Tournament Results

On December 10th, in Palo Alto, the tournament winners were:

Beginners section (6 players):

        Main        Winner/  Jon Bauer
                    2nd      Anna Estrada
                    (Split)

Intermediate section (4 players):

        Main        Winner - Claudia Imatt
                    2nd -    Micheal Austin

Open section (6 players):

        Main        Winner/  Cornelius Wendler
                    2nd      Simon Woodhead
                    (Split)

Congratulations to you all!

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Celebrating the international flavor of backgammon, December's tournament brought together festive spirits from all across the globe. The Open division finalists were welcome members of the worldwide backgammon family. Cornelius Wendler and his delightful friend Sondra are starting up a backgammon club in Hamburg, Germany, and Simon Woodhead runs backgammon tourneys in Syndey, Australia. It was so much fun to meet up with them and share stories of life on far shores. Simon, Cornelius and Sondra extend invitations to all of us to join their celebrations when we're next in their necks of the woods.

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In 2001, BGBB has new space for our backgammon odysseys. We'll be moving our every-second-Sunday monthly tournaments to

TGI Friday's

450 Water Street
(at the foot of Broadway)

Jack London Square
Oakland, California

Please bring a board (confetti is optional) and join our inaugural event on January 14th. Richard will be swearing folks in at noon, for play to start at 1:00 p.m. Other details will be familiar to players from past administrations; we are overjoyed to be able to announce the return of memberships, Brownie Points awards, [sometimes] annual money-added tourney in July, and the ever-popular three-tiered field:

Open Division
9-point matches
$80 entry fee
Single elimination with consolation
90% return

Intermediate Division
7-point matches
$40 entry fee
Single elimination with consolation
85% return

Beginners Division
5-point matches
$15 entry fee
Round robin
80% return

Entry fees listed are for members. Membership is $20/year. Non-members' entry fees are $5 more.

TGI Friday's, renowned for its food and spirit fares, has a delightfully suitable playing spot. The banquet room is bright and spacious, and one couldn't have better company than a bunch of BGBB folks. We hope each and all of you will elect to join us for the induction of this new venue and the return of the tried-and-true formats.

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This being the final 2000 issue of the BGBB Newsletter, we are proud to make this announcement. Whistles, hoopla and fireworks, please!

Congratulations to
ROBERT CARADIEN
BackGammon By the Bay 2000 Player of the Year

Robert is the winner of the highly-coveted BGBB trophy: a batch of freshly baked brownies! Hooray!

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Dates to remember: Upcoming BGBB dates are:

JAN 14 Sunday	TGI Friday's 420 Water Street Oakland	$15/40/80 entry fees Single-elimination with consolation Blitzes from 12 noon Registration closes 12:45PM Tourney play begins at 1:00PM
FEB 11 Sunday	TGI Friday's 420 Water Street Oakland	$15/40/80 entry fees Single-elimination with consolation Blitzes from 12 noon Registration closes 12:45PM Tourney play begins at 1:00PM
MAR 11 Sunday	TGI Friday's 420 Water Street Oakland	$15/40/80 entry fees Single-elimination with consolation Blitzes from 12 noon Registration closes 12:45PM Tourney play begins at 1:00PM

Keep on rollin' well,

Beth Skillman
Richard McIntosh

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