Tonight was our last meeting for the year. Two tournaments were run. Our regular tournament was run by Dilhun while Gary ran the 4-player championship challenge.
We welcomed four new players Stefan Post, Cem Dincer, Roland Funk and Avedis Varvarian.
Laurels for the night went to Othmane (Otto) Mekency who won the trifecta of winner, side pool and jackpot...what a Christmas present!
| FINAL | TOT |
| R3 RANKING | PTS |
| Othmane Mekency | 314 |
| Cem Dincer | 311 |
| Adam Makda | 309 |
| Rafael Chattah | 210 |
| Andrew Mowbray | 207 |
| David Burman | 207 |
| Dilhun Akpinar | 206 |
| Mahnaz Rostami | 206 |
| Steve Clarry | 205 |
| Stefan Post | 204 |
| Roland Funk | 204 |
| Breck McCormack | 201 |
| Ben Anderson | 98 |
| Yalli Pleshet | 98 |
| Angelo Voulgaris | 98 |
| Sugam Singh | 95 |
| Zhiman Rahmati | 94 |
| Michael Raptis | 94 |
| Avedis Varvarian | 93 |
| Carol Wakelin | 93 |
| Nick Macoun | 91 |
| John Symon | -11 |
| Alex Burman | -13 |
| Tony Giannoulis | -14 |
The club's championship challenge was held between the year's four top ladder scorers; Sean Ghodsi, Kee Yio Wan, Jim Bean and Gary Stavrou.
Sean took out the honours, beating Gary (who is still licking his wounds) by just three points.
Each contestant received $100 for every match won.
| FINAL | TOT |
| R3 RANKING | PTS |
| Sean Ghodsi | 205 |
| Gary Stavrou | 202 |
| Kee Yio Wan | 98 |
| Jim Bean | 95 |
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| Steve Clarry and Dilhun Akpinar congratulate Otto (centre) for his trifecta win |
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| Runner-up was newcomer Cem Dincer |
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| Dilhun briefs the gathering |
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| John and Breck are neck and neck (rhyme intended) |
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| Newcomer Stefan Post |
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| Our esteemed librarian, Andrew |
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| Otto gives Dilhun tips on the finer points of backgammon while Dilhun, tugging on his ear, says "pull the other one" |
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| Breck demonstrates his famous standing roll technique |
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| Ben has a special way of combing his hair to make it look like a wig |
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| Newcomer Roland Funk |
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| Championship match between Kee Yio and Jim |
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| Championship match between Kee Yio and Sean |
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| Championship match between Gary and Kee Yio |
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| The four contenders for Club Champion, Jim, Kee Yio, Gary and Sean clutching their winnings |
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| The coveted Club Champion crystal cube trophy |
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| Dilhun congratulates winner Sean and runner-up Gary |
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| Winners are grinners, says Sean |
