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CHERRY BLOSSOM BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIP
​2023

​The Hyatt Regency at Dulles Airport

Herndon, Virginia
19-23 April 2023

FTH USBGF Board Event 

FTH Board event -- $60 entry, 32 places. Win an FTH Board valued at $950.
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Fun for Everyone

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​​Top-flight competition:

  • Cherry Blossom Classic Jackpot
  • BMAB
  • Three ABT Divisions and Side Pools
  • USBGF National Championship $5000 added
  • ​Nation's Capital Doubles
  • FTH board event
  • Women in Backgammon sponsor -- $1,000 cash prizes to women going furthest in their division; purple backgammon travel board and precision dice to Championship woman winner, tote bags to Advanced, Intermediate, and Novice women winners; free breakfast for all women entrants Friday April 22, 8 am-9:30 am in Potomac Boardroom
  • Week-long DC backgammon extravaganza; free entries to DC*Metro Open to Open and Advanced winners of DC3 local tournaments Sunday-Tuesday ($300 and $150 Main entry fee prizes)
  • ​Non-stop 8-player jackpots

​Plus:

  • Intermediate division -- GammonGuys board prize, Jason Lee seminar
  • Novice division - travel board prize; Jason Lee seminar
  • Exhibition match between Art Benjamin and Carol Joy Cole 
  • Beautiful Hyatt Regency at Dulles Hotel with reasonable rates $123 per night plus taxes; free parking
  • Silver line Metro rail from nearby Reston to DC -- quick access to downtown DC; over 100 free tourist attractions​​
2023 Cherry Blossom
​Backgammon Championship
​19-23 April 2023
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Tournament Directed & Organized by the following team:

Ben Friesen - Tournament Director
Paul Horton - 1st Assistant Director
Andy Lindeberg - Technical Director
Jonathan Hardigree - 2nd Assistant Director
Julius High - Rookie Director

Contact Us

​Contact Ben Friesen for any questions or assistance.
Mobile: 810-348-1695
E-mail: cherryblossombackgammon@gmail.com

Rules Committee

​TBD

Eligibility Advisory Committee 

Ben Friesen
TBD

​Corporate Sponsors

U.S. Backgammon Federation National Championship Fund
Gammon Stuff
Gammon Guys
Women in Backgammon
​The Board Room DC
​The Board Room VA

Individual Sponsors

Karen Davis – Hospitality
Bill Finneran - Chocolate Prizes
Tom Jayne – Rookie Sponsor

John Klein – Board Prize
Marcy Kossar - Chocolate Prizes
Jason Lee – Novice Seminar
Roberto Litzenberger - Streaming Sponsor
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