Sydney Backgammoners hosted the 2026 NSW Open Backgammon Tournament over the weekend of March 7-8 at the North Ryde RSL.
The popular double-elimination Swiss format attracted players from New Zealand, Queensland and Victoria.
The tournament winner and 2026 NSW Champion was Sean Ghodsi.
Runner up was Hammon Mans and in third place was Jim Bean.
The consolation tournament saw Carlinda Roberts and Mohammad Nejati come equal first with Sadra Mobayyan in third place.
Martin and Hammon
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| Paul McCloskey lost by a whisker |
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| The three place-getters |
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| Third place, Jim Bean |
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| Runner Up, Hammon Mans |
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| 2026 NSW Backgammon Champion, Sean Ghodsi |
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| Peter Voulgaris and Deniz Agdiran reading each other's palms |
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| Hammon Mans came second in the main flight |
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| Sadra Mobayyan came third in the consolation flight |
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| Martin Sagradian is quietly confident |
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| Paul McCloskey from Queensland rolls his dice with a vengeance |
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| Ken Vaughan |
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| "Who?, me?" says Jim Bean |
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| Danny Assabgy is Australia's premier backgammon board maker |
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| Sheriff Gary shows off his crystal doubling cube |
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| Mia Kandidakis |
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| Andy Liepins travelled from Victoria |
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| The stuff of the main flight at Round 4 |
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| Amir Sohrabi |
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| Two happy girls, Sarah and Paula |
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| Carlinda Roberts from New Zealand shared first prize in the second flight |
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| Matt Bridges travelled from the Blue Mountains |
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| Jeremy Whitelaw travelled from the Blue Mountains |
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| John Symon came from Tea Gardens |
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| Carol gave name tags, John offered ANZBGF membership and Paula recorded entries |
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| The eager crowd awaits the start of the tournament |
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| The briefing |
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