Ve dnech 1. - 5. 11. jsme se tradičně zúčastnili největšího světového turnaje, 5th Merit International Backgammon Open, za účasti rekordního počtu 558 hráčů.
Složení týmu: Eva Žižková, Leoš Fiala, Jirka Olejníček, Pavel Zaoral, Zdeněk Žižka, Honza Černý.
Skvělého úspěchu dosáhla Eva, která vyhrála kategorii Intermediate, 185 hráčů, a to bez porážky. Gratulujeme!
Kompletní výsledky (zdroj chicagopoint.com):
MASTER FLIGHT (373): 1-Carter Mattig (USA), 2-Lars Trabolt (Denmark), 3-Maik Stiebler (Germany), 4/5-Ingo Mohr (Germany) / Deniz Bagçivan (Turkey), 6/8-Vasily Chemokhonenko (Russia) /Cuneyt Argun Genç (Turkey) / Thomas Tenland (Sweden), 9/12-Jan Jacobowitz (Germany) / Alkhas Lagulaa (Russia) / Karsten Bredahl (Denmark) / Mikayel Vardanyan (Russia), 13/20-Kakhaber Natchkebia (Georgia) / Bjørn Lorentzen (Norway) / Henning Frick (Germany) / Kemal Okal (Turkey) / Frans Munk Rediin (Denmark) / Stefan Parlow (Austria) / Mate Feher (Hungary) / Johan Moazed (Sweden); 1LC-Hazhir Atari (Iran), 2LC-Aidin Mehtar (Iran), 3LC/4LC-Burak Çulhaci (Turkey) / Larry Taylor (USA); Ladies Prize - Laura Monaco (Italy).
INTERMEDIATE (185): 1-Eva Zizkova (Czech Republic), 2-Katalin Veszeli (Hungary), 3-Kian Ghods (Iran), 4/5-Cemal Öztemiz (North Cyprus) / Andrey Nesterov (Ukraine), 6/8-Helén Anderson (Sweden) / Payam Pashaeifar (Iran) / Alexander Polden (England); 1LC-Jordan Kirchev (Bulgaria), 2LC-Orhan Bitlisli (Turkey); Ladies Prize - Eva Zizkova (Czech Republic).
ION RESSU MEMORIAL DOUBLES (163 teams): 1-Frank Frigo (USA) & Fred Frigo (USA), 2-Véronique Chomaz/Déhon (France) & Michel Serrero (France), 3/4-Götz Hildsberg (Germany) & Kimon Papachristopoulos (Germany) / Claus Elken (Denmark/Malta) & Telleff Igland (Norway).
MERIT SUPER JACKPOT #1 (32): 1-Stepan Nuniyants (USA), 2-Razi Bobrov (Israel), 3/4-Lito Frondoso (Philippines) / Volker Sonnabend (Germany).
MERIT SUPER JACKPOT #2 (32): 1-Ary Nogueira (Brazil), 2-Thomas Rönn (Sweden), 3/4-Michihito Kageyama (Japan) / Jon Kristian Røyset (Norway).
869BG WARM-UP TROPHY (128): 1-Lars Trabolt (Denmark), 2-Romani Gvenetadze (Georgia), 3/4-Helmut Gerdenits (Austria) / Simon Shamash (England).
MERIT PARK WARM-UP #2 (150): 1-Brian Lever (England), 2-Omid Badiei (Sweden), 3/4-Elena Saukova (Russia) / Vatsyk Yurii (Ukraine).
SPEEDGAMMON (128): 1-Artur Petrosyan (Russia), 2-Jonas Moehrdel (Denmark), 3/4-Thomas Myhr (Denmark) / Roland Ekström (Switzerland/Malta).
ONE-POINT MATCH (128): 1-Zoran Maric (Bosnia/France), 2-Ali Jalili Yousefi (Iran), 3/4-Thomas Myhr (Denmark) / Derya Akbiyik (Turkey).
LADIES TOURNAMENT (71): 1-Cornelia Cleeman (Germany), 2-Olga Ivanova (Russia), 3/4-Christa Groll (Austria) / Dorothy Lee (England).
WET GAMMON UNDERWATER EVENT (21): 1-Lev Rosenfeld (Israel), 2-Stepan Nuniyants (USA), 3/4-Mesut Celebi (Turkey) / Thomas Kazemieh (Germany).
MOCHY'S QUIZ (169): 1st classified-Garry Kallos (Canada), 2nd classified-Amir Eshragi (Iran), 3/4 classified-Conny Eriksson (Sweden) / Larry Taylor (USA). Best Speaker / tie - Sabri Büyüksoy (Turkey) / Shahab Ghodsi (Iran/Norway).
