Ohio State Backgammon Championships 2026

Abt Advanced — ABT Division 2

34 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Ian McGuigan	IN	United States
2	Peter Swartwout	PA	United States
3	David Smith		Canada
4/5	Dan Doherty	CA	United States
4/5	Ken Drees	OH	United States
1C	David Steinberg
2C	Patty Knapp	MA	United States

Abt Championship — ABT Division 1

37 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Kit Woolsey	California	United States
2	Lynda Clay	CO	United States
3	John O'Hagan	Indiana	United States
4/5	Jim Airgood	MI	United States
4/5	Joe Calvaruso	OH	United States
1C	Irina Litzenberger	Virginia	United States
2C	Ryan Rebelo		Canada

After-tourney Tournament — Open Field

8 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Ed Corey	CT	United States

Blitz — Open Field

16 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Julius High	FL	United States
2	Mark Milkie	IN	United States

Doubles — Open Field

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Vlad Eydelman	WI	United States
1	Carl James	TX	United States
2	Tigran Avanesian	OH	United States
2	Boris Shafransky	MD	United States

Juniors — Juniors

8 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Bill Lonergan	New York	United States

Limited Jackpot — Open Field

12 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Brian Vance	MI	United States
2	Ray Cifani	OH	United States
3	Julius High	FL	United States

Masters Jackpot — Open Field

16 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Michael Vena	NY	United States
2	Boris Shafransky	MD	United States

Novice — Open Field

6 registrants

Place	Player	Country
1	Chris Winters
2	Austin Hamilton

Ohio Players Cup Bmab — BMAB

26 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Dmitriy Obukhov	MI	United States
2/6	Gershon Distenfeld	FL	United States
2/6	Robert Ellis	TN	United States
2/6	Kent Goulding	MD	United States
2/6	Mark Kaye	IL	United States
2/6	Irina Litzenberger	Virginia	United States
1-PR at 3.23	Neil Kazaross	IL	United States
2-PR at 3.45	Frank Frigo	CA	United States
3-PR at 4.36	Dmitriy Obukhov	MI	United States
4-PR at 5.00	Roberto Litzenberger	Virginia	United States
5-PR at 5.64	Kit Woolsey	California	United States
6-PR at 5.78	Brian Sposit	OH	United States

Seniors — Seniors

8 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Bonnie Rogoff	OH	United States

Warm-up — Open Field

26 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Joe Miller	OH	United States
2	Bill Lonergan	New York	United States
3	Brian Sposit	OH	United States