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!
The next monthly tournament for the Columbus Backgammon Club will be at 1:00PM on October 7th, 2012 in the upstairs bar of KDB (Kitchen Den Bar) at the Easton Town Center on the northeast side of Columbus.
Registration starts at 12:30PM, and you are encouraged to come out early to have lunch and support the restaurant. More information about the tournament format can be found at our website, http://www.columbusbg.org.
If possible, please RSVP to jason@columbusbg.org if you intend to be there. This is not a pre-registration, but rather a way to get a rough count of the expected number of people as a courtesy to our host.
For those of you who are relatively (or completely!) new to the game of backgammon and want to learn more, there is a monthly event just for you! The second of these is at 1:00pm on Sunday, October 21, 2012 at our normal meeting place in the upstairs bar of KDB (Kitchen Den Bar) at the Easton Town Center. The focus of these sessions will be a combination of no-pressure social play and some informal lessons learn some basic strategy. Bring your board (if you have one), and come play!
Please e-mail me at jason@columbusbg.org if you intend to be there. I just need to get a rough count of how many people to expect.
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!
The next monthly tournament for the Columbus Backgammon Club will be at 1:00PM on September 9th, 2012 in the upstairs bar of KDB (Kitchen Den Bar) at the Easton Town Center on the northeast side of Columbus. The address and website for KDB are:
165 Easton Town Center
Columbus, OH
(614) 428-7529
The bset way to find KDB is as follows: Once at Easton, you’ll find KDB in the main indoor mall near the AMC theater. The closest parking to the restaurant is the West Garage. From the West Garage, KDB will be on your left as you enter. The East Garage, also attached to the indoor mall, is also convenient but a bit longer of a walk. If you need assistance on the day of the tournament in finding the restaurant, feel free to call me at (614) 633-6229.
Registration starts at 12:30PM, and you are encouraged to come out early to have lunch and support the restaurant. More information about the tournament format can be found at our website, http://www.columbusbg.org.
If possible, please RSVP to jason@columbusbg.org if you intend to be there. This is not a pre-registration, but rather a way to get a rough count of the expected number of people as a courtesy to our host.
For those of you who are relatively new to the game of backgammon and want to learn more, I am planning to hold some beginner-level events. The current plan is to start in late September. The focus of these sessions will be a combination of social play to get to know your fellow novices and some informal lessons learn some basic strategy. Stay tuned to this newsletter and the website for more information.