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Director's Invitational Tournament April, 2012
GammonZone is proud to announce the beginning of the prestigious Director's Invitational Tournament. This annual event is one of the four in the GammonZone Grand Slam.The field will include the best backgammon players in GammonZone and other invited guests, as measured by proven skill, participation in GammonZone events, reputation for sportsmanship, and demonstrated dedication to the game.
2012 Invited players:
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_Ratzilla_ |
Owen is a Diamond Master and live player; 2002 1st place at Midwest Championship Advanced Div, 2002 1st place in Last Chance Atlanta Open, 2006 2nd place Amateur Jackpot at Florida State, 2007 2nd place SE Championship Advanced Div., 2008 1st place at Charlotte Advanced Div. He enjoys backgammon. |
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_Smack_Zilla |
Glen, number 13 in our ratings, is a strong player who will challenge you for every game. |
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alanikosso |
Alan plays a strong technical game os backgammon and is awed by the field in this tournament. Not so much so that he won't beat you. |
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BAA_X44 |
Doug has been a top rated played in GammonZone for many years now. At one point he had more Gold points than tournament won, a unique accomplishment. He is another player capable of beating anyone in this tournament so forwarned is forarmed! |
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Bariclaw |
Jason, currently 20th in our rating system, is a strong player on line and plays live as well. He has enjoyed success with us, Tandem and other sites as well. Be careful. |
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beloved_knight |
David is GammonZone's only Grand Master and plays a strong game. He has won a little of everything thru the years and now is selective as to when and what he plays. Be careful with him. Forewarned is forearmed. |
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Big_Onions |
Rose is a long time GammonZoner, strong player, ABT'er, regular symposium attendee and valued contributor and fierce competitor. Rose is well respected in the bg community and knows how to win. |
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bluebananas |
Anderson is a fine Scottish player who has played sporadically in GammonZone tournaments for 6/7 years now and would like to have more time to play backgammon were it not for his family. He is usually in our Top 25 rated players so that should tell you how good he is. |
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brettsegler |
Christian learned "Tavla" in 1979 as a hobby, left it for a while and then got interested again. He is doing well as evidenced by his 2nd place finish in the Open Division of this year's Crystal Cup. Always a gentleman and respected player. |
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BrianLev39 |
Brian is quickly re-establishing himself as one of the stronger players in GammonZone. Seems he is always finishing "in the money", plays a strong game and is a challenging opponent, always. |
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BRs_MrCool_ |
Magdo, a 38 year old Brazilian player was taught to play the game by his father who also taught him to respect his opponent. He taught Magdo quite well as he is currently 27th in the GammonZone rating system. |
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CosmicCube |
Joe is a long time GammonZone player, won the ZEBTOC (remember that?), was on the Espirit Championship team, won Medallions and Consolations, and won the Florida State BG c'ship Intermediate consolation. |
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Cubehead |
Garry humbly says he has had some success and that he has. Winner of last years Pittsburgh Open Doubles and wins in other ABT events as well as our Master Cup in 2010. Garry knows how to play under pressure. |
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Dee_votion |
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EU_BG_DimDragon |
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EU_IT_VIANG |
Angelo lives in Milano, Italy, where he won several live tournaments: Milano WBF-Championship 1999, Jesolo 2002, Milano CdBM-Championship 2004. A Tandem Team Captain and currently number 7 in our ratings, Angelo is a well respected player in our community and tough opponent. |
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ExxWhy |
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ez2bcubed |
Joe's bio is very well known. He was the 1989 World Champion, 1995 ABT Champion, 1999 Rio Pro-Am Champion and a current Giant. Any questions as to the quality of play you will face? He is also on the Board of Directors of the USBGF and a TD of several upcoming tournaments they are running. |
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gersh |
2010 ZCS Champion; 2010 Gold Medallion Runner Up; 2011 New York Metro Intermediate Consolation 3rd/4th |
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Gothmog__1 |
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jdg |
Currently number 4 in our ratings, jdg has enjoy a lot of success with GammonZone and on line in general. Be careful as he has a strong game and knows how to win. |
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Jschothorst |
Jim is another long time favorite of GammonZone. Always in the top of the ratings, he has over 10,000 points and over 60 tourney wins. 17 Gold Points tell you he can win the big ones. Also, he was 2nd in this tournament two years ago so he knows how to play. |
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LarryG |
Larry is a longtime GammonZone player who has placed in many GammonZone Grand Slams. He is currently 17th in our ratings and plays a very good game so watch out. He is due. |
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LAT_pipo1 |
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LAT_Ronald |
Ronald, our newest Diamond Master had an amazing 2010 and has begun a strong 2011 with a win in the Master Cup. Currently 2nd in our ratings he is another who can win this tournament so you will need your A game and some luck to beat him. |
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LOROXXX |
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MasterJ |
Joe is a friend of GammonZone, number 11 in our ratings, an ABT player with a strong game and a very dangerous opponent. He has come very close in several Grand Slams so he is due. Be careful! |
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NightStallion |
Shawn has been playing GammonZone tournaments for over 13 years and won a wide variety of them, including the Crystal Cup Championship in the advanced division. He has developed a strong game so watch out. |
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PAL_PER_droopy |
Julio is from Peru and finished 3rd in the National Championships in 2004, 2006 and 2007. He has won in the medallion Open, consolation and Division one Escalera. A tricky good player so be careful. |
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PRO_Taylor_Ann |
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PRO_WizGirl |
Diane is one of the PRO team captains, always plays a strong game, enjoys backgammon and is always a pleasure to have as an opponent. I think she uses that to her advantage! |
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rufusgufus |
Jeffrey lives in Washington State and enjoys backgammon both live and at GammonZone. He won the Crystal Cup so he does know how to play so another player to be careful with. Number 5 in our rating should tell you something. |
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STEAMSAX |
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TheWheel |
I enjoy backgammon, the competition and meeting new players. I get invited back because I was fortunate enought to win this tournament a few years back. |
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TonyH |
Tony is an Australian player and long time GammonZoner. Currently 25th in our ratings he has placed in many Grand Slam events for years. He is due, overdue, for a win. |
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VanillaGorilla |
Todd has always been a strong GammonZone player and ABT Open player as well. He is a finalist in this year's Master Cup and often cashes in ABT events, tho not often enough I am sure he would say. Currently 15th in our ratings so be very careful with Todd. |
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verandazilla |
Kat enjoys walks in the rain (not), dancing (just not on bar) and pokemon with her grandson Robert. She owns and teaches at a Montessori Preschool in Seattle. She has managed to become a Diamond Life Master and glad she can give a little back to Gammonzone by hosting. |
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wuffers |
What hasn't wuffers won? Suffice to say he can beat any player in this tournament. Do not take him lightly! |
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ZappaLounge |
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zouky18 |
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ZurichMint |
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