In a match that was 7 years in the making, Beth Lokken defeated Alexander Vittal with a score of 5-1. They played three games, each winning a 1pointer, and then Beth scored a 4 point game for the match victory. I don't know what happened in that game, who doubled, any gammons or any other details. Actually, I was in the Seahorse Grotto at the same time as they were playing, but for some reason I couldn't watch their game.
A quick back story. In January of 2006, I started playing backgammon with my friends in Arizona. Beth refused to lean how to play for several years. Then she moved to Turkey, and that quickly changed. Now she is engaged to a man from Turkey, and she's added backgammon to her long list of games in which she can kick your butt!! And thanks to the modern scruples of her fiancee and her fierce competitive streak, she's not afraid to hit your blot and run to a safe point.
Hopefully everyone finds this very exciting and invigorating. Keep your eyes peeled, the bracket comes out on Friday!!!
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