Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ) won 10-2 over Joseph Calabrese (Rochester, NY) in the Final of the GNCC Club Playdowns, held December 19 - 22, 2019 in Schenectady, New York.
 
Petrov finished 3-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Petrov defeated Garth Marshmann (Durham, NC) 9-1, then won 10-4 against Matthew Pring (Bucks County, PA) to advance to the A-Qualifier where they 9-5 against Edward Scimia (Bridgeport, CT) to advance to the playoff round. 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.