2024 Club Standings

2024 San Diego Backgammon Club rankings through July 17, 2024.
For last year’s standings, see 2023’s final standings.

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

Frank Frigo

77

20

79.38%

5.8

28

9

7

2

    2,001

249

2

Allen Tish

66

33

66.67%

3.3

33

5

5.5

1.5

    1,799

176

3

Justin Nunez

49

28

63.64%

2.4

28

6

3

0.5

    1,845

147

4

Anthony Niakiani

57

32

64.04%

2.6

31

4

2

3

    1,868

133

5

Justin Sheftell

47

28

62.67%

2.2

25

3

1

3

    1,674

103

6

Abbas Anvar

51

46

52.58%

0.5

33

1.5

2

4

    1,585

101

7

Sam Rishmawi

35

20

63.64%

2.0

17

2.5

3.5

1

    1,659

97

8

Kubilay “Koby” Ugurlu

30

21

58.82%

1.3

19

3

2

1.5

    1,669

88

9

Avo Fronjian

43

31

58.11%

1.4

26

2

1

3

    1,601

87

10

Kutaiba Almukhtar

43

59

42.16%

-1.6

41

1.5

0.5

3

    1,496

77

11

Matt Schoonmaker

23

6

79.31%

3.2

9

3

2

0

    1,746

75

12

Tommy Tallarico

24

11

68.57%

2.2

10

1

3

2

    1,787

68

13

Ali B.

36

24

60.00%

1.5

20

1.5

0.5

2.5

    1,640

68

14

David Gray

22

14

61.11%

1.3

12

1

4

0

    1,660

66

15

Mark Weiner

28

19

59.57%

1.3

16

0

3.5

2

    1,728

64

16

Matthew Farjo

43

64

40.19%

-2.0

41

1

1

0

    1,424

63

17

Alice Kay

25

12

67.57%

2.1

13

1.5

1.5

1.5

    1,604

61

18

Michael Pines

34

29

53.97%

0.6

23

1

1

1.5

    1,611

60

19

Robert Burns

30

27

52.63%

0.4

20

1

1

2

    1,564

58

20

Erik Kipperman

27

29

48.21%

-0.3

21

1

0

4

    1,431

55

21

Mike Stern

24

20

54.55%

0.6

17

2

0

1

    1,587

52

22

Jamshid

17

8

68.00%

1.8

8

1.5

1.5

1

    1,647

51

23

Samy Mona

27

22

55.10%

0.7

18

0

1.5

3

    1,610

51

24

Volkan Celik

32

36

47.06%

-0.5

25

1

0

1

    1,521

48

25

Jon Vietor

21

17

55.26%

0.6

13

1

1.5

0

    1,822

45

26

Cameron Stangel

24

20

54.55%

0.6

15

0

0.5

4

    1,580

44

27

Zee

14

11

56.00%

0.6

9

1.5

1.5

0

    1,486

44

28

Roger Alves

21

20

51.22%

0.2

14

1

1

0.5

    1,588

43

29

Zinah Alsheikh

13

5

72.22%

1.9

5

1

2

0

    1,714

41

30

Jordan Hertz

18

12

60.00%

1.1

11

1

0

1

    1,575

34

31

Masoud Sadrieh

23

22

51.11%

0.1

16

0

0

2

    1,548

31

32

Gary Hirschfeld

14

16

46.67%

-0.4

11

1

0

1

    1,395

30

33

Fahri Cimen

15

27

35.71%

-1.9

17

0.5

1

0

    1,467

29

34

Daniel Vazquez

10

5

66.67%

1.3

5

1

0

1

    1,598

26

35

Paul Palomino

11

18

37.93%

-1.3

12

0

1

1

    1,413

23

36

Paul Bay

18

15

54.55%

0.5

13

0

0

1

    1,573

22

37

Manny Armesto

14

29

32.56%

-2.3

19

0

1

0

    1,447

22

38

Ben Kazemi

9

9

50.00%

0.0

6

1

0

0

    1,523

21

39

Mohsen

8

12

40.00%

-0.9

7

0

1

1

    1,471

20

40

Rich Riel

15

23

39.47%

-1.3

15

0

0

1

    1,419

19

41

Bob Hamouni

7

6

53.85%

0.3

5

0.5

0.5

0

    1,541

17

42

Tatiana Infinity

11

11

50.00%

0.0

8

0

0.5

0.5

    1,544

17

43

Lornie Kuhle

4

0

100.00%

2.0

1

1

0

0

    1,610

16

44

Victor Elkind

8

12

40.00%

-0.9

7

0

1

0

    1,446

16

45

Abby Ackerman

6

9

40.00%

-0.8

6

0

1

0

    1,465

14

46

Paul Kedrosky

6

10

37.50%

-1.0

6

0

1

0

    1,464

14

47

Charles Schleicher

12

18

40.00%

-1.1

12

0

0

0

    1,385

12

48

Roberto Schroeder

3

1

75.00%

1.0

1

0

1

0

    1,555

11

49

Bijan Rahmani

9

7

56.25%

0.5

6

0

0

0.5

    1,516

11

50

Jaime Chaljon

3

2

60.00%

0.4

2

0

1

0

    1,539

11

51

Karam Khalaf

11

18

37.93%

-1.3

12

0

0

0

    1,369

11

52

Borja Quepa

6

4

60.00%

0.6

4

0

0

1

    1,453

10

53

David Nosrati

5

5

50.00%

0.0

4

0

0

1

    1,526

9

54

Peyman Hosseini

7

11

38.89%

-0.9

8

0

0

0.5

    1,456

9

55

Nagy Nosseir

5

10

33.33%

-1.3

6

0

0

1

    1,397

9

56

Saura Naderi

6

14

30.00%

-1.8

9

0

0

0.5

    1,355

8

57

Kara Schultz

3

1

75.00%

1.0

1

0

0

1

    1,553

7

58

Candace Mayeron

2

1

66.67%

0.6

1

0

0

1

    1,532

6

59

Fariba Farhidvash

6

8

42.86%

-0.5

5

0

0

0

    1,501

6

60

Mac Sonrabi

5

6

45.45%

-0.3

4

0

0

0

    1,493

5

61

Saba Sadrieh

5

7

41.67%

-0.6

4

0

0

0

    1,492

5

62

Victor Mizrachi

5

12

29.41%

-1.7

8

0

0

0

    1,354

5

63

Michael Showkati

4

3

57.14%

0.4

2

0

0

0

    1,510

4

64

Cody Buchholz

4

4

50.00%

0.0

3

0

0

0

    1,559

4

65

David Brown

4

4

50.00%

0.0

3

0

0

0

    1,508

4

66

Navid Adibi

4

7

36.36%

-0.9

4

0

0

0

    1,450

4

67

Ken Rayburen

4

12

25.00%

-2.0

7

0

0

0

    1,443

4

68

Ryan Healey

3

3

50.00%

0.0

2

0

0

0

    1,512

3

69

Mina Bayati

3

3

50.00%

0.0

2

0

0

0

    1,503

3

70

Chris Wood

3

3

50.00%

0.0

3

0

0

0

    1,541

3

71

Omid Arasteh

3

6

33.33%

-1.0

3

0

0

0

    1,334

3

72

Edna Pines

3

6

33.33%

-1.0

4

0

0

0

    1,294

3

73

Rami Yako

3

11

21.43%

-2.1

6

0

0

0

    1,459

3

74

Alvars Grins

3

14

17.65%

-2.7

7

0

0

0

    1,309

3

75

Ara

2

0

100.00%

1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,593

2

76

Dorn Bishop

2

1

66.67%

0.6

1

0

0

0

    1,649

2

77

Dane Calder

2

1

66.67%

0.6

1

0

0

0

    1,540

2

78

David Melsen

2

1

66.67%

0.6

1

0

0

0

    1,539

2

79

Kevin Creps

2

1

66.67%

0.6

1

0

0

0

    1,528

2

80

Ellie Ackerman

2

1

66.67%

0.6

1

0

0

0

    1,524

2

81

Alejandro Schroeder

2

2

50.00%

0.0

1

0

0

0

    1,502

2

82

Vijan Rahmani

2

2

50.00%

0.0

1

0

0

0

    1,500

2

83

Marlene McFadden

2

2

50.00%

0.0

1

0

0

0

    1,465

2

84

Vinny Ramirez

2

2

50.00%

0.0

2

0

0

0

    1,567

2

85

Raquel Chaljon

2

2

50.00%

0.0

2

0

0

0

    1,493

2

86

Colby Lewis

2

3

40.00%

-0.4

2

0

0

0

    1,537

2

87

Sabrina Pines

2

3

40.00%

-0.4

2

0

0

0

    1,476

2

88

Sam Mirza

2

4

33.33%

-0.8

2

0

0

0

    1,443

2

89

Jennifer Sowma

2

6

25.00%

-1.4

3

0

0

0

    1,417

2

90

Jordan Catalano

2

7

22.22%

-1.7

4

0

0

0

    1,405

2

91

Dan Brown

2

8

20.00%

-1.9

4

0

0

0

    1,326

2

92

Van Hill

2

8

20.00%

-1.9

5

0

0

0

    1,392

2

93

Tom Cox

1

1

50.00%

0.0

1

0

0

0

    1,556

1

94

Rita Issa

1

1

50.00%

0.0

1

0

0

0

    1,509

1

95

Nait Schirmer

1

1

50.00%

0.0

1

0

0

0

    1,505

1

96

Joyce Mancini

1

1

50.00%

0.0

1

0

0

0

    1,502

1

97

Dean Harvey

1

1

50.00%

0.0

1

0

0

0

    1,501

1

98

Bennett Kedrosky

1

1

50.00%

0.0

1

0

0

0

    1,501

1

99

Javier Kassel

1

1

50.00%

0.0

1

0

0

0

    1,492

1

100

Greg

1

1

50.00%

0.0

1

0

0

0

    1,491

1

101

Steve Miller

1

2

33.33%

-0.6

1

0

0

0

    1,667

1

102

Mario Savan

1

2

33.33%

-0.6

1

0

0

0

    1,595

1

103

Eugene

1

2

33.33%

-0.6

1

0

0

0

    1,485

1

104

Ian Schere

1

2

33.33%

-0.6

1

0

0

0

    1,485

1

105

Saroush Akhavan

1

2

33.33%

-0.6

1

0

0

0

    1,477

1

106

Matt Shayegan

1

2

33.33%

-0.6

1

0

0

0

    1,477

1

107

Kimberly Borden

1

2

33.33%

-0.6

1

0

0

0

    1,476

1

108

Jimmy Campbell

1

2

33.33%

-0.6

1

0

0

0

    1,473

1

109

Yasin Peker

1

2

33.33%

-0.6

1

0

0

0

    1,440

1

110

Jen Brown

1

2

33.33%

-0.6

1

0

0

0

    1,420

1

111

Gus Folkers

1

2

33.33%

-0.6

2

0

0

0

    1,470

1

112

Lisa Samko

1

3

25.00%

-1.0

2

0

0

0

    1,479

1

113

Alex Scharwtz

1

3

25.00%

-1.0

2

0

0

0

    1,462

1

114

Barrett Satre

1

3

25.00%

-1.0

2

0

0

0

    1,457

1

115

Lars Gilman

1

3

25.00%

-1.0

2

0

0

0

    1,450

1

116

Rik Barnes

1

4

20.00%

-1.3

2

0

0

0

    1,432

1

117

Jeffrey Light

1

4

20.00%

-1.3

2

0

0

0

    1,432

1

118

Hisham “Sam” Khalil

1

4

20.00%

-1.3

2

0

0

0

    1,432

1

119

Alexsander Tamari

1

6

14.29%

-1.9

3

0

0

0

    1,408

1

120

Jordan Ramsey

1

6

14.29%

-1.9

3

0

0

0

    1,348

1

121

James Wilson

1

8

11.11%

-2.3

4

0

0

0

    1,371

1

122

Bahi Vahdat

1

9

10.00%

-2.5

5

0

0

0

    1,344

1

123

Ann Marie Volkan

1

11

8.33%

-2.9

6

0

0

0

    1,307

1

124

Cheryl Telles

0

1

0.00%

-1.0

1

0

0

0

    1,481

0

125

Andy Nahas

0

1

0.00%

-1.0

1

0

0

0

    1,475

0

126

Rick Skinner

0

1

0.00%

-1.0

1

0

0

0

    1,474

0

127

Mike Dee

0

1

0.00%

-1.0

1

0

0

0

    1,472

0

128

Brandon Rich

0

1

0.00%

-1.0

1

0

0

0

    1,468

0

129

Eric Straus

0

1

0.00%

-1.0

1

0

0

0

    1,467

0

130

Judy G

0

1

0.00%

-1.0

1

0

0

0

    1,435

0

131

Patrick Gravitt

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,475

0

132

Sophia Hanson

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,473

0

133

Harout Kachichion

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,468

0

134

Harout Kachichion

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,468

0

135

Colin Brock

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,465

0

136

Denise Rosenblatt

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,461

0

137

Scott Balczak

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,456

0

138

Saif Almukhtar

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,455

0

139

Simon Syed

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,455

0

140

Jayce Muncini

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,455

0

141

Louie Harb

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,455

0

142

Jeff Ackerman

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,454

0

143

Grayson Grins

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,454

0

144

Massoud Zandi

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,454

0

145

Glenn Olson

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,453

0

146

Stella Sutton

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,452

0

147

Chris Miller

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,451

0

148

John Bahrini

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,450

0

149

Brian Sorkin

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,450

0

150

Katina T.

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,450

0

151

Farinaz Toqiani

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,450

0

152

Steve Reid

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,449

0

153

William Lamb

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,448

0

154

Ed Kadry

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,433

0

155

Georgeanne Morris

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,433

0

156

Roni Shaba

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,422

0

157

Victoria Healey

0

2

0.00%

-1.4

1

0

0

0

    1,352

0

158

Mike Wilson

0

3

0.00%

-1.7

2

0

0

0

    1,447

0

159

Barbara Marsh

0

3

0.00%

-1.7

2

0

0

0

    1,318

0

160

Sheila G

0

3

0.00%

-1.7

2

0

0

0

    1,304

0

161

Sonya Gilman

0

4

0.00%

-2.0

2

0

0

0

    1,418

0

162

Osvaldo Topete

0

4

0.00%

-2.0

2

0

0

0

    1,411

0

163

Allen Fields

0

4

0.00%

-2.0

2

0

0

0

    1,404

0

164

Krista Hansen

0

4

0.00%

-2.0

2

0

0

0

    1,365

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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