Match Report for Kit Woolsey (American Backgammon Tour)

Kit Woolsey

Member of WBGF

Kit Woolsey, a graduate from Oberlin College, is an American bridge and backgammon player. In bridge, he was the winner of the 1986 Rosenblum Cup world teams championship. He was also runner-up in the 1982 Rosenblum Cup, 1989 Bermuda Bowl and won the Senior Teams at the 2000 World Team Olympiad, and another gold at the 2003 Senior Bowl, as well as more than a dozen ACBL national championships. Many of his successes were in partnership with Ed Manfield. In backgammon, he was runner-up in the 1996 World Cup, and has regularly been voted as leading player on the Giants List since its inception in 1993 (reaching as high as #5 in 2005 and currently ranked #15). He was also an inductee into American Backgammon Hall of Fame in 2015, its inaugural year.

Woolsey authored many bridge and backgammon books, and contributed to the bridge bidding theory with innovations like the two-way checkback convention and a defense system against opposing notrump openings. He won the 1978 International Bridge Press Association (IBPA) award for Best Article or Series on a System or Convention. Since 1984, Woolsey has been one of four (six as of 2005) directors of The Bridge World's Master Solvers Club. Kit Woolsey is editor of the online backgammon magazine GammonU. A complete bio and list of accomplishments and writings may be found on his Wikipedia page.

Additional player info
Nationality: United States
BMAB Title:Grandmaster G2
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▼ Tournaments

Final dateClubNameEventRankWR points
2023-02-12American Backgammon Tour10th Texas Backgammon Championships 2023Championship - Main2208.6518
2023-02-12American Backgammon Tour10th Texas Backgammon Championships 2023Super Jackpot - Main98.3030
2023-02-12American Backgammon Tour10th Texas Backgammon Championships 2023Super Jackpot 2247.2210
2022-11-20American Backgammon TourLas Vegas Open 2022Championship - Main933.2629
2022-11-20American Backgammon TourLas Vegas Open 2022Championship - Consolation516.2849
2022-11-20American Backgammon TourLas Vegas Open 2022Championship - Last Chance173.1457
2022-11-20American Backgammon TourLas Vegas Open 2022Super Jackpot - Main153.5766
2022-10-10American Backgammon TourSunny Florida Backgammon Championship 2022Championship - Main4010.4195
2022-10-10American Backgammon TourSunny Florida Backgammon Championship 2022Championship - Consolation176.9284
2022-10-10American Backgammon TourSunny Florida Backgammon Championship 2022Super Jackpot - Main77.6171
2022-10-10American Backgammon TourSunny Florida Backgammon Championship 2022Super Jackpot 2176.3305
2022-09-25American Backgammon Tour4th Denver Open Backgammon Tournament 2022Championship - Main2211.6320
2022-09-25American Backgammon Tour4th Denver Open Backgammon Tournament 2022Championship - Consolation511.9489
2022-09-25American Backgammon Tour4th Denver Open Backgammon Tournament 2022Super Jackpot 2174.5217
2022-07-04American Backgammon Tour47th MICHIGAN SUMMER BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPSChampionship - Main546.6652
2022-07-04American Backgammon Tour47th MICHIGAN SUMMER BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPSChampionship - Consolation452.6983
2022-07-04American Backgammon Tour47th MICHIGAN SUMMER BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPSSuper Jackpot - Main167.0029
2022-06-12American Backgammon Tour45th Los Angeles OpenChampionship - Main2615.4495
2022-06-12American Backgammon Tour45th Los Angeles OpenChampionship - Consolation265.4158
2022-06-12American Backgammon Tour45th Los Angeles OpenSuper Jackpot - Main195.5504
2022-04-24American Backgammon TourCherry Blossom Backgammon Championships 2022Championship - Main336.4356
2022-04-24American Backgammon TourCherry Blossom Backgammon Championships 2022Championship - Consolation132.2768
2022-04-24American Backgammon TourCherry Blossom Backgammon Championships 2022Super Jackpot - Main95.7673
2022-04-24American Backgammon TourCherry Blossom Backgammon Championships 2022Super Jackpot 2146.4495
2021-11-21American Backgammon TourLas Vegas Open 2021Championship - Main1714.2867
2021-11-21American Backgammon TourLas Vegas Open 2021Championship - Consolation362.7013
2021-11-21American Backgammon TourLas Vegas Open 2021Championship - Last Chance93.8108
2021-11-21American Backgammon TourLas Vegas Open 2021Super Jackpot - Main75.1932
2021-11-21American Backgammon TourLas Vegas Open 2021Super Jackpot 2174.0816
2021-09-06American Backgammon TourMinnesota Viking Classic 2021Championship - Main175.2487
2021-09-06American Backgammon TourMinnesota Viking Classic 2021Championship - Consolation54.7336
2021-09-06American Backgammon TourMinnesota Viking Classic 2021Super Jackpot - Main54.6100
2021-09-06American Backgammon TourMinnesota Viking Classic 2021Super Jackpot 253.8821
2021-07-04American Backgammon Tour46th Michigan Summer ChampionshipsChampionship - Main239.5885
2021-07-04American Backgammon Tour46th Michigan Summer ChampionshipsSuper Jackpot - Main57.9910
2020-03-08American Backgammon Tour2020 Sacramento Championship ABTChampionship - Main90.0000
2020-03-08American Backgammon Tour2020 Sacramento Championship ABTChampionship - Consolation120.0000
2020-03-08American Backgammon Tour2020 Sacramento Championship ABTChampionship - Last Chance50.0000
2020-03-08American Backgammon Tour2020 Sacramento Championship ABTSuper Jackpot - Main30.0000
2020-02-02American Backgammon TourTexas Championship 2020Championship - Main330.0000
2020-02-02American Backgammon TourTexas Championship 2020Championship - Consolation50.0000
2020-02-02American Backgammon TourTexas Championship 2020Championship - Last Chance10.0000
2020-02-02American Backgammon TourTexas Championship 2020Super Jackpot - Main30.0000
2019-11-24American Backgammon Tour2019 Las Vegas OpenChampionship - Main330.0000
2019-11-24American Backgammon Tour2019 Las Vegas OpenChampionship - Consolation410.0000
2019-11-24American Backgammon Tour2019 Las Vegas OpenChampionship - Last Chance50.0000
2019-11-24American Backgammon Tour2019 Las Vegas OpenSuper Jackpot - Main10.0000
2019-10-13American Backgammon TourSunny Florida 2019Championship - Main60.0000
2019-10-13American Backgammon TourSunny Florida 2019Championship - Consolation30.0000
2019-10-13American Backgammon TourSunny Florida 2019Super Jackpot - Main120.0000
2019-07-07American Backgammon TourMichigan Summer Backgammon ChampionshipsChampionship - Main190.0000
2019-07-07American Backgammon TourMichigan Summer Backgammon ChampionshipsChampionship - Consolation300.0000
2019-07-07American Backgammon TourMichigan Summer Backgammon ChampionshipsSuper Jackpot - Main10.0000
2019-04-07American Backgammon TourUS Open Las Vegas 2019Championship - Main50.0000
2019-04-07American Backgammon TourUS Open Las Vegas 2019Championship - Consolation20.0000
2019-04-07American Backgammon TourUS Open Las Vegas 2019Super Jackpot - Main50.0000
2019-02-05American Backgammon TourTexas Backgammon ChampionshipsChampionship - Main520.0000
2019-02-05American Backgammon TourTexas Backgammon ChampionshipsChampionship - Consolation550.0000
2019-02-05American Backgammon TourTexas Backgammon ChampionshipsChampionship - Last Chance450.0000
2019-02-05American Backgammon TourTexas Backgammon ChampionshipsSuper Jackpot - Main50.0000
2018-11-11American Backgammon Tour2018 Las Vegas OpenChampionship - Main170.0000
2018-11-11American Backgammon Tour2018 Las Vegas OpenChampionship - Consolation210.0000
2018-11-11American Backgammon Tour2018 Las Vegas OpenChampionship - Last Chance90.0000
2018-11-11American Backgammon Tour2018 Las Vegas OpenSuper Jackpot - Main50.0000
2018-09-03American Backgammon Tour3rd SILICON VALLEY BACKGAMMON OPEN Championship - Main140.0000
2018-09-03American Backgammon Tour3rd SILICON VALLEY BACKGAMMON OPEN Super Jackpot - Main50.0000
2018-07-08American Backgammon TourMichigan Summer Bg ChampionshipsChampionship - Main310.0000
2018-07-08American Backgammon TourMichigan Summer Bg ChampionshipsChampionship - Consolation30.0000
2018-07-08American Backgammon TourMichigan Summer Bg ChampionshipsSuper Jackpot - Main90.0000
2018-06-24American Backgammon TourLos Angeles OpenChampionship - Main410.0000
2018-06-24American Backgammon TourLos Angeles OpenChampionship - Consolation300.0000
2018-06-24American Backgammon TourLos Angeles OpenSuper Jackpot - Main210.0000
2018-04-15American Backgammon Tour2018 U.S. Open (Vegas)Championship - Main330.0000
2018-04-15American Backgammon Tour2018 U.S. Open (Vegas)Championship - Consolation280.0000
2018-04-15American Backgammon Tour2018 U.S. Open (Vegas)Championship - Last Chance330.0000
2018-04-15American Backgammon Tour2018 U.S. Open (Vegas)Super Jackpot - Main50.0000
2018-04-15American Backgammon Tour2018 24th Ohio State ChampionshipsSuper Jackpot - Main50.0000
2018-02-04American Backgammon Tour6th Texas Backgammon ChampionshipsChampionship - Main170.0000
2018-02-04American Backgammon Tour6th Texas Backgammon ChampionshipsChampionship - Consolation270.0000
2018-02-04American Backgammon Tour6th Texas Backgammon ChampionshipsChampionship - Last Chance170.0000
2018-02-04American Backgammon Tour6th Texas Backgammon ChampionshipsSuper Jackpot - Main30.0000