Itabashi–Silverman grab Silodor title

Itabashi–Silverman grab Silodor title

Winners of the Silodor Open Pairs, Mark Itabashi and Neil Silverman

Mark Itabashi and Neil Silverman managed a late charge in the final of the Silodor Open Pairs to win the contest by a board and a half of runners-up Christian Jolly and Tom Carmichael.

With a 64 top in the final, Itabashi, of Murrieta CA, and Silverman, of Fort Lauderdale FL, finished with a four-session total of 2252.23. Jolly, of Atlanta, and Carmichael, of the Seattle area, scored 2158.50.

This is the second big finish for Itabashi and Silverman in Reno: The duo was second in the Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs earlier this week.

 

Runners-up in the Silodor Open Pairs, Tom Carmichael and Christian Jolly

Itabashi said this week was their first time playing together in person. “It’s possible we played 35 years ago in a regional,” said Silverman.

Itabashi said they had been opponents in a team trials several years ago and talked about playing together and it all came together here in Reno. They played well but most importantly had luck on their side and took advantage of opponents’ mistakes.

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