CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
December 2-4, 2011
Venue: FOUR POINTS by Sheraton at LAX
9750 Airport Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Reservations: 800.529.4683 or 310.645.4600
--DOWNLOAD an INVITATION (click here)---December 2011 CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
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December 2-4, 2011
Venue: FOUR POINTS by Sheraton at LAX
9750 Airport Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Reservations: 800.529.4683 or 310.645.4600
--DOWNLOAD an INVITATION (click here)---December 2011 CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
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WE ARE "CLOCKs & MATCH RECORDINGS FRIENDLY", e.g. we favor clocked matches and we try to accommodate those who wish to record their matches.
The U.S.Backgammon Federation (USBGF) will be accepting new members at our event. Please join (or renew)
and support our growing backgammon players organization.
usbgf.org Vist their website & check it out.
Gammon Associates will donate $1 to the USBGF for every main-division
player who competes in our 2011 CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
"HOSPITALITY FEE:" All participants must pay a $30 hospitality fee
that includes the Banquet Dinner (hotel contract driven) on Saturday night, discounted
hotel foods, as well as snacks during the weekend. Ensure your choice of dinner entree
by sending your Entry Form to arrive before the deadline of November 18th, 2011.
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HOTEL
Our venue is the FOUR POINTS by Sheraton (LAX). We have a preferred group rate of $89/nite, single or double occupancy. Complimentary wireless high-speed internet access in rooms (and public areas); plus in-room bottled water included. Our event hotel has a cut-off date of NOVEMBER 18th. Make your hotel reservations early, to insure you get our group rate. RESERVE NOW and cancel later, if necessary. Make our reservations directly at the phone numbers below. Please use the group-code "GAMMON ASSOCIATES BACKGAMMON". Reservations: 800.529.4683 or direct= 310.645.4600 FOUR POINTS by Sheraton (LAX) 9750 Airport Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90045 Website: www.fourpooints.com/lax _________________________________________________________________________________________________Transportation
Free 5-minute shuttle ride from LAX to hotel. Exit any baggage terminal and go to the OVERHEAd RED (HOTEL SHUTTLES) SIGN. They make the rounds every 15-20 minutes. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ General Driving Directions DRIVING-- From the 405 Fwy North (or South) (San Diego Freeway) exit at the Century Blvd off-ramp. Go West on Century Blvd 1.1 miles to Airport Blvd, turn right; 0.2 miles on the right is the Four Points hotel, just past 98th Street. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Entry Form (2011 CA.ST.CHMP.) Name: _________________________ Address: ______________________ City: _________________________ State/Zip: ____________________ Phone: ( ) __________________ Email: _________________________________ Deposit In Full Super-32 __ $40 __ $400 2:00pm start (13pts) __ or 6:30pm start (11pts) __ --Side pool __ $100 Paul Dingwell Amateur __ $40 __ $200 Start: 2pm __or 7pm __ --Side pool __ $ 60 OPEN __ $40 __ $240 --Side pool __ $ 60 ADVANCED __ $20 __ $120 --Side pool __ $ 30 LIMITED __ $10 __ $ 60 Banquet & Hospitality by 11/18/11 X $ 30 (required for all players) Circle one: beef or chicken or fish (or vegetarian) Total submitted: $ _______ In order to prepare for the drawings, Registration must be completed, for OPEN & ADVANCED, (fully paid) by Friday nite (JUNE 10th) 10:00 pm (LTD players can register on Saturday) __________________________________________________ Make payable to & Mail to: Gammon Associates 7641 Orion Avenue Van Nuys, CA 91406 (Must be postmarked by November 18th, 2010) __________________________________________________ Previous "OPEN" Winners 1st Jay Frydman (1981) 2nd Dimitrios Kontopides(1982) 3rd Faramarz Borna 4th Gaby Horowitz (1983) 5th Faramarz Borna 6th Bijan Ashkan 7th Steve Goldman (1984) 8th Grigore Harutunian 9th Mike Thunstrom (1985) 10th Bahman Fathi 11th Bob Glass (1986) 12th Norm Wiggins 13th Joe Russell (1987) 14th Ron Bruns 15th Elli Nache 16th Sean Howard (1988) 17th Peter Zacks 18th Rageb Shadallah 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 Hugh Sconyers (2008)(California State Championship) 63rd Ray Fogerlund (2009)(Los Angeles OPEN) 64th Joe Russell (2009)(California State Championship) 65th Richard Munitz (2010)(Los Angeles OPEN) 66th Malcolm Davis (2010)(California State Championship) 67th Harvey Gillis (2011)(Los Angeles OPEN) 68th (could be you?) (2011)(California State Championship) ______________________________________________________________________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 18-19, 2010 (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 2008 Simon Reeves 2009 Jason Lee 2010 Mark Andrus 2011 Ray Fogerlund ____________________________________________________________ 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 18-19, 2010 directed by Patrick Gibson SCHEDULE Friday: (Sept. 17th) _____possible chouettes, check with us Saturday: (Sept. 18th) 10-11am Complete Registration 11:00am "to be named" catered lunch 11:45am Calcutta Auction ?? 12:00-1:30pm 1st Round of SWISS play format 1:30-3:00pm 2nd Round 3:00-4:30pm 3rd Round 4:30-6:30pm Dinner Break 6:45pm Drawing for door prizes 6:45-8:15pm 4th Round 8:15-9:45pm 5th Round 9:45-11:15pm 6th Round Jackpots ($50/100) (4-players) available as players demand (100% return) SUNDAY: (Sept. 19th) ---- Juices & snack trays during the day (8:00 am go out to breakfast in LaJolla Village) 10:00-11:30am 7th Rnd (continuing Swiss play) 11:30- 1:00pm 8th Rnd 1:00-2:30pm 9th Rnd 2:30-4:00pm 10th Rnd (might be the last round) 4:00-5:30pm 11th Rnd (if necessary) 5:30-7:00pm 12th Rnd (very rarely necessary) (Trophy awarded & pictures taken as winner is determined) Tournament Conditions 1. 90% return of entry fees 2. ONE Divistion ONLY (28 max field) modified SWISS Movement 3. Guaranteed 4 matches: with 2 losses, you can still win the VIETOR CUP, and with 3 losses, you can still win cash prizes. 4. Nine (9) point matches, all played with "Digital Clocks & Rules". (e.g. 18 minutes RESERVE for each player and 14 seconds free per move, prior to any time 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 August 18th, 2010. We'll confirm your spot. 7. All deposits must be postmarked by Aug. 18th. 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 "Vietor & 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 close to Jon's home) 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 prior to the 25th of August. 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 2010/11" --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.