Sydney Backgammoners is an affiliated club with the Australia New Zealand Backgammon Federation. As such, results from all completed matches are included in the ANZBGF Ratings.
You can see your rating at anzbgf.org on the Results Page
You can see your rating at anzbgf.org on the Results Page
The Ladder
Sydney Backgammoners run a ranking Ladder system which is simply the players' cumulative scores.
The Ladder starts afresh each January.
All people who have played with us during the current ladder period are represented in the Ladder.
This ranking is purely internal and not related to any national or international rating.
| LADDER AS AT | ||
| 11/11/25 | ||
| Morteza Shaabanifar | 8645 | |
| Zhiman Rahmati | 8470 | |
| Gary Stavrou | 8458 | |
| Jim Bean | 7795 | |
| David Reitzin | 7472 | |
| Kee Yio Wan | 7041 | |
| Adam Makda | 6563 | |
| Mike Baldwin | 6490 | |
| Carol Wakelin | 6476 | |
| Angelo Voulgaris | 6436 | |
| Sean Ghodsi | 6286 | |
| Mahnaz Rostami | 6078 | |
| Nick Macoun | 5764 | |
| Rafael Chattah | 5403 | |
| Robbie Baudish | 5242 | |
| Yalli Pleshet | 5140 | |
| Peter Voulgaris | 5000 | |
| Paula O'Connell | 4917 | |
| Antonio Andolfo | 4832 | |
| Susan Wan | 4804 | |
| Andrew Mowbray | 4664 | |
| Robin Lanesman | 4560 | |
| Mohammad Nejati | 4375 | |
| Jenny Saunders | 4044 | |
| Michael Raptis | 3735 | |
| Steve Clarry | 3670 | |
| Ben Anderson | 3621 | |
| Jeremy Whitelaw | 3413 | |
| Amir Tehrani | 2824 | |
| Dilhun Akpinar | 2760 | |
| John Symon | 2527 | |
| Mehdi Kiani | 2512 | |
| Breck McCormack | 2321 | |
| Kevin Stubbs | 2278 | |
| Aram Amirghan | 2223 | |
| Matt Smith | 1931 | |
| Andrew Clarke | 1830 | |
| Deniz Agdiran | 1815 |
On the last playing day of the year the top four scored players in the ladder play a 3-round tournament similar to our regular 7-point weekly tournaments.
The top scorer is declared the Club Champion for the year and is presented with a beautiful trophy which will be cherished long after the prize money is forgotten. It is a useable 40mm crystal etched doubling cube which is sure to intimidate opponents.
Further, each of the four participants receives $100 per match won.
These money prizes are supplied by the club from the $2 nightly collections as a way of giving something back to our most regular and successful players.
Should more than one player have identical top scores further decider matches will be held at a date and time convenient to the players.
If any of the top four ladder scorers are absent or late, the next highest ranked available player/s will step up.
2021 Champion David Reitzin
2022 Champion Adam Makda
2023 Champion Aram Amirghan
2024 Champion Sean Ghodsi
| Giantslayer Challenge |
Champions must always be prepared to defend their titles.
Each month, the current Ladder Leader has to defend his/her position against a potential Giantslayer.
At the first meeting of each month, from the regular players present, one is randomly chosen to be the Giantslayer.
Whoever is Ladder Leader at the time, whether they are present at that meeting or not, is expected to meet the Giantslayer (either head-to-head or online) for a 9-point match during the month in question.
If the Ladder Leader loses the match then he/she will lose 5% of their total points (as at the beginning of the month) and these points will be transferred to the Giantslayer.
If the Ladder Leader wins there is no change to the scores.
If a match is not played within the designated time the Ladder Leader still forfeits the points but the Giantslayer does not receive them.
The match counts toward AusBGF ratings.
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Player of the Month
The player who, over the period of a calendar month, has scored the most points shall be declared the Player of the Month and will be recognised as such on this web page.
Further, if the player is present at the first meeting of the following month, Sydney Backgammoners will pay for his or her tournament entry fee. Players of the Month will not be chosen in January or December as these are incomplete playing months.
| 2025 | ||
| PLAYER OF THE MONTH | ||
| February | Yalli Pleshet | |
| March | Morteza Shaabanifar | |
| April | Jim Bean | |
| May | Angelo Voulgaris | |
| June | Paula O'Connell | |
| July | Zhiman Rahmati | |
| August | Morteza Shaabanifar | |
| September | Susan wan | |
| October | Gary Stavrou | |
| November |
