Zorek-Pressman (CT); 1C-Cindy Shelley (IA); 1LC-Dominic Moss (MN).

PLAYERS CUP MINNESOTA BMAB (30): 1/2-Marianne Bowen (VA) / Jeff Spencer (MN), 3/9-Gabriel Abikzer (NV) / Gershon Distenfeld (FL) / Mark Ferrin (TX) / Ryan Jarvis (NM) / Neil Kazaross (IL) / Matthew Lundeen (MN) / Gregg Trunnell (MN).  PR winners: 1-Kit Woolsey (CA) at 4.27, 2-Neil Kazaross (IL) at 4.39, 3-Corey Smith (MN) at 4.60, 4-Bob Kamp (IL) at 5.38, 5-Mark Ferrin (TX) at 5.79, 6-Ben Friesen (MI) at 5.87, 7-Phil Perelmuter (MA) at 5.98.  Unlucky Dice Award: Kevin Ahtou (MN) at -19.38.

LONGSHIP JACKPOT (8): 1-Jack Edelson (MN), 2-Todd Obadal (IA).

GRAND CRYSTAL BEAVER XXVII (16): 1-Mark Ferrin (TX), 2-Kit Woolsey (CA).

BERSERKER LIMITED (16): 1-Mark Danbury-Wyld (WA), 2-Efim Liberman (IL).

RAINBOW DOUBLES (26 teams): 1-Jack Edelson (MN) & Christina Elias (MN), 2-Jim Glover (FL) & Gary Koscielny (FL), 3/4-Andrew Lundeen (MN) & Matthew Lundeen (MN) / Corey Smith (MN) & Jean Surko (MN).

EARLY RAVEN – OPEN (19): 1-Rick Davis (MN), 2-Todd Obadal (IA).

EARLY RAVEN – ADVANCED (17): 1-Dan Friedman-Shedlov (MN), 2-Brad Burtnett (IA).

FRIDAY FRIGGA (16): 1-David Kettler (TX), 2-Ryan Jarvis (NM).

SHIELDMAIDEN CHALLENGE (8): 1-Carol Joy Cole (MI).

CASH MONEY POKERGAMMON (10): 1/2-Gabriel Abikzer (NV) / Joe Briggs (MN).

The post Results: 2026 Viking Classic Backgammon Championships appeared first on U.S. Backgammon Federation.]]> Viking Classic Backgammon Championship https://usbgf.org/chicago-open-2026-2/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:51:31 +0000 https://usbgf.org/?p=28021 Tune in for excellent streaming all week long from Minneapolis, Minnesota. April and Michael Mesich put on an exciting Nordic inspired backgammon event. There are…

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Tune in for excellent streaming all week long from Minneapolis, Minnesota. April and Michael Mesich put on an exciting Nordic inspired backgammon event. There are numerous side events and a 13 round Full Swiss style ABT championship!

Streams will be all day long throughout the week with the finals being hosted on Monday, September 7th!

We will have two dedicated streams all week long. Stream 1 will have in-person commentary and Stream 2 will be our featured remote commentators.

Day 1 - Stream 1

Day 1 - Stream 2

Maggie Sweeney vs Ben Friesen

 

Neil Kazaross vs Jon Vietor

 

The post Viking Classic Backgammon Championship appeared first on U.S. Backgammon Federation.]]> Results: 2026 Wisconsin Backgammon Championships https://usbgf.org/results-2026-wisconsin-backgammon-championships/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:12:19 +0000 https://usbgf.org/?p=27752 23rd WISCONSIN STATE BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS August 5-9, 2026; Madison, Wisconsin ABT OPEN (42): 1-Franklin Scott (MN), 2-Ken Tyszko (IL), 3/4-Konstantine Lekkas (IA) / Maggie Sweeney (MI);…

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Poster on a navy background showing a red Wisconsin silhouette with a white star, announcing the Wisconsin State Backgammon Championships August 5–9, 2026 — RECAP. Madison skyline with the Wisconsin State Capitol dome over a river, reflected in the water, with trees in the foreground and a dark blue caption banner reading: 'The Wisconsin Backgammon Championship took place August 5–9 with 80 players from all over the country in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin.' Group of five adults posing for a photo, two men (center) hold crystal awards; woman on the far right smiles, others stand beside them in casual attire. Four people pose with trophies at an awards event; Matt Patterson (left) holds a white rock trophy, Jean Surko (second from right) holds a blue geode trophy. Young woman in a navy red striped sweater holds a stone trophy, flanked by three smiling adults indoors (caption: Breiley Dordel). Group of four adults posing for a photo at an award event; the man in a navy t-shirt labeled 'DEMOCRACY' holds a trophy while the woman next to him gestures toward him; the other two men stand on either side. Split collage: left panel shows a bearded man holding a trophy flanked by two teammates; right panel shows a smiling man with a round award and a woman beside him. A dark blue banner at the bottom lists names in white text. Four people stand together indoors; Rudy Langenbach holds a trophy, flanked by two men and a woman, with event results text overlayed below. Players sit at round tables in a banquet hall, competing in a chess-like tournament with filming gear and laptops in the foreground. Group of four adults posing indoors; two men hold trophies, with name labels 'John O’Hagan' and 'Justin Cutler' and a blue banner with the event title below. Group photo of four: Dave Meyer on the left, a man in the center holding an award, Christina Elias, and Jack Edelson on the right. Blue poster for the 23rd Wisconsin State Backgammon Championships (Aug 5–9, 2026) in Madison, with divisions and winners listed.

23rd WISCONSIN STATE BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS

August 5-9, 2026; Madison, Wisconsin

ABT OPEN (42): 1-Franklin Scott (MN), 2-Ken Tyszko (IL), 3/4-Konstantine Lekkas (IA) / Maggie Sweeney (MI); 1C-Graham Webb (WI), 2C-Ben Friesen (MI); 1LC-Todd Obadal (IA), 2LC-Yim Baum (WI).

ABT INTERMEDIATE (34): 1-Matt Patterson (CO), 2-Jean Surko (MN), 3/4-Joseph Burton (WI) / Charles Leidl (WI); 1C-Greg Swinehart (NY), 2C-Matt Joyce (IL); 1LC-Brion Brooks (IL).

NOVICE (4): 1-Breiley Dordel (WI).

PLAYERS CUP MADISON BMAB (20): 1-Neil Kazaross (IL), 2/3-Rudy Langenbach (TX) / Andi Walther (WI), 4/10-Vlad Eydelman (WI) / Josh Findley (TX) / Wendy Kaplan (IL) / Dan Minardi (CO) / Peregrin Sadler (IL) / David Smith (Canada) / Greg Swinehart (NY). PR winners: 1-Neil Kazaross (IL) at 3.24, 2-Rudy Langenbach (TX) at 4.76, 3-Andi Walther (WI) at 5.38, 4-Vlad Eydelman (WI) at 5.71, 5-Wendy Kaplan (IL) at 5.73. Unlucky Dice Award: Maggie Sweeney (MI) at -22.15. Neil Kazaross (IL) wins Iron Star #21.

BADGER CLASSIC MASTERS (12): 1-Todd Obadal (IA), 2-Charlie Raichle (CO), 3-Grant Schneider (VA).

ZACH TABAK AMATEUR JACKPOT (16): 1-Greg Swinehart (NY), 2-David Smith (Canada).

DOUBLES (16): 1-Justin Cutler (TN) & John O’Hagan (IN), 2-Graham Webb (WI) & Neil Webb (Scotland).

CANCELGAMMON (32): 1-Franklin Scott (MN), 2-John O’Hagan (IN), 3/4-Jeff Spencer (MN) / Brian Vance (MI).

SPEEDGAMMON (8): 1-Todd Obadal (IA), 2-Kevin Ahtou (MN).

QUICKIES (32): 1-Gabriel Abikzer (NV), 2-Brett Hemes (MN), 3/4-Larry Sosna (NY) / Brian Vance (MI).

FASHIONABLY EARLY BIRD JACKPOT (16): 1-Rudy Langenbach (TX), 2-Alan Gold (WI).

AFTER-TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT (11): 1-Larry Sosna (NY), 2-Cassandra Bennett (NC).

The post Results: 2026 Wisconsin Backgammon Championships appeared first on U.S. Backgammon Federation.]]> PrimeTime Magazine Summer 2026 https://usbgf.org/primetime-magazine-summer-2026/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:44:42 +0000 https://usbgf.org/?p=27644 In this issue we pay tribute to John Pirner, who ably served as Federation President and Chief Executive for the better part of the last six years.

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In this issue we pay tribute to John Pirner, who ably served as Federation President and Chief Executive for the better part of the last six years.

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The post PrimeTime Magazine Summer 2026 appeared first on U.S. Backgammon Federation.]]> World Team USA vs Iran Exhibition Match https://usbgf.org/world-team-usa-vs-iran-exhibition-match/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:16:16 +0000 https://usbgf.org/?p=27573 On Friday & Saturday (July 17/18) for a clash of backgammon’s best with live commentary from several members of Team USA! As a warmup to…

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As a warmup to the WBGF World Team Championship in London this August, team USA and team Iran, have arranged a series of friendly matches to be conducted on Backgammon Studio Heroes. Join the fun on YouTube to see two teams stacked with Grandmasters face off!

Each 13 point match will take place shortly after the prior match. The below schedule is an estimate of start times.

🔸Friday 17th
1.⁠ ⁠G0 Gerry Tansey Vs G1 Edris Ashhadi @ 14:00 EDT
2.⁠ ⁠M1 Roberto Litzenberger Vs M1 Kaveh Farahani @ 15:00 EDT
3.⁠ ⁠G2 Steve Sax Vs G2 Hossein Aghili @ 16:00 EDT

🔸 Saturday 18th
4.⁠ ⁠G3 Joe Urso Vs G2 Behrad Ahmadi @ 10:00 EDT
5.⁠ ⁠G2 Petko Kostadinov Vs G2 Amir Eshraghi @ 11:30 EDT
6.⁠ ⁠G3 Thomas Keisler Vs G3 Roohi Andi @ 13:00 EDT
7.⁠ ⁠G2 John O’Hagan Vs G2 Mehdi Asdaghi @ 14:30 EDT
8.⁠ ⁠G2 Dmitriy Obukhov Vs G2 Amirali Tavakoli @ 16:00 EDT

Matches will be streamed on BackgammonCafe & Dmitriy Obukhov’s YouTube channels.

Day 1: Friday, July 17, 2026

Day 2: July 18, 2026

Team USA wins the friendly 6-2

  • Match 1: Gerry Tansey defeats Edris Ashhadi 13-4
  • Match 2: Kaveh Farahani defeats Roberto Litzenberger 13-8
  • Match 3: Hossein Aghili defeats Steve Sax 13-1
  • Match 4.⁠ ⁠Joe Urso defeats Behrad Ahmadi 13-7
  • Match 5: Petko Kostadinov (USA) defeats Amir Eshraghi 13-9
  • Match 6: Thomas Keisler (USA) defeats Roohi Andi 13-0
  • Match 7: John O’Hagan (USA) defeats Mehdi Asdaghi 13-7
  • Match 8: Dmitriy Obukhov (USA) defeats Amirali Tavakoli 13-4
The post World Team USA vs Iran Exhibition Match appeared first on U.S. Backgammon Federation.]]> Results: 2026 Michigan Summer Backgammon Championships https://usbgf.org/results-2026-michigan-summer-backgammon-championships/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:12:27 +0000 https://usbgf.org/?p=27525 51st MICHIGAN SUMMER BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS July 1-5, 2026; Novi, Michigan ABT OPEN (74): 1-Garry Kallos (Canada), 2-Gary Koscielny (FL), 3-Michael Mesich (MN), 4/5-Ricky Griggs (MI)…

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July 1-5, 2026; Novi, Michigan

ABT OPEN (74): 1-Garry Kallos (Canada), 2-Gary Koscielny (FL), 3-Michael Mesich (MN), 4/5-Ricky Griggs (MI) / Marty Storer (NH), 6/8-Jim Airgood (MI) / Paul Belsito (MI) / David Habib (Canada); 1C-John Quinn (MI), 2C-Steve Sax (CA), 3C/4C-David Kettler (TX) / Frank Raposa (VA).

ABT INTERMEDIATE (43): 1-Victor De Oliveira (Canada), 2-Kathy Van Alstyne (HI), 3-Noah Monro (MI); 1C-Scott Richardson (IL), 2C-Gary Payne (MI), 3C/4C-Laura Granger (CO) / Alex Sakran (Canada).

ABT ADVANCED BEGINNER (8): 1-Jennifer Zorek-Pressman (CT), 2/4-Ed Marmol (HI) / Philip Ring (IL) / Andrew Sasinowski (MI).

PLAYERS CUP MICHIGAN BMAB (38): 1-Irina Litzenberger (VA), 2/9-Bill Calton (MI) / Julius High (FL) / Todd Obadal (IA) / Tom Rebelo (Canada) / David Stein (IL) / Jack Takala (MI) / Jon Vietor (CA) / Kit Woolsey (CA). PR winners: 1-Bill Calton (MI) at 3.79, 2-John O’Hagan (IN) at 3.95, 3-Frank Talbot (MI) at 4.24, 4-Marty Storer (NH) at 4.41, 5-Melissa Shin (CA) at 4.93, 6-Kit Woolsey (CA) at 5.16, 7-Michael Zakrajsek (DC) at 5.26, 8-Thomas Rebelo (Canada) at 5.96, 9-Michael Vena (NY) at 5.96. Unlucky Dice Award: Garry Kallos (Canada) at -16.86. Irina Litzenberger (VA) wins Iron Star #20, her 2nd Star.

SUPER JACKPOT (8): 1-David Stein (IL), 2-Kit Woolsey (CA).

MICHIGAN MASTERS JACKPOT (28): 1-Bill Calton (MI), 2-Matt Reklaitis (MA), 3/4-David Habib (Canada) / Boris Shafransky (MD).

AMATEUR JACKPOT (24): 1-Felix Goykhman (NJ), 2-David Smith (Canada), 3-April Mesich (MN).

DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Michael Zakrajsek (DC) & Mick Zakrajsek (IN), 2-Bill Calton (MI) & Tracy Parent (MI), 3/4-Justin Cutler (TN) & Mike Fujita (HI) / Chuck Bower (IN) & Jason Lee (MD).

LIMITED DOUBLES (8 teams): 1-Anne Major (TX) & Tony Materek (NJ), 2-Mike Giordano (MI) & Rhonda Monro (MI).

EMIL MORTUK SENIORS (48): 1-Jon Vietor (CA), 2-Wendy Kaplan (IL), 3-Farhad Forudi (OH), 4/6-Felix Goykhman (NJ) / Jim Ross (FL) / Philippe Salnave (FL).

PRINCE BARLOW JUNIORS (32): 1-David Habib (Canada), 2-Victor De Oliveira (Canada), 3/4-Marcus Montenegro (NY) / Boris Shafransky).

JUDY FIELD MEMORIAL BLITZ (128): 1-Jason Lee (MD), 2-Michael Zakrajsek (DC), 3/4-Cary Hoarty (CO) / John Klein (MD).

GREG MERRIMAN OPEN FIRECRACKER JACKPOT (16): 1-David Kettler (TX), 2-Kit Woolsey (CA).

GREG MERRIMAN INTERMEDIATE FIRECRACKER JACKPOT (8): 1-Vadim Brayman (MI).

WOMEN’S WORLD OF BACKGAMMON FIREWORKS CUP (13): 1/2-April Mesich (MN) / Akemi Ota (MI); 1C-Karen Davis (FL).

WARM-UP DIVISION 1 (16): 1-Gary Fritzsche (MI), 2/3-Julius High (MI) / Philippe Salnave (FL).

WARM-UP DIVISION 2 (24): 1/2-Brad King (MI) / Rhonda Monro (MI) 3/4-Ed Corey (CT) / Azim Rashidimalakshah (Canada).

AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNEY (14): 1-John Stryker (IL), 2/3-Joshua Posthuma (MI) / Jon Vietor (CA).

The post Results: 2026 Michigan Summer Backgammon Championships appeared first on U.S. Backgammon Federation.]]> Results: St. Louis Gateway Open Backgammon Tournament https://usbgf.org/results-2026-st-louis-gateway-open/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 03:43:59 +0000 https://usbgf.org/?p=27473 June 17-21, 2026; Saint Louis, Missouri ABT OPEN (38): 1-Roberto Litzenberger (VA), 2-Ben Friesen (MI), 3/6-Christopher Knapp (MA) / Bernard Pollara (NY) / Eric Sosna…

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ABT OPEN (38): 1-Roberto Litzenberger (VA), 2-Ben Friesen (MI), 3/6-Christopher Knapp (MA) / Bernard Pollara (NY) / Eric Sosna (NY) / Larry Whittenburg (IL).

ABT INTERMEDIATE (52): 1-Anatoliy Katsnelson (IL), 2-Kevin Heacox (IN), 3/7-Phil Franklin (KS) / Samra Hadden (GA) / Patty Knapp (MA) / Jason Lacny (IN) / Ian McGuigan (IN).

PLAYERS CUP SAINT LOUIS BMAB (22): 1-Joe Sylvester (MO), 2/4-William Bermingham / Mark Kaye (IL) / Todd Obadal (IA). PR winners: 1-Gerry Tansey (MO) at 2.33, 2-Ray Fogerlund (NV) at 5.42, 3-Jeb Horton (NC) at 5.88, 4-Joe Sylvester (MO) at 5.98. Unlucky Dice Award: Jessica Vargas (MO) at -11.28. Joe Sylvester (MO) won Iron Star #019.

$1,000 GATEWAY JACKPOT (4): 1-Todd Obadal (IA).

MASTERS JACKPOT (24): 1-John O’Hagan (IN), 2-Gerry Tansey (MO), 3-Todd Obadal (IA).

ADVANCED JACKPOT (16): 1-Ian McGuigan (IN), 2-Bill Hodes (IN).

INTERMEDIATE JACKPOT (16): 1-David Smith (Canada), 2-Anatoliy Katsnelson (IL).

TANSEY OPEN CHALLENGE (24): 1-Bernard Pollara (NY), 2-Sean Garber (IN), 3-Joe Calvaruso (OH).

WHITTENBURG INTERMEDIATE CHALLENGE (32): 1-Ian McGuigan (IN), 2-Serge Bondar (IL), 3/4-Bob Ellis (TN) / Eliot Spiro (MO).

NOVICE (12): 1-Jessica Vargas (MO), 2-Phil Mullins (MO).

QUICKIE / DMP (24): 1-Koray Agirbas (GA), 2-Sean Garber (IN).

CANCELGAMMON (48): 1-David Thomas (FL), 2-Joe Sylvester (MO), 3-Ben Friesen (MI), 4/6-Sean Garber (IN) / Eric Sosna (NY) / Brian Vance (MI).

DOUBLES (24 teams): 1-Kent Goulding (MD) & Mike Senkiewicz (NY), 2-Mehmet Agirbas (GA) & Dmitriy Obukhov (MI), 3-Bernard Pollara (NY) & Mal Woolley (NY).

MK GAMMON BOARD TOURNAMENT (8): 1-Larry Sosna (NY), 2-Rachel Walz (MO).

WARM UP (16): 1-Eric Sosna (MO), 2-David Thomas (FL).

AFTER TOURNAMENT (16): 1-April Mesich (MN), 2-David Steinberg (OH).

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June 3-7, 2026; Denver, Colorado

ABT DIVISION 1 – BISON (50+24 rebuys): 1-Richard Stubbe (TX), 2-Charles Raichle (CO), 3-Gus Contos (CA), 4/5-Scotty Kelland (CT) / David Kettler (TX); 1C-Jonah Seewald (CO), 2C-Irina Litzenberger (VA).

ABT DIVISION 2- GUNSLINGERS (32+18 rebuys): 1-William Reeves (CO), 2-Brett Hemes (MN), 3-David Gray (CA); 1C-Marcy Kossar (MD), 2C-Dan Eisenhauer (CO).

ABT DIVISION 3 – WARRIORS (19+5 rebuys): 1-Larry Arnold (AZ), 2-Jeanna Kish (TX); 1C-Bill McDonough (CO), 2C-Christian Lebegue (CO).

WILD HORSES SUPER JACKPOT (4): 1-Roberto Litzenberger (VA).

BISON JACKPOT DIVISION 1 (48): 1-Ethan Nissani (CO), 2-Al Hodis (NV), 3-Steve Sax (CA), 4/6-Dennis Culpepper (VA) / Patrick Enright (WA) / John O’Hagan (IN).

GUNSLINGER JACKPOT DIVISION 2 (32): 1-Lynn Lusk (CO), 2-Bodger Millerd (OR), 3/4-Brett Hemes (MN) / Nick Knebel (CO).

WARRIOR JACKPOT DIVISION 3 (12): 1-Proctor Ritchie (AZ), 2-Joan Koscielny (FL), 3-Mark Manning (CO).

PLAYERS CUP DENVER BMAB (30): 1-Marc Emrich (CO), 2/6-Dan Eisenhauer (CO) / Ray Fogerlund (NV) / Michael Pines (CA) / Melissa Shin (CA) / Marty Storer (NH). PR winners: 1-Marty Storer (NH) at 2.52, 2-Ray Fogerlund (NV) at 4.02, 3-David Klausa (CO) at 4.23, 4-Irina Litzenberger (VA) at 5.03, 5-Charlie Raichle (CO) at 5.33, 6-Dennis Culpepper (VA) at 5.71, 7-Marc Emrich (CO) at 5.98. Unlucky Dice Award: Bill Mcdonough (CO) at -19.96. Marc Emrich (CO) won Iron Star #018.

EARLY RUSTLER JACKPOT (8): 1-Lynn Lusk (CO).

GOLDRUSH / SPEEDGAMMON (16): 1-William Reeves (CO), 2-Ryan Jarvis (NM).

RUSTLER’S GAMBIT / CANCELGAMMON (32): 1-Roberto Litzenberger (VA), 2-Richard Siebold (CO), 3/4-Mario Savan (CA) / Kit Woolsey (CA).

ANNIE OAKLEY SHOOTOUT (16): 1-Kara Schulz (CA), 2-Irina Litzenberger (VA); 1C-Marcy Kossar (MD), 2C-Molly Anderson (NM).

EARLY SHOOTOUT (32): 1-Bill Lonergan (NY), 2-Richard Siebold (CO), 3/4-Gus Contos (CA) / Marty Storer (NH).

DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Ray Fogerlund (NV) & Sue Will (IL), 2-Dennis Culpepper (VA) & Marc Emrich (CO), 3/4-James Caristi (IN) & John O’Hagan (IN) / David Gray (CA) & Michael Pines (CA).

WOLF BLITZ (52): 1-Al Hodis (NV), 2-Tom Wheeler (TX).

SENIOR WRANGLERS (32): 1-Marty Storer (NH), 2-Ed Rosenblum (NM), 3/4-Larry Arnold (AZ) / Carol Joy Cole (MI).

YOUNG WRANGLERS ((16): 1-Bill Lonergan (NY), 2-Ryan Jarvis (NM).

LAST STAND (18): 1-Gary Koscielny (FL), 2-Kit Woolsey (CA).

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May 20-25, 2026; Rosemont, Illinois

ABT OPEN (79): 1-John O’Hagan (IN), 2-Anthony Niakiani (CA), 3-Michael Flohr (IL), 4/6-Karen Davis (FL) / Gennady Mekhanik (NJ) / David Wu (IL), 7/9-Saba Bejanishvili (GA) / Dennis Culpepper (VA) / Albert Steg (MA).

ABT INTERMEDIATE (78): 1-Dan Doherty (CA), 2-Graham Webb (WI), 3/7-Dannia Esquivel (Costa Rica) / Sandra Sha (FL) / Olivia Upbin (NY) / Tiffany Van (TX) / Josh Williams (IL), 8/9-Kevin AhTou (MN) / Mahdi Soleimani (Canada), 10/13-Mark Kaye (IL) / Jim Kyriacou (IL) / Joe Mazraani (Canada) / David Smith (Canada).

ABT NOVICE (29): 1-Ece Agirbas (GA), 2-Dan Carroll (WI), 3-Eric Jones (NY), 4/6-Linda Ring (IL) / Philip Ring (IL) / Harvey Vail (IL), 7/8-Sam Duray (IL) / Mark Schneider (IL), 9/11-Glenn Olson (IL) / Alana Parekh (IL) / Matthew Upbin (NY).

PLAYERS CUP CHICAGO BMAB (42): 1-Irina Litzenberger (VA), 2/9-Dennis Culpepper (VA) / Karen Davis (FL) / James DeRosier (LA) / Gene Eydelman (IL) / Faddoul Khoury (IL) / Todd Obadal (IA) / Melissa Shin (CA) / David Wu (NY). PR winners: 1-Dana Nazarian (CA) at 2.40, 2-David Wu (NY) at 3.65, 3-Albert Steg (MA) at 3.98, 4-Kit Woolsey (CA) at 4.05, 5-Ray Fogerlund (NV) at 4.35, 6-Dennis Culpepper (VA) at 4.68, 7-Frank Talbot (MI) at 5.26, 8-Karen Davis (FL) at 5.30, 9-Jeremy Ly (NY) at 5.45, 10-Irina Litzenberger (VA) at 5.57. Unlucky Dice Award: Mark Kaye (IL) at -25.42. Irina Litzenberger (VA) won Iron Star #017.

MARKOWITZ MASTERS (34): 1-Alexander Handin (CA), 2-Albert Steg (MA), 3/4-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ) / Richard Munitz (NY).

FASTER MASTER (16): 1-Alexander Handin (CA), 2-Gyl Savoie (MI).

LIMITED JACKPOT (8): 1-Mehmet Agirbas (GA).

INTERMEDIATE JACKPOT (32): 1-Christopher Martin (PA), 2-Dan Doherty (CA), 3/4-Peregrin Sadler (IL) / Tiffany Van (TX).

UNLUCKY DICE LAST CHANCE (19): 1-Kit Woolsey (CA), 2-Joan Koscielny (FL).

WOMEN’S WORLD OF BACKGAMMON NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (24): 1-Marcy Kossar (MD), 2-Terese Flynn (IL), 3-Carol Joy Cole (MI); 1C-Karen Davis (FL), 2C-Wendy Kaplan (IL).

DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Karen Davis (FL) & Wendy Kaplan (IL), 2-Efim Liberman (IL) & Allen Tish (CA), 3/4-Frank Frigo (CA) & Anthony Niakiani (CA) / Patrick Horton (NY) & Lily Medalia (NY).

OVERFLOW DOUBLES (16 teams): 1-Gerry Tansey (MO) & Matthew Upbin (NY), 2-Anne Major (TX) & Todd Obadal (IA).

CANCELGAMMON (32): 1-James Feher (MO), 2-David Todd (MI), 3/4-Koray Agirbas (GA) / Joseph Syta (NY).

SPEEDGAMMON (16): 1-James DeRosier (LA), 2-Joseph Syta (NY).

DMP (32): 1-Bill Lonergan (NY), 2-Paul Belsito (MI).

ZAVORAL BOARD TOURNAMENT (16): 1-Stuart Steen-Connolly (CA), 2-Joseph Syta (NY).

JUNIORS (32): 1-Bill Lonergan (NY), 2-Amy Latek (WI), 3/4-Kelsey Rose (NY) / Peregrin Sadler (IL).

SENIORS (32): 1-Ray Fogerlund (NV), 2-Bruce Russell (WI), 3/4-Marlon Aronstam (FL) / James Feher (MO).

JUNIORS vs SENIORS PLAYOFF (2): 1-Bill Lonergan (NY), 2-Ray Fogerlund (NV).

AFTER TOURNAMENT (16): 1-Daniel Rockoff (NJ), 2-Kit Woolsey (CA).

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