2026 Club Standings

2026 San Diego Backgammon Club rankings through July 15, 2026.
For previous year’s standings, see: 2023, 2024, and 2025 final rankings.

Rank

Player

Wins

Losses

Win%

Events

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

Current Elo

Ranking Points

1

David Gray

67

41

62.00%

38

4.25

3.5

4

1758

162

2

Justin Sheftell

60

40

60.00%

35

4.75

3.5

3.5

1763

159

3

Allen Tish

55

40

57.90%

32

4

5.5

1

1772

151

4

Mark Weiner

58

46

55.80%

39

4

3.25

3

1694

144

5

Mehdi Showkati

46

27

63.00%

25

3.5

3.5

3.5

1769

130

6

Jimmy Lakdawala

48

24

66.70%

24

4

3

1

1766

124

7

Abbas Anvar

51

40

56.00%

29

2.5

2.5

4

1636

117

8

Frank Frigo

47

18

72.30%

21

4.5

1

2

1885

117

9

Anthony Niakiani

45

29

60.80%

25

3.5

2

3

1774

115

10

Sam Rishmawi

52

40

56.50%

33

2.5

2.25

2

1659

108

11

Roger Alves

35

16

68.60%

17

3.5

2

1.5

1750

99

12

Kutaiba Almukhtar

41

42

49.40%

32

3

2.25

0

1563

95

13

Raid Wastin

43

36

54.40%

28

1.75

1.5

3

1637

88

14

Avo Fronjian

40

43

48.20%

30

0.25

4.5

1.5

1587

85

15

Manny Armesto

43

47

47.80%

34

1

2.5

2

1518

83

16

John Turner

30

14

68.20%

13

3

0

4

1705

82

17

Michael Pines

34

37

47.90%

26

2

1

2

1628

74

18

Peter Nolan

32

25

56.10%

21

1.5

1

3.12

1568

70.5

19

Halle Hedayat

38

53

41.80%

34

1

1

2.5

1466

68

20

Paul Skolnick

26

15

63.40%

15

2

2

0.5

1623

68

21

Bijan Rahmani

36

48

42.90%

33

0.25

1.75

2

1533

61

22

Tom Keisler

21

12

63.60%

11

1.5

1.5

2

1822

59

23

Dar Khatibi

28

42

40.00%

27

0

2

3

1548

56

24

Veysel Kertis

32

42

43.20%

29

1

1

1

1511

56

25

Samir Asfirane

28

34

45.20%

23

0

1

2

1554

44

26

Byron Georgiou

23

26

46.90%

16

0

2

1

1405

43

27

Kenny Lavigna

33

44

42.90%

31

0

1

0

1538

41

28

Brett Corbin

13

9

59.10%

7

1.5

1

0

1586

39

29

Matthew Farjo

19

23

45.20%

17

1.5

0

0

1500

37

30

Kubilay Ugurlu

21

17

55.30%

14

1

0.5

0

1656

37

31

Jon Vietor

20

25

44.40%

17

0

2

0

1647

36

32

Kevin Duc

17

18

48.60%

14

1

0.5

0

1577

33

33

Sam Mahood

11

7

61.10%

6

0

1.5

1

1522

27

34

Homer Farsad

14

14

50.00%

9

1

0

0.25

1525

27

35

Abbas Amiraslani

16

22

42.10%

15

0

1

0.5

1466

26

36

Matt Schoonmaker

12

16

42.90%

10

0

1

1.5

1714

26

37

Yossi Ram

17

33

34.00%

20

0

1

0

1466

25

38

Richard Sinden

11

9

55.00%

8

1

0

0

1618

23

39

Serdar Altok

10

9

52.60%

8

1

0

0

1733

22

40

Erik Kipperman

12

19

38.70%

13

0

1

0

1578

20

41

Blake Beber

8

6

57.10%

5

1

0

0

1718

20

42

Andy Baltins

10

7

58.80%

6

0

1

0

1593

18

43

Tom Cox

10

14

41.70%

10

0.5

0

0.25

1584

17

44

Matthew Rosinsky

5

2

71.40%

2

1

0

0

1586

17

45

Jon Gleisner

4

0

100.00%

1

1

0

0

1544

16

46

Abby Ackerman

11

10

52.40%

8

0

0

1

1460

15

47

Amin Mazaeri

5

3

62.50%

3

0.5

0.5

0

1524

15

48

Fahri Cimen

11

11

50.00%

9

0

0

1

1568

15

49

Chandler Martin

5

4

55.60%

3

0

1

0

1545

13

50

Thomas Polk

3

1

75.00%

1

0

1

0

1583

11

51

Michael Affinito

5

6

45.50%

4

0

0

1

1464

9

52

Jae Alexander

9

9

50.00%

6

0

0

0

1503

9

53

Mitch Zager

5

11

31.20%

7

0

0

1

1426

9

54

Paul Hubbard

9

16

36.00%

10

0

0

0

1341

9

55

Mike Stern

9

13

40.90%

9

0

0

0

1514

9

56

Zee

4

2

66.70%

2

0

0

1

1485

8

57

Daniel Wintz

4

4

50.00%

3

0

0

1

1575

8

58

Nasser Hosseiny

3

3

50.00%

2

0

0

1

1498

7

59

Nagy Nosseir

3

3

50.00%

2

0

0

1

1415

7

60

Charles Beal

7

12

36.80%

8

0

0

0

1455

7

61

Karen Newell

5

16

23.80%

10

0

0

0.5

1317

7

62

Jim Delpy

7

12

36.80%

7

0

0

0

1332

7

63

Spencer Chen

4

3

57.10%

3

0

0

0.5

1571

6

64

Charles Schleicher

6

8

42.90%

6

0

0

0

1470

6

65

David Brown

5

6

45.50%

5

0

0

0

1532

5

66

Bertram Sieferheld

2

2

50.00%

2

0.25

0

0

1532

5

67

Katie Osenga

5

6

45.50%

4

0

0

0

1490

5

68

Maan Khedraki

4

2

66.70%

2

0

0

0

1471

4

69

Charlie Garrison

4

10

28.60%

7

0

0

0

1465

4

70

Greg Adelman

2

1

66.70%

1

0

0

0.5

1514

4

71

Ali B.

4

2

66.70%

2

0

0

0

1576

4

72

Martin Gaspare

4

9

30.80%

5

0

0

0

1409

4

73

Brandt Maxwell

4

4

50.00%

2

0

0

0

1511

4

74

Hovik Sinanyan

1

3

25.00%

2

0

0.25

0

1495

3

75

Saad Mahfoodh

3

2

60.00%

2

0

0

0

1570

3

76

Jordan Ramsey

1

1

50.00%

1

0

0.25

0

1304

3

77

David Ureda

3

7

30.00%

4

0

0

0

1436

3

78

Alireza Rafigh

3

2

60.00%

2

0

0

0

1538

3

79

Ari Gass

2

1

66.70%

1

0

0

0

1523

2

80

Jared Wisbrod

2

3

40.00%

2

0

0

0

1490

2

81

John Volkman

2

3

40.00%

2

0

0

0

1475

2

82

Hajit Melikyan

2

1

66.70%

1

0

0

0

1553

2

83

Haig Atikian

2

1

66.70%

1

0

0

0

1562

2

84

Judy Goldsworthy

2

3

40.00%

2

0

0

0

1433

2

85

Robert Burns

2

6

25.00%

3

0

0

0

1534

2

86

Scott Skibicki

2

2

50.00%

2

0

0

0

1529

2

87

Skyla Fernandez

2

2

50.00%

1

0

0

0

1509

2

88

Steve Schraibman

2

11

15.40%

8

0

0

0

1276

2

89

Nathan Kassab

1

1

50.00%

1

0

0

0.25

1506

2

90

Jimmy Campbell

2

8

20.00%

4

0

0

0

1360

2

91

Volkan Celik

1

9

10.00%

5

0

0

0

1459

1

92

Alex Kaiser

1

3

25.00%

2

0

0

0

1456

1

93

Tony Renda

1

2

33.30%

1

0

0

0

1455

1

94

Stewart Price

1

0

100.00%

1

0

0

0

1536

1

95

Sheila G

1

1

50.00%

1

0

0

0

1304

1

96

Dan Brown

1

2

33.30%

1

0

0

0

1325

1

97

Jaleh Samani

1

0

100.00%

1

0

0

0

1526

1

98

Joseph Hani

1

2

33.30%

1

0

0

0

1413

1

99

Christine Ravenis

1

4

20.00%

2

0

0

0

1458

1

100

Arzu Bitar

1

1

50.00%

1

0

0

0

1496

1

101

Edna Pines

1

1

50.00%

1

0

0

0

1305

1

102

Cameron Stangel

1

4

20.00%

2

0

0

0

1552

1

103

Zach Bradley

1

2

33.30%

1

0

0

0

1403

1

104

Masoud Sadrieh

1

1

50.00%

1

0

0

0

1609

1

105

Laleh Hedayet

1

1

50.00%

1

0

0

0

1534

1

106

Mario Valiahdi

1

1

50.00%

1

0

0

0

1536

1

107

Lornie Kuhle

1

1

50.00%

1

0

0

0

1529

1

108

Mehrdad Aghdaid

1

1

50.00%

1

0

0

0

1498

1

109

Olympia Georgiou

1

1

50.00%

1

0

0

0

1348

1

110

Paul DeAngelo

1

4

20.00%

2

0

0

0

1425

1

111

Greg Applebaum

1

1

50.00%

1

0

0

0

1502

1

112

Santiago Aguerre

1

2

33.30%

1

0

0

0

1478

1

113

Susan Mazarei

1

3

25.00%

2

0

0

0

1473

1

114

Paul Kedrosky

1

1

50.00%

1

0

0

0

1464

1

115

Henry Zenzic

0

1

0.00%

1

0

0

0.12

1472

0.5

116

Arlene Harris

0

1

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1483

0

117

Ann Marie Volkan

0

4

0.00%

2

0

0

0

1266

0

118

Amy Renda

0

2

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1482

0

119

Alex Scharwtz

0

2

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1425

0

120

David Taylor

0

2

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1481

0

121

Bob Luster

0

2

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1454

0

122

Ceci Aguerre

0

2

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1474

0

123

David Endres

0

1

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1481

0

124

Eric Sarnoff

0

2

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1459

0

125

Deborah Cuss

0

1

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1473

0

126

Jerry Wallace

0

2

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1477

0

127

Gary Hirschfeld

0

4

0.00%

2

0

0

0

1406

0

128

Kayla Wilson

0

2

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1483

0

129

Karen Ramirez

0

2

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1452

0

130

Kanon Kimura

0

2

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1454

0

131

Jen Brown

0

2

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1355

0

132

Heidi Sabzheri

0

2

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1449

0

133

Greg Schiefer

0

4

0.00%

2

0

0

0

1416

0

134

Mackenzie Mee-Lee

0

2

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1544

0

135

Lou Ryan

0

1

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1474

0

136

Paul Palomino

0

4

0.00%

2

0

0

0

1418

0

137

Orly Light

0

2

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1442

0

138

Kiska Higgs

0

2

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1423

0

139

Sandra Hakim

0

1

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1474

0

140

Siavash Akhgar

0

2

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1474

0

141

Theresa Jussila

0

4

0.00%

2

0

0

0

1418

0

142

Victor Mizrachi

0

4

0.00%

2

0

0

0

1383

0

143

Wes Alexander

0

2

0.00%

1

0

0

0

1456

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.

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