GAMMON ASSOCIATES' PHOTO ALBUM
all the G/A TOP players groups 1992-2019
SEPT 2021 VIETOR CUP
G/A "Player of the Year for 2019" -- Ergin Bayrak
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-22 Players for 2019
Left-to-right(row-1) NWiggins,CMayeron,DMulberg,AFreeman,VOvsepyan (row-2)PJohnson, PFirooz,MSoomakh,
BLavassani,DRennie,AEshaghian,DGillett,PGibson,EBayrak (row-3)JIsaac,MPetrosian (row-4)FKhalili,SSax,
GContos,ELandaw,DTaniguchi,MShowkati
G/A "Player of the Year for 2018" -- Maeis Petrosian
Tournament-of-2018-Champions--"Winner"--Patrick Gibson
To see all of the albums just click on:
ALL ALBUMS on the "Share Site"
OR--(click on a hot link below to see a specific album)__(then choose "Slideshow")
December 2019 California State Championship (GA83)
SEPT 2019 VIETOR CUP
SEPT 2018 VIETOR CUP
December 2017 California State Championship (GA79)
SEPT 2017 VIETOR CUP
December 2016 California State Championship (GA78)
SEPT 2016 VIETOR CUP
June 2016 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA77)
December 2015 California State Championship (GA76)
June 2015 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA75)
SEPT 2015 VIETOR CUP
December 2014 California State Championship (GA74)
SEPT 2014 VIETOR CUP
PHOTO_BOOK June 2014 L.A.OPEN (GA73)
June 2014 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA73)
December 2013 California State Championship (GA72)
SEPT 2013 VIETOR CUP
June 2013 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA71)
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-24 Players for 2018
Left-to-right: John Isaac, Norm Wiggins, Ceci Pedroza, Art Moore, Elli Nache, Alex Eshaghian,
Jacob Mashadian, Patty Johnson, David Mulberg, Mark Nolan, Arnold Freeman, Patrick Gibson,
Perry Firooz, John Rockwell, Steve Sax, Maeis Petrosian, Elliot Landaw, Val Ovsepyan,
Bud Lavassani, Farid Khalili, George Germanides, David Taniguchi, Gus Contos, & Ergin Bayrak.
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-25 Players for 2017
Left-to-right: Farid,ArtM,Arnold,Maeis,Perry,Ergin,Isaac,Andy,Sax,Reeves,Mulberg,Ceci,Bud,
Taniguchi,Schmutzer,Alan,Ley,Rockwell,Elliot,Saul,Norm,Patrick,Gus,Val & ArtB
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-22 Players for 2016
Left-to-right: Farid,ArtM,Bud,Doug,ArtB,Kolya,Wogomon,Ergin,Mulberg,Perry,Ceci,Alan,Rockwell,
Reza,Maeis,Rennie,Sax,Taniguchi,Gus,Patrick,Elliot, & Norm.
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-24 Players for 2015
Left-to-right: Norm,Reza,Perry,Gus,Alan,Maeis,ArtM,Isaac,DavidC,Doug,,Bijan,Wogomon,
Rockwell,Ceci,Sax,Frank,Mark,Patty,J.P.,Azzam,Kolya,Ergin,Patrick, & Farid
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-21 Players for 2014
Left-to-right: Patrick, Norm, D.Cohen, Frank, Bijan, Ceci, Alan, J.P., Ergin,
Saul, Maeis, J.Isaac, D.Kermani, Patty, Doug, Kolya, S.Sax, G.Haskour, Perry, & Farid
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-23 Players for 2013
Front row: Petrosian, DeWitte, Astemborski & Soomakh
Row-2: Sax, Martin, Kermani, Rockwell, Taniguchi (& Benjamin)
Row-3: Mayfield, Rennie, Prato, Isaac, Pedroza & Meir
Row-4: Deleurme, Wiggins, Bayrak, Gibson, LeGlaire, Ley, Kemel & Mosoyan
G/A "Player of the Year for 2013" -- Steve Sax
December 2012 California State Championship (GA70)
SEPT 2012 VIETOR CUP
June 2012 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA69)
December 2011 California State Championship (GA68)
SEPT 2011 VIETOR CUP
June 2011 USBGF "TOS" & LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA67)
December 2010 California State Championship (GA66)
September 2010 VIETOR CUP
June 2010 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA65)
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-21 Players for 2012
Left-to-Right: RezaD,LBuzin,JP,DRennie,AzzamM,NormW,AlanM,JustinN,JRockwell,
JIsaac,SSax,DougD,SaulM,MickeyL,FrankL,RBruns,ArtM,PatrickG,BijanP,BGlass,(Jay),BobF.
G/A "Player of the Year for 2012" -- Patrick Gibson
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-23 Players for 2011
Left-to-Right: SaulM,NVasilescu,FrankL,ZevV,LarryB,MLeGlaire,JohnR,SteveS,ScottE,JRoth,JRussell,
JustinN,CeciP,RayZ,JP,AMartin,PGibson,AMasarani,JeffB,JPrato,BGlass,NWiggins,JAlexander.
G/A "Player of the Year for 2011" -- Frank Ley
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-21 Players for 2010
Left-to-Right: NormW,JPrato,MickeyL,JosephB,DougD,CeciP,TutkuP,JonaA,PatrickG,ScottE,
MikeU,FrankL,SaulM,SSax,RezaD,JohnR,BobG,GHaskour,AzzamM,BPourat,JNunez,(TiranD),Roxy the dog
G/A "Player of the Year for 2010" -- George Haskour
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-20 Players for 2009
Left-to-Right: JonaA,ZevV,NormW,RonB,JohnR,AzzamM,ScottE,FrankL,DougD,JoeR,CeciP,GreggS,
GeorgeH,SSax,JustinN,JPrato,RezaD,PGibson,MickeyL,TrishH.
G/A "Player of the Year for 2009" -- Steve Sax
Click on the title to see one of the following albums, then on "SLIDESHOW"
December 2009 California State Championship (GA64)
SEPT 2009 VIETOR CUP
June 2009 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA63)
December 2008 CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (GA62)
SEPT 2008 VIETOR CUP
JUNE 2008 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA61)
December 2007 CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (GA60)
SEPT 2007 VIETOR CUP
JUNE 2007 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA59)
JANUARY 2007 PartyGammon MILLION (Atlantis Resort)
December 2006 CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (GA58)
SEPT 2006 VIETOR CUP
CANNES 2006 with Patrick
MONTE CARLO 2006 with Patrick
JUNE 2006 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA57)
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-21 Players for 2008
Left-to-Right: NeilB,AzzamM,PaulM,PatrickG,NormW,DougM,JRockwell,RezaD,CeciP,SSax,
JP,Zev,DougD,JonaA,KamyarH,JustinN,GreggS,MickeyL,JPrato,GeorgeH,FrankL.
The dogs-- Roscoe & Colby
Tournament-of-2008-Champions--"Winner"--Norm Wiggins
G/A "Player of the Year for 2008" -- Justin Nunez
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-24 Players for 2007
Left-to-Right: SaulM,RudyC,JonaA,CeciP,JobeyC,SSax,FrankL,EliotB,JPrato,NormW,ZevV,RayZ,
NeilB,JRussell,JRockwell,PaulM,AzzamM,JP,JustinN,KamyarH,RezaD,PatrickG,MichaelS.
G/A "Player of the Year for 2007" -- Justin Nunez
Top-25 Players for 2006
Left-to-Right: JBina,BGlass,JP,ZevV,SaulM,PaulM,MaeisP,JRockwell,JonaA,RichardA,RayZ,
MichaelS,FrankL,SSax,JustinN,BruceD,RudyC,AzzamM,CeciP,MickeyL,JohnP,PatrickG,NormW,
ArtM,RezaD.
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-16 Players for 2002
Left-to-right: OliverF,RudyC,AzzamM,SSax,NielB,KarimJ,JudyC,BruceD,NormW,PatMc,ArtM,
RayF,JRockwell,PatrickG,MickeyL,PaulG (and two dogs--named Rocky)
VIETOR CUP 2008, September in La Jolla, CA
Held September 20-21, 2008: We had 28 players travel to La Jolla, California to play
in the 29th edition of the VIETOR CUP at Jon Vietor's beautiful home across the street form
the La Jolla Cove park and beach. We again played the tournament using the INDY Swiss Movement
(created by Butch Meese and his team from the Hoosier Backgammon Club in Indianapolis, Indiana).
Swiss movement for 6 rounds, players playing opponents of "like records" (e.g. 2-0 vs 2-0 and 1-1 vs 1-1).
After the 6th round, we then converted to an elimination format to determine the final two money winners
in both the MAIN and CONSOLATION bracket. The results of the VIETOR CUP:
MAIN: Simon Reeves
CONSOLATION: Bob Wachtel
We used Digital Clocks throughout all the matches in order to keep the event to a reasonable
time schedule (only two days to play 12 rounds of matches).
To see the Photo Album, click on the following URL.
Photo Album of the VIETOR CUP -September 2008-
"(testing thumbnail approach, click on it to see full pict)"
"(then right click on "back" or BACK on tool bar)"
American Backgammon Tour
1st Place ABT 2002 -- Steve Sax
the "MFIC" himself
Backgammon set (gif)
Backgammon & San Francisco skyline(gif)
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-22 Players for 2019
Left-to-right(row-1) NWiggins,CMayeron,DMulberg,AFreeman,VOvsepyan (row-2)PJohnson, PFirooz,MSoomakh, BLavassani,DRennie,AEshaghian,DGillett,PGibson,EBayrak (row-3)JIsaac,MPetrosian (row-4)FKhalili,SSax, GContos,ELandaw,DTaniguchi,MShowkati
G/A "Player of the Year for 2018" -- Maeis Petrosian
Tournament-of-2018-Champions--"Winner"--Patrick Gibson
To see all of the albums just click on:
ALL ALBUMS on the "Share Site"
OR--(click on a hot link below to see a specific album)__(then choose "Slideshow")
December 2019 California State Championship (GA83)
SEPT 2019 VIETOR CUP
SEPT 2018 VIETOR CUP
December 2017 California State Championship (GA79)
SEPT 2017 VIETOR CUP
December 2016 California State Championship (GA78)
SEPT 2016 VIETOR CUP
June 2016 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA77)
December 2015 California State Championship (GA76)
June 2015 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA75)
SEPT 2015 VIETOR CUP
December 2014 California State Championship (GA74)
SEPT 2014 VIETOR CUP
PHOTO_BOOK June 2014 L.A.OPEN (GA73)
June 2014 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA73)
December 2013 California State Championship (GA72)
SEPT 2013 VIETOR CUP
June 2013 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA71)
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-24 Players for 2018
Left-to-right: John Isaac, Norm Wiggins, Ceci Pedroza, Art Moore, Elli Nache, Alex Eshaghian, Jacob Mashadian, Patty Johnson, David Mulberg, Mark Nolan, Arnold Freeman, Patrick Gibson, Perry Firooz, John Rockwell, Steve Sax, Maeis Petrosian, Elliot Landaw, Val Ovsepyan, Bud Lavassani, Farid Khalili, George Germanides, David Taniguchi, Gus Contos, & Ergin Bayrak.
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-25 Players for 2017
Left-to-right: Farid,ArtM,Arnold,Maeis,Perry,Ergin,Isaac,Andy,Sax,Reeves,Mulberg,Ceci,Bud, Taniguchi,Schmutzer,Alan,Ley,Rockwell,Elliot,Saul,Norm,Patrick,Gus,Val & ArtB
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-22 Players for 2016
Left-to-right: Farid,ArtM,Bud,Doug,ArtB,Kolya,Wogomon,Ergin,Mulberg,Perry,Ceci,Alan,Rockwell,
Reza,Maeis,Rennie,Sax,Taniguchi,Gus,Patrick,Elliot, & Norm.
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-24 Players for 2015
Left-to-right: Norm,Reza,Perry,Gus,Alan,Maeis,ArtM,Isaac,DavidC,Doug,,Bijan,Wogomon,
Rockwell,Ceci,Sax,Frank,Mark,Patty,J.P.,Azzam,Kolya,Ergin,Patrick, & Farid
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-21 Players for 2014
Left-to-right: Patrick, Norm, D.Cohen, Frank, Bijan, Ceci, Alan, J.P., Ergin,
Saul, Maeis, J.Isaac, D.Kermani, Patty, Doug, Kolya, S.Sax, G.Haskour, Perry, & Farid
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-23 Players for 2013
Front row: Petrosian, DeWitte, Astemborski & Soomakh
Row-2: Sax, Martin, Kermani, Rockwell, Taniguchi (& Benjamin)
Row-3: Mayfield, Rennie, Prato, Isaac, Pedroza & Meir
Row-4: Deleurme, Wiggins, Bayrak, Gibson, LeGlaire, Ley, Kemel & Mosoyan
G/A "Player of the Year for 2013" -- Steve Sax
December 2012 California State Championship (GA70)
SEPT 2012 VIETOR CUP
June 2012 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA69)
December 2011 California State Championship (GA68)
SEPT 2011 VIETOR CUP
June 2011 USBGF "TOS" & LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA67)
December 2010 California State Championship (GA66)
September 2010 VIETOR CUP
June 2010 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA65)
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-21 Players for 2012
Left-to-Right: RezaD,LBuzin,JP,DRennie,AzzamM,NormW,AlanM,JustinN,JRockwell, JIsaac,SSax,DougD,SaulM,MickeyL,FrankL,RBruns,ArtM,PatrickG,BijanP,BGlass,(Jay),BobF.
G/A "Player of the Year for 2012" -- Patrick Gibson
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-23 Players for 2011
Left-to-Right: SaulM,NVasilescu,FrankL,ZevV,LarryB,MLeGlaire,JohnR,SteveS,ScottE,JRoth,JRussell, JustinN,CeciP,RayZ,JP,AMartin,PGibson,AMasarani,JeffB,JPrato,BGlass,NWiggins,JAlexander.
G/A "Player of the Year for 2011" -- Frank Ley
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-21 Players for 2010
Left-to-Right: NormW,JPrato,MickeyL,JosephB,DougD,CeciP,TutkuP,JonaA,PatrickG,ScottE, MikeU,FrankL,SaulM,SSax,RezaD,JohnR,BobG,GHaskour,AzzamM,BPourat,JNunez,(TiranD),Roxy the dog
G/A "Player of the Year for 2010" -- George Haskour
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-20 Players for 2009
Left-to-Right: JonaA,ZevV,NormW,RonB,JohnR,AzzamM,ScottE,FrankL,DougD,JoeR,CeciP,GreggS, GeorgeH,SSax,JustinN,JPrato,RezaD,PGibson,MickeyL,TrishH.
G/A "Player of the Year for 2009" -- Steve Sax
Click on the title to see one of the following albums, then on "SLIDESHOW"
December 2009 California State Championship (GA64)
SEPT 2009 VIETOR CUP
June 2009 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA63)
December 2008 CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (GA62)
SEPT 2008 VIETOR CUP
JUNE 2008 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA61)
December 2007 CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (GA60)
SEPT 2007 VIETOR CUP
JUNE 2007 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA59)
JANUARY 2007 PartyGammon MILLION (Atlantis Resort)
December 2006 CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (GA58)
SEPT 2006 VIETOR CUP
CANNES 2006 with Patrick
MONTE CARLO 2006 with Patrick
JUNE 2006 LOS ANGELES OPEN (GA57)
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-21 Players for 2008
Left-to-Right: NeilB,AzzamM,PaulM,PatrickG,NormW,DougM,JRockwell,RezaD,CeciP,SSax, JP,Zev,DougD,JonaA,KamyarH,JustinN,GreggS,MickeyL,JPrato,GeorgeH,FrankL. The dogs-- Roscoe & Colby
Tournament-of-2008-Champions--"Winner"--Norm Wiggins
G/A "Player of the Year for 2008" -- Justin Nunez
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-24 Players for 2007
Left-to-Right: SaulM,RudyC,JonaA,CeciP,JobeyC,SSax,FrankL,EliotB,JPrato,NormW,ZevV,RayZ, NeilB,JRussell,JRockwell,PaulM,AzzamM,JP,JustinN,KamyarH,RezaD,PatrickG,MichaelS.
G/A "Player of the Year for 2007" -- Justin Nunez
Top-25 Players for 2006
Left-to-Right: JBina,BGlass,JP,ZevV,SaulM,PaulM,MaeisP,JRockwell,JonaA,RichardA,RayZ, MichaelS,FrankL,SSax,JustinN,BruceD,RudyC,AzzamM,CeciP,MickeyL,JohnP,PatrickG,NormW, ArtM,RezaD.
Tournament-of-Champions, the Top-16 Players for 2002
Left-to-right: OliverF,RudyC,AzzamM,SSax,NielB,KarimJ,JudyC,BruceD,NormW,PatMc,ArtM, RayF,JRockwell,PatrickG,MickeyL,PaulG (and two dogs--named Rocky)
Held September 20-21, 2008: We had 28 players travel to La Jolla, California to play in the 29th edition of the VIETOR CUP at Jon Vietor's beautiful home across the street form the La Jolla Cove park and beach. We again played the tournament using the INDY Swiss Movement (created by Butch Meese and his team from the Hoosier Backgammon Club in Indianapolis, Indiana).
Swiss movement for 6 rounds, players playing opponents of "like records" (e.g. 2-0 vs 2-0 and 1-1 vs 1-1). After the 6th round, we then converted to an elimination format to determine the final two money winners in both the MAIN and CONSOLATION bracket. The results of the VIETOR CUP:
MAIN: Simon Reeves
CONSOLATION: Bob Wachtel
time schedule (only two days to play 12 rounds of matches). To see the Photo Album, click on the following URL.
Photo Album of the VIETOR CUP -September 2008-
"(testing thumbnail approach, click on it to see full pict)"
"(then right click on "back" or BACK on tool bar)"
1st Place ABT 2002 -- Steve Sax
the "MFIC" himself
Backgammon set (gif)
Backgammon & San Francisco skyline(gif)