2026 Club Standings

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2026 San Diego Backgammon Club rankings through January 14, 2026.
For previous year’s standings, see: 2023, 2024, and 2025 final rankings.

RANK	PLAYER	MATCH WINS	MATCH LOSSES	WIN PCT	z-score	EVENTS	1ST PLACE FINISHES	2ND PLACE FINISHES	3RD PLACE FINISHES	Elo	SDBC Ranking Points
1	John Turner	7	1	87.50%	2.1	2	1	0	1	1,656	23
2	Sam Rishmawi	7	2	77.78%	1.7	3	0.5	1	0	1,674	21
3	Kutaiba Almukhtar	5	3	62.50%	0.7	3	1	0	0	1,534	17
4	Frank Frigo	4	0	100.00%	2.0	1	1	0	0	1,872	16
5	Blake Beber	4	0	100.00%	2.0	1	1	0	0	1,737	16
6	Raid Westin	5	3	62.50%	0.7	2	0	1	0	1,629	13
7	Allen Tish	4	3	57.14%	0.4	2	0	1	0	1,795	12
8	Bijan Rahmani	3	1	75.00%	1.0	1	0	1	0	1,578	11
9	Justin Sheftell	5	2	71.43%	1.1	2	0	0	1	1,763	9
10	Dar Khatibi	5	4	55.56%	0.3	3	0	0	1	1,632	9
11	Michael Showkati	3	1	75.00%	1.0	1	0	0	1	1,749	7
12	Roger Alves	2	1	66.67%	0.6	1	0	0.5	0	1,710	6
13	Paul Skolnick	2	1	66.67%	0.6	1	0	0	0.5	1,567	4
14	Mark Weiner	4	3	57.14%	0.4	3	0	0	0	1,716	4
15	Peter Nolan	4	3	57.14%	0.4	3	0	0	0	1,526	4
16	Serdar Altok	3	2	60.00%	0.4	2	0	0	0	1,740	3
17	Manny Armesto	3	3	50.00%	0.0	2	0	0	0	1,483	3
18	Halle Hedayat	3	3	50.00%	0.0	3	0	0	0	1,453	3
19	Anthony Niakiani	2	1	66.67%	0.6	1	0	0	0	1,765	2
20	David Gray	2	2	50.00%	0.0	2	0	0	0	1,703	2
21	Avo Fronjian	2	2	50.00%	0.0	1	0	0	0	1,617	2
22	Homer Farsad	2	2	50.00%	0.0	1	0	0	0	1,508	2
23	Jimmy Lakdalwala	2	3	40.00%	-0.4	2	0	0	0	1,678	2
24	Fahri Cimen	2	3	40.00%	-0.4	2	0	0	0	1,559	2
25	Kenny Lavigna	2	3	40.00%	-0.4	2	0	0	0	1,534	2
26	Michael Pines	2	4	33.33%	-0.8	2	0	0	0	1,630	2
27	Kevin Duc	1	1	50.00%	0.0	1	0	0	0	1,583	1
28	Alireza Rafigh	1	1	50.00%	0.0	1	0	0	0	1,512	1
29	Erik Kipperman	1	2	33.33%	-0.6	1	0	0	0	1,590	1
30	Tony Renda	1	2	33.33%	-0.6	1	0	0	0	1,455	1
31	Amin Mazaeri	1	2	33.33%	-0.6	1	0	0	0	1,424	1
32	Byron Georgiou	1	2	33.33%	-0.6	1	0	0	0	1,331	1
33	Jon Vietor	1	3	25.00%	-1.0	2	0	0	0	1,670	1
34	Susan Mazarei	1	3	25.00%	-1.0	2	0	0	0	1,473	1
35	Abbas Anvar	1	4	20.00%	-1.3	2	0	0	0	1,580	1
36	Matt Schoonmaker	0	2	0.00%	-1.4	1	0	0	0	1,751	0
37	Tom Cox	0	2	0.00%	-1.4	1	0	0	0	1,584	0
38	Robert Burns	0	2	0.00%	-1.4	1	0	0	0	1,537	0
39	Mackenzie Mee-Lee	0	2	0.00%	-1.4	1	0	0	0	1,524	0
40	Amy Renda	0	2	0.00%	-1.4	1	0	0	0	1,459	0
41	Karen Newell	0	2	0.00%	-1.4	1	0	0	0	1,353	0
42	Jim Delpy	0	2	0.00%	-1.4	1	0	0	0	1,314	0
43	Tom Keisler	0	4	0.00%	-2.0	2	0	0	0	1,768	0
44	Paul Palomino	0	4	0.00%	-2.0	2	0	0	0	1,412	0

Z-SCORE – a statistic used to measure results more accurately with consideration of total matches played, and reflects the number of standard deviations from the mean performance. The mean is assumed to be a 50/50 coin flip.

SDBG RANKING POINTS – Each match win is worth 1 point. For a standard sixteen person bracket, 1st place receives 12 points, 2nd place receives 8 points, and 3rd place receives 4 points. Splits of 1st/2nd each receive 10 points, and splits of 3rd each receive 2 points. For an eight person bracket, ranking points for 1st/2nd/3rd are halved. Forfeited matches and byes are not scored.

Elo – A rating system that measures the relative strength of a player. A player’s Elo rating increases when they win, and decreases when they lose. The amount of the increase/decrease depends on the strength of their opponent, how long the match is (e.g. 7 points or 5 points), and how many matches the player has played. The difference in Elo ratings between two players can estimate each player’s win chances in the match based on a formula. For example, a player whose rating is 100 points greater than their opponent’s is expected to win a 7 point match 58% of the time. Every player starts with a rating of 1500.