Twin Cities Backgammon Player of the Year

2007 was a great year for the Twin Cities Backgammon Club; we had 57 different players including 12 new players, with an average of almost 14 players each week, up 3 or 4 players from last year when it seems our ranks were decimated by Poker!

At the end of November with four tournaments remaining, Yury Millman was in first place with 24.80 points and Jesse Eaton in second place 3.72 points behind.

Jim Pokela did his best to help Jesse, 2006 Player of the Year, in his bid to repeat in 2007...  On Dec 6, Yury defeated Jesse in the first round and Jim defeated Yury in the finals, however Jesse won the consolation bracket, so they each scored one point. Week 2, Yury was missing in action, giving Jesse a great opportunity to gain points.  But Jesse could manage just half a point, when he was defeated by Duane Jensen in the quarter finals, and then Jim defeated Duane in the finals.

On the third week of December attendance was low, just 10 players, Yury scored half a point, but Jesse was a no show thus assuring Yury, Player of the Year. Neither Yury or Jesse showed for the forth week...

At the end of November, Jim Pokela was in 12^th place with 8.54 points but with three wins thus far in December, he has jumped to 7^th place and could go for a club record if he can win again next week.  However, Steve Brown defended his 5 week in a row win record, by defeating Jim in the first round of the forth & last week of Dec. Dave Wetzell, currently in 4^th place won three weeks in a row in July, Steve Brown is finished in 3^rd place.

Yury Millman
2007 Player of the Year
Twin City Backgammon Club