Weekly Backgammon Competitions in Sydney
Tonight saw seventeen starters.
In the absence of our resident chronicler/photographer this report is short and dry.
John Symon was the unconsummated jackpot hopeful.
1st and 2nd prize went to Ben Scarf and David Reitzin respectively.
3rd prize was shared by three players; Dilhun Akpinar, Gary Stavrou and Rafael Chattah.
Tonight is the “girlpower”edition of the weekly report !
We had 15 players tonight and Dilhun Akpinar was picked as the jackpot player .
After early play, it did indeed look like the kitty was going to be claimed, but a late rally in the final by David Reitzin put paid to Dilhun's jackpot aspirations for the night.
We also welcomed yet another new player, Dennis Mercovich, who hopefully will come back and play with us again.
Now to the girl power! We do not often have a lady in the top spot
(mainly because we only have a very small number of female players) but after a charmed run of demolition Jenny Saunders ended up at the top of the tree – well done!
Final results were:
1st Jenny Saunders
2nd David Reitzin
3rd David Layman
4th John Symon
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| Rafael Chattah takes on new player Dennis Mercovich. |
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| One more point each and they will be even - John Symon is poised to throw some killer numbers in his battle with Andrew Scarf. |
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| Jim Bean heading for defeat at the dice of Jenny Saunders in round 2. |
David Layman and Peter Koorey in tense competition.
Tonight saw a return to a number of players close to our pre- lockdown averages with 18 participants taking to the boards.
We also welcomed a new player, Navid Rastegani.
Rafael Chattah was drawn as the jackpot player, but once again the kitty was unclaimed at the end of proceedings.
The final results were:
1st Peter Voulgaris
2nd Dilhun Akpinar
3rd David Layman
4th Breck McCormack
See you all next week!
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| John Symon takes on new player Navid Rastegani in the first round. |
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| Jenny Saunders triumphs over John Symon in the second round |
Garry Byrne and Peter Koorey have all eyes on the board.
I think we can all agree that the first post-lockdown NSW Open was a great success!
Thanks to all who attended, especially those who travelled from out of Sydney, with players coming from Newcastle, Canberra, Wollongong and the outer suburbs of Sydney to be part of the fun.
We started with a field of 28. Players who accumulated three losses were gradually eliminated from the main flight and transferred to Sunday's consolation contest .
The final list of winners was as follows:
Winner: Greg Kurrell 914 points
Runner-up: Gary Stavrou 825 points
3rd place: Amir Sohrabi 708 points
4th place: Ken Vaughan 614 points
Second Flight
Winner: Steve Clarry
Runner-up: David Reitzin
Side Pool
Winner: Greg Kurrell
Runner-up: Peter Brown
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| 5 serious faces - Peter Brown and Greg Kurrel battle it out as Jim Bean, David Reitzin and Mick Dyett contemplate their positions |
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| Jenny Saunders played Dilhun Akpinar in a groundhog day moment from last Wednesday |
pairs in one shot - at rear Mick Dyett and Ken Vaughan, then Alex Ivanovski and Terry Christodolou with Jan Spillekom and Angelo Voulgaris in the foreground.
PRESENTATION PHOTOS  |
| 2021 NSW Champion Greg Kurrell proudly displaying his crystal cube award with Tournament Director (and runner-up) Gary Stavrou |
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| Winner of the Second Flight, Steve Clary |
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| Third-placed Amir Sohrabi |
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| Fourth-placed Ken Vaughan |
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| An ecstatic Peter Brown accepting second prize in the Side Pool |
A slightly larger group of 17 gathered for tonight's battle of the boards.
Breck McCormack was the jackpot player candidate but was unsuccessful this time.
At the end of a few hours of robust play, the winners were:
1st John Symon
2nd Angelo Voulgaris
3rd Amir Sohrabi
Equal 4th Jim Bean and Ben Scarf
Hoping to see all of you, plus many more at the NSW Open for a great weekend of play at the Canada Bay Club on the 6th and 7th of November.
Registration is at 9am, but please arrive a bit earlier so we can get the paperwork under control early and start the fun!
And don't forget to bring a board.
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| David Leyman and Angelo Voulgaris with Rafael Chattah an interested observer |
Dilhun Akpinar and Jenny Saunders battle it out on a VERY noisy board!
