Saint Louis Gateway Open Backgammon Tournament 2026

$1,000 Gateway Jackpot — Jackpot

4 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Todd Obadal	IA	United States

ABT Intermediate

52 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Anatoliy Katsnelson	IL	United States
2	Kevin Heacox	IN	United States
3/7	Phil Franklin	KS	United States
3/7	Samra Hadden	GA	United States
3/7	Patty Knapp	MA	United States
3/7	Jason Lacny	IN	United States
3/7	Ian McGuigan	IN	United States

ABT Open

38 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Roberto Litzenberger	Virginia	United States
2	Ben Friesen	OH	United States
3/6	Christopher Knapp	MA	United States
3/6	Bernard Pollara	NY	United States
3/6	Eric Sosna	NY	United States
3/6	Larry Whittenburg	IL	United States

Advanced Jackpot — Jackpot

16 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Ian McGuigan	IN	United States
2	Bill Hodes	FL	United States

Cancelgammon

48 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	David Thomas	FL	United States
2	Joe Sylvester	MO	United States
3	Ben Friesen	OH	United States
4/6	Sean Garber	IN	United States
4/6	Eric Sosna	NY	United States
4/6	Brian Vance	MI	United States

Doubles — Doubles

24 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Kent Goulding	MD	United States
1	Mike Senkiewiz	NY	United States
2	Mehmet Agirbas	GA	United States
2	Dmitriy Obukhov	MI	United States
3	Bernard Pollara	NY	United States
3	Mal Woolley	NY	United States

Intermediate Jackpot — Jackpot

16 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	David Smith	OH	Canada
2	Anatoliy Katsnelson	IL	United States

Masters Jackpot — Jackpot

24 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	John O'Hagan	Indiana	United States
2	Gerry Tansey	MO	United States
3	Todd Obadal	IA	United States

Mk Gammon Board Tournament

8 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Larry Sosna	NY	United States
2	Rachel Walz	MO	United States

Novice

12 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Jessica Vargas	MO	United States
2	Phil Mullins	MO	United States

Players Cup Saint Louis BMAB — BMAB

22 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Joe Sylvester	MO	United States
2/4	William Bermingham
2/4	Mark Kaye	IL	United States
2/4	Todd Obadal	IA	United States
1-PR at 2.33	Gerry Tansey	MO	United States
2-PR at 5.42	Ray Fogerlund	Nevada	United States
3-PR at 5.88	Jeb Horton	NC	United States
4-PR at 5.98	Joe Sylvester	MO	United States
Unlucky Dice at -11	Jessica Vargas	MO	United States

Quickie / DMP — DMP

24 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Koray Agirbas	GA	United States
2	Sean Garber	IN	United States

Tansey Open Challenge — Open Field

24 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Bernard Pollara	NY	United States
2	Sean Garber	IN	United States
3	Joe Calvaruso	OH	United States

Warm Up — Warm-Up

16 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Eric Sosna	NY	United States
2	David Thomas	FL	United States

Whittenburg Intermediate Challenge

32 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Ian McGuigan	IN	United States
2	Serge Bondar	IL	United States
3/4	Bob Ellis	TN	United States
3/4	Eliot Spiro	MO	United States