13 October 2006
9th Austrian Backgammon Open and 3rd European Double Consulting Championship
The 9th Austrian Backgammon Open was held from 6 to 8 October 2006 at the Aktiv Hotel Veronika in Seefeld, Austria, together with the 3rd European Double Consulting Championship and the 19th Italian Backgammon Championship. It drew 103 players from 15 countries: Argentina, Austria, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Principaute de Monaco, The Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey and the UK. The Master flight had 39 players, the Champion and Intermediate flights 31 each, and two more players took part only in the Ladies Tournament. The director was Marco Fornasir (Italy).
Main flights
| Master (39) | Champion (31) | Intermediate (31) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Stefan Bobenhausen, Germany (19-5) | Alexander Reichel, Austria (17-13) | Hans Werner Ketteler, Germany (11-9) |
| Finalist | Stefan Parlow, Austria | Horst Ernst, Germany | Eduard Razvan Tomciuc, Romania |
| Semi-finalists | Damjan Plesec, Slovenia; Kaha Nachkebia, Georgia | Peter Winkler, Austria; Günther Holzinger, Germany | Claudio Cantoni, Italy/Mexico; Rudolf Prohaska, Austria |
| Consolation winner | Harald Johanni, Germany (17-12) | Stefano Rossetti, Italy (13-11) | Petra Ketteler, Germany (9-7) |
| Consolation finalist | Michel Serrero, France | Günter Hegglin, Germany | Vittorio Molè, Italy |
| Consolation semi-finalists | John Broomfield, UK; Alfonso Russo, Italy | Giuseppe Ricciardi, Italy; Tom Meyer, Switzerland | Renato Sovani, Italy; Flavio Bordin, Italy |
| Last chance winner | Rainer Witt, Germany (7-3) | Antonio Iaquinta, Italy (5-4) | Renato Sovani, Italy (5-4) |
| Last chance finalist | Philip Vischjager, The Netherlands | Inge Pfettrisch, Germany | Inge Wais, Austria |
| Ladies Prize | Andrea Riebler, Austria | Anna Maria Zarb, Switzerland | Susanne Lederer, Austria |
Other events
- Ladies Tournament (9 players): winner Anna Maria Zarb, Switzerland (9-4); finalist Maria Croce, Italy; semi-finalists Ingeborg Haussleiter and Petra Ketteler, both Germany.
- Warm-up (32 players): winner Cristian Antohe, Romania (7-2); finalist Michael Higatsberger, Austria.
- Sperti Trophy (37 players): winner Torsten Haase, Germany (7-1); 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 and Renato Sovani, both Italy.
3rd European Double Consulting Championship
Sixteen teams took part. The title of European Champion in Double Consulting (Formula 1, Master) went to Hans Weber and Rainer Witt (Germany), who beat Tunc Hamarat (Austria/Turkey) and Michael Higatsberger (Austria) 13-10 in the final.
19th Italian Backgammon Championship
The Italian titles were decided at the same event: Piergiorgio D'Ancona (Venezia) in the Master flight, Stefano Rossetti (Jesi, Ancona) in the Champion flight and Claudio Cantoni (Milano) in the Intermediate flight.
The tournament committee was chaired by Alberto da Pra, with John Broomfield, Piergiorgio d'Ancona, Harald Johanni, Michel Serrero, Philip Vischjager and Peter Winkler. The organisers announced the 10th Austrian Backgammon Open and 4th European Double Consulting Championship for 5–7 October 2007, again at the Aktiv Hotel Veronika in Seefeld.