FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB

Come join us on Thursdays at
SHARKY'S SPORTS BAR & RESTAURANT
4050 S. Center Road at E. Bristol Road, Burton, Michigan 48519
~ located near the southwest corner of Center & Bristol Roads
810-742-6185

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CONGRATULATIONS to our
2024 Player of the Year:
FRANK TALBOT
– at the top for the second year in a row!

#1-Frank Talbot ~ #2-Jim Slomkoski ~ #3-Paul Farah

[Photos by Steve Grob]

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The next Flint tournament is set for
Thursday, March 27th at Sharky's.

For Club details, email cjc or text Michelle at 810/441-1519.

SAVE THE DATE: March 30th – PAUL BERG / JUDY FIELD Memorial

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2025 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Top 40 Standings through March 20th:

01. Carol Joy Cole........12.03
02. Jim Airgood...........07.34
03. Frank Talbot..........06.65
04. Ira Toy...............05.06
05. Jim Slomkoski.........04.80
06. Richard Hunt..........04.68
07. John Carrico..........04.64
08. Steve Grob............03.82
09. Ali Jawad.............03.39
10. Greg Merriman.........03.08
11. Michel Hamati.........02.75
12. Rhonda Masterson......02.27
13. Michelle Nassar.......02.27
14. Wendy Conway..........02.14
15. Brad King.............02.07
16. Rick Todd.............02.06
17. Paul Farah............01.90
18. Doug Parson...........01.64
19. Dan Krantz............01.20
20. Greg Marciniak........01.08
21. Mike Charison.........00.91
22. Ken Johnson...........00.83
23. Nancy Abraham.........00.82
24. Daniel Posen..........00.49
25. Greg Bennett..........00.48
26. David Todd............00.48
27. Basil Farah...........00.33
28. John Claybourne.......00.32
29. Chris Roumayeh........00.32
30. Joe Trethewey.........00.24
31. Jacob Airgood.........00.16
32. Paul Bortell..........00.16
33. Dirk Hogan............00.16
34. Jonas Jerebko.........00.08
35. Troy Longman..........00.08
36. Glenn Airgood.........00.00
37. Alan Katz.............00.00
38. Dave Roumayeh.........00.00
39. Maggie Sweeney........00.00
40. Nancy Takala..........00.00

PLAYER OF THE MONTH

JANUARY....Carol Joy Cole........5.15
FEBRUARY...Ira Toy...............4.25

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2024 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Final Standings of 145 players through 12/31/24:

01. FRANK TALBOT..........32.67
02. Jim Slomkoski.........29.08
03. Paul Farah............26.54
04. Rick Todd.............26.45
05. John Carrico..........22.84
06. Greg Merriman.........20.40
07. Jim Airgood...........20.15
08. Richard Hunt..........19.97
09. Carol Joy Cole........19.40
10. Steve Grob............15.93
11. Michel Hamati.........15.05
12. Ira Toy...............14.87
13. Doug Parson...........14.23
14. Rhonda Masterson......11.85
15. Greg Marciniak........09.75
16. Tal Siegmann..........08.55
17. Dmitriy Obukhov.......07.84
18. Nancy Takala..........06.94
19. Bill Calton...........06.89
20. Michelle Nassar.......06.26
21. Brad King.............05.92
22. Ken Johnson...........05.27
23. Paul Jensen...........04.30
24. Steve Bowen...........04.00
25. David Todd............03.96
26. John Quinn............03.92
27. Ali Jawad.............03.65
28. Victor De Oliveira....03.00
29. Dan Krantz............02.91
30. Basil Farah...........02.48
31. John Isaac............02.00
32. Lorenzo Morales.......02.00

PLAYER OF THE MONTH

JANUARY....Rick Todd...........6.67
FEBRUARY...Jim Slomkoski.......5.07
MARCH......Doug Parson.........5.07
APRIL......Frank Talbot........8.58
MAY........Frank Talbot........4.40
JUNE.......Frank Talbot........4.83
JULY.......Tal Siegmann........7.16
AUGUST.....Jim Airgood.........4.75
SEPTEMBER..Frank Talbot........6.08
OCTOBER....Greg Merriman.......9.83
NOVEMBER...Jim Slomkoski.......4.33
DECEMBER...Paul Farah..........4.32

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CONGRATULATIONS to GREG MERRIMAN,
our FLINT AREA CLUB CHAMPION for 2024!

October 27, 2024

OPEN (26)
1-GREG MERRIMAN (Ann Arbor)
2-John Quinn (Westland)
3-Rick Todd (Saginaw)
4/6-John Carrico (Flint) / Jim Slomkoski (Lansing)
/ Jack Takala (Ann Arbor)

INTERMEDIATE (16)
1-Steve Grob (Fenton)
2-Victor De Oliveira (Canada)
3-Greg Marciniak (Bay City)

NOVICE (4)
1-Tracy Parent (La Salle)
2-Jake Airgood (Flushing)

Many thanks to everyone who helped CJC with the tournament, especially
Jim Airgood, Maurice Barie, Troy Longman and Michelle Nassar.

Open Champ - Greg Merriman / Intermediate - Steve Grob / Novice - Tracy Parent

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207 PLAYERS COMPETED in NOVI at the 49th
Michigan Summer Championships, July 3-7, 2024.

CONGRATULATIONS to BILL CALTON,
& all our MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPIONS!

ABT: Bill Calton, Scott Richardson, Joan Koscielny ~ Super JP: Jack Edelson ~ Masters JP: Michael Zakrajsek

[Photos by Clare Phelps] ~ Complete Summer results shown here.

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55 PLAYERS GATHERED IN FLINT at the
PAUL BERG MEMORIAL CUP on April 28, 2024.

CONGRATS to DMITRIY OBUKHOV
for winning this Paul Berg Cup 3 years in a row!
He has won this Charity Tournament 6 times in the last 10 years!

Open: Dmitriy Obukhov ~ Intermediate: Nancy Takala ~ Novice: Jeannette De Oliveira

OPEN (25)
1-DMITRIY OBUKHOV (Royal Oak)
2-Jim Slomkoski (Lansing)
3/4-Frank Talbot (Troy) / Brian Vance (Lansing)
5/6-Paul Belsito (Grand Rapids) / Greg Merriman (Ann Arbor)

INTERMEDIATE (23)
1-Nancy Takala (Royal Oak)
2-Victor De Oliveira (Canada)
3-Dirk Hogan (Flushing)
4/6-Steve Grob (Fenton) / Reggie Harvel (Detroit)
/ Gary Payne (Sterling Heights)

NOVICE (7)
1-Jeannette De Oliveira (Canada)
2-Dan Krantz (Fenton)

$600 was raised for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan,
thanks to added donations from our
Champion Dmitriy Obukhov and finalist Jim Slomkoski.
Thanks also to Benjamin Friesen who helped run the tournament
as well as bringing snacks and clocks. Several players
donated door prizes, while Jim Airgood, John Carrico,
Greg Merriman and Michelle Nassar lent a helping hand.

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IN MEMORIAM 2024-2025

Sam Ahmed, Sacramento, California, 11/24
Edward Bauder, Bloomington, Illinois, 7/24
Shimon Kagan, Tel Aviv, Israel, 10/24
Ed O'Laughlin, Oakton, Virginia, 7/24
Thomas Rönn, Sweden, 2/25
Carl Sorg, Maysville, Georgia, 12/24

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CONGRATS to FRANK TALBOT &
Flint's TOP PLAYERS OF 2023!

#1- Frank Talbot, #2- Jim Slomkoski, #3- John Carrico

[Photo by Steve Grob]

2023 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Final Standings of 121 players through 12/31/23

01. FRANK TALBOT........29.00
02. Jim Slomkoski.......25.72
03. John Carrico........24.16
04. Jim Airgood.........23.59
05. Doug Parson.........23.44
06. Richard Hunt........20.87
07. Carol Joy Cole......18.31
08. Michel Hamati.......16.54
09. Steve Grob..........16.33
10. Bill Calton.........15.10
11. Paul Farah..........14.89
12. Rick Todd...........14.51
13. Brad King...........13.33
14. Greg Merriman.......12.71
15. Ben Friesen.........08.26
16. Michelle Nassar.....07.43
17. Dmitriy Obukhov.....06.32
18. John Isaac..........05.56
19. Brian Vance.........05.16
20. Steve Hast..........05.00
21. Tal Siegmann........04.39
22. Greg Marciniak......03.63
23. Ricky Griggs........03.48
24. Mike Charison.......03.44
25. Joe Van Horn........03.00
26. Jeff Clark..........02.73
27. Dirk Hogan..........02.66
28. Will Morgan.........02.50
29. Troy Longman........02.42
30. Curtis Melville.....02.30
31. Basil Farah.........02.24
32. Dave Williamson.....02.16

PLAYER OF THE MONTH

JANUARY....John Carrico...........5.87
FEBRUARY...Paul Farah.............4.00
MARCH......Jim Airgood............4.48
APRIL......Ben Friesen............4.16
MAY........Richard Hunt...........4.33
JUNE.......Steve Hast/John Isaac..5.00
JULY.......Bill Calton............4.67
AUGUST.....Steve Grob.............4.32
SEPTEMBER..Brad King..............4.00
OCTOBER....Frank Talbot...........9.58
NOVEMBER...John Carrico...........4.83
DECEMBER...Michel Hamati..........6.08

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Congratulations to BRIAN VANCE & JOE VAN HORN,
winners of the 45th Flint Area Club Championships!

October 29, 2023

Open Champion: Brian Vance / Intermediate Champ: Joe Van Horn

[photos by Frank Talbot & CJC]

OPEN (25)
1-BRIAN VANCE (Lansing)
2-Frank Talbot (Troy)
3-Ken Wroblewski (Canton) /
4/6-Bill Calton (Madison Heights) /
Dion Hogan (Westland) /
Lorenzo Morales (Harrison Twp.)

INTERMEDIATE (19)
1-Joe Van Horn (Grosse Pointe)
2-Brad King (Howell)
3-Rhonda Monro (Beverly Hills)
4/6-Noah Monro (Farmington Hills) /
Michelle Nassar (Metamora) /
Tal Siegmann (Bloomfield Hills)

NOVICE (2)
1-Maria Conti (Novi)

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Congrats to Michigan's Dmitriy Obukhov, newly voted in as Giant #31!

Click here to see the full list: 2022 GIANTS of BACKGAMMON

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Congratulations to our 2023 MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPIONS!
Intermediate Champ: Josh Posthuma (MI), Limited Champ: Fran Miller (OH)

Open Champ: David Winn ~ Intermediate: Josh Posthuma ~ Limited: Fran Miller
(Photos by Clare Phelps)

48th MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS, June 29-July 3

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APRIL 30, 2023
PAUL BERG MEMORIAL CHARITY TOURNAMENT
Best Western Plus ~ Flint Airport Inn

Congratulations to DMITRIY OBUKHOV,
our 2023 Paul Berg Memorial Cup Champion!

Dmitriy has won this Charity Tournament five times!

[photos by CJC & Steve Grob]

OPEN (23)
1-DMITRIY OBUKHOV (Royal Oak)
2-David Williamson (Grand Rapids)
3-Frank Talbot (Troy)
4/6-Jim Airgood (Swartz Creek) /
John Quinn (Westland) / David Todd (Missouri)

INTERMEDIATE (8)
1-Dirk Hogan (Flushing)
2-Steve Grob (Fenton)
3-Konstantine Malekas (Livonia)

$400 was raised for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan,
boosted by an added donation from our Champion Dmitriy.

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Congratulations to the Flint Club's Top Players of 2022
led by CAROL JOY COLE!

#3-Frank Talbot, #1-Carol Joy Cole, #2-Jim Airgood

[photo by Steve Grob]

2022 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Top 32 Final Standings through 12/31/22:

01. CAROL JOY COLE......32.93
02. Jim Airgood.........32.07
03. Frank Talbot........28.61
04. Richard Hunt........22.34
05. Michel Hamati.......21.47
06. Doug Parson.........21.25
07. John Carrico........20.36
08. Curtis Melville.....18.24
09. Greg Merriman.......17.13
10. Steve Grob..........16.59
11. Paul Farah..........14.65
12. Jim Slomkoski.......12.81
13. Rick Todd...........08.85
14. David Todd..........08.07
15. Ben Friesen.........08.05
16. Greg Marciniak......06.26
17. Michelle Nassar.....05.66
18. Tal Siegmann........05.53
19. Dmitriy Obukhov.....05.34
20. Brad King...........05.17
21. David Emerson.......03.65
22. Jeff Clark..........03.25
23. Ken Johnson.........02.92
24. Troy Longman........02.81
25. John Gislason.......02.65
26. Ricky Griggs........02.63
27. Tiffany Van.........02.50
28. Phil Freiberger.....02.43
29. Bruce Greig.........02.24
30. Felix Yen...........02.16
31. Bill Calton.........02.01
32. Michael Sulaka......02.00

PLAYER OF THE MONTH

JANUARY....Richard Hunt.....4.53
FEBRUARY...Carol Joy Cole...3.58
MARCH......Greg Merriman....5.50
APRIL......Frank Talbot.....6.00
MAY........Jim Airgood......4.75
JUNE.......Doug Parson......5.45
JULY.......Carol Joy Cole...6.62
AUGUST.....Carol Joy Cole...4.62
SEPTEMBER..Jim Slomkoski....4.48
OCTOBER....Carol Joy Cole...7.20
NOVEMBER...Michel Hamati....4.24
DECEMBER...Frank Talbot.....8.00

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44th Flint Club Championships, October 16, 2022
Best Western Plus Hotel, Flint, Michigan.

Club Director CAROL JOY COLE is celebrating
her win as FLINT CLUB CHAMPION!

Open Champ Carol Joy Cole ~ Open Finalist Michael Sulaka ~ Intermediate Champ Jeff Clark

OPEN (19)
1-CAROL JOY COLE (Flint)
2-Michael Sulaka (Troy)
3/4-John Carrico (Flint) /
3/4-Doug Parson (Bloomfield Hills)

INTERMEDIATE (11)
1-Jeff Clark (Benzonia)
2-Greg Marciniak (Saginaw)
3-Konstantine Malekas (Livonia)

LIMITED (2)
1-Fran Miller (Ohio)

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Congratulations to MARTY STORER (NH),
our 2022 MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPION!

47th MICHIGAN SUMMER BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS
July 1-4, 2022

Open Champion Marty Storer ~ Michigan Master Kit Woolsey ~
Women's Fireworks Champ Tiffany Van ~ Limited Champ Victoria Fung

See the full Michigan Summer Championships results here

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Congratulations to Dmitriy Obukhov,
our 2022 Paul Berg Cup Champion for the 4th time!

Open Champ Dmitriy Obukhov ~ Intermediate Champ David Emerson

5th Paul Berg Memorial Cup to benefit the refugees of Ukraine ~

Full tournament results: March 13, 2022

OPEN (20)
1-DMITRIY OBUKHOV (Royal Oak)
2-Curtis Melville (Birmingham) /
3/4-Carol Joy Cole (Flint) / Ricky Griggs (Warren)

INTERMEDIATE (18)
1-David Emerson (Byron Center)
2-Paul Belsito (Grand Rapids)
3/4-Steve Grob (Fenton) / Troy Longman (Kenockee)

$500 was collected for the refugees and families of Ukraine.

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CONGRATULATIONS to FRANK TALBOT,
the Flint Club's PLAYER of the YEAR 2021!

Flint's TOP THREE in 2021:
#1 - Frank Talbot (left), #2 - Paul Farah (right), #3 - Jim Slomkoski (center)

[Photo by Michelle Nassar]

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Sunday, November 28th:

4th Paul Berg Memorial Club Championships
to benefit the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan.

Congratulations to GREG MERRIMAN,
our 2021 FLINT CLUB CHAMPION
in memory of Paul Berg.
$500 + $500 was collected for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan.

Open Champ Greg Merriman ~ Intermediate Champ Paul Belsito ~ Novice Champ Zena Farah

Full tournament results:

OPEN (30)
1-GREG MERRIMAN (Ann Arbor)
2-Karen Davis (Florida)
3-Dmitriy Obukhov (Royal Oak)
4/6-Paul Farah (Flint) /
Michael Kurtz (Sterling Heights) /
Frank Talbot (Troy)

INTERMEDIATE (17)
1-Paul Belsito (Grand Rapids)
2-Brad King (Howell)
3-Karen Camilleri (Plymouth)

NOVICE (4)
1-Zena Farah (Clinton Township)

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2021 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Top 32 Standings thru 12/31/21

01. FRANK TALBOT........37.85
02. Paul Farah..........25.77
03. Jim Slomkoski.......23.72
04. Jim Airgood.........21.57
05. John Carrico........19.64
06. Carol Joy Cole......19.53
07. Richard Hunt........14.42
08. Dmitriy Obukhov.....13.14
09. Brad King...........12.80
10. Dean Adamian........12.55
11. Rick Todd...........12.29
12. Curtis Melville.....11.33
13. Michelle Nassar.....10.47
14. Michel Hamati.......09.86
15. Doug Parson.........09.81
16. Greg Merriman.......09.00
17. Tal Siegmann........08.05
18. Paul Bortell........07.49
19. Gyl Savoie..........06.83
20. John Quinn..........06.10
21. Jeffe Boats.........06.08
22. Ben Friesen.........05.98
23. Karen Davis.........05.14
24. Lorenzo Morales.....04.00
25. Linda Pohly.........03.93
26. Steve Grob..........03.80
27. Joe Miller..........03.20
28. Bob Denton..........03.05
29. Paul Belsito........03.00
30. Diane Kropelnitski..02.98
31. Ricky Griggs........02.76
32. Marty Cerezo........02.66

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MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS
July 2021 at the Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel

CONGRATULATIONS to GYL SAVOIE
& DMITRIY OBUKHOV, MICHIGAN'S
2021 SUMMER CHAMPIONS!

Open Champion Gyl Savoie ~ Masters Champion Dmitriy Obukhov

See full results here: chicagopoint.com/results2021.html

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CONGRATULATIONS TO FLINT'S
2020 PLAYER OF THE YEAR ~
PAUL FARAH!

Paul was a leading contender all year long. He finished strongly with more than a 4-point lead.
He was our Michigan Summer Champion in 2017 and Flint Player of the Year in 2015.

2020 Flint Club: 2nd place – Frank Talbot, 3rd place – Dean Adamian.

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December 27th: Flint's 42nd Club Championships Online

DMITRIY OBUKHOV WINS OUR FLINT
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP for the Third time!

December 27, 2020 (played on GridGammon.com)

OPEN (18)
1-DMITRIY OBUKHOV (Royal Oak)
2-Dean Adamian (Canton)
1C-Frank Talbot (Troy)
2C-Jim Slomkoski (Lansing)

INTERMEDIATE (4)
1-Richard Irvine (Mason/Ireland)
2-Paul Bortell (Plymouth)

Dmitriy was awarded a long-sleeved shirt with the Flint Club logo.
He also qualified for the USBGF Spring Playoffs where first prize
is a Free Entry into any ABT Online tournament in 2021.

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2020 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB TOP 25
Final Standings through 12/31/20

01. PAUL FARAH..........27.67
02. Frank Talbot........23.37
03. Dean Adamian........22.81
04. John Carrico........19.98
05. Jim Airgood.........19.65
06. Jim Slomkoski.......18.90
07. Carol Joy Cole......17.86
08. Curtis Melville.....15.88
09. Dmitriy Obukhov.....14.72
10. Ben Friesen.........13.55
11. Ricky Griggs........11.66
12. Doug Parson.........10.33
13. Richard Hunt........10.28
14. Paul Bortell........09.50
15. Michel Hamati.......07.53
16. Michelle Nassar.....07.07
17. Walt Smith..........06.47
18. Dennis Culpepper....04.75
19. Rick Todd...........04.67
20. Brian Vance.........04.46
21. Brad King...........03.95
22. Dirk Hogan..........03.13
23. Michael Gellings....03.00
24. Richard Irvine......02.50
25. Cary Hoarty.........02.00

CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM MICHIGAN!
We won the 2020 Challenge Against OHIO, 41-23!

October 18th RESULTS: 10th Michigan-Ohio Team Challenge Online

Dmitriy Obukhov had the best match record of 7-1 with a PR of 3.2.
He won the Side Pool plus the MVP Award extending his USBGF membership.
Dean, Ben and Frank had the next best match records of 6-2.

Team Michigan: Captain Carol Joy Cole / Dean Adamian / Paul Farah /
Ben Friesen / Ricky Griggs / Dmitriy Obukhov / Jim Slomkoski / Frank Talbot .

Team Ohio: Captain Joe Miller / John Baron / Stephen Benjamin /
Ray Cifani / Karen Davis / Mike Hendrickson / PJ Macali / Chris Yep .

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CONGRATULATIONS to RAY FOGERLUND
& ANDY FAZEKAS, our 2020 MICHIGAN
SUMMER ONLINE CHAMPIONS!

July 5-6, 2020 [on GridGammon.com]

Open Champion Ray Fogerlund
Intermediate Champion Andy Fazekas

OPEN (76)
1-RAY FOGERLUND (NV), 2-Howard Markowitz (NV)
3/4-Aaron Foust (NV) / Rambiz Khalili (Iran/South Africa)
1C-David Staggs (IN), 2C-Art Benjamin (CA)
3C/4C-Phil Simborg (FL) / Rich Sweetman (NH)

INTERMEDIATE (44)
1-Andy Fazekas (CT), 2-Cem Aslan (TX)
3/4-Joe Miller (OH) / Igor Moraes (Brazil)
1C-Irina Litzenberger (VA), 2C-Douglas DeWitte (NV)
3C/4C-Frank Costello III (CA) / Fabian Melnik (FL)

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CONGRATULATIONS to DMITRIY OBUKHOV
& other winners of the 3rd
PAUL BERG MEMORIAL CUP & BENEFIT!
March 8, 2020

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CONGRATULATIONS TO FLINT'S
2019 PLAYER OF THE YEAR ~
JIM SLOMKOSKI!

Flint Top 3 in 2019:
1-Jim Slomkoski, 2-Paul Farah, 3-John Carrico

[Photo by Michelle Nassar]

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December 14-15, 2019: 9th Ohio-Michigan Team Challenge
hosted by Karen Davis in Toledo, Ohio

CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM MICHIGAN!
We won the 2019 Challenge Against OHIO!

[Photo by Karen Davis]

Team Michigan: Bill Calton / Ricky Griggs / Dmitriy Obukhov / Captain
Carol Joy Cole / Ben Friesen / Jim Slomkoski / Paul Farah / Joe Feldman.

Team Ohio: John Baron / Karen Davis / Farhad Forudi / Mary Hickey / P.J. Macali / Captain Joe Miller / Mike Vasilatos / Chris Yep

Michigan won 40–22 for their sixth victory in the nine years of the Team Challenge. Michigan's Bill Calton, Ben Friesen & Dmitriy Obukhov won the Side Pool with top match records of 6-2.

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2019 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB TOP 25
Standings through 12/31/19

01. JIM SLOMKOSKI.......27.06
02. Paul Farah..........25.56
03. John Carrico........24.06
04. Carol Joy Cole......21.55
05. Richard Hunt........21.16
06. Frank Talbot........14.21
07. Michelle Nassar.....13.65
08. Michel Hamati.......13.41
09. Dirk Hogan..........12.64
10. Jim Airgood.........12.24
11. Rick Todd............9.51
12. Frank Raposa.........9.25
13. Brad King............9.19
14. Diane Kropelnitski...8.96
15. Ricky Griggs.........8.12
16. Greg Merriman........8.04
17. Curtis Melville......7.71
18. Linda Pohly..........7.54
19. Ben Friesen..........7.39
20. Joe Feldman..........7.08
21. David Todd...........6.07
22. Lorenzo Morales......6.03
23. Terry Culpepper......5.69
24. John Quinn...........5.64
25. John O'Hagan.........5.00

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CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the
2nd PAUL BERG MEMORIAL CUP & BENEFIT!

March 17, 2019, Flint Michigan

Lorenzo Morales – Open Champion for the 2nd year in a row!

OPEN (30)
1-LORENZO MORALES (Harrison Township)
2-Joe Feldman (Bloomfield Hills)
3/4-Sterling Heights / Walt Smith (Madison Heights)
5/6-Jim Airgood (Swartz Creek) / Gary Fritzsche (Ypsilanti)

INTERMEDIATE (22)
1-John Baron (Ohio)
2-David Emerson (Byron Center)
3/4-Ted Clark (Redford) / Michelle Nassar (Metamora)
5/6-Wes Burgar (Ann Arbor) / Linda Pohly (Flint)

$300 was raised for the Heart Association of Mid-Michigan.

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2018 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB TOP 20
Standings through December 27th*
*(Michigan Summer Points partially added)

01. CAROL JOY COLE......36.47
02. Frank Talbot........27.18
03. Jim Slomkoski.......21.56
04. Richard Hunt........18.78
05. Michelle Nassar.....16.58
06. Rick Todd...........14.70
07. Dirk Hogan..........14.14
08. Brad King...........13.97
09. Paul Farah..........13.21
10. Ben Friesen.........12.93
11. Judy Field..........11.21
12. Michel Hamati.......10.45
13. John Carrico........09.63
14. Steve Grob..........08.84
15. Greg Merriman.......08.22
16. Audronis Zunde......08.16
17. Curtis Melville.....07.51
18. Gary Tong...........07.40
19. Lorenzo Morales.....06.73
20. Dmitriy Obukhov.....06.66

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CONGRATULATIONS to AUDRONIS ZUNDE of Colorado,
OUR 2018 MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPION!!

Open Champ: Audronis Zunde / Intermediate: Garry Kallos / Novice: Diane Rebottaro

2011 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10

2010 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10

2009 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10

2008 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10

2007 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10

2006 FLINT AREA CLUB TOP 10

2005 FLINT AREA CLUB TOP 10

01. JIM SLOMKOSKI.....29.62
02. Paul Berg.........28.64
03. Carol Joy Cole....28.05
04. John Carrico......25.79
05. Frank Talbot......22.31
06. Greg Merriman.....20.04
07. Dan Kiurski.......19.94
08. Dave Brotherton...18.33
09. Brad King.........15.77
10. Gary Fritzsche....14.48

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2004 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10

01. FRANK TALBOT......40.97
02. Greg Merriman.....36.98
03. John Carrico......35.05
04. Dave Brotherton...21.91
05. Paul Berg.........21.18
06. Art Gillis........20.49
07. Carol Joy Cole....20.37
08. Jim Slomkoski.....18.19
09. Gary Fritzsche....17.34
10. Walt Smith........16.92

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2003 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10

01. FRANK TALBOT......34.13
02. Paul Berg.........33.40
03. Carol Falk........23.44
04. Dave Brotherton...22.33
05. Rick Todd.........21.23
06. Jim Slomkoski.....20.20
07. Carol Joy Cole....20.07
08. Dan Kiurski.......19.29
09. Len Dangremond....18.64
10. John Carrico......18.33

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2002 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN

01. RICK TODD.........35.23
02. John Carrico......33.33
03. Jim Price.........29.23
04. Greg Merriman.....24.12
05. Len Dangremond....18.58
06. Jim Slomkoski.....18.43
07. Carol Joy Cole....17.66
08. Jeff Clark........17.37
09. Carol Falk........15.86
10. Gary Fritzsche....14.95

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2001 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN

01. RICK TODD.........33.30
02. Jim Slomkoski.....27.38
03. Len Dangremond....22.11
04. Gary Fritzsche....20.43
05. Dan Kiurski.......19.80
06. Paul Berg.........19.39
07. Carol Joy Cole....17.93
08. Frank Talbot......16.61
09. Dave Brotherton...14.84
10. John Carrico......14.58

2000 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN

01. PAUL BERG.........41.74
02. Jim Slomkoski ....26.63
03. Rick Todd.........24.97
04. Dave Brotherton...24.31
05. John Carrico......22.31
06. Carol Joy Cole....22.02
07. Jim Price.........17.31
08. Art Gillis........16.75
09. Troy Longman......15.51
10. John Salomon......14.61

1999 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN

01. JOHN CARRICO......30.30
02. Paul Berg.........29.45
03. Rick Todd.........25.51
04. Carol Joy Cole....24.45
05. Jim Slomkoski.....22.33
06. Art Gillis........21.13
07. Dave Brotherton...19.45
08. Maurice Barie.....18.34
09. Judy Field........14.94
10. John Salomon......13.85

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