G/A started "Invitational" tournaments in 1981. We held 2-3 each year until
1993. That year we joined the inaugural AMERICAN BACKGAMMON TOUR (ABT). Since
then we have hosted two ABT events each year: the LOS ANGELES OPEN in June and
the CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP in December. Below are listed the winners of
the OPEN division, the MASTERS (Super-16 or -32) and the Paul Dingwell Amateur.
HISTORY OF INVITATIONAL WINNERS
As of: DECEMBER 11, 2022
YEAR Inv'tnl OPEN-division SUPER-16/32 DINGWELL Amateur
***** ******* ******************** *************** ***************
-1981 1st Jay Frydman -- --
-1982 2nd Dimitrios Kontopides -- --
-1982 3rd Faramarz Borna -- --
-1983 4th Gaby Horowitz -- --
-1983 5th Faramarz Borna -- --
-1983 6th Bijan Ashkan -- --
-1984 7th Steve Goldman -- --
-1984 8th Grigore Harutunian -- --
-1985 9th Mike Thunstrom -- --
-1985 10th Bahman Fathi -- --
-1986 11th Bob Glass -- --
-1986 12th Norm Wiggins -- --
-1987 13th Joe Russell -- --
-1987 14th Ron Bruns -- --
-1987 15th Elli Nache -- --
-1988 16th Sean Howard Neil Kazaross --
-1988 17th Peter Zacks -- --
-1988 18th Rageb Shadallah Ron Bruns --
-1989 19th Farzan Garmroodi Ray Fogerlund --
-1989 20th Bob Glass Dennis Rutkowski--
-1990 21st Neil Kazaross Frank Frigo --
-1990 22nd Steve Sax Joe Russell --
-1990 23rd Ray Baker Joe Russell --
-1991 24th Ebby Mossanen Odis Chenault --
-1991 25th Paul Gedigian Odis Chenault --
-1991 26th Gene Chait Farzan Garmroodi--
-1992 27th Al Demirjian Joe Russell --
-1992 28th Scott McKenzie Odis Chenault --
-1993 29th Woody Woodson Odis Chenault --
-1993 30th Joe Harris Steve Sax --
-1994 31st Dave Williams #1-Gus Contos, #2-John Rockwell
-1994 32nd Rudy Citrom Harry Cohn --
-1995 33rd Odis Chenault #1-Kit Woolsey, #2-Mike Fujita
-1995 34th Dave Williams Eliot Bean --
-1995 35th Joe Russell Odis Chenault --
-1996 36th Ernest Ho Blake Sorem --
-1996 37th Odis Chenault Dennis Rutkowski--
-1997 38th Doug Mayfield Ray Fogerlund --
-1997 39th Norm Wiggins Mike Thunstrom --
-1997 40th Steve Sax Norm Wiggins --
-1998 41st Doug Mayfield Dave Williams --
-1998 42nd Tom Zarrinnam Robert Wachtel --
-1999 43rd Jeff Burdsall Ron Bruns --
-1999 44th Odis Chenault Dorn Bishop --
-2000 45th Mike Ungerleider Norm Wiggins --
-2000 46th Mike Sharp Doug Mayfield --
-2001 47th Bob Wachtel John Gamalielson--
-2001 48th Sho Sengoku Doug Mayfield --
-2002 49th Ray Fogerlund Sho Sengoku --
-2002 50th Norm Wiggins Sho Sengoku --
-2003 51st Mike Ungerleider Steve Sax --
-2003 52nd Art Grater Steve Sax --
-2004 53rd Wayne Jeffcoat Doug Mayfield --
-2004 54th Jona Alexander Gregg Cattanach -- (CA ST CHMP)
-2005 55th Jason Lee Chris Nanji -- (L.A.OPEN)
-2005 56th Stepan Nuniyants Mark Antranikian-- (CA ST CHMP)
-2006 57th Bob Glass Jason Lee -- (L.A.OPEN)
-2006 58th Ken Fischer Zafer Yasa -- (CA ST CHMP)
-2007 59th Bart Brooks Norm Wiggins -- (L.A.OPEN)
-2007 60th Adrian Costa Dana Nazarian Saul Meir (CA ST CHMP)
-2008 61st Ray Fogerlund Ray Fogerlund Ron Bruns (L.A.OPEN)
-2008 62nd Hugh Sconyers Neil Kazaross Jim Slomkoski (CA ST CHMP)
-2009 63rd Ray Fogerlund Dorn Bishop Jerry Jabagchourian (L.A.OPEN)
-2009 64th Joe Russell Neil Kazaross Peter Zacks (CA ST CHMP)
-2010 65th Richard Munitz Joe Russell #1-Doug DeWitte, #2-Ed Rosenblum(L.A.OPEN)
-2010 66th Malcolm Davis Ralf Jonas #1-Ed Rosenblum, #2-Sam Ahmed (CA ST CHMP)
-2011 67th Harvey Gillis Ed O'Laughlin(48) Alain Azoulay (L.A.OPEN)
-2011 68th Todd Crosner Neil Kazaross(48) Carl Blumenstein (CA ST CHMP)
-2012 69th Howard Markowitz Howard Markowitz(40) Damon Singer (L.A.OPEN)
-2012 70th Steve Sax Victor Ashkenazi Christian Stoddard (CA ST CHMP)
-2013 71st Ed O'Laughlin Stepan Nuniyants David Rennie (L.A.OPEN)
-2013 72nd Ray Fogerlund Dana Nazarian Mario Savan (CA ST CHMP)
-2014 73rd Ray Fogerlund Odis Chenault David Rennie (L.A.OPEN)
-2014 74th Odis Chenault Norm Wiggins Carol Joy Cole (CA ST CHMP)
-2015 75th Cliff Pappas Robert Wachtel Pete Mostoufi (L.A.OPEN)
-2015 76th Al Hodis --6-way tie(42) John Isaac (CA ST CHMP)
-2016 77th Paul Baraz Ed O'Laughlin Frank Ley (L.A.OPEN)
-2016 78th Steve Sax Alexander Khandin Niel Borden / Sam Ahmed (CA ST CHMP)
-2017 79th Steve Sax Justin Bor(44) David Rennie / Mario Savan(cm1) (CA ST CHMP)
-2018 80th Ernest Ho Nick Maffeo Steve Reichelt (cm2) (L.A.OPEN)
-2018 81st Farhad Kamani Alfred Mamlet Pedram Sooferi (cm3) (CA ST CHMP)
-2019 82nd Bob Glass David Winn(41) Ergin Bayrak (cm4) (L.A.OPEN)
-2019 83rd Ergin Bayrak Joe Russell Pat Keene (cm5) (CA ST CHMP)
-2020 84th Tim Cross --ADV Kara Schultz-- (ON-LINE) "6 (LAO-OPEN)
-2020 85th Charlie Raichle Michael Neagu Bill Arkin (ON-LINE) "7 (CA ST CHMP)
-2021 86th Alex Toth Steve Sax Jacques Stambouli (ON-LINE) "8 (LAO-OPEN)
-2021 87th Ed O'Laughlin Ted Chee Brian Draper (cm9) (CA ST CHMP)
-2022 88th Neil Kazaross Marty Storer Lynda Clay (cm10)(L.A.OPEN)
-2022 89th Ted Chee Karam Ashoo Mario Savan (cm11)(CA ST CHMP)