Watch U.S. Online Women’s Championship 2022 Semi Finals Match 1 - Irina Litzenberger (VA) and Kara Schultz (CA)
Tue, Nov 15
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Join us to watch what promises to be an exciting first round of the semi-finals of the U.S. Online Women’s Championship 2022, between Irina Litzenberger (VA) and Kara Schultz (CA).
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Nov 15, 2022, 7:00 PM
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About the Event
Join us to watch what promises to be an exciting first round of the semi-finals of the U.S. Online Women’s Championship 2022, between Irina Litzenberger (VA) and Kara Schultz (CA).
U.S. Online Women’s Championship 2022
The playoffs of the U.S. Online Women’s Championship will be held November 15, 17, and 29. Four players – Karen Davis (FL), Irina Litzenberger (VA), Mary Morse (TX), and Kara Schultz (CA) – have qualified for the playoffs based on their performance in the Online World Women’s Championship. The four women from the US who went the furthest in the World competition qualified to compete in a playoff for the USA Online Women’s Championship title. In the case of ties, composite Performance Rating was used as the tie-breaker.
Karen Davis and Kara Schultz advanced the furthest in the world competition (8th-12th ) Irina Litzenberger, Mary Morse, Marcy Kossar, and Teri Harmon advanced to 13th – 18th). Best Performance Ratings for all matches in the Americas Regional Qualifier and the world competition were Karen; 6.2; Irina, 6.4; Kara 6.9; and Mary 7.8 (lower is better).
The pairings are based on the overall PR's from the 9 matches that were played in qualifying rounds and in the final rounds of the Women's World Online Championship. The lowest PR will play the highest and the middle two will play each other.
The semi-final matches and the final match will be featured on the Women in Backgammon Zoom site with expert commentary. Register on WomeninBackgammon.com site to receive links. The schedule is:
Tuesday, November 15, 7 pm Eastern semi-final -- Irina Litzenberger vs. Kara Schultz
Thursday, November 17, 1 pm Eastern semi-final – Karen Davis vs. Mary Morse
Tuesday, November 29, 7 pm Eastern final – winners of semi-final rounds.
All four women qualifying for the Playoff have distinguished records. The first match will feature Irina and Kara:
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.
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 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.
