Wednesday February 8th 2023

Another terrific night of backgammon with 26 players jostling for positions.

Two new players were welcomed, Arash Aldaghi and Nader Ghomi. And, for the second week in a row, a newcomer, in this case Arash, took out 1st prize.

Acting Tournament Director Dilhun Akpinar, was (again) drawn as the Jackpot player but in spite of starting strongly with two wins was downed at the last post by Adam Makda.

A reminder that entries to our online tournament, 3 Strikes, close on Monday 13th.

A hip replacement 12 days ago couldn't keep Gary Stavrou away from the boards. Here he enjoys a night off from tournament directing

We need more women in backgammon and are glad to have Shaheen Pordily as a regular club member

A tough cube decision for Amir Tehrani

More family match-ups between brothers Andre and Ned Marootians

Good to see grandson Koosha and grandfather Ahmad enjoying a family night out at
Sydney Backgammoners

No, they are not backgammon trophies behind David Reitzin but, as past Club Champion and current Ladder Leader they well might have been.

Happy chappies Hammon Mans and Adam Makda

"Unbelievable dice" the common backgammon mantra as expressed here by Ahmad Hedjripour,
Aram Amirghan and Rafael Chattah

Greece versus Italy as Angelo Voulgaris and Antonio Andolfo lock eyes. Overseen by international peacekeepers Jenny Saunders and David Reitzin

A thoughtful Andre Marootians contemplating tactics from a 2-away:2-away position

Eager starters for tonight's action

FINAL	TOT
R3 RANKING	PTS
Arash Aldaghi	314
Sean Ghodsi	308
Koosha Hedjripour	307
Adam Makda	211
Peter Voulgaris	209
Nader Ghomi	208
Antonio Andolfo	206
Ned Marootians	204
Angelo Voulgaris	203
Gary Stavrou	203
Amir Tehrani	202
David Reitzin	202
Aram Amirghan	201
Dilhun Akpinar	199
Andre Marootians	100
Hammon Mans	100
Mackenzie Little	98
Andrew Mowbray	97
Mohammad Nejati	97
Ben Anderson	97
Jim Bean	93
Jenny Saunders	92
Pejman Golshahi	-10
Ahmad Hedjripour	-11
Rafael Chattah	-14
Shaheen Pordily	-16