Sydney Backgammoners hosted the Sydney Majors Backgammon Tournament over the weekend of September 13-14 2025 and the North Ryde RSL
The Sydney Majors is the club's "richest" tournament with an entry fee of $240.
On each day a $50 Sydney Minors tournament was run.
The results were:
SYDNEY MAJORS
1st place Mia Kandidakis
2nd place Jim Bean
3rd place Ken Vaughan
SYDNEY MINORS DAY 1
1st place Mohammad Nejati
2nd place Sean Ghodsi
3rd place Mahnaz Rostami
4th place Farshad Hamidi
SYDNEY MINORS DAY 2
1st place Breck McCormack
2nd place Steve Clarry
3rd place Gary Stavrou
4th place Mahnaz Rostami
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| Runner-up Jim and winner Mia hold up an exhausted tournament director |
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| Gary with champion Mia Kandidakis |
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| Jim and Gary were foundation members of Sydney Backgammoners (together with Eva Bitel, Carol Wakelin and John Symon) |
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| Minors runner up, Sean Ghodsi congratulated by a dishevelled Gary |
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| Minors winner Mohammad Nejati |
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| Steve Clarry celebrates his winnings and Gary caught up in the occasion |
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| What team is Sean supporting? |
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| Breck McCormack |
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| Richard Broug |
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| Sydney Major's winner, Mia Kandidakis |
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| Jan Spillekom fresh from the barber's |
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| Paula O'Connell says "Hi" |
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| A confident Ken Vaughan |
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| Antonio Andolfo |
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| Carol Wakelin not happy with her roll |
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| Michel Gerges |
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| Kee Yio Wan |
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| Mahnaz Rostami |
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| Farshad Hamidi |
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| Steve Clarry and Breck McCormack in the Sydney Minors final |
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| Gary congratulates newbie Farshad Hamidi |
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| Mohammad and Mahnaz |
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| Mahnaz Rostami, a very consistent player |
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| Mahammad, Gary and Sean |
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| It's not often that Terry Christodoulou misses out on a place |
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