{"id":1020,"date":"2018-02-11T20:40:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T00:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.columbusbg.org\/?p=1020"},"modified":"2018-02-16T08:29:14","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T12:29:14","slug":"february-2018-tournament-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.columbusbg.org\/?p=1020","title":{"rendered":"February 2018 Tournament Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month the US Backgammon Federation (USBGF) donated a side pool for current USBGF members.\u00a0 The added money attracted a record 15 players, breaking the previous record (14 players) for a monthly tournament.\u00a0 Two new players attended: John Baron<\/b> and John Schraufnagel<\/b>.\u00a0 Jon Stephens<\/b> won first place in the Main bracket final over second place finisher, David Steinberg<\/b>.\u00a0 The Consolation final, Trevor Dierkes<\/b> vs. Edwin Jones<\/b>, was suspended (at the score 2-2 to 7) due to time constraints.\u00a0 The match will resume next month.<\/p>\n

The USBGF side pool was split between Stu Cohen<\/b> and Edwin Jones<\/b> with Edwin also earning the right to represent Columbus in the USBGF Inter-Club Championships<\/b>, an online tournament with an estimated 22 entrants (one entrant per qualifying USBGF Prime Club) beginning on March 1.\u00a0 Jason Marshall<\/b> was presented with a cake and a gift certificate to Carol Joy Cole’s Backgammon Boutique<\/a> as recognition for his work in growing the club to Prime Club status over the last six years.\u00a0 Thanks, Jason!<\/p>\n

Here is a list of the Inter-Club Championships entrants:<\/p>\n\n<\/colgroup>\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
USBGF Inter-Club Championships Players<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Club<\/b><\/td>\nEntrant<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atlanta Northside<\/td>\nStuart Domeshek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austin<\/td>\nNick Blasier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Backgammon by the Bay<\/td>\nDavid Levy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baltimore<\/span><\/td>\nFebruary 19, 2018<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beltway<\/td>\nJohn Klein<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charlotte<\/td>\nJeb Horton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago Bar Point<\/span><\/td>\nFebruary 18, 2018<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colorado<\/td>\nMyra Gazvoda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Columbus<\/td>\nEdwin Jones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Connecticut<\/td>\nAl Theriault<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flint Area<\/td>\nDan Wittkopp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gammon Associates<\/td>\nGus Contos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hoosier<\/td>\nKevin Heacox<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Houston<\/td>\nGeorge Morse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Las Vegas<\/td>\nJoe Apicella<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New England<\/td>\nRich Sweetman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New York City<\/td>\nLynn Ehrlich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northern Virginia<\/td>\nGary Fries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orange County <\/span><\/td>\nFebruary 17, 2018<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Florida<\/td>\nStacy Turner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Louis<\/span><\/td>\nFebruary 20, 2018<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Twin Cities<\/td>\nJeff Spencer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

You can see the USBGF report (including a picture of Edwin) of our tournament here: http:\/\/usbgf.org\/edwin-jones-brings-home-the-added-money-in-columbus-prime-local-club-initiative\/<\/a><\/p>\n

You can follow Edwin’s progress in the Inter-Club Championships at this link: http:\/\/usbgf.org\/trny\/drawsheets\/?trny=411<\/a><\/p>\n

Wrapping up the final Consolation match from the January tournament, Mike Rezai<\/b> defeated Maron Cury to finish in third place for January. As a result, Mike gained an additional 27 Masters Points for January.<\/p>\n

The full tournament bracket for February can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0 The current Masters Points standings can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0 Additionally, the winner of the suspended Trevor Dierkes vs. Edwin Jones match will gain an extra 27 Masters Points when the Masters Points are updated next month.<\/p>\n

Thank you to all who came out to play, welcome again to John Baron<\/b> and John Schraufnagel<\/b>, and congratulations to our winners:<\/p>\n

1st – Jon Stephens<\/b>
\n2nd – David Steinberg<\/b>
\n3rd – Trevor Dierke<\/b>s<\/b> or Edwin Jones<\/b>
\nUSBGF Added Money: Stu Cohe<\/b>n<\/b> and Edwin Jones<\/b>
\nUSBGF Inter-Club Championships Entrant: Edwin Jones<\/b><\/p>\n

The next monthly tournament will be held on March 11<\/b>.\u00a0 See you then!<\/p>\n

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This month the US Backgammon Federation (USBGF) donated a side pool for current USBGF members.\u00a0 The added money attracted a record 15 players, breaking the previous record (14 players) for a monthly tournament.\u00a0 Two new players attended: John Baron and …<\/p>\n

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