AUSTRALIAN BACKGAMMON ASSOCIATION
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The Australian Backgammon Association is an umbrella organising body to the Australian Backgammon League. The ABGA works with Australian Clubs to affiliate /sanction tournaments nationally.
Club Presidents and backgammon event organisers are welcome to present their ideas to the ABGA so that Club tournaments can be affiliated with the ABL.
Club Opportunities - IBC 3 2013
The International Backgammon Championship - 3 is being hosted by US, European and Japanese Backgammon Associations. The IBC 3 Organising Committee has asked the ABA to select up to 16 players from Australia to participate in this online tournament. Details have been fowarded to each club president or contact to nominate interested players to the ABA by July 31st . The IBC 3 will begin in September.
FINAL SELECTION IBC III- August 25th 2013
We are pleased to announce that the selection process for the International Backgammon Championship 3 has been completed.
Below is the list of the 16 players that have been selected to represent Australia: ( NB list does not reflect any ranking order)
•Tim Hochgrebe - ozdiver
•Darren O'Shaughnessy - Rouke
•Brian Ramsey - _M_A_V_21
•Tony Walker - Blotter
•Cynthia Belonogoff - Cindybel
•Gerry Nugawela - janela
•Charles Embling - thejman
•Dave McAllister - rastaman
•Peter Brown - PrimingP
•Steve Clarry - Clay
•Ian Dunstan - fishy
•Mick Dyett - beekind2me ( beekind)
•Alex Falon - zapper
•Malcolm Hutson - waldo
•Kevin Jessup - burnieboy
•David Reitzin - Gonogo
The IBC III event will begin on the 22nd September with the playing site yet to be advised.
We wish all players the best and look forward to being apart of this exciting challenge.