13th CAROLINA INVITATIONAL BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS, September 1-5, 2016; Charlotte, North Carolina.
Results from chicagopoint.com
Photo credit: Karen Davis
CHAMPIONSHIP (38): 1-Mary Hickey (OH), 2/5-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ) / Dennis Culpepper (VA) / Di Di (GA) / Michael Neagu (Canada), 6/7-Vadim Musaelyan (NC) / Barry Silliman (MD).
ADVANCED (32): 1-Ben Elliott (NC), 2/4-Marcy Kossar (MD) / Jason Russ (NC) / LEW Webber (VA), 5/6-Gary Koscielny (NY) / Omar Shah (Canada), 7/9-John Baron (OH) / Jeff Proctor (NC) / Marvin Widenhouse (NC).
NOVICE (11): 1-Will Ballard (NC), 2-Ilean Hill (NC); 1C-Bob Azuri (NC); 1LC-Jesse Silliman (MD).
FASTER MASTERS (8): 1-Jim Hickey, 2-Phil Simborg
QUEEN CITY CUP MASTERS JACKPOT (13): 1-Ed O’Laughlin (VA), 2-Bahman Zandi (MD).
CARDINAL CLASSIC AMATEUR JACKPOT (16): 1-Vladi Gudgenov (NC), 2-Michelle Steinberg (NJ).
DOUBLES (16 teams): Finals: 1-Alfred Mamlet (MD) & Carter Mattig (IL), 2-Farhad Forudi (OH) & Michael Takla (NY).
SKUNK DICE FOR CHARITY: 1-Roberto Litzenberger (VA). Funds were raised for the Second Harvest Food Bank.
$50 USBGF PRIME JACKPOT (64): 1/2-John Klein (MD) / Ed O’Laughlin (VA).
$25 USBGF PRIME JACKPOT (32): 1-Michael Valliere (PA), 2-Mustafa Sayid (MD).
$25 USBGF PRIME JACKPOT OVERFLOW (16): 1-Irina Litzenberger (VA).
$50 Earlybird Tournament (8): Karen Davis (DC), 2-Don Faix (NC).
$20 Earlybird Tournament (12): 1-Gary Koscielny (NY), 2-Jim Ulaky (NC).
$50 After Tournament (8): 1/2-Sean Garber (IN) / Roberto Litzenberger (VA).
$20 After Tournament (8): 1/2-Treena Bouque (CA) / Simon Kennedy Rose (IL).