2025 California State Backgammon CHAMPIONSHIPS LIVE Stream [Day 3 Part 1]!

Tune in to the live stream of the 2025 California State Backgammon Championships on Day 3! Watch the best players compete for the title in this exciting tournament. Commentary and interviews by Alex Eshaghian.

Match 1
Ben Frisen vs Rory Pascar
Open Undefeated Round of 16
11 point match
Commentators: Alex Eshaghian, Teri Harmon, Phil Simborg, and David Wells
Match file:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NQcd...

Match 2
Joe Russell vs Frank Frigo
Open Fighters Bracket Round 4
9 point match
Commentators: Alex Eshaghian, Rory Pascar, Maggie Diamantidis, Mark Danburg-Wyld, and Dana Nazarian
Match file:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BoXN...

Match 3
Phil Simborg vs Robert Virnig
Open Undefeated Semifinal
11 point match
Commentators: Alex Eshaghian, Mark Danburg-Wyld, Richard Stubbe
Match file:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IJaA...

Match 4
Rich Munitz vs Sean Taghani
Consolation Round 5
7 point match
Commentators: Alex Eshaghian, Alex Farzan, Pedram Sooferi, Richard Stubbe
Match file:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tEHz...

All Match Files:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Transcribers: Alex Eshaghian, John Georgiou, Roberto Litzenberger, Jonah Seewald

Brackets:
https://usbgf.org/results/tournament-...

Alex Eshaghian Backgammon YouTube channel:
   / @alexeshaghianbackgammon  

Producer and Organizer: Candace Mayeron
Executive Tournament Director: Patrick Gibson
Tournament Director: Frank Talbot
BMAB Tournament Director: Ben Friesen
Events Manager and Finances: Ceci Pedroza
Streaming: Alex Eshaghian
Production Assistant: Nelly Jalilvand
Guest Lectures: Phil Simborg and Akiko Yazawa

Sanctioned by the American Backgammon Tour
USBGF (United States Backgammon Federation)
https://usbgf.org/

Join the USBGF:
https://usbgf.org/membership/join-renew/

Stream Sponsor:
Legacy Boards Backgammon
https://legacyboardsbackgammon.com/ba...

Board sponsor:
BACO Backgammon
https://bacobackgammon.com/

Equipment:
Board: Legacy Boards Backgammon "Back to Cali"
Checkers: Only Craft Studio
Doubling cube: Wycliffe Brothers
Dice: Backgammon Galaxy reduced glare large size
Scoreboard: Ace Point Backgammon Match Master
Clock: ZMF
Baffle Box: Backgammon Learning Center
Cups: Legacy Boards Backgammon

00:00:00 Introduction
00:17:00 Friesen vs Pascar
01:59:00 Legacy Boards sponsor video
02:27:00 Russell vs Frigo
03:47:00 Legacy Boards sponsor video
03:58:00 Simborg vs Virnig
05:16:30 Legacy Boards sponsor video
05:23:00 Munitz vs Taghani
06:29:00 Conclusion