Club benefactor Mike Rezai has donated 4 more titles to the club library available for borrowing:
Thanks, Mike! Your support is appreciated!
Out of a full bracket of 8 players, Dale Berlin took home his first tournament win of the year on Sunday with a victory over eventual second place winner David Rearick. The three points leaders ended up in the consolation bracket early, allowing both Dale and David to narrow the gap among the top 5. Bob Hickey maintains his position at the top of the table with his 3rd place finish this month.
Congratulations to Dale on his win this month! The next monthly tournament will be held on October 12th.
The current Masters Points standings can be found here.
With a win last night by Chris Yep, Ready for Prime Time, the team representing the Columbus Backgammon Club have advanced to the final round of their second USBFG Club Team Tournament qualifier by a score of 2-1.
The final of this qualifier will see our team matched up against Orange Crush, the club representing the South Orange County Backgammon Group from California, consisting of Justin Nunez, Mario Savan, and Joe Roth.
The finalists from this and the 7 other qualifiers will be put into a single elimination bracket to determine the overall Club Team Champion.
Good luck to team members Chris Yep, David Rearick, and Jason Marshall!
Ready for Prime Time, the team representing the Columbus Backgammon Club in the USBGF Club Team Tournament has registered a 3-0 sweep of their opponents in the first round of their second qualifier. They have now advanced to the semifinal and are waiting for their next opponent.
The finalists from the 8 qualifiers will be put into a single elimination bracket to determine the overall Club Team Champion.
Good luck to team members Chris Yep, David Rearick, and Jason Marshall!
Mike Rezai has donated another handful of books to the club library:
These titles and the rest are listed on the Club Library page, and are available now to check out.
Thank you, Mike, for you kind donation and continued support of the club!
The Columbus Backgammon Club team, Ready For Prime Time (composed of Chris Yep, David Rearick, and Jason Marshall), is competing in the US Backgammon Federation’s 3rd annual online Club Team Tournament. After winning the first round of their qualifier bracket, the team was bounced in the semifinals. The campaign is not over, however – we are still allowed to enter until a total of 8 qualifiers have run. The team is currently entered in Qualifier number 3 to give it another shot.
I’ll try to send out match information as we get things scheduled on GridGammon, so that you can root for your fellow club members from home!
Thanks to the generosity of member Mike Rezai, new titles have been added to the club Library page. The latest additions include:
Let me know if you are interested in borrowing anything, and I’ll bring it to you at the next club event!
We had enough players this month for a normal bracket tournament, including newcomer John Bath. John did well enough to earn a place in the final against eventual overall winner Mike Rezai, and then a consolation final victory against Bob Hickey for a second place finish!Mike’s win allowed him to gain 10 points on Bob in the Masters Points race, coming to within 36 points.
Congratulations to Mike on his win this month, and welcome to John! The next monthly tournament will be held on September 8th. I’d like us to try to get our numbers up again for the next tournament. We had a strong start to the year, and have been the victim of the summer doldrums as of later. Come on out if you haven’t made it out for a few months!
The current Masters Points standings can be found here.
The US Backgammon Federation has announced their 3rd annual online Club Team Tournament, and the Columbus Backgammon Club, Ready For Prime Time, is competing again. This year, the 3 players competing are Chris Yep, David Rearick, and Jason Marshall. If we are able to get another 3-player team together, we can have that team compete as well, so please let me know if you are interested! This tournament is open to current USBGF members, so if you have been planning on joining and putting it off, now is a good time!
Membership details for the USBGF can be found at http://usbgf.org/membership/
I’ll try to send out match information as we get things scheduled, so that you can root for your fellow club members from home!
Five brave souls showed up for the July Monthly Tournament, and those in attendance opted to play a round-robin format with 7-point matches. After all was said and done, 2 players – Bob Hickey and Mike Rezai, finished at the top of the table with records of 3-1. Bob won the head-to-head matchup between them, and as a result took first place. Jason Marshall, finished in third place with a record of 2-2.
The Masters Points race remained largely unchanged with current leader Bob Hickey gaining only 5 points on current second place holder Mike Rezai. With 5 tournaments left in the year, it is certainly within reach for anyone. The current Masters Points standings can be found here.
The next monthly tournament will be held on August 11th. Thank you to all who attended, and we’ll see you next month!