{"id":4366,"date":"2022-04-06T18:33:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T18:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nebackgammon.org\/?page_id=4366"},"modified":"2026-04-06T19:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:34:38","slug":"points-race-standings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nebackgammon.org\/index.php\/points-race-standings\/","title":{"rendered":"Points Race Standings"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_section el_id=”Standings”][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Annual Points Race” color=”green” border_width=”3″ el_id=”NEBC_Points”][vc_column_text]Playoff points within each division accumulate throughout the season based on the results of the monthly tournaments. After the May tournament, he top 7 points earners in each division qualify for the Championship Playoffs, competing for the titles of Intermediate Player of the Year and, for the winner of the Open division, NEBC Club Champion.[\/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=”Match Points”]Each time you win a match, you are awarded a number of points equal to the length of that match. (7 points for a 7-point match, etc.) In the event your match is shortened due to time pressures, you would still be awarded the number of points specified as the original match length.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Bonus Points”]Anytime you reach a “cashing” round in a tournament, you are awarded bonus points as follows:<\/p>\n

Main Bracket<\/u>
\n1st: 50 points
\n2nd: 25 points
\nSemi-finalists: 12 points*<\/p>\n

Consolation Bracket<\/u>
\n1st: 25 points
\n2nd: 12 points**<\/p>\n

*In the event that fewer than 16 players enter a tournament, the semi-finalists do not cash, but are entered in the consolation bracket. In this case, these players would receive either their 12 semi-finalist points, or their 25 consolation winner points, whichever is greater.<\/p>\n

**In the event that fewer than 14 players enter a tournament, no cash award will be given for 2nd-place Consolation, but Bonus points still accrue.<\/p>\n

In the event that fewer than 8 players enter, Bonus points will still be awarded so long as a player wins at least one match to earn them.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Participation Points”]If you show up, but don’t win any matches, you receive 2 points for participating.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Double-Bonus Events”]In our November and May tournaments, Bonus Points are doubled (but with usual 12-point winners earning 25 points) and match lengths are increased in the Open division. These exciting events provide opportunities for large leaps in the standings, so the race remains competitive throughout the year.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”June Attendance Points”]A regular tournament will be held in June, in concert with the playoff finals in both divisions. All participants in attendance will earn\u00a015 Bonus Points applied to the following season’s<\/em> points race.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Playoff Format”]The top scorer in each division receives a valuable 1st-round bye. The other six players are seeded according to standing: 2nd vs. 7th; 3rd vs. 6th; 4th vs. 5th (winner meets 1st place player in the semis). NEBC will provide cash prizes for the winners, finalists and semi-finalists, commensurate with the cash accumulated by NEBC over the course of the current season. In the event of tournament cancellations, successful completion of 6 of the 9 regular monthly tournaments will be deemed the minimum required to hold a Championship contest.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Open Division<\/b>
\nRounds 1 & 2: Best 2 out of 3, 9-point matches.
\nFinals: Best 3 out of 5, 9-point matches.<\/p>\n

Intermediate Division<\/b>
\nRounds 1 & 2: Best 2 out of 3, 7-point matches.
\nFinals: Best 3 out of 5, 7-point matches.<\/p>\n

Rounds 1 & 2 are to be scheduled by participants at a time and place of mutual convenience in advance of the final tournament of our season in June, when the finals in both divisions will take place, leading to the naming of the “NEBC Club Champion” and the “Intermediate Player of the Year”.[\/vc_toggle][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_text_separator title=”Points Race Standings (2025 – 2026)” color=”green” border_width=”3″][vc_column_text]In the event of too few Intermediate players to hold a separate contest, when Intermediate competitors play in the Open, they will earn a 15-point Bonus in addition to any points they earn in the Open event, applied to their Intermediate points race total. Otherwise, points are not transferable between Divisions.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/5″]

Open<\/h3><\/div>[vc_column_text]\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
1<\/th>Dougie Roberts<\/th>430<\/th><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2<\/td>Alex Zamanian<\/td>420<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>Emir Kapanci<\/td>291<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>Tony Wuersch<\/td>252<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>Albert Steg<\/td>227<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>Steve Douglas<\/td>213<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>Brad Mampe<\/td>175<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>Marty Gross<\/td>163<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>John Leonard<\/td>157<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>Paul A. Caracciolo<\/td>155<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>David Kornwitz<\/td>148<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>Rich Sweetman<\/td>131<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>Tim Churella<\/td>129<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>Olof Ingare<\/td>111<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>Al Theriault<\/td>110<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>Apo Pinar<\/td>106<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>Tom O'Riordan<\/td>98<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>Eric Sulkala<\/td>70<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>Howard Rosenthal<\/td>61<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>Marty Storer<\/td>55<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>Tim Yoshida<\/td>38<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>Phil Perelmuter<\/td>37<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>Doug Crawford<\/td>32<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>Doug Marsan<\/td>32<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>Tom Peckham<\/td>29<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>Will Hohorst<\/td>28<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>Mike McElroy<\/td>21<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>Cameron Govonlu<\/td>17<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>Sam Mirsky<\/td>15<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>Steve Gregoire<\/td>12<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>Joshua White<\/td>11<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>Atabak Mahram<\/td>10<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>Bob Zimmerman<\/td>10<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>Stephen Hassman<\/td>7<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>Paul Plumptre<\/td>7<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>Saeed Noroozi<\/td>5<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>Ed Ahola<\/td>4<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>John Deely<\/td>2<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>Hovik Melkomian<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>Kim Mullin<\/td>2<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>Eric Packer<\/td>2<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>Dan Whitney<\/td>2<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/5″][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2440″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/5″]

Intermediate<\/h3><\/div>[vc_column_text]\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Rashid Zakeri<\/th>272<\/th>1<\/th><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Rob Rosenthal<\/td>256<\/td>2<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saeed Noroozi<\/td>200<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rich Morris<\/td>182<\/td>4<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dan Volchok<\/td>179<\/td>5<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Zarchan<\/td>167<\/td>6<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brian Emero<\/td>137<\/td>7<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lee Denis<\/td>116<\/td>8<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Juan Buks<\/td>101<\/td>9<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phil Barat<\/td>92<\/td>10<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
George Marinakis<\/td>88<\/td>11<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Crystal<\/td>80<\/td>12<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steve Gregoire<\/td>80<\/td>13<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peter Holland<\/td>73<\/td>14<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stefanie Madanian<\/td>71<\/td>15<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nikhil Kalghatgin<\/td>67<\/td>16<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kevin Elliot<\/td>60<\/td>17<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ian Maguire<\/td>56<\/td>18<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ofer Mazor<\/td>44<\/td>19<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pam Keeney<\/td>38<\/td>20<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Troy Leonard<\/td>34<\/td>21<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Constantine Brocoum<\/td>32<\/td>22<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chris Rusch<\/td>30<\/td>23<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amy Bucklin<\/td>26<\/td>24<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matt Hoffman<\/td>26<\/td>25<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scott McGloin<\/td>23<\/td>26<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bob Coppola<\/td>20<\/td>27<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bita Zakeri<\/td>19<\/td>28<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kevin Shpritzer<\/td>12<\/td>29<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steve Welitoff<\/td>7<\/td>30<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nancy Bain<\/td>5<\/td>31<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tara Berman<\/td>5<\/td>32<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sara Goldberg<\/td>5<\/td>33<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haley Clark<\/td>2<\/td>34<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matti Goldberg<\/td>2<\/td>35<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sarah Jones<\/td>2<\/td>36<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mackenzie Licata<\/td>2<\/td>37<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Mikaelyan<\/td>2<\/td>38<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Loic Van Dieren<\/td>2<\/td>39<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_section el_id=”Standings”][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Annual Points Race” color=”green” border_width=”3″ el_id=”NEBC_Points”][vc_column_text]Playoff points within each division accumulate throughout the season based on the results of the monthly tournaments. After the May tournament, he top 7 points earners in each division qualify for the Championship Playoffs, competing for the titles of Intermediate Player of the Year and, for the winner <\/p>\n

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