Watch U.S. Online Women’s Championship 2022 Final Match with Winners of Semi-Final Rounds

Join us to watch what promises to be a rousing final round of the  U.S. Online Women’s Championship 2022. The final match will feature the winners of each semi-final round. 

U.S. Online Women’s Championship 2022

The semi-final rounds came down to the  four women from the US who went the furthest in the World competition; Karen Davis (FL), Irina Litzenberger (VA), Mary Morse (TX), and Kara Schultz (CA). 

All four women qualifying for the Playoff have distinguished records.

Karen Davis, Ph.D. has been a member of the USBGF Board of Directors 2009-2022, serving as Board Chair from 2010 to 2017 and the Federation’s President and Executive Director from 2017 to 2020, and co-founded Women in Backgammon. She is the President and Executive Director of the U.S. Backgammon Foundation, the 501(c) (3) counterpart of the USBGF. Her backgammon accomplishments include: member of the American Backgammon Hall of Fame; BMAB (Backgammon Masters Awarding Body rank of Master Class 2; winner of the USBGF Women’s National Championship, 2022; captain of the U.S. Women’s Team in Genud Cup, 2020; Member, winning U.S. Team, Magriel Cup, 2020; Member, U.S. Team, World Backgammon Federation World Team Championship, 2021 and 2019; Winner, Super Jackpot, NY Metro, 2019; Second, U.S. Open Online Super Jackpot, 2021; #1 ranking in USBGF Online Master Points for 2021 and #2 all-time; 2nd in the Michigan Masters Jackpot (2021 and 2012), 3rd Sunny Florida Miami Masters Jackpot (2022); 2nd Sunny Florida Tournament of Stars with Marty Storer (2022); 2nd Michigan Women’s Fireworks Cup (2022); 2nd Michigan Seniors Jackpot (2022); 3rd Cherry Blossom Doubles with Kent Goulding (2022); 2nd-4th, Cherry Blossom BMAB (2022) 1st Big Freeze Out ABT Online Championship (January 2022).

Irina Litzenberger is one of the top women Championship players in the U.S. She won the Sunny Florida Championship Consolation (2022). She finished 3rd/4th in the Backgammon World Championship Ladies Event (2022). She is a frequent winner of Doubles events with her husband Roberto, including Texas (2022); Michigan (2022); Cherry Blossom (2022), and Ohio (2022). She won the Battle of Sexes event at the 2021 Las Vegas Open, the Wonder Woman event at the 2021 California State Championship, and the Old Town Open Jackpot at the 2021 Chicago Classic.. She was on the USA Women’s Team that won the Genud Cup against the U.K.

Mary Morse plays with the Houston Backgammon Club. She has been playing in tournaments since moving to Houston in 1976. She met her husband George at a tournament, and together they went to tournaments in Las Vegas in the late 1970s and 80s. She took a break from backgammon while raising their sons, but has recently resumed tournament play. She has a distinguished local record, playing in tournaments and chouettes. She also plays online -- finishing second in the Consolation of the December 12, 2020 Sunny Florida Club Online Tournament.

Kara Schultz has skyrocketed  to the top levels of backgammon since winning the California State Novice division in 2018. She won the first U.S. Women’s National Championship in 2020 and a spot on the Women’s USA Team. The team won the Genud Cup against the UK Women’s Team. She won the 2022 NY Metro Lady Liberty Cup, garnering the Women in Backgammon cash prize and a backgammon travel board, as well as capturing the NY Metro Limited Jackpot. She won the Wild West Young Wranglers event in 2022. She and her coach Jonah Seewald won the Doubles event at the 2021 Wild West Shootout. She has done well in ABT Online! events as well – winning the 2020 LA Open Online Advanced division, 3rd/4th in the Beale Street Blues Online in 2021 and tied for 3rd in the 2020 Denver Wild West Open.