Thanks to the generosity of member Mike Rezai, new titles have been added to the club Library page. The latest additions include the remaining issues of Backgammon With the Champions as well as some titles by Danny Kleinman.
Let me know if you are interested in borrowing anything, and I’ll bring it to you at the next club event!
This month saw second-time participant Fred Allen win 3 straight matches to win the 8-player May tournament. Fred becomes the third different tournament winner this year with his win and immediately vaults into 5th place overall in the yearly points race. The consolation final saw Chris Yep defeat Mike Rezai for second place, his second runner-up result of the year. That result earned Chris enough points to jump to 3rd overall.
Congratulations, Fred! Thanks to all for coming out and participating. The next monthly tournament will be held on Sunday, June 9th.
The current Masters Points standings can be found here.
Matching our previous high, 10 players came out on Sunday to compete in our monthly tournament for April, including one new player – Fred Allen, as well as 2 prodigal members back again – Doug Hill and Bram Binsky. This month saw Mike Rezai win for the second month in a row, tightening the race at the top of the points table for the year. Mike defeated David Rearick in the main event final. David went on to beat Dale Berlin in a topsy-turvy Consolation Final for his second runner-up result of the year.
Welcome to Fred, and welcome back to Doug and Bram! Thanks to all for coming out and participating. The next monthly tournament will be held on Sunday, May 12th.
The current Masters Points standings can be found here.
The new year started with a record-tying field of 10 players, with four of those being first time tournament attendees! This first installment ended with Bob Hickey returning to winning ways and finishing in first place. The consolation final saw David Rearick best first-timer Natalie Hendricks, to round out the top 3. The updated standings for the 2013 points race can be found here.
Welcome to our other newcomers – Rhonda Beckett, Randy Hendricks, and Nelsen Thomas. Thanks for coming out and playing with us and helping to grow the club!
The next monthly tournament will be held on February 10th, 2013. See you there!
A tight race at the top of the Masters Points standings over the past few months has finished with the last points event of the year, and Chris Yep holds on for a win by a single point over challenger Bob Hickey to secure the title of Player of the Year for 2012. Bob started the year off strong with 2 tournaments wins early, but Chris finished just a little stronger to win by the slimmest of margins.
Congratulations, Chris!
The complete standings and results for 2012 can be found here.
A small field of 5 players showed up today to compete and to see the results of the year-long campaign for the top position of the Masters Points standings. Due to the size of the field, a round robin was played. The final results were a 5-way tie, with everyone finishing 2-2. As per the rules, all players received 15 points towards their Masters Points totals.
The next monthly tournament will be held on January 13th, 2013. Please note that we will be playing our Monthly Tournament on the second Sunday of the month starting in 2013. See you there!
7 players came out this month to compete in the club’s monthly tournament. This time around, Chris Yep was able to notch his first tournament win of the season with a win over points co-leader, Bob Hickey in the main final. Bob went on to defeat Ted Smith in the consolation final. This result gives Chris a slim 1 point lead in the Masters Points race with one tournament left in the year.
It’s sure to be an exiting finish next month! Congrats to Chris again, on his first win of the year!
The full standings can be found here. The next monthly tournament will be held on December 2nd, 2012. See you there!
This past Sunday found 7 souls who were brave enough to venture out into the (relative) cold and compete. Dale Berlin fought his way to the top again for his second win of the year, defeating Jason Marshall in the Main Final. Chris Yep earned his fourth second place of the year in the Consolation Final.
Much like last month, this month’s tournament has served to tighten the race at the top of the Masters Points race for 2012. With Dale’s win this month he as moved into 3rd place overall. Even more dramatically, Chris has managed to moved into a tie with Bob Hickey for first place! With only 2 months left to determine the Player of the Year, it may come down to the wire!
The next monthly tournament will be held on November 4th, 2012. See you there!
Thanks to our intrepid reporter, Mary Hickey, we have learned that in this year’s Michigan-Ohio Challenge the Michigan team was the first to reach the needed 33 wins to seal the victory. Each team was represented by 8 players, who then competed in a round-robin against all of the members of the other team. Our own Bob and Mary Hickey were there to compete on behalf of our state and our club.
A big thank you goes out to Karen Davis for hosting the event at her home, and to Paul Berg for serving as tournament director!
An 8-player field showed up this Sunday for the September monthly tournament, one of whom was a new player – Chris Lentz. David Steinberg notched his first CBC tournament win of 2012 as he defeated Bob Hickey in the final to add 60 Masters Points to his total. Chris Yep won the consolation bracket, pushing him into 2nd place in the overall standing for the year.
This result narrows the race at the top of the Masters Points standings significantly, with Bob Hickey holding on to 1st place with a total of 207 points, and Chris only 25 points back with a total of 188.
The full 2012 standings can be found here.
Congratulations again to David, and welcome to Chris! The next monthly tournament will be held on October 7th, 2012. See you there!