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"WEB-BLOTTER"
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Date
10/09/2018 20:34
Next Meeting:
Sunday, September 16th, 2018.
2018 Newcastle Open Tournament
09:15 registration for
09:50 draw and 10:00 start
Friday, September 21st
Round 16 2018 Club Championship and
Round 6 2018 President's Trophy Table
18:45 for 19:15
Charlestown Bowling Club, Lincoln St, Charlestown
Newcastle Open Details
Round 15 Results
2018 Australian Open and Masters Championships
2018 Auckland Backgammon Championship
2018 Newcastle Open
The 2018 Newcastle Open will be held in the Patricia Room at Charlestown Bowling Club, Lincoln Street Charlestown on Sunday, September 16th.
Full details are available on the Open Details page via this link
2018 ROUND 15
Round 15 of the 2018 Newcastle Backgammon Club Championship was held on September 7th with 15 players.
MIck Dyett's lead went from
8 to 9pts over new chaser Adrian Marisescu after Round 15. Dave Bower has
dropped to 3rd ahead of Robert Disney and Greg Mitchell.
Winners of Round 15 were Adrian Marisescu, Bruce Parr, Greg Mitchell and
Mick Dyett.
The full table is available via this link.
The Australian Backgammon Federation ratings site seems to be working fine now but the latest version, after Round 15 of the Newcastle Club Championship is also available on the Club Championship table page (link above)
2018 Australian Open and Masters Championships
2018 Auckland Backgammon Championship
Date October
6, 2018 / October 7, 2018
Place: Taksim Turkish Kitchen & Bar
373 Manukau Rd. Epsom, Auckland
Time: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Entry Fee: $ 25.00 NZD
Two days of full on Backgammon.
October 6th Standard Swiss Format. Everyone is guaranteed to play 5 – seven point Matches. The pairings are random in the first Match. Players are not eliminated if they lose the first Match. No Player meets the same opponent twice. Successive rounds match Players with scores as similar to each other as possible. By the 3rd Match Experts are playing Experts, Average are playing Average and Novices are playing Novices.
October 7th Top sixteen (16) Players from the Swiss Format will play Knockout Matches to determine 1st 2nd 3rd places.
Consolation Tournament will be played on Sunday for all those who did not make it into the finals but still want to roll the dice. Standard Swiss Format to ensure everyone can play multiple times with multiple Players.
Prize: 100 % of the Entry Fee’s will be used to fund Prizes & Trophies.
1st Place: $ 300.00 estimate
2nd Place: $ 150.00 estimate
3rd Place: $ 100.00 estimate
Consolation: $ 50.00 estimate
Trophy’s will be given to 1st / 2nd / 3rd place.
Trophy will be given to winner of the Consolation Tournament.
We will also be soliciting sponsors. Any money donated by sponsors will be used to fund additional Prize money and Trophy’s.
Purchase Tickets: Click on Eventfinda Link
https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2018/2018-auckland-backgammon-championship/auckland/epsom
to purchase tickets. “Choose a Date” Click on: Saturday 6 October 2018. Ticket is good for both dates.
If you are unable to use Eventfinda you can e-mail me: Name / Phone Number / Bring Entry Fee of $ 25.00 NZD (exact change) and pay at the door.
Doors open at 9:30 AM. Briefing at 9:45 AM. Tournament starts at 10:00 AM.
You don’t have to be an Expert to enter the Tournament. You are guaranteed to play at least 5 – seven point matches against Players whose skill range is Expert to Novice. It is a lot of fun and a very excellent Backgammon learning experience. Give it a Go.
Result: Special General Meeting
The result of the Special General Meeting, to discuss the letter received from the Australian Backgammon Federation (posted lower on this page) is available on the AGM page via this link.
Captain's Trophy Results
The results for the 2018 Captain's Trophy Finals, played on June 29th, 2018, are below. Congratulations to Brian Ramsey who defeated Robert Disney in the First division Final and Shaun Harding, 7/4 victor over Alan Cathcart in the second division.
| 2018 CAPTAIN'S TROPHY FIRST 8 | ||||||
| 1 | MICK DYETT | 2 | ||||
| BRIAN RAMSEY | 7 | |||||
| 8 | BRIAN RAMSEY | 7 | ||||
| BRIAN RAMSEY | 7 | |||||
| 5 | GREG MITCHELL | 3 | ||||
| ADRIAN MARISESCU | 5 | |||||
| 4 | ADRIAN MARISESCU | 7 | ||||
| BRIAN RAMSEY | ||||||
| 3 | ROBERT DISNEY | 7 | WINNER | |||
| ROBERT DISNEY | 7 | |||||
| 6 | CASSIE CREBERT | 5 | ||||
| ROBERT DISNEY | 4 | |||||
| 7 | LES PIERPOINT | 3 | ||||
| DAVID BOWER | 5 | |||||
| 2 | DAVID BOWER | 7 | ||||
| 7 POINTS | 7 POINTS | 7 POINTS | ||||
| 2018 CAPTAIN'S TROPHY 2ND DIV. | ||||||
| 1 | GERHARDT MACOR | 5 | ||||
| SHAUN HARDING | 7 | |||||
| 8 | SHAUN HARDING | 7 | ||||
| SHAUN HARDING | 7 | |||||
| 5 | MICHELLE TAUBMAN | 7 | ||||
| MICHELLE TAUBMAN | 5 | |||||
| 4 | TONY WALKER | 2 | ||||
| SHAUN HARDING | ||||||
| 3 | ROBERT SEBOK | 5 | WINNER | |||
| BRUCE PARR | 5 | |||||
| 6 | BRUCE PARR | 7 | ||||
| ALAN CATHCART | 4 | |||||
| 7 | JULIE CASTLES | 4 | ||||
| ALAN CATHCART | 7 | |||||
| 2 | ALAN CATHCART | 7 | ||||
| 7 POINTS | 7 POINTS | 7 POINTS | ||||
NSW OPEN RESULT
The 2018 NSW Open was conducted at North Ryde RSL in Sydney on Sunday July 15th with 33 players in a Swiss Tournament. The sole survivor, winning all 5 matches, was Martin Sagradian with Peter Brown runner up, George Avramides 3rd and John Symon, who lead the rankings for the first 4 rounds, finishing 4th after losing to Martin in the last round.
Newcastle players Mick Dyett, Robert Disney, Tony Walker, Michelle Taubman and Gerhardt Macor were all out of contention for the top spot after the 3rd round.
Congratulations to the winners. Also to the committee of the Sydney Backgammoners Club who organised the event and Gary Stavrou the Tournament Director. Full report: http://sydneybackgammoners.blogspot.com/2018/
ABF Letter
Find below the text of an email received from ABF President, Eva Bitel:
TO CLUBS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN BACKGAMMON FEDERATION
Dear all
I am writing today as it is close to the time when we would like current member clubs to renew their affiliation with the Federation by forwarding the $25 membership fee. Bank details: Australian Backgammon Federation, BSB 082048, Acc. No. 839626033.Please utilise the form under the membership heading on the ABF website and forward to John Symon at johnsymon2191@gmail.com when you have deposited your membership dues and a receipt will be issued.
We are acutely aware that there has not been much advantage in being affiliated (apart from a feeling of solidarity) but we are aiming to offer more in the future such as trophies, financial assistance with venues, advertising expenses etc. This letter is therefore going to all clubs whether affiliated or not in the hope that all clubs will join.
The Board has agreed to provide some financial assistance for approved tournaments, with preference for the smaller clubs to benefit. Please consider what we can do to assist you in any way. We are open to and would appreciate suggestions.
We are also planning to establish a ranking system for members. Therefore I urge you to encourage your members to join the Federation for a small $10 membership fee. Anyone playing in the upcoming 2018 NSW OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS will receive automatic membership.
Sincerely Eva Bitel, President , Australian Backgammon Federation MAY 2018
The results of the AGM held February 2nd are on the AGM page.
The 2018 New Zealand
Backgammon Championship was held at the Taksim Turkish Bar and
Restaurant, Auckland on April 7th and 8th.
There were no Newcastle entries this year but a couple of Australian names
appear in the full results although it seems it wasn't a great tournament
for them.
The winners, as posted by organiser
Anthony Marquette were:
Main: Winner Karsten Nielsen, 2nd Sky Koder, 3rd Grant Hoffman
Consolation: Jan Suchanek, 2nd Ray Barley, 3rd Ian Dunstan (Aus)
Persian Rose Doubles Tournament
The 2018 Doubles
Tournament at the Persian Rose Restaurant was conducted on February 18th,
2018.
Newcastle pair Gerhardt Macor and Lorenzo Caita-Mandra came away with the
spoils. Mick Dyett's report is below:
The Doubles Tournament was a huge success with every player keen for a
repeat. A big thank you goes to the Tournament Director, Taeed Athari, who
was instrumental in making this tournament a reality.
Taeed put together a great tournament and he kindly provided the venue (the
Persian Rose Restaurant). Taeed and I would like to thank Zvi Bendavid for
donating the trophies. Zvi has supported many backgammon tournaments by
donating the trophies. This enables all entry fees to be returned as prize
money.
A big thank you goes to Sharne Dyett who worked tirelessly on the front line
making sure everything ran smoothly. Not only did she handle the
administration side of things with great expertise, but when a player was
short of a partner, she volunteered to enter the tournament to ensure a 16
team event. Having never played in a backgammon tournament before, Sharne
rose to the occasion by teaming up with Hussein Haydari.
I would like to thank all the players who attended for supporting such a fun
event, especially those who travelled long distances, Grant Hoffman from New
Zealand, Simon Uey from Victoria and Hussein Haydari from Canberra.
It was always going to be very tough to win this Tournament. There were some
very tough players attending. The first two rounds were nine point matches
while the Semi-Finals and Final were 11 point matches. After two rounds we
were at the Semi Finals.
In the first Semi-Final; Gerhardt Macor and Lorenzo Caita-Mandra played
Arthur Ramer and Julian Marroquin, while Richard Crawley-Boevey and Martin
Sagradian versed Robbie Solomon and Ian Dunstan. Gerhardt and Lorenzo made
it through as did Robbie and Ian. As fate would have it, Gerhardt and Ian
played in the finals of the 2017 Australian Backgammon Championships, with
Ian winning the title. That they met again in the finals of a tough doubles
tournament is no accident, they are both very strong players. This time
though they both have help. Robbie Solomon, one of the strongest players in
Australia and Lorenzo, who may not have as much experience as Robbie, but is
just as determined to win the tournament. The match is a tight one, until
Ian and Robbie take the advantage 10-6 Crawford. Gerhardt and Lorenzo win
Crawford (making the score 10-7), and then Gerhardt gives an automatic
double in the next game. Gerhardt plays for a blitz and it succeeds. Match
and Championship win to Gerhardt and Lorenzo. Congratulations to
both teams for getting to the finals and putting on a great show, not just
in the finals but on the road to getting there.
The thing which is so interesting about a consulting Doubles Tournament is
being able to hear the thought process of the players as they plan their
moves and cube strategies.
We had a $50 knockout with eight players involved. The Final was played
between Alex Falon and Simon Uey with Simon taking the win. Congratulations to
both.
This Doubles Format proved to be very popular, and it is no surprise that
players were making inquiries about organising another one, and we will.
After all…we love the game.
Cheers,
Mick Dyett.
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2017 PRESENTATION NIGHT
The 2017 Presentation night was held at Charlestown Bowling Club on Friday December 8th. A barefoot bowls session was followed by a BBQ dinner.
Mick Dyett and Brian Ramsey collected the majority of the spoils with Mick winning the 2017 Club Championship and the Willy Backes Memorial Top 8 Trophy and Brian winning both the Captain's and President's Trophies as well as runner up in the Club Championship. Gerhardt Macor took 3rd in the CC and Alan Cathcart and Costea Ianculescu won the Captain's and President's second divisions respectively.
Some photos of the night are available on the Presentation night page.
2017 Club Championship Final Result
Round 20 of the 2017 Club
Championship was played on November 10th with 14 players in four groups at
Charlestown Bowling Club.
Mick Dyett ran down long time leader Brian Ramsey to defend the Newcastle
Club Championship by 1 point after the final round. With
both players in the same part of the draw it was up to who could finish
highest in the group as to who would win and Mick's win over Brian in the
middle match of the round robin was enough to see him over the line.
Gerhardt Macor finished third by winning the top 4 clash and Adrian
Marisescu placed fourth by winning his RR.
Winners of round 20 were Gerhardt Macor, Costea
Ianculescu, Alan Cathcart and Adrian Marisescu
The tables page is here.
2017 President's Trophy Result
Brian Ramsey won his third President's Trophy in a row
on November 24th by beating Robert Disney in the Final 9-2. Brian defeated
Alan Cathcart and Adrian Marisescu in the first 2 rounds whilst Robert beat
Bruce Parr and Mick Dyett.
Costea Ianculescu had to survive an extra round on his way to winning the
President's second division, defeating Michelle Taubman 7-5 in the Final.
Costea and Ian Dews had to play a round 1 match as only 5 players contended.
Costea then beat Robert Sebok in the semi and Michelle outlasted Dave Bower
7-6.
The result grids for the President's Trophy divisions are below
A reminder that the Top 8 Trophy on December 1st. The
draw grid is below. As noted above Presentation night is December 8th.
| 2017 PRESIDENT'S TROPHY FIRST 8 24/11/17 | |||||||
| 1 | MICK DYETT | 7 | |||||
| MICK DYETT | 5 | ||||||
| 8 | LES PIERPOINT | 3 | |||||
| ROBERT DISNEY | 2 | ||||||
| 5 | BRUCE PARR | 2 | |||||
| ROBERT DISNEY | 7 | ||||||
| 4 | ROBERT DISNEY | 7 | |||||
| BRIAN RAMSEY | |||||||
| 3 | GERHARDT MACOR | 4 | WINNER | ||||
| ADRIAN MARISESCU | 5 | ||||||
| 6 | ADRIAN MARISESCU | 7 | |||||
| BRIAN RAMSEY | 9 | ||||||
| 7 | ALAN CATHCART | 0 | |||||
| BRIAN RAMSEY | 7 | ||||||
| 2 | BRIAN RAMSEY | 7 | |||||
| 7 POINTS | 7 POINTS | 9 POINTS | |||||
| 2017 PRESIDENT'S TROPHY 2ND DIV. 24/11/17 | |||||||
| 1 | ROBERT SEBOK | 1 | |||||
| ROBERT SEBOK | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | BYE | 0 | |||||
| COSTEA IANCULESCU | 7 | ||||||
| 5 | IAN DEWS | 2 | |||||
| COSTEA IANCULESCU | 7 | ||||||
| 4 | COSTEA IANCULESCU | 7 | |||||
| COSTEA IANCULESCU | |||||||
| 3 | DAVID BOWER | 1 | WINNER | ||||
| DAVID BOWER | 6 | ||||||
| 6 | BYE | 0 | |||||
| MICHELLE TAUBMAN | 5 | ||||||
| 7 | BYE | 0 | |||||
| MICHELLE TAUBMAN | 7 | ||||||
| 2 | MICHELLE TAUBMAN | 1 | |||||
| 7 POINTS | 7 POINTS | 7 POINTS | |||||
| 2017 TOP 8 FINAL 1/12/17 | ||||||
| 1 | MICK DYETT | |||||
| 8 | MICHELLE TAUBMAN | |||||
| MICK DYETT | ||||||
| 5 | TONY WALKER | |||||
| 4 | ADRIAN MARISESCU | |||||
| MICK DYETT | ||||||
| 3 | GERHARDT MACOR | WINNER | ||||
| 6 | BRUCE PARR | |||||
| BRUCE PARR | ||||||
| 7 | ALAN CATHCART | |||||
| 2 | BRIAN RAMSEY | |||||
| 7 POINTS | 9 POINTS | 9 POINTS | ||||
Players are reminded that should there be any dispute during the playing of
a match to please ask for a ruling at the time. We have enough experienced
players capable of giving a verdict on any problem that may arise during a
match. Copies of the rules are always in the box for perusal at any time.
2017 Australian Open
Newcastle's Gerhardt Macor fell just short of winning
the 2017 Australian Open held at the Persian Rose restaurant in Turramurra
on the weekend of 11/12 November.
In what was a double elimination tournament (meaning players had to be
defeated twice to be knocked out) Gerhardt won the winner's bracket meaning
he only had to win once in the finals series to win the tournament. Sydney's
Ian Dunstan won through to the final through the loser's bracket (being the
only player to have lost only 1 match during the tournament) and went on to
defeat Gerhardt in the last 2 matches.
2017 NEWCASTLE
OPEN
Congratulations to Ben Phillips on winning the 2017 Newcastle Open from
Robert Disney 9-8 on Sunday at Charlestown Bowling Club. Semi-Finalists were
Mehmet Tuglu and Jan Spillekom. 25 final entries, from Newcastle, Sydney,
Canberra and the Gold Coast, competed in 7 round robins to decide the make
up of the field for the knock out Bracket with all round robin winners
qualifying. The Final field makeup was drawn from the hat hence
"position 2" being the bye.
Ben was down 3-8 but just kept surviving and hitting the "last chance" blots
that were forced to be
left to take out the title.
The Consolation Tournament, open to all those that didn't qualify for the
main was won by Martin Sagradian from Sydney over Newcastle's Adrian
Marisescu.
Thanks to all that attended especially those who travelled distance to come.
Special thanks to Charlestown Bowling Club and First Creek wines (via Bruce
Parr) for their contributions to the day. Also to Michelle Taubman for her
assistance on the day.
The Final grid is below:
| 2017 NEWCASTLE OPEN BACKGAMMON FINAL BRACKET | |||||||
| 1 | STEPHEN DAVY | ||||||
| JAN SPILLEKOM | |||||||
| 8 | JAN SPILLEKOM | ||||||
| ROBERT DISNEY | 8 | ||||||
| 5 | JOHN SYMON | ||||||
| ROBERT DISNEY | |||||||
| 4 | ROBERT DISNEY | ||||||
| BEN PHILLIPS | |||||||
| 3 | BEN PHILLIPS | WINNER | |||||
| BEN PHILLIPS | |||||||
| 6 | SIMON WOODHEAD | ||||||
| BEN PHILLIPS | 9 | ||||||
| 7 | MEHMET TUGLU | ||||||
| MEHMET TUGLU | |||||||
| 2 | BYE | ||||||
| 7 POINTS | 7 POINTS | 9 POINTS | |||||
2017 New Zealand Open
Mick Dyett has finished second in the
New Zealand Open completed July 23rd, to local player Julie Hillis.
Pictures below courtesy of Sharne Roxby via Facebook.
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EXTRAORDINAY GENERAL MEETING
For full details on the result of the Extraordinary General Meetings of the Newcastle Backgammon Club (19/5/17 adjourned to 2/6/17) please see the AGM page.
2017 AGM
The details of the Newcastle Backgammon Club AGM held on January 27th can be found via this link
2016 Presentation Night
The 2016 Club
Presentation Night was held on December 2nd at Charlestown Bowling Club, the
current "home" of the Newcastle Backgammon Club.
The night began with a number of members taking part in a few heads of
barefoot bowls on the CBC's synthetic green. Most had not played bowls
before and whilst styles varied from the "norm" a good time was had by all.
The dinner was held in a section of the Function room which was all too
large for our modest group but greatly appreciated.
Winners were:
Club Champion: Mick Dyett
Runner Up: Tony Walker
Third: Brian Ramsey
Top 8 Trophy: Bruce Parr
President's Trophy: Brian Ramsey / Les Pierpoint
Captain's Trophy: Adrian Marisescu / Greg Hern
Thanks to Charlestown Bowling Club for hosting all our competition this year
and to all members for their continued support of the Newcastle Backgammon
Club.
To all players and members of the NBC Facebook pages, Merry Christmas and a
Happy and Prosperous 2017 !
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Club Championship Trophies |
Collecting for Tony Walker, 2nd Club Championship, Michelle Taubman |
Club Champion, Mick Dyett |
3rd Club Championship, Brian Ramsey |
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Top 8 Trophy Winner, Bruce Parr |
Top 8 Trophy Result
Bruce Parr won his
second consecutive Top 8 Trophy by beating Brian Ramsey 9-0 in this year's
Final on November 25th. The bracket is below.
Picture shows the start of the Final, Bruce Parr (left) vs Brian Ramsey.
Photo courtesy of Michelle Taubman.
| 2016 Willy Backes Memorial Top 8 | |||||||
| 1 | MICK DYETT | 7 | |||||
| MICK DYETT | 3 | ||||||
| 8 | ALAN CATHCART | 4 | |||||
| BRUCE PARR | 9 | ||||||
| 5 | BRUCE PARR | 7 | |||||
| BRUCE PARR | 7 | ||||||
| 4 | ADRIAN MARISESCU | 6 | |||||
| BRUCE PARR | |||||||
| 3 | GREG MITCHELL | 5 | WINNER | ||||
| COSTEA IANCULESCU | 6 | ||||||
| 6 | COSTEA IANCULESCU | 7 | |||||
| BRIAN RAMSEY | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | ROBERT SEBOK | 3 | |||||
| BRIAN RAMSEY | 7 | ||||||
| 2 | BRIAN RAMSEY | 7 | |||||
| 7 POINTS | 7 POINTS | 9 POINTS | |||||
President's Trophy Results
Brian Ramsey has won the 2016 President's Trophy defeating David Bower 7-6 in the Final on November 18th. The second division was won by Les Pierpoint, 7-5, over Adrian Marisescu. Final brackets are below
| 2016 President's Trophy Final | |||||||
| 1 | TONY WALKER | 3 | |||||
| COSTEA IANCULESCU | 2 | ||||||
| 8 | COSTEA IANCULESCU | 7 | |||||
| BRIAN RAMSEY | 7 | ||||||
| 5 | BRIAN RAMSEY | 7 | |||||
| BRIAN RAMSEY | 7 | ||||||
| 4 | ROBERT DISNEY | 2 | |||||
| BRIAN RAMSEY | |||||||
| 3 | GREG MITCHELL | 4 | WINNER | ||||
| DAVID BOWER | 7 | ||||||
| 6 | DAVID BOWER | 7 | |||||
| DAVID BOWER | 6 | ||||||
| 7 | ROBERT SEBOK | 5 | |||||
| GERHARDT MACOR | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | GERHARDT MACOR | 7 | |||||
| 7 POINTS | 7 POINTS | 7 POINTS | |||||
| 2016 PRESIDENT'S TROPHY SECOND DIVISION | |||||||
| 9 | ALAN CATHCART | ||||||
| ALAN CATHCART | 3 | ||||||
| 16 | BYE | ||||||
| LES PIERPOINT | 7 | ||||||
| 13 | LES PIERPOINT | 7 | |||||
| LES PIERPOINT | 7 | ||||||
| 12 | BRUCE PARR | 5 | |||||
| LES PIERPOINT | |||||||
| 11 | ADRIAN MARISESCU | WINNER | |||||
| ADRIAN MARISESCU | 7 | ||||||
| 14 | BYE | ||||||
| ADRIAN MARISESCU | 5 | ||||||
| 15 | BYE | ||||||
| MICHELLE TAUBMAN | 3 | ||||||
| 10 | MICHELLE TAUBMAN | ||||||
| 7 points | 7 points | 7 points | |||||
The Top 8 Trophy
The results of the 2016 Willy Backes Memorial Top 8 Trophy Final are below.
| 2016 Willy Backes Memorial Top 8 | |||||||
| 1 | MICK DYETT | 7 | |||||
| MICK DYETT | 3 | ||||||
| 8 | ALAN CATHCART | 4 | |||||
| BRUCE P | 9 | ||||||
| 5 | BRUCE PARR | 7 | |||||
| BRUCE PARR | 7 | ||||||
| 4 | ADRIAN MARISESCU | 6 | |||||
| BRUCE PARR | |||||||
| 3 | GREG MITCHELL | 5 | WINNER | ||||
| COSTEA IANCULESCU | 6 | ||||||
| 6 | COSTEA IANCULESCU | 7 | |||||
| BRIAN RAMSEY | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | ROBERT SEBOK | 3 | |||||
| BRIAN RAMSEY | 7 | ||||||
| 2 | BRIAN RAMSEY | 7 | |||||
| 7 POINTS | 7 POINTS | 9 POINTS | |||||
2016 Australian Open
Grant Hoffman of New
Zealand has won his second consecutive Australian Open defeating Newcastle's
Gerhardt Macor 15-9 in the Final on November 13th. It is also the second
year in a row that Grant has defeated a Newcastle player for the title after
beating Bruce Parr for the 2015 title. The semi-finalists were Darren
O'Shaughnessy and Richard Crawley-Boevey.
Adrian Marisescu took out the Jackpot tournament. Congratulations to all
concerned.
Be advised that Wednesday night backgammon in Sydney has moved to the Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel, 2 Bourke St, Woolloomooloo as of September 27th. Contact John Hedge ( johnhedge@gmail.com ) for further details.
2016 NEWCASTLE OPEN
Simon Woodhead of the Gold Coast is the 2016 Newcastle Open winner which was held in the Lincoln Room at Charlestown Bowling Club on Sunday, September 18th.
Photos and report on the Open Details page.
Club Challenge Report
The Newcastle
Backgammon Club team took out the 2016 Club Challenge from the Persian Rose
Club team at the Shelly Beach Surf Club on August 28th.
The two teams of six players were drawn from the hat into groups of 3 with
the NBC "Team A" playing individual matches against the PRBC "Team A" and
the "Team B" players doing likewise.
At the lunch break 7 matches had been completed with the PRBC holding a 4-3
margin. Lunch in the Surf Club restaurant was considered
by all to be value for money and can be recommended.
Back in the playing room and the evenness of the competition continued. The
team A side of the draw completed their matches first and with the last 3
matches of the B side all in play the PRBC led 8-7 with a score advantage in
2 of the matches. Michelle Taubman and Mick Dyett both came from behind to
kick Newcastle 9-8 up leaving it to Gerhardt Macor to complete the victory
and be the only player of the 12 to win all 3 of his matches on the day.
With thank to John Hedge for his part in organization of the day and the
Shelly Beach Surf Club for their hosting of the event.
The full teams were: NBC- Mick Dyett (C),
Michelle Taubman , Robert Disney , Tony Walker , Gerhardt Macor and Costea
Ianculescu.
PRBC- John Hedge (C) , John Symon, Martin
Sagradian , Mark Catusanu, Michael Mills, and Ian Dunstan.
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Shelly Beach, NSW Central Coast |
Team Newcastle |
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Trophy |
The two teams (Costea absent) |
The 2016 Captain's Trophy flights were played on June 17th, 13 players attended.
The
Top flight was taken out by Adrian Marisescu over Robert Disney, 7/3. Adrian
defeated Tony Walker and Brian Ramsey on his way to the Final.
Greg Hern outlasted Michelle Taubman 7/6 in the Second flight.
The grids for both divisions are below.
| 2016 Captain's Trophy Top Flight | |||||||
| 1 | MICK DYETT | 7 | |||||
| MICK DYETT | 1 | ||||||
| 8 | ROBERT SEBOK | 2 | |||||
| ROBERT DISNEY | 3 | ||||||
| 5 | BRUCE PARR | 1 | |||||
| ROBERT DISNEY | 7 | ||||||
| 4 | ROBERT DISNEY | 7 | |||||
| ADRIAN MARISESCU | |||||||
| 3 | TONY WALKER | 4 | WINNER | ||||
| ADRIAN MARISESCU | 7 | ||||||
| 6 | ADRIAN MARISESCU | 7 | |||||
| ADRIAN MARISESCU | 7 | ||||||
| 7 | GREG MITCHELL | 0 | |||||
| BRIAN RAMSEY | 4 | ||||||
| 2 | BRIAN RAMSEY | 7 | |||||
| 7 POINTS | 7 POINTS | 7 POINTS | |||||
| 2016 Captain's Trophy 2nd Flight | |||||||
| 1 | LES PIERPOINT | 7 | |||||
| LES PIERPOINT | 2 | ||||||
| 8 | BYE | 0 | |||||
| MICHELLE TAUBMAN | 6 | ||||||
| 5 | JULIE CASTLES | 4 | |||||
| MICHELLE TAUBMAN | 7 | ||||||
| 4 | MICHELLE TAUBMAN | 7 | |||||
| GREG HERN | |||||||
| 3 | GREG HERN | 7 | WINNER | ||||
| GREG HERN | 7 | ||||||
| 6 | BYE | 0 | |||||
| GREG HERN | 7 | ||||||
| 7 | BYE | 0 | |||||
| RICK GRAHAM | 5 | ||||||
| 2 | RICK GRAHAM | 7 | |||||
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Mick
Dyett is the 2016 NSW Open winner, defeating Arthur Ramer 17-10 in Sunday's
final at the Persian Rose restaurant, Turramurra.
Newcastle was assured of a finalist as Tony Walker and Mick played in the
semi final. Arthur beat Shadi Athari to reach the final. Photos below, the
presentations being made by Persian Rose proprietor Taeed Athari. Photos
courtesy of Sharne Roxby via Facebook.
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The 2016 NSW Open Final, Arthur vs Mick |
2016 Champion, Mick Dyett |
Arthur Ramer, Runner up |
Semi Finalists, Shadi and Tony |
Long time Newcastle Open
attendee Alex Ivanovski defeated Zvi Bendavid in the final of the Persian
Rose Easter Tournament. Three Newcastle players, Mick Dyett, Greg Mitchell
and Gerhardt Macor made the last 8 but all were defeated in the first round
of the finals.
Congratulations Alex!
Newcastle Backgammon Club membership is $10 per year and competition fees
are $5 per night. The winner of each round robin (groups of 3 or 4,
depending on the number of players) receives $10.
The
Newcastle Backgammon Club AGM was held at Charlestown Bowling Club on
January 26th, 2016. The meeting is summarised on the AGM page.
After
some 6 or 7 years at Alder Park Bowling Club, Newcastle Backgammon Club is
moving in 2016 to Charlestown Bowling Club, 5 Lincoln Street, Charlestown,
from January 15th. Charlestown BC features underground parking, late night
closing and modern amenities.
http://charlestownbc.com.au/
The entrance to the CBC car park is off Ferris Street but MUST be approached
from the Club side of Ferris Street. If you approach from the football oval
side you have to drive around the block to get to the other side. If you
come straight through Charlestown on the highway, turn at the lights at the
end of the football oval onto Lincoln Street and bear right onto Ferris
towards Charlestown Square. If approaching from the back of Charlestown
Square, which is Canberra St but turns into Patricia Avenue at the back of
the Bowling Club, turn off Patricia onto Lincoln at the roundabout, go
past the CBC main entrance and turn left onto Ferris towards Charlestown
Square. The parking lot entrance is about 30m from the turn.
John
Hedge advises that the Persian Rose group that was meeting last year has now
developed into the Persian Rose Backgammon Club with the following details:
We meet every
Tuesday evening at The Persian Rose Restaurant 13/1380-1388 Pacific Hwy,
Turramurra NSW 2074. 6pm for a 6:30pm start.
Anyone who knows they'll be there but are running slightly late can send me
a text (+61 415 987 388) to be entered into the draw.
We run groups of 4 and/or 3 round robins of 5 point matches. Winners go
through to a KO.
Club membership is $30 p.a. and evening entry of $5.
There is a weekly Jackpot of $10 which is won by a player drawn at the beginning
of the evening winning the KO. The balance of the entry is paid out 66/33%
winner, RU of the KO.
Jackpot not won by year's end will be added to the club championship purse
which will pay on a 50%, 25%, 15%, 10% basis to the winner, RU, 3rd and 4th.
Visitors are welcome. ($5 entry only)
All money is returned as trophies and prizes.
Tony Walker has won his 17th Newcastle Backgammon Club Championship by 5 points after the last round of competition. Runner up was the defending Champion, Brian Ramsey, whilst Alan Cathcart won the draw for 3rd spot. The final tables are posted here
The Presentation Night was held on Friday, December 4th, 2015 at Alder Park Bowling Club.
Photos of the night via this link .
The Persian Rose Christmas Tournament on Sunday, November 29, 2015 was won by Newcastle's Greg Mitchell. Congratulations Greg!
The
2015 Newcastle Open Backgammon Tournament was played on Sunday, September
20th at Club Kotara , Howell St, Kotara.
Full details are on the
Open Details page.
The
Sydney Live Backgammon League kicked off on April 1st, 2015
Details for ongoing rounds are
available at the website http://www.LiveBackgammonLeague-Sydney.org
. Contact John Hedge for any involvement at johnhedge@gmail.com
All players are reminded
that being available by 7:15, so the draw can be organised, is appreciated.
Those who know they will be late should contact BRUCE PARR on 0410892496.
It is also asked that players move on in a timely manner from match to
match, without any undue delay.
The club held it's 2016 AGM on January 26th followed by a
Round robin
tournament. The results of the AGM are on this page .
For many years the club has issued a newsletter called The
Blotter on an "as needed" basis. With the advent of the website, a natural
progression for issuing information is the development of this page.
All
the latest information regarding club activities, including finals,
tournaments, visits etc will be posted here on a fortnightly basis.
Club members are welcome to
submit items of interest (both related and non-related to Backgammon)
so as there is always something new to view! Other club Tournament
organizers may also submit information which may be of interest to our
members.