9th Austrian Backgammon Open 3rd European Double Consulting Championship

By Marco Fornasir, Tournament Director

Winner takes 6.300 euro + a free entry to PartyGammon.com Million worth 10,000 USD

Total money distribution 31.800 Euro.

Marco Fornasir, General Secretary of the Worldwide Backgammon Federation, has the pleasure to announce the results of the tournament:

Master flight - 39 players      
Main winner (19 - 5)   Stefan Bobenhausen - Germany
Main finalist    Stefan Parlow - Austria
Main semi-finalist   Damjan Plesec - Slovenia
Main semi-finalist   Kaha Nachkebia - Georgia

Consolation winner (17 - 12)   Harald Johanni - Germany
Consolation finalist   Michel Serrero - France
Consolation semi-finalist   John Broomfield - UK
Consolation semi-finalist   Alfonso Russo - Italy
    
Last chance winner (7 - 3)   Rainer Witt - Germany
Last chance finalist   Philip Vischjager - The Netherlands

Ladies Prize   Andrea Riebler - Austria

Champion flight - 31 players
Main winner (17 - 13)   Alexander Reichel - Austria
Main finalist   Horst Ernst - Germany
Main semi-finalist   Peter Winkler - Austria
Main semi-finalist   Günther Holzinger - Germany
    
Consolation winner (13 - 11)   Stefano Rossetti - Italy
Consolation finalist   Günter Hegglin - Germany
Consolation semi-finalist   Giuseppe Ricciardi - Italy
Consolation semi-finalist   Tom Meyer - Switzerland
    
Last chance winner (5 - 4)   Antonio Iaquinta - Italy
Last chance finalist   Inge Pfettrisch - Germany

Ladies Prize   Anna Maria Zarb - Switzerland

Intermediate  flight - 31 players
Main winner (11 - 9)   Hans Werner Ketteler - Germany
Main finalist   Eduard Razvan Tomciuc - Romania
Main semi-finalist   Claudio Cantoni - Italy/Mexico
Main semi-finalist   Rudolf Prohaska - Austria

Consolation winner (9 - 7)   Petra Ketteler - Germany
Consolation finalist   Vittorio Molè - Italy
Consolation semi-finalist   Renato Sovani - Italy
Consolation semi-finalist   Flavio Bordin - Italy

Last chance winner (5 - 4)   Renato Sovani - Italy
Last chance finalist   Inge Wais - Austria

Ladies Prize   Susanne Lederer - Austria

Ladies Tournament - 9 players
Winner (9 - 4)   Anna Maria Zarb - Switzerland
Finalist   Maria Croce - Italy
Semi-finalist   Ingeborg Haussleiter - Germany
Semi-finalist   Petra Ketteler - Germany

Warm-up - 32 players
Winner (7 - 2)   Cristian Antohe - Romania
Finalist   Michael Higatsberger - Austria

Sperti Trophy - 37 players
Winner (7 - 1)   Torsten Haase - Germany
Finalist   Stefan Parlow - Austria

1st One Point Match - Torneo del Presidente - 64 players
Winner   Neculai Draganuta - Romania

2nd One Point Match - Torneo del Presidente - 32 players
Winners   Fabrizio Lo Surdo - Italy / Renato Sovani - Italy

Master: 39 players     
Champion: 31 players
Intermediate: 31 players
Ladies: 2 players not participating in the main flights         Total 103 players

15 Countries: Argentina, Austria, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Principaute de Monaco, The Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, UK.

Director: Marco Fornasir - Italy
    
Tournament Committee: Alberto da Pra (president); John Broomfield (UK); Piergiorgio d¹Ancona (Italy); Harald Johanni (Germany); Michel Serrero (France); Philip Vischjager (The Netherlands); Peter Winkler (Austria)

3rd European Double Consulting Championship

Seefeld, October 6 - 8, 2006

16 Teams x 500 euro = 8.000 euro
Winner 6.000
Finalist 2.000

European Champion Double Consulting F. 1 Master (13 - 10)
Hans Weber - Germany / Rainer Witt - Germany

European Finalist Double Consulting F. 1 Master
Tunc Hamarat - Austria/Turkey / Michael Higatsberger - Austria

19th Italian Backgammon Championship Seefeld, October 6 - 8, 2006

Italian Champion F. 1 Master
Piergiorgio D¹Ancona (Venezia)

Italian Champion F. 2 Champion
Stefano Rossetti (Jesi - Ancona)