Tournament of Champions
On February 12, 2005, the BCSD held the year-end Tournament of 2004 Champions. The following players participated in a seeded, double-elimination tournament:

  1. Bruce Haight
  2. Jason Lee
  3. Tom Fahland
  4. Adrian Costa
  5. Fred Kamgar
  6. Eric Sedehi
  7. Henry Chaboki
  8. Bruce Discher
  9. Mark Weiner
  10. Cyrus Mobedshahi
  11. Stan Krimerman
  12. Ryan Knowles
  13. Steve Blake
Bruce Haight won the tournament, beating Jason Lee in the finals. Bruce lost his first match, and then reeled off seven straight wins (including two against Jason in the finals) to take the title. Fred Kamgar took third place in the tournament.

Main Bracket

Round 1
(9 points) 		Round 2
(9 points) 		Round 3
(9 points) 		Round 4
(9 points) 		Championship
(9 points)
#1 Bruce Haight
BYE 		Bruce Haight
Bruce Discher 		Bruce Discher
Fred Kamgar 		Fred Kamgar
Jason Lee 		Jason Lee
Bruce Haight

Bruce wins twice to win the tournament

#8 Bruce Discher
#9 Mark Weiner
#4 Adrian Costa
#13 Steve Blake 		Steve Blake
Fred Kamgar
#5 Fred Kamgar
#12 Ryan Knowles
#2 Jason Lee
BYE 		Jason Lee
Cyrus Mobedshahi 		Jason Lee
Eric Sedehi
#7 Henry Chaboki
#10 Cyrus Mobedshahi
#3 Tom Fahland
BYE 		Tom Fahland
Eric Sedehi
#6 Eric Sedehi
#11 Stan Krimerman

Second Chance Bracket

Round 1
(5 points) 		Round 2
(5 points) 		Round 3
(5 points) 		Round 4
(5 points) 		Round 5
(5 points) 		Round 6
(5 points)
Mark Weiner
BYE 		Mark Weiner
Steve Blake 		Mark Weiner
Bruce Haight 		Bruce Haight
Eric Sedehi 		Bruce Haight
Tom Fahland 		Bruce Haight
Fred Kamgar

Bruce wins to advance to Championship match

Adrian Costa
Ryan Knowles 		Adrian Costa
Bruce Haight
Henry Chaboki
BYE 		Henry Chaboki
Tom Fahland 		Tom Fahland
Cyrus Mobedshahi 		Tom Fahland
Bruce Discher
Stan Krimerman
BYE 		Stan Krimerman
Cyrus Mobedshahi

A more complete wrap-up will be published in GammonVillage in a few days. Meanwhile, here are some pictures from the event:

Stan Krimerman and Eric Sedehi

Steve Blake and Blunder Boy

Ryan Knowles and Fred "Double six hotel" Kamgar
Notice Fred's dice shirt and dice hat

Henry Chaboki and Cyrus Mobedshahi

Mark Weiner, enjoying a lighter moment, with Bruce Discher

Tom Fahland and Eric Sedehi, both deep in concentration

Mark Weiner ponders a move, while Bruce Haight panders for the camera

Jason Lee and Fred Kamgar

Fred rubs Tom's head for good luck, while Bruce looks on

Bruce Haight and Fred Kamgar in the semifinals

Finalists Bruce Haight and Jason Lee

Congratulations to Bruce Haight, the winner of the BCSD Tournament of 2004 Champions