USBF Board Welcomes Three Newly Elected Members

The USBF Nominating Committee having nominated three candidates for the three spots on the USBF Board to be filled this year, and there having been no petition candidates nominated, the three candidates nominated by the Nominating Committee are elected without need for an election. They are:

Returning Athlete Board member: Bill Pollack
Returning Active Member Board member: Bob Hamman
New Active Member Board member: Joan Gerard

The three new Board members will join continuing members Steve Beatty, Jan Martel, Rose Meltzer, and Shawn Quinn on the 2007 USBF Board. USBF members can contact the Board members by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions or suggestions you may have.

USA Wins Silver Medal in 3rd World University Games

The United States team, John Barth-Joel Wooldridge and Jason Feldman-Ari Greenberg, with NPC Ron Smith have finished in second place in the FISU World Games in Tianjin, China. The host China A team from Tianjin Normal University won Gold, leading from wire to wire and playing extremely well. The USA team also played well throughout and finished well ahead of third place Poland B, whom they defeated in the final match of the tournament.

Barth and Greenberg are both graduates of Stanford University, Barth in 2005, Greenberg this year. Feldman attends the University of San Diego Law School, Wooldridge Buffalo State University. To compete in the FISU event, each player must be between the ages of 17 and 28 and either currently enrolled in a University or have graduated last year.

The tournament website has complete Victory Point scores as well as Daily Bulletins with interesting hands and articles about the event.