Wednesday November 10, 2021

 Tonight saw a return to a number of players close to our pre- lockdown averages with 18 participants taking to the boards.

 We also welcomed a new player, Navid Rastegani.

 

 Rafael Chattah was drawn as the jackpot player, but once again the kitty was unclaimed at the end of proceedings.

 

The final results were:

 

1^st       Peter Voulgaris

 

2^nd      Dilhun Akpinar

 

3^rd       David Layman

 

4^th       Breck McCormack

 

 

See you all next week!

John Symon takes on new player Navid Rastegani in the first round.

Jenny Saunders triumphs over John Symon in the second round

Garry Byrne and Peter Koorey have all eyes on the board.

2021 NSW Open tournament report

I think we can all agree that the first post-lockdown NSW Open was a great success!

 

Thanks to all who attended, especially those who travelled from out of Sydney, with players coming from Newcastle, Canberra, Wollongong and the outer suburbs of Sydney to be part of the fun.

 

We started with a field of 28. Players who accumulated three losses were gradually eliminated from the main flight and transferred to Sunday's consolation contest .

 

The final list of winners was as follows:

 

Winner: Greg Kurrell 914 points
Runner-up: Gary Stavrou 825 points
3rd place: Amir Sohrabi 708 points
4th place: Ken Vaughan 614 points

Second Flight
Winner: Steve Clarry
Runner-up: David Reitzin

Side Pool
Winner: Greg Kurrell
Runner-up: Peter Brown

5 serious faces - Peter Brown and Greg Kurrel battle it out as Jim Bean, David  Reitzin and Mick Dyett  contemplate their positions

Jenny Saunders played Dilhun Akpinar in a groundhog day moment from last Wednesday

pairs in one shot - at rear Mick Dyett and Ken Vaughan, then Alex Ivanovski and Terry Christodolou with  Jan Spillekom and Angelo Voulgaris in the foreground.

 

 

 

 

2021 NSW Open Presentation Photos

PRESENTATION PHOTOS

2021 NSW Champion Greg Kurrell proudly displaying his crystal cube award with Tournament Director (and runner-up) Gary Stavrou

Winner of the Second Flight, Steve Clary

Third-placed Amir Sohrabi

Fourth-placed Ken Vaughan

 

An ecstatic Peter Brown accepting second prize in the Side Pool

Wednesday November 3, 2021

 A slightly larger group of 17 gathered for tonight's battle of the boards.

 Breck McCormack  was the jackpot player candidate  but was unsuccessful this time.

 

 At the end of a few hours of robust play, the winners were:

 1^{st    John Symon}

 2^{nd   Angelo Voulgaris} 

 3^{rd    Amir Sohrabi}

^{Equal 4th Jim Bean and Ben Scarf}

 

Hoping to see all of you, plus many more at the NSW Open for a  great weekend of play at the Canada Bay Club on the 6th and 7^th of November.

 

Registration is at 9am, but please arrive a bit earlier so we can get the paperwork under control early and start the fun!

And don't forget to bring a board.

David Leyman and Angelo Voulgaris with Rafael Chattah an interested observer

Dilhun Akpinar and Jenny Saunders battle it out on a VERY noisy board!

Wednesday October 27, 2021

 An exclusive little group of 14 gathered for tonight's play.

 Jennifer Saunders was picked as the jackpot player but was unsuccessful this time.

 

 At the end of a few hours of robust play, the winners were:

 

1^st    David Reitzin

 

2^{nd   Rafael Chattah}

 

3^{rd    John Symon}

^{4th    Hammon Mans}

 

Looking forward to a bigger turnout next Wednesday and a great weekend of play at the Canada Bay Club on the 6th  and 7^th of November

A six shot - from the back Hammon Mans and Rafael Chattah, Garry Byrne and Angelo Voulgaris and Kee Yio and Jenny Saunders

John Symon  and Jim Bean  go head to head with an interested Angelo Voulgaris watching from the sidelines

Wednesday October 20, 2021

 This was our 2^nd post-freedom night of play and our numbers increased to 17 players .

 

Carol Wakelin was drawn as the jackpot player but the dice were not her friends and she failed to capitalise on the opportunity.

 

The final results were:

 

1^st     Hammon Mans 

 

2^nd    Gary Stavrou

 

3^rd     David Reitzin

4th    David Layman

 

See you all next week! 

A happpy Hammon Mans battles David Layman with observers Breck McCormack and Angelo Voulgaris  watching from the sidelines.

John Symon and David Reitzin and in a very even match watched by Garry Byrne and Rafael Chattah.

Wednesday October 13 2021

 WE ARE BACK!!!

Finally, after 4 long months of lockdown, The Sydney Backgammoners resumed play at North Ryde RSL last night.

Fourteen keen players fronted up with boards and masks in hand to play face to face. 

Unfortunately , one player was turned away at the door as he only had a photo copy of his covid vaccination certificate , not a digital record.

John Symon was drawn as the fist jackpot player of the new season but was not able to take advantage of the situation .

Gary commented that, in spite of the lockdown, our club will have met more than half the year (34 out of 49 meetings). Therefore the Ladder would continue as usual and the ladder leader at the end of the year would be declared 2021 Club Champion. However, since our kitty collected only half the annual takings, the end-of-year Bonanza winners would have their prizes halved.

 

The winners were:

 1^st    Angelo Voulgaris

 2^nd   Carol Wakelin

 3^rd    Ben Scarf 

 4th   Dilhun Akpinar

More smiling players - Angeo Voulgaris and Dilhun Akpinar on the first night back

Four semi covid-compliant players, John symon and Hammon Mans at the rear and Pouya Azizi and Rafael Chattah in the foreground

Two happy chappies pleased to be back on the boards; Hammon Mans and David Leyman