October 10th-12th was the dates for the Bodrum Open Championship, a major backgammon tournament of the WBF Turkey. The event was held at the Delfi Hotel in Bodrum, Turkey. This is the fifth leg of the tour and the Main Event is Double Elimination Play.

During the tournament there were six categories and thirty hours of play. Included in those categories were Jackpot, Consultant Doubles, Women Exclusive and Modern Backgammon. Seventy five players participated in the tournament from all over including: Zonguldak, Antalya, Izmir and Istanbul.

Eyup Durmus was able to outlast the competitors and take the win after winning six matches in a row. The final match lasted just over an hour and clinched Durmus victory with a 7-2 overall win.

Each Activities Results:

Main Activity

Champion Eyüp Durmuş - Bursa
Finalist Ümit İlik - Bodrum
Third Kemal Aksu - Istanbul
Fourth Uğur Taşkan - Izmir
5/6 Section Mehmet Güven - Istanbul
5/6 Section A. Ercan Güleç - Izmir

Modern Backgammon

Champion Nihat Sorgüven - Istanbul
Finalist Ahmet Öncü - Bodrum
Half finalist Abdullah Sorgüven - Istanbul
Half finalist Habibe Cebeci - Bodrum

Consultant Doubles

A. Hikmet Kurtoglu / Hamza Nar - Kdz.Eregli / Izmir
Finalist Arzu Akıncıoglu / Murat Nalbantoglu - Istanbul / Istanbul
Half finalist Bulent Ortakci / Ulvi Cangazi - Bodrum / Istanbul
Half finalist A. Ercan Gulec / Erkul Sen - Izmir / Izmir

Jackpot

Champion Kemal Aksu - Istanbul
Finalist Gultekin Uygur - Istanbul
Half finalist Habibe Cebeci - Bodrum
Half finalist Cetin Erkus - Bodrum

Arena

Champion Metin Buyuk #1 - Bodrum
Finalist Arda Fındıkoglu - Istanbul
Half finalist Metin Buyuk #2 - Bodrum
Half finalist Hamza Nar - Izmir

Women Special

Champion: Sevinc Kurtoglu - Kdz.Eregli
Finalist Berna Ant - Bodrum


- 2008-11-05