The GNT-C Semifinal match between Team Romeo and Team Boge took place today. After some haggling over the date, time, and venue, the teams ultimately agreed to play their knockout at the Regency Whist Club! Known for their invite-only money game and classy bartenders, the club regulars might have been surprised to spot two teams of extremely young players locked in an intense competition to determine who goes to the Chicago nationals.
Finals: Latta vs Boge
Congrats to Jack Boge, Avery Silverstein, Jingyang Ng, Jessica U, and Yanlai Yang, who won the match 65-46, recovering from a 26-29 deficit in the first half of the match. They will face off against defending champions Jack Latta, Kenneth Mandel, Andrew Jeanguenat, and Maya Jonas-Silver in the anticipated Battle of the Jacks GNT-C finals (Boge vs Latta).
Each finalist team will receive an invitation to represent New York City and Long Island during the Chicago 2023 summer NABC. They will also each receive a red ribbon qualifier, which allows entry to the Bean Red Ribbon pairs held annually during the summer NABCs.
The two teams will face off to see who wins the top prize of 20 Masterpoints, a $1000 travel subsidy, and some very limited fame in the GNYBA archives.
Congrats to Semi-finalists
For winning 3rd/4th in the District, the team of Tom Romeo, Puja Chadha, Sara Bayone, and Danielle Tawil, as well as the team of Lori Rosen, Deborah Tormey, Richard Vella, and Alan Davidson, will receive 10 Masterpoints, half red half gold.
Prior Year GNT-C Winners
(Won Top Seed after the National Finals Round Robin)
2022: Jack Latta, Kenneth Mandel, Andrew Jeanguenat, and Maya Jonas-Silver
(Team Xing won the National Finals held online)
2021 – 1st : Margot Wagner, Ben Weisgal, Anthony Chiocchi, Damon Suden, Mo Oehlerking
2021 – 2nd: Hengrui Xing, Tingran Wang, Jiaheng Hu, Yang Xu
2020: Aaron Liebhaber, Adam Siegel, Lee Lin, and Frank Dinoff
2019: Lee Lin, Matthew Gordon, Siqing Yu, Nicole Hudak, and Frank Dinoff
2018: James Keiger, Jing Zhang, Lee Lin, and Christopher Moh
2017: Yoko Glubok Sobel, Alan Davidson, Scott McDermott, Daniel Lev
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