U.S. Backgammon Federation https://usbgf.org Have fun. Play backgammon! Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:32:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 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 2026 Genud Cup, USA vs. UK https://usbgf.org/2026-genud-cup/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:47:28 +0000 https://usbgf.org/?p=28248 Watch the USA and UK Women's teams battle it out this weekend, starting on Saturday October 3rd, 2026.

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Round 1: Saturday 11 AM EST

Round Score - US 11 - UK 21

Antoinette-Marie Williams vs Anna Parker (2-9)
Irina Litzenberger vs Cecilia Rogers (9-6)
Kara Schultz vs Anna Price (9-2)
Karen Davis vs Merrin Rose (9-5)
Lynda Clay vs Julia Hayward (5-9)
Maggie Sweeney vs Melanie Hughes (8-9)
Mary Morse vs Rachel Rhodes (7-9)
Wendy Kaplan vs Michele de Havilland (3-9)

Round Score - US 17 - UK 15

Antoinette-Marie Williams vs Michele de Havilland (9-5)
Irina Litzenberger vs Anna Parker (8-9)
Kara Schultz vs Cecilia Rogers (9-0)
Karen Davis vs Anna Price (3-9)
Lynda Clay vs Merrin Rose (9-3)
Maggie Sweeney vs Julia Hayward (9-3)
Mary Morse vs Melanie Hughes (1-9)
Wendy Kaplan vs Rachel Rhodes (7-9)

Round Score - US 17 - UK 15

Antoinette-Marie Williams vs Rachel Rhodes (7-9)
Irina Litzenberger vs Michele de Havilland (9-4)
Kara Schultz vs Anna Parker (9-7)
Karen Davis vs Cecilia Rogers (9-5)
Lynda Clay vs Anna Price (8-9)
Maggie Sweeney vs Merrin Rose (2-9)
Mary Morse vs Julia Hayward (9-3)
Wendy Kaplan vs Melanie Hughes (0-9)

Round Score - US 12 - UK 20

Antoinette-Marie Williams vs Melanie Hughes (8-9)
Irina Litzenberger vs Rachel Rhodes (6-9)
Kara Schultz vs Michele de Havilland (9-2)
Karen Davis vs Anna Parker (9-6)
Lynda Clay vs Cecilia Rogers (9-3_
Maggie Sweeney vs Anna Price (9-6)
Mary Morse vs Merrin Rose (6-9)
Wendy Kaplan vs Julia Hayward (8-9)

Round Score - US 19 - UK 13

Antoinette-Marie Williams vs Julia Hayward (9-3)
Irina Litzenberger vs Melanie Hughes (9-3)
Kara Schultz vs Rachel Rhodes (9-8)
Karen Davis vs Michele de Havilland (4-9)
Lynda Clay vs Anna Parker (9-0)
Maggie Sweeney vs Cecilia Rogers (0-9)
Mary Morse vs Anna Price (7-9)
Wendy Kaplan vs Merrin Rose (9-5)

Round Score - US 13 - UK 19

Antoinette-Marie Williams vs Merrin Rose (8-9)
Irina Litzenberger vs Julia Hayward (2-9) 
Kara Schultz vs Melanie Hughes (4-9) 
Karen Davis vs Rachel Rhodes (9-5)
Lynda Clay vs Michele de Havilland (8-9)
Maggie Sweeney vs Anna Parker (9-5)
Mary Morse vs Cecilia Rogers (2-9)
Wendy Kaplan vs Anna Price (9-2)

Round Score - US 18 - UK 14

Antoinette-Marie Williams vs Anna Price (9-7)
Irina Litzenberger vs Merrin Rose (5-9)
Kara Schultz vs Julia Hayward (6-9)
Karen Davis vs Melanie Hughes (9-6)
Lynda Clay vs Rachel Rhodes (6-9)
Maggie Sweeney vs Michele de Havilland (9-4)
Mary Morse vs Anna Parker (6-9)
Wendy Kaplan vs Cecilia Rogers (9-6)

Round Score - US 17 - UK 15

Antoinette-Marie Williams vs Cecilia Rogers (0-9) 
Irina Litzenberger vs Anna Price (9-0)
Kara Schultz vs Merrin Rose (3-9)
Karen Davis vs Julia Hayward (9-3)
Lynda Clay vs Melanie Hughes (9-2)
Maggie Sweeney vs Rachel Rhodes (6-9)
Mary Morse vs Michele de Havilland (9-7)
Wendy Kaplan vs Anna Parker (0-9)

Team United States & Team United Kingdom

What is the Genud Cup? 

The Genud Cup is an all-women annual, team-based backgammon competition held online between the United Kingdom Backgammon Federation (UKBGF) and the United States Backgammon Federation (USBGF). It is named in honor of Lee Genud, a legendary backgammon player, 2x world champion, backgammon author, and commentator.

The event features 8 rounds of individual matches, with players from both teams competing for the overall cup. The tournament is generally played over two days and utilizes the Heroes backgammon platform.

Past Winners: 

  • 2020 (Inaugural Genud Cup): USA Won – 129-127

  • 2022: USA Won – 160-106

  • 2024: UK Won – 115-109

  • 2026: UK Won 132 – 124

Date/Time: The event will be starting at 11 AM EST until 4 PM EST on Saturday October 3rd and repeats on Sunday October 4th.

Schedule:

  • Round 1-4 – Saturday 11 AM EST / 8.00 AM PST
  • Round 5-8 – Sunday 11 AM EST / 8.00 AM PST

Scoring:  The scoring mechanism is 3 points for a match win and 1 point for a PR win. For the latter, the matches are analyzed on XG (eXtremeGammon) and in each case the player with the lower PR is awarded the point. The team with the highest collective score at the end of Sunday is the winner.

How to follow the action

Live Scores available here: RESULTS Tab

Watch on YouTube – A selection of matches will be live-streamed, with live commentary, and anyone may watch on YouTube.

Visit the Backgammon Studio Heroes 3 Tournament Room Titled Genud Cup 

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September 23-27, 2026; Nashville, Tennessee

ABT OPEN (51): 1-Bill Calton (MI), 2-Mike Horri (GA), 3/5-Ed Ahola (MA) / Herb Roman (IL) / David Winn (TX), 6/7-Mehmet Agirbas (GA) / Mark Robinson (PA).

ABT INTERMEDIATE (59): 1-Dina Laks (NY), 2-Bob Weigel (TN), 3-Robert Lum (CA), 4/6-David Parks (CA) / Alper Uzunoglu (NY) / Nicholas Vlamis (NY), 7/8-Kirk McCamish (MN) / Dan Whitney (CT).

ABT NOVICE (15): 1-Gamal Eskander (TN), 2/4-Erik Benrud (IN) / Dylan Ross (TN) / Monica Talbot (MI).

PLAYERS CUP NASHVILLE BMAB (30): 1-Tony Wuersch (MA), 2/7-Bill Calton (MI) / Avi Cohen (FL) / Michihito Kageyama (Japan) / Phil Perelman (MA) / Quinn Swanger (NC) / Kit Woolsey (CA).  PR winners: 1-Michihito Kageyama (Japan) at 2.58, 2-Kit Woolsey (CA) at 4.23, 3-Tatsuya Tanaka (Japan) at 4.72, 4-Bill Calton (MI) at 5.35, 5-Martha Ghio (NY) at 5.55, 6-Phil Perelman (MA) at 5.89, 7-David Winn (TX) at 5.92.  Unlucky Dice Award: Todd Obadal (IA) at -20.30. Tony Wuersch (MA) wins Iron Star #23.

MASTERS JACKPOT (24): 1-Michihito Kageyama (Japan), 2-Kit Woolsey (CA).

LIMITED JACKPOT (16): 1-Art Moore (TN), 2-Jim Hickey (GA).

INTERMEDIATE JACKPOT (24): 1-Jerry Ungar (FL), 2-Dan Whitney (CT), 3-Gabriel Abikzer (NV).

BACHELORETTE PARTY WOMEN’S EVENT (32): 1-Lynn Ehrlich (FL), 2-Wendy Kaplan (IL); 1C-Martha Ghio (NY).

DOUBLES (24 teams): 1-Samra Hadden (GA) & Mike Horri (GA), 2-Anne Major (TX) & Todd Obadal (IA), 3-Martha Ghio (NY) & Tony Wuersch (MA).

SPEEDGAMMON (16): 1-Avi Cohen (FL), 2-Michael Tobin (TN).

JUNIORS (16): 1-Bill Calton (MI), 2-Mehmet Agirbas (GA).

SENIORS (24): 1-Jim Hickey (GA), 2-Kurt Peterson (MN), 3-Mike Horri (GA).

QUICKIE – DMP (32): 1-Jeremy Conant (OR), 2-Dmitriy Obukhov (MI).

ZAVORAL BOARD TOURNAMENT (16): 1-Joe Nolan (TN), 2-Gabriel Abikzer (NV).

AFTER TOURNAMENT (8): 1-Bill Lonergan (NY).

Results courtesy of ChicagoPoint.com

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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

The post Results: 2026 Gammon Geaux New Orleans Backgammon Championships appeared first on U.S. Backgammon Federation.]]> Results: 2026 Viking Classic Backgammon Championships https://usbgf.org/results-2026-viking-classic/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 19:07:28 +0000 https://usbgf.org/?p=28127 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…

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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).

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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

 

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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).

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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
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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).

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