The top 16 players, from each venue, at year-end 
will be invited to the "Tournament of 2008 Champions" 
on JAN. 25, 2009.  For those who qualify at both
locations, they will get a bye into round-2.

 "Year-to-Date" MASTER POINTS
    As of:   DECEMBER 31st, 2008 
			
     TUESDAY'S:		     Master	     SUNDAY'S:	      	      Master
Rank	Player's Name	     POINTS	Rank	Player's Name	      POINTS
***	*******************  ******	****	********************  ******


 1	Nunez, Justin		74	 1	Rockwell, John		75
 2	Gibson, Patrick		57	 2	Nunez, Justin		72
 3	Alexander, Jona		56	 3	Alexander, Jona		60
 4	Sax, Steve		54	 4	Haskour, George		53
 5	Daryabegi, Reza		48	 5	Masarani, Azzam		52
 6	Moore, Art		47	 6	Ley, Frank		49
 7	Ley, Frank		44	 7	Gibson, Patrick		41
 8	Masarani, Azzam		41	 8	Hosseinian, Kamyar	36
 8	Wiggins, Norm		41	 9	Deleurme, J.P.		30
10	Borden, Niel		39	10	Vered, Zev		24
11	Deleurme, J.P.		34	11	Zargarian, Ray		23
11	Mangone, Paul		34	12	Borden, Niel		20
13	LeGlaire, Mickey	33	13	Pedroza, Ceci		16
14	Dewitte, Doug		25	14	Daryabegi, Reza		15
15	Avyazyan, Armen		24	15	Russell, Joe		14
15	Haskour, George		24	16	DeWitte, Doug		12
17	Schecter, Michael	23	16	Smith, Gregg		12
18	Prato, John		22	18	Mayfield, Doug		10
19	Rockwell, John		21	19	Meir, Saul		 9
20	Petrosian, Maeis	16	20	Babazadeh, Joshua	 7
21	Hegland, Trisha		14	20	Jahangard, Karim	 7
21	Magana, Moses		14	22	Fazio, Angelo		 6
23	Evans, Scott		12	22	Moore, Art		 6
23	Hosseinian, Kamyar	12	24	Thomas, Joe		 5
23	Pedroza, Ceci		12	25	Bina, Joseph		 4
26	Williams, Dave		11	25	Williams, Dave		 4
27	Armbruster, Richard	10	27	Bosen, Larry		 3
27	Gedigian, Paul		10	28	Astemborski, Mark	 2
27	Perkin, Tutku		10	28	Bodlander, Walter	 2
27	Sadeh, Robert		10	28	Gold, Irving		 2
31	Levenstein, Max		 9	28	Perkin, Faruk		 2
31	Russell, Joe		 9	28	Sax, Steve		 2
33	Bruns, Ron		 7	28	Taniguchi, David	 2
33	Horton, Tom		 7	28	Zarrinnam, Tom		 2
35	Contos, Gus		 6	35	Hamman, Barbara		 1
35	Lahmani, Jason		 6	35	Kahn, Martin		 1
35	Spehar, Ray		 6	35	McCormick, Pat		 1
38	Mohebi, Payam		 5	35	Pasko, Jim		 1
39	Costa, Adrian		 4	35	Safarian, Andreas	 1
39	Fogerlund, Ray		 4	35	Schecter, Michael	 1
39	McCormick, Pat		 4	35	Sharp, Mike		 1
42	Keisler, Tom		 3	35	Ungerleider, Mike	 1
42	Kergo, Michel		 3				
42	Perkin, Faruk		 3				
45	Cochran, Ryan		 2				
45	Cordes, Jay		 2				
45	Golden, Avery		 2				
45	Sharp, Mike		 2				
45	Smith, Gregg		 2				
45	Taniguchi, David	 2				
51	Armbruster, Matt	 1				
51	Benjamin, Art		 1
51	Clarine			 1				
51	Harris, Collin		 1				
51	Kouleyan, Aram		 1				
51	Moortgat, Ron		 1				
51	Nache, Elli		 1				
51	Tara, Danny		 1				
51	Venicio			 1				

	Tuesday totals:	969			Sunday totals:	687