Current News

 West LA Sectional

The West LA sectional is complete. Full results can be found here.

 Thousand Oaks Sectional

The Thousand Oaks sectional is complete. Full results can be found here.

 San Fernando Valley Sectional

The San Fernando Valley sectional is complete. Full results can be found here.

 GNT Qualifying, Flights A & C: April 5-6

The qualifying for flight A and flight C of the GNT is complete. Full results can be found here.

Flight A was won by the team of Viktor Anikovich, Guy Green, Gary King and Jordan Chodorow.

Flight C was won by the team of Lenard Lakofka, Aaron Craig, Alan Flower, Ron Birnbaum and Kevin Lane.

 Spring Regional

The Spring Regional is now completed. Leslie Strong led the list of masterpoint winners with 56.18.

Sunday winners include:

  • Stephen Goldstein, Marjorie Michelin, Michael Mikyska, and Howard Einberg in the A/X Swiss
  • Michael Ventri, Weidong Pei, Xiaoxue Walker, and Jon King in the BCD Swiss
  • Myrna Blaufarb and Jojo Sarkar in the Fast Open Pairs

Saturday's winners include:

  • Howard Einberg and Jordan Chodorow in the Vance Moran Strati-flighted A/X pairs
  • Robert C.F. Wang and Shiu-Ming Huang in the Vance Moran Strati-flighted BCD pairs
  • Mike Savage, Gerald Bare, Janet Ju and George Wang in the afternoon Swiss teams
  • Jeff Fang, Adam Meyerson, Garey Hayden, and Garth Yettic in the Last Chance KO I
  • Harold Koletsky, Hank Sheehan, Sheryl Kohlhoff, and Barbara Lasky in the Last Chance KO II
  • Mark Bartusek, Leo Bell, John Jones, Josh Sher, and ; Jeffrey Goldsmith in the ON TO KO I
  • Rae and Jerry Murbach, Samuel Haveson, and Eugene White Jr in the ON TO KO II
  • Thomas Felice, Jody Pedri, Hans Giroux and Frederick Solomon in the ON TO KO III
  • Ronald Carlson, Gerri Soffa Carlson, Tamra Boyd and Regis Smith in the ON TO KO IV

Friday winners include:

  • Mark Itabashi and John Farr in the Bloody Mary Open Pairs
  • Jerry Androus and Paule Ford in the afternoon Side/299er pairs
  • Walter Otto and John Stone Jr in the morning side game

Thursday winners include:

  • Mark Itabashi and Ann Nixon in the early bird open pairs
  • Toby Rothman, Leslie Strong, V Everett Boyer, Phil Clayton, and Brian Gilbert in the Pacific Palms KO I
  • Ocki Krogfoss, Jim Rupp Jr, Virgil Taylor, and Suzanne Robertson in the Pacific Palms KO II
  • Herbert Royal and Don Harris in the Sunset Open Pairs
  • Donald Naf and Edwin Kelly in the morning 299er pairs
  • James Merzon and Daniel Raider in the morning side game
  • Mario and Phyllis Mory, Daniel Raider, and James Merzon in the afternoon swiss
  • Charlotte Sturm and Lulu Minter in the afternoon side series
  • David Wei Chuan and Jack Chao in the evening side series
  • Roger Lee, Matt Klimesh, Chien-Yao Tseng, and Wei-Bung Wang in the Thursday-Friday Swiss Teams

Wednesday winners include:

  • Gary Swinhart and Agatha Angelides in the morning 299er pairs
  • Mary Ann and Warren Wotring in the morning side series
  • Craig Kavin and Robert Kerr in the Sunset Open Pairs
  • M Blythe Anderson and Elizabeth Haas in the afternoon 299er pairs
  • Bruce Horiguchi and William Ng in the Margaret Jacobs pairs

Tuesday winners include:

  • Lucy Tredennick and Steve Mager in the Sunrise Open Pairs
  • Mike Ullman and Sherry Troeger in the afternoon 299er pairs
  • Lavonne McQuilkin and Carol Murakoshi in the afternoon side series
  • Ellen Anten, Steve Gross, Mark Itabashi, and Ann Nixon in the Krazy Compact KO I
  • Lutrell Long, Doris Ayers, Kim Wang and Hank Sheehan in the Krazy Compact KO II
  • Anne Andres, Mary Overbey, Bee-De Lim and Margaret Yeh in the Krazy Compact KO III
  • Thomas and Barbara Jones, Tracy Boys and Glenn Eddy in the Krazy Compact KO IV
  • David White, Samuel Wang, Harish Singh, and Arif Shah in the Afternoon Swiss

Monday winners include:

  • Daniel Williams and Marcus Evans in the Charity Pairs
  • Hamish Bennett, Peter Benjamin, Larry Brasler, and Greg House in the Kickoff KO I
  • James and Judy Edmondson, and Mitch and Steven Towner in the Kickoff KO II

 Detroit Nationals

The Detroit Nationals are now complete. Reese Milner won the most points of any District 23 member at 134.92. A list of all the District 23 masterpoint winners is included below. In flight A of the North American Open Pairs, District 23 earned 8th and 13th place finishes by Robert and Ellen Kent and the Jeff Goldsmith-Mike Shuman pair, respectively. None of our NAP qualifiers in flight B or C reached the finals. Click here for results by day at the NABC.

Detroit - 2008 NABC
District 23 Masterpoint Winners
MPs Names
134.92 Reese Milner, Los Angeles CA
70.37 Jim Looby, Burbank CA
61.23 Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA
47.87 John Jones, Hacienda Hgts CA
45.85 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA
45.78 C. Valerie Gamio, Pls Vrds Pnsl CA
39.08 Howard Einberg, Los Angeles CA
36.03 Jeff Fang, Arcadia CA
33.89 Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA
30.09 Ellen Kent, Marina Del Rey CA
30.09 Robert Kent, Marina Dl Rey CA
28.34 Cecil Cook, Long Beach CA
24.26 William Wickham, Los Angeles CA
23.86 Gene Freed, Los Angeles CA
23.21 Steve Gross, Westlake Vlg CA
23.21 Ellen Anten, Encino CA
22.35 Hsi-Chun Liu, Pasadena CA
22.35 Zheng Zhang, Pasadena CA
22.16 Marjorie Michelin, Los Angeles CA
19.58 Nell Schaefer, Los Angeles CA
19.58 Phil Schaefer, Los Angeles CA
19.06 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA
18.45 Alan Myerson, Sherman Oaks CA
18.45 Ted Gibbs, Rncho Pls Vrd CA
18.11 Arlene Dick, Sherman Oaks CA
18.04 Michael Shuman, Pasadena CA
17.3 Samantha Macdouglas, Canoga Park CA
17.3 Brian Reynolds, Canoga Park CA
16.44 Michael Mikyska, Los Angeles CA
15.97 Leo Bell, Long Beach CA
15.69 Gary King, Hermosa Beach CA
10.54 Gerald Bare, Pacific Plsds CA
8.45 Lois Borok, Los Angeles CA
8.45 Eli Borok, Los Angeles CA
6.42 Ron Birnbaum, Los Angeles CA
4.46 Walter Otto, Diamond Bar CA
4.46 Clinton Lew, Claremont CA
4.24 Joseph Thomas, Redondo Beach CA
4.24 Joyce Nakasaki, Redondo Beach CA
3.95 Harriet Ruderman, Roseville CA
3.60 Pam Wittes, Venice CA
1.33 Viktor Anikovich, Los Angeles CA
1.33 Guy Green, Los Angeles CA

 February STAC

Results for the February STAC are coming in. Mark Itabashi and Steve Long rang up a 79% session Tuesday afternoon at Long Beach. Links are below:

 2007 Mini-McKinney Winners

2007 D23 Mini-McKinney Winners
CategoryRank Winners ResidencePoints
0-5 1 Amr Elghamry Monrovia 43.55
2 Ge Yao Vermillion, SD 39.09
5-20 1 Charles Kelley Pacific Plsades 108.29
2 Jill Goodman Rcho Palos Vdes 106.81
20-50 1 Michael Daley Running Springs 104.18
2 Jo Anne Kelley Pacific Plsades 95.75
50-100 1 Kathy Harouche Beverly Hills 63.46
2 Robert Moest Los Angeles 61.16
100-200 1 Sue Fardette Cypress 130.02
2 Vincent Remedios Cerritos 127.13
200-300 1 Roger Lee Arcadia 199.82
2 Joyce Lelah Los Angeles 195.93
300-500 1 Cory Hand Cypress 200.69
2 Carol Frank Burbank 182.48
500-1000 1 Shiu-Ming Huang San Marino 477.46
2 Yoon Kim San Diego 324.70
1000-2500 1 Alfred Lee Rncho Pls Vrd 453.14
2 Mark Tang Seal Beach 419.79
2500-5000 1 B. Horiguchi Gardena 847.78
2 Andrew Vinock Woodland Hills 565.32
5000-7500 1 Marjorie Michelin Los Angeles 640.81
2 Peter Benjamin Culver City 558.67
7500-10000 1 Rebecca Clough Culver City 687.79
2 Roger Clough Culver City 598.61
10000+ 1 Ellen Anten Encino 1,178.88
2 Steve Gross Westlake Vlg 997.03

 Spring Regional and Grand Nationals Teams qualifying

In March, the Los Angeles Spring regional will be held at the Pacific Palms Conference and Resort in Whittier. This beautiful resort venue will be used for the 2nd team and each time promises to improve over the last. For details on the tournament click here. To use the online partnership desk click here .

In April and May, District 23 will operate the yearly district qualifying for the Grand National Teams. Our district will send 1 team in EACH of four categories to the Summer Nationals in Las Vegas. The four categories are:

  • Open
  • Under 5000 Masterpoints
  • Under 2000 Masterpoints
  • Non-life-master and under 500 Masterpoints

Howard Einberg has written a wonderful explanation of how the tournament will operate. In brief, the format will normally be a 2-session swiss event on a Saturday followed by a 2-session knockout event on Sunday. Howard's writeup on the conditions of contest can be found here.

 North American Pairs Completed

The District 23 NAP finals were held yesterday in Arcadia. Results are available here

Flight A was won by Guy Green and Viktor Anikovich with a combined score of 181.54. Second place went to Jeffrey Goldsmith and Michael Shuman with a combined 168.8 score. Third place went to Gene Freed and Peter Benjamin with a 167.7 total.

Flight B was won by Joseph Thomas and Joyce Nakasaki of Redondo Beach; they scored 155.28. Close behind were the perennial contenders Brian Reynolds and Samantha Macdouglas of Canoga Park who scored 151.6. In third place were Roger Lee and Sean Lui of Arcadia with a 148.15 score.

Flight C was dominated by Hsi-Chun Liu and Zheng Zhang of Pasadena; they scored 137.48 including a 70% first session. In 2nd place were Tamra Boyd and Regis Smith of Los Angeles who compiled a 69% second session to score 127.96. Aaron Craig and Ron Birnbaum finished 3rd with a 119.75 total.

Congratulations to the winners and good luck in Detroit!

 Online Partnership Desk For District 23 Regionals

District 23, which covers Los Angeles County, has arranged for an online partnership desk with Hipard.com who provided the same service at the recent nationals in San Francisco. Click Here to enter the website.

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