Schedule for 2008: Sept 20-21, 2008 VIETOR CUP Invitational; La Jolla, CA 818/901-0464 Dec 5-7, 2008 CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP; L.A., CA; 818/901-0464 __ABT event (Airtel Plaza Hotel & Convention Center) 2009 schedule: Jun 12-13-14: 2009 LOS ANGELES OPEN; L.A., CA; 818/901-0464 __ABT event (AirTel Plaza Hotel, Van Nuys, CA) Dec 4-5-6, 2009 CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP; L.A., CA; 818/901-0464 __ABT event (Airtel Plaza Hotel, Van Nuys, CA)
CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
December 5-6-7, 2008
Venue: Airtel Plaza Hotel & Convention Center
7277 Valjean Street
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Reservations: 800.224.7835 or 818.997.7676
WE ARE "MATCH RECORDINGS FRIENDLY", e.g we try to accommodate those that wish to record their matches.
10:00pm FINAL REGISTRATION closes for OPEN & ADVANCED (you must be paid up, only entries for the LIMITED will be accepted on Saturday)
Saturday (DEC. 6th) "OPEN" & "ADVANCED" (limited to 64 players each) 09:30 am Adjustments to registrations 10:00 - 11:00 am -Live Calcutta Auction 11:00 - 11:30 am -Auction buy-backs from the owners & Public drawing. 11:30 - 5:00 pm -1st - nth rounds of play with automatic 2nd Chance & Consolation as matches are completed in the main draw. 5:00 - 7:00 pm -DINNER break, you're on your own. 7:00 - 12:30 am -Play continues (no match started past midnight) -2-pt Quickies between matches "LIMITED" (Eligibility determined by committee) 11:00 - 11:45 am -Final registration (--Cash only--) 12:15 pm -Drawing 12:30 - 5:00 pm -1st - nth rounds of play with automatic 2nd Chance & Consolation as matches are completed in the main draw. 5:00 - 7:00 pm -DINNER break, you're on your own. 7:00 -12:30 am -Play continues (no match started past midnight) Typically, the LTD event completes on Saturday night. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUNDAY times are approximate; all players must verify their start times with a Tournament director before leaving Saturday night. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday (DEC. 7th) 10:00 am Play continues in OPEN, ADVANCED & LIMITED divisions DOUBLES (open to all players) (85% return) 12:00 - 1:00 pm Registration ($160/team), drawing for new-teams, 1st rounds and continuation from Friday's start. 12:30 pm 2-pt QUICKIES (85% return) will be held as players are available Jackpots $100 & $50 (80$ return) as interest is shown ~1:00 pm Semi-Finals for SUPER-32 event (if not done Friday), FINALS to follow at 3:00pm ~2:00 pm Finals for OPEN, ADVANCED & LIMITED should begin ~4:00 pm Finals for CONSOLATION's and QUICKIES should begin ~6:30 pm Finals for DOUBLES should begin -Notes: - Non-Smoking Tournament w/ extra 5 min. smoke-break per match. The SUPER-32 & P.D.AMATEUR fill quickly-- so please send deposit early. --We'll call, if max-entry-issues. -The OPEN, ADV, & LTD cash winners will garner master points for the 2008 American Backgammon Tour. -DEPOSIT amounts ($40 for Super-32 & P.D.-AM, $30, 20 or 10 for Main events). Entries must be postmarked before Nov. 22, 2008. The remainder is due at final registration, FRIDAY NIGHT, in Cash only (fully refundable up to the time of the draw). Send to: __________________________________________________________________________________________________HOTEL
This Tourney is held at a hotel: Airtel Plaza Hotel & Conference Center in Van Nuys. They are giving us a preferred group rate of $99/nite, single or double occupancy. Complimentary wireless & high-speed internet access, local phone calls and one free breakfast per hotel-night are included. You must make your reservations at the numbers below no later than NOV. 27th, 2008. You must use the codeword "Backgammon-2008". Airtel Plaza Hotel & Conference Center 7277 Valjean Avenue (corner of Sherman Way) Van Nuys, CA 91406 Reservations: 800.224.7835 or direct= 818.997.7676 Website: www.airtelplaza.com _________________________________________________________________________________________________Transportation
From the airport (LAX) use the "VAN NUYS FLYAWAY" bus service at the GREEN OVERHEAD SIGN outside each LAX terminal. Round-trip is $8.00 or $4.00 one-way. Once you & your luggage are loaded aboard, the trip takes 30-45 minutes depending on traffic. Make sure that it is "VAN NUYS" (NOT Westwood or Union Station). No reservations are needed, they are running 24 hrs/day. See their website (below) for the Van Nuys FLYAWAY schedule. You pay upon exit at Flyaway's Van Nuys terminal; then ask for the lobby free-phone to call the Airtel Plaza Hotel's free shuttle service for the 1/2 mile ride to the hotel. (a Taxi from LAX to the hotel can be over $65.) the Van Nuys Flyaway site (www.lawa.org/vny/flyAwayInfo.cfm)_________________________________________________________________________________________________ General Driving Directions DRIVING-- Take the 405 Fwy North (San Diego Freeway) past the junction of the 101 Fwy, exiting at Sherman Way-West. Proceed West (right turn) onto Shermany Way. Go approximately one mile to Valjean Avenue. Turn right onto Valjean, the hotel is immediately on the left. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Previous "OPEN" Winners 1st Jay Frydman (1981) 2nd Dimitrios Kontopides(1982) 3rd Faramarz Borna 5th Faramarz Borna (1983) 6th Bijan Ashkan 8th Grigore Harutunian (1984) 9th Mike Thunstrom (1985) 10th Bahman Fathi 11th Bob Glass (1986) 12th Norm Wiggins 13th Joe Russell (1987) 14th Ron Bruns 15th Elli Nache 17th Peter Zacks (1988) 19th Farzan Garmroodi (1989) 20th Bob Glass 21st Neil Kazaross (1990) 22nd Steve Sax 23rd Ray Baker 24th Ebby Mossanen (1991) 25th Paul Gedigian 26th Gene Chait 27th Al Demirjian (1992) 28th Scott McKenzie 29th Woody Woodson (1993) 30th Joe Harris 31st Dave Williams (1994) 32nd Rudy Citrom 33rd Odis Chenault (1995) 34th Dave Williams 35th Joe Russell 36th Ernest Ho (1996) 37th Odis Chenault 38th Doug Mayfield (1997) 39th Norm Wiggins 40th Steve Sax 41st Doug Mayfield (1998) 42nd Tom Zarrinnam 43rd Jeff Burdsall (1999) 44th Odis Chenault 45th Mike Ungerleider (2000) 46th Mike Sharp 47th Bob Wachtel (2001) 48th Sho Sengoku 49th Ray Fogerlund (2002) 50th Norm Wiggins 51st Mike Ungerleider (2003) 52nd Art Grater 53rd Wayne Jeffcoat (2004) 54th Jona Alexander (2004)(California State Championship) 55th Jason Lee (2005)(Los Angeles OPEN) 56th Stepan Nuniyants (2005)(California State Championship) 57th Bob Glass (2006)(Los Angeles OPEN) 58th Ken Fischer (2006)(California State Championship) 59th Bart Brooks (2007)(Los Angeles OPEN) 60th Adrian Costa (2007)(California State Championship) 61st Ray Fogerlund (2008)(Los Angeles OPEN) 62nd (could be you??) (2008)(California State Championship) ____________________________________________ Entry Form (2008 LOS ANGELES OPEN) Name: _______________________ Address: _____________________ City: _________________________ State/Zip: _____________________ Phone: ( ) __________________ Email: _________________________________ Deposit In Full Super-32 __ $40 __ $400 Start: 2pm __or 7pm __ --Side pool __ $100 Paul Dingwell Amateur-16 __ $40 __ $200 Start: 2pm __or 7pm __ --Side pool __ $ 50 OPEN __ $30 __ $240 --Side pool __ $ 50 ADVANCED __ $20 __ $120 --Side pool __ $ 30 LIMITED __ $10 __ $ 60 DOUBLES __ $20 __ $160 --Side pool __ $ 60 "Hospitality fee" (required) $ 10 Total submitted: $ _______ In order to prepare for the drawings & AUCTION, Registration must complete, for OPEN & ADVANCED, (fully paid) by Friday night (Dec. 5th) 10:00 pm ________________________________________________ Make payable to & Mail to: Gammon Associates 7641 Orion Avenue Van Nuys, CA 91406 (Must be postmarked by Nov. 22nd, 2008)
Gammon Associates' is a group of backgammon players that compete weekly for prizes and master points. The weekly tournaments are randomly drawn matches of 5 or 7-points in length. They are single elimination events that accommodate re-entries into the first and second rounds. We use the U.S.Backgammon Tournament Rules including the "doubling cube". The game of backgammon is several thousand years old, with its origins in several civilizations (Persian, Egyp- tian and Indian archaeological evidence). The Persians call it "shesh besh", the Turkish and Farsi words for "6-5". "Master points" are accumulated all year long, with the top-16 highest point winners being invited to compete in the "Tournament of Champions". Please come visit us to either observe or to join in --our "face to face" competitions allow for the skill of strategies and the luck of the dice.
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VIETOR CUP Invitational SEPTEMBER 20-21, 2008 (La Jolla, CA)
__________________________________________________________ Previous Winners 1962 Juan de Sanz 1963 Barclay Cooke 1964 Gordon Leib 1965 Richard Osborne 1966 Barclay Cooke 1967 Paul A. Miller 1968 John A. Vietor 1969 Theodore Bassett III 1970 Juan de Sanz 1971 Claude Beer 1972 John Lucan 1973 Nicolos Toumanov 1974 Barclay Cooke 1975 Porter Ijams 1976 Alfred Dupont Dent 1977 Porter Ijams 1978 Alfred Dupont Dent 1979 Barclay Cooke 1980 Barclay Cooke 1981 Barclay Cooke 2000 Odis Chenault 2001 Sho Sengoku 2002 Bob Glass 2003 Bob Glass 2004 Eliot Bean 2005 John Rockwell 2006 Steve Sax 2007 Dennis Rutkowski ____________________________________________________________ Backgammon Tournament by invitation 'only'. Continue the tradition started in 1962 by Jon's father. The winner's name will be added to the perpetual trophy. The JON VIETOR Invitational CUP September 20-21, 2008 directed by Patrick Gibson SCHEDULE Friday: (Sept. 19th) _____possible chouettes, check with us Saturday: (Sept. 20th) 10-11am Complete Registration 11:00am "to be named" catered lunch 11:30- 1:00pm 1st Round in the Main 1-2:30pm 2nd Round 3:00-4:30pm 3rd Round 4:30-6:30pm Dinner Break 6:30-8:00pm 4th Round +Rnd1 Consolation 8:30-10:00pm 5th Round +Rnd2 Consol. 10:30-12:00am 6th Round +Rnd3 Consol. SUNDAY: (Sept. 21st) ---- Juices & snack trays during the day (8:00 am go out to breakfast in LaJolla Village) 10:00-11:30am 7th Rnd (no longer Swiss)+Rnd4 Consol. 11:30- 1:00pm 8th Rnd +Rnd 5 Consol. 1:00-2:30pm 9th Rnd +Rnd 6 Consol. 2:30-4:00pm 10th Rnd --MAIN FINALS-- 2:30-3:40pm Rnd 7 Consol. 3:40-4:50pm Rnd 8 Consol. 4:50-6:00pm Rnd 9 --CONSOLATION FINALS-- (followed by awards ceremony and drawing of door prizes) Tournament Conditions 1. 90% return of entry fees 2. ONE Divistion ONLY (32 max field) modified SWISS Movement (a la Butch Meese's Indiana OPEN) 3. Guaranteed 4 matches: with 2 losses, you can still win the Vietor CUP, and with 3 losses, can still win the Consolation. 4. Nine (9) point matches, all played with "Digital Clocks & Rules". (e.g. 18 minutes for each player and 12 seconds per move, prior to deductions going against your 18 minute "reserve") 5. $20 refreshments fee. Qualifies you for door prizes and refreshments, hosted at Jon's. 6. Please register by September 7th, 2008. We'll confirm your spot. 7. All deposits must be postmarked by Sep. 9th. Cash only at the tournament. Come Join us for two days of Sun, Surf and Backgammon Nestled next to the surf in lovely La Jolla, California, the Home of Jon Vietor is your Backgammon destination for two fun filled and relaxing days of tournament action as well as fun in the sun! --'LODGING'-- La Jolla Cove Suites 1155 Coast Road La Jolla, CA 92037 888.525.6552 (888.lajolla) 25% reduced rate --mention "Backgammon" Hotel La Jolla At The Shores 7955 La Jolla Shores Drive La Jolla, CA 92037 858.459.0261 Sea Lodge At La Jolla Shores 8110 Camino Del Oro La Jolla, CA 92037 858.459.8271 Travelodge 6750 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 932037 858.454-0716 (all are very close to Jon's house) Entry Form Name ________________ Address______________ ___________________ ___________________ Phone _______________ Email________________ FEES: VIETOR CUP... $300.00 deposit .... $100.00 Refresh.Fee .... $ 20.00 (optional)s/pool $ 100.00 TOTAL: ________ Checks must clear before the 10th of September. MAIL: checks to Gammon Associates 7641 Orion Avenue Van Nuys, CA 91406 Inquiries: 818.901.0464 Tournament hosted at Jon Vietor's home: 8389 El Paseo Grande La Jolla, CA 92037 (858) 456-3829
CALIFORNIA CHALLENGE CUP "possibly next in 2008/9" --maybe done online-- --the last competition was held in December '98 between the two California Backgammon Clubs. The winner was Gammon Associates of Los Angeles.