Texas Backgammon Championships

10/30/2024

Again, not long before what has become the most recognizable and one of the most sought after trophies in backgammon anywhere will find a home with another winner.

The Malcolm Davis Longhorn Masters Classic will be a featured event at the 2025 Texas Backgammon Championships.

In 2025 the champion will receive, in addition to the beautiful bronze longhorn figurine trophy, among the largest prize pool and side pool payouts in the States, and a stunning PRIMO board featuring longhorn embossed leather.

The list of Longhorn winners is truly a Who's Who of backgammon. In order Arkadiy Tsinis, Alfred Mamlet, Michy, Ed O'Laughlin, Mochy, Steve Sax, Bob Glass, Victor Ashkenazi, Roberto Litzenberger, Jonah Seewald, Dana Nazarian, and John O'Hagan have claimed a Longhorn. No one has won twice. Who will add their name to the distinguished list of winners in 2025? Or will someone repeat?

Register now !! You can't win if you don't play !!

10/25/2024

𝟐𝟑 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨!!! ✍️📌
𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 #𝟖 ✍️🪬🎲🔥

Bill Riles and Tara Mendicino are the premier team for live-streaming backgammon matches, enhancing the visibility of major tournaments worldwide. Their state-of-the-art international video streaming services offer 24-7 access, significantly promoting the game. They have invested extensively in advanced technology and training, ensuring top-notch streaming and commentary. As American ambassadors, they have traveled globally, becoming a well-known duo in the backgammon community.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝: 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬, 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨, 𝐋𝐚𝐬 𝐕𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐬, 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞
𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥: 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨, 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫, 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲, 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐦, 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧, 𝐃𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐢

𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞'𝐬 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡.

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 & 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬! 𝐁𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞! ✍️🎲

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩! 🏆🎲🎲🏆

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𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗-𝟐𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 📌🎲
𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭 🏨🏝
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡, 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚 ⛱🏖🏝

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10/24/2024

A big day for Tara's birthday. She received her new iPhone 16 Pro Max and got to spend a bunch of time setting it up and playing with it. Also, we received some additional credit card awards and are now on the very cusp of making Premiere Platinum status on United Airlines next year -- we'll make it easily. Many nice accompanying perks with that. Some openings on the 2025 calendar so all of you directors and organizers get with us for the best in professional streaming/commentary services.

10/24/2024

Happy Birthday to my wonderful wife !! She's the best, guys !!

10/23/2024

Some of you may have seen my interview earlier this year with Tommy Tallarico after he won the Backgammon World Championship Intermediate Division. It was an awesome emotional experience -- had to have your tissues at hand. Today, Alex Eshagian posted an interview with Tommy and the last ten minutes are really special. Get that tissue box out again. I've posted a time specific link which takes you to the spot where he starts talking about the last roll. Watch the full ten minutes.

In this exclusive interview with backgammon intermediate world champion Tommy Tallarico, we discuss his backgammon story. You don't want to miss this.Become ...

10/22/2024

Must act today through Friday.

Southwest Airlines.

Good for travel in continental USA between 12 November and 12 February.

So, includes the dates of THE Tournament -- the Texas Backgammon Championships.

10/21/2024

THE tournament is approaching. The annual opportunity for Tara and I to host the world and to express our appreciation to the global backgammon community for all the support we receive.

All you have come to expect each year -- great tournament, incredible city and venue, awesome international staff, fine dining, all the downtown attractions, and so much more including:
* Five professional live streams on Backgammon Galaxy and Ace Point YouTube channels. With Justin Nowell as the dedicated commentator and with Aviv Ziva providing the live XG feed.
* The very popular UBC USA event.
* The most prestigious American event, the Malcolm Davis Longhorn Classic, w/ the coveted bronze longhorn figurine trophy.

And in 2025 some new things as well:
* The 'new' Gunter Hotel -- totally renovated and refurbished.
* The Hall of Fame and Awards dinner in a Western museum.
* 'Nesh' Arsenijevic with awesome videography and photography.
* New board sponsors with Geoffrey Parker -- PRIMO and Legacy.
* The Players Cup BMAB event for players of all levels.

Join us !!
Make your flight arrangements and hotel reservations now !!

10/09/2024

Four months from today the new Texas Backgammon Championships champion will be crowned !! Or will it be a three-peat for Saba? And a new owner for the coveted Longhorn figurine to the winner of the Malcolm Davis Longhorn Classic Masters. It could be you, but you have to attend to try.

Home

10/07/2024

Our international tournament streaming/commentary journeys are completed for the year. We hope you enjoyed them all. We're most appreciative of the opportunities.

Now we can begin to focus on our Texas tournament -- THE Tournament. Bigger and better than ever. Stay tuned. Hope to host you all in San Antonio.

09/30/2024

We hope you all enjoyed our streaming and commentary from the Mind Skillz ME Oasis International Backgammon Cup. It was thrilling and we are very appreciative of the opportunity to participate in this great event. Having the final at the top of the Burj Khalifa is a magnificent event that is a significant experience for all. The effort to relocate from the Hyatt Regency to the Burj Khalifa -- break down, set up, ex*****on -- on an extremely tight schedule is mindboggling. But we love our work. Hope to see even more of you here next year.

09/29/2024

Finals Sunday in Dubai at Mindskillz Oasis International Backgammon Cup. 5 pm Dubai time on Backgammon Galaxy YouTube channel. From the top of the world — high atop the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. Adrian Baltariu of Romania vs Frank Frigo of the USA. Join us and enjoy.

09/28/2024

At 1 pm local at the Oasis International Backgammon Cup in Dubai we will stream two Masters Division matches. On Stream 1 with commentary and XG on the Backgammon Galaxy YouTube channel we will have Aykut Keskin of Turkey vs Rabieh Adnan of the UAE. On Stream 2 on the Mindskillz YouTube channel we will have Shahin Nejat of Iran vs Frank Frigo of the USA. Eight players remain in contention with Frigo being the only one with but one loss in the three loss Swiss format. The other seven all have two losses. Enjoy.

09/27/2024

At 1 pm the final two undefeated players in the Masters Championship will play on Stream 1 on the Backgammon Galaxy YouTube channel. This will be Frank Frigo of the USA vs Aykut Keskin from Turkey. Stream 2 players will be decided when pairings are posted. 44 players remain alive at this time.

09/26/2024

Dubai Oasis International Cup Round 4 at 1:00 pm local time. Stream 1 with commentary on the Backgammon Galaxy YouTube channel will feature Dirk Schiemann vs Juergen Orlowski. Stream 2 on the Mindskillz YouTube channel will have Amir Eshraghi vs Abdulhaleen Barakat. Enjoy.

09/26/2024

Such a wonderful day of streamed matches yesterday at the Oasis International Cup in Dubai. Begin again today with Round 4 at 1 pm local time which is 5am USA Eastern. Stream 1 with commentary is on the Backgammon Galaxy YouTube channel. Stream 2 is on the Mindskilz YouTube channel. Enjoy.

09/25/2024

Large registration crowds have delayed start until 3:30 local.