Monday, 14 September 2026

Sydney Majors 12-13 September 2026

Our club hosted this year's Sydney Majors Backgammon Tournament. 

The format is a 2-day open-ended triple elimination Swiss

We had 17 entries from far and wide and the placings were:

1st Place: Mick Dyett

2nd Place: Michel Gerges

3rd Place: Jim Bean


Ben Phillips and Jim Bean draw a crowd as their match nears the end.

A truly baffled Richard Theunissen

Farshad Hamidi shows how he can make the phone levitate

Morteza Shaabanifar is on of our club's strongest player, even single-handed

Adam Makda receiving his prize from an incredulous TD

Paula O'Connell is a deputy sheriff at Sydney Backgammoners

Runner-up Michel Gerges is a Sydney Backgammoners regular

Burak Arikan is from Canberra

Eventual winner Mick Dyett comes from Newcastle

Habib Shalala is very pleases with his position

Terry Christodoulou from Wollongong

Ken Vaughan

Jan Spillekom from the Blue Mountains

James Noble from New Zealand

Paula O'Connell and Michelle Taubman who hails from Newcastle

Peter Voulgaris


"I'm watching you" says Ben Phillips While Mick Dyett checks his phone


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