American Backgammon Tour

The following is a listing of the scheduled tournaments for the 2006 American Backgammon Tour (ABT). As of this writing the tour has already announced it’s first winners following the 6th Carolina Invitational, held in Charlotte, North Carolina, on January 13-15, 2006: Ken Fischer of California (Open) , Michael Battlagia (Intermediate), and Beth Raby of Virginia (Novice).

Feb. 17-19, 2006: Hosted by the Pittsburgh Backgammon Association, (http://www.chicagopoint.com/pit06.html) the Pittsburgh Championships will be held at the Holiday Inn Airport in Pittsburgh, PA. Contact: Steve Hast; 412-823-7500

Mar. 17-19, 2006: Hosted by the Chicago Bar Point Club, the 2006 Midwest Championships (http://www.chicagopoint.com/2006mbc.html) will be held at the Wyndham Lisle Hotel in Lisle, IL. Contact Bill Davis; 773-583-6464/ bg@chicagopoint.com

Apr. 7-9, 2006: The Ohio State Championships will be held on the cruise ship The Diamond Princess (www.princess.com/ships/di/deck/di_aloha_index.html), departing from Cleveland, OH. Contact Joe Miller; 330-268-4610/ jm@neo.rr.com

May 26-29, 2006: The 27th Chicago Open will be held in Oakbrook, IL. Contact: Howard Markowitz; 702/893-6025/ howard114@cox.

Jun. 9-11, 2006: The Los Angeles Open will be held in Los Angeles, CA. Contact: Patrick Gibson; 818-901-0464/ pgibsonmfic@adelphia.net

Jun. 9-11, 2006: The California State Championships will be held in Los Angeles, CA. Contact: Patrick Gibson 818-901-0464/ pgibsonmfic@adelphia.net

Jun. 30-Jul. 3, 2006: The Michigan Summer Championships will be held at the Sheraton-Detroit Novi Hotel (http://www.flintbg.com/michsum.html) in Novi, MI. Contact: Carol Joy Cole; 810-232-9731/ cjc@tir.com

Jul. 28-30, 2006: The Wisconsin State Championships will be held in Madison, WI. Contact: Tom Machaj; 608-516-9109/ tom.machaj@madisonbg.com

Jul 28-30, 2006: The Thousand Islands Tournament will be held in Alexandria Bay, NY. Contact: Renee Rosenbloom; 585-396-0969/ reneer@rochester.rr.com

Aug. 10-13, 2006: Hosted by the Atlanta Backgammon Association (http://bginga.com/gbc_main.html) the Georgia Championships will be held at the Marriott Atlanta Perimeter Center in Atlanta, GA. Contact: Dave Cardwell 770-333-1876/info@BGinGA.com

Aug. 17-20, 2006: The Florida State Championships will be held in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Contact: Elayne Feinstein 954-249-1416/ BGinFla210@aol.com

Sep. 1-4, 2006: The 54th Indiana Open will be held in Indianapolis, IN. Contact: Butch & Mary Ann Meese 317-867-0229/ indybg@indy.rr.com

Sep. 29-Oct. 1, 2006: Hosted by Backgammon Northwest (http://www.backgammonnorthwest.com/pnwc.htm), the Pacific Northwest Championships will be held at the Holiday Inn at Sea-Tac Airport in Seattle, WA. Contact: Clyde Jones 253-856-7513/ information@backgammonnorthwest.com

Oct. 6-8, 2006: Hosted by the Peoria Backgammon Club (http://www.bgillinois.com/) The Illinois State Championships will be held at the Holiday Inn City Centre in Peoria, IL. Contact: Ed Zell 309-689-1964/ bg2006@thezells.com