Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ) is set to play Edward Scimia (Bridgeport, CT) in the Final of the GNCC Club Playdowns, held December 6 - 9, 2018 in Rochester, New York.
 
Petrov finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Petrov lost 9-5 to Bret Sentiwany (Albany, NY), then responded with a 10-6 win over Scimia. Petrov won 10-9 against Brian Dauernheim (Potomac, MD), then won 10-9 against Gert Messing (Schenectady, NY) and 9-7 against Calvin Weber (Potomac, MD) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Petrov did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Petrov ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.