The Columbus Backgammon Club

The player of the month for July is Dale Berlin! Dale won over second place finisher Bob Hickey to become our club’s seventh tournament winner of the year. In the Consolation final, Mary Hickey earned third place by defeating David Rearick.

The logjam at the top of the Masters Points standings was only increased with no one taking command with a second tournament win so far. The top 6 places are separated by less than 100 points, making this the tightest race seen so far for our club.

The current Masters Points standings can be found here.

Thank to everyone who came out for participating today, and we’ll see you all next month on August 10th for the next tournament!

We’ve reached the halfway point of the year, and summertime activities held the attendance for this month’s tournament to a modest 7 participants. This month saw Jason Marshall win his first monthly tournament with a victory over Howard Shirey in the main final. In the consolation tournament, Chris Yep won over Mary Hickey to take third place for the month.

So, out of 6 tournaments this this year, we have had 6 different winners! This is causing quite a log jam at the top of the Masters Points standings. The top 9 places are separated by less than 70 points, meaning that a single tournament can put anyone on top!

The current Masters Points standings can be found here.

Thank to everyone who came out for participating today, and we’ll see you all next month on July 13th for the next tournament!

We had a record-tying turnout in April, as, for the second time this year, 11 players competed in the monthly tournament. Also notable was the fact that we had 3 people playing in our tournament for the first time – Michael O’Cain, Susan Marcus, and Phyllis Apple.

Continuing the trend that we have seen this year so far, we have a fourth different winner in as  many tournaments! Mary Hickey wins first place this month, defeating Jason Marshall in the main final. In the consolation bracket, Bob Hickey takes third place with a win over David Rearick in that final.

The Masters Points race is still quite tight so far, owing to the fact that no one has been able to put together a streak of tournament wins or runner-ups. David Rearick currently holds the tops spot by 3 points, and only 33 points separate the top 5! The current Masters Points standings can be found here.

Congratulations to Mary on her win this month, and welcome again to our newcomers, Michael, Susan, and Phyllis!

Because of Mother’s Day, the next monthly tournament will be held on May 18th. Thank you to everyone who came out, and we’ll see you all next month!

The threat of inclement weather in the Central Ohio weather kept our attendance down to a respectable 7 players for the last monthly tournament of the year, but it was not enough to keep Mike Rezai out of the winner’s circle. John Bath and David Rearick battled in the Consolation Final, with David coming out on top for second place.

In attendance were 2 new folks – Tad Mitchell, who played this month, and Dan Hanley who spectated this time around.

Congratulations to Mike on his third tournament win of the year, and welcome to Tad and Dan!

Thank you to everyone for attending! The next Monthly Tournament will be held on January 12th.

Masters Points standings for the year can be found here.

The five players that showed up this month played a round-robin tournament for this month’s points. After all 5 rounds had been played, points leader Bob Hickey stood victorious over the field with his 6th tournament win of the year. Left tied for second place were Chris Yep, David Steinberg, and Jason Marshall.

Congratulations to Bob on his win this month. Hopefully we will see everyone at the final tournament of the year, scheduled to be held on December 8th!

The current Masters Points standings can be found here.

The top 7 players in the Master Points standings were all present for this month’s Monthly Tournament. After all rounds were completed, Bob Hickey came out on top as this month’s winner. Chris Yep took second place with a win over Jason Marshall in the Consolation Final. With only 2 tournaments left in the year, Bob has a near lock on Player of the Year honors, but anything can happen.

Congratulations to Bob on his win this month! The next monthly tournament will be held on November 10th.

The current Masters Points standings can be found here.