Forthcoming Tournament Details

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Updated 12 May 2008

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FRIDAY 500

Exciting news! At 9 o’clock on Friday nights there will be a free entry tournament for all members stopping at the hotel (non-residents will pay £20 to enter). It is a 5-point Knockout based over 11 tournaments (each one is a 'stand-alone event with £pools), the final winner of which will take home from the December, Gilbertson UK Finals the princely sum of . . . . . . .

£500

 

Please remember, each knockout starts at 21.00 prompt!
Late entrants are liable to be denied entry

Click here for details

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2, 3, 4 May. The County Cups Trophy: The second of our four Swiss format events and another UK Finals Qualifier event. If you like playing 6 x 11 point matches over the weekend, then this is the event for you. Swiss events offer great opportunities to rack up championship points: Grand Prix and Ranking - and could well place you in the money!
* This is a Biba Grand Prix and UK Finals Event *

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British Isles Backgammon Association

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Partouche Gammon

Present a Partouche Gammon Tour Super Satellite event

THE ENGLISH OPEN

6, 7, 8 June 2008

Barceló Daventry Hotel

Partouche Gammon are the sponsors of the inaugural tournament of this prestigious event. They have kindly donated superb prismic glass trophies and for the English Open winner, a seat at the Cannes PGT tournament (value €680), 15-20 July, 2008.

The event features the usual Biba elements, 11 point Main, 7 point Progressive Consolation, 5 point Last Chance, and in memory of Graham Powell, ‘The Grammy’ 3 pointer.

The weekend kicks off on the Friday with the Friday 500 and in addition to the backgammon there is Poker on the Saturday evening sponsored by Mark Dixon who is adding £100 prize money.

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4, 5, 6, July - Keren Di Bona Memorial Trophy

Sponsored by Emmanuel Di Bona, this four element Knockout tournament offers the usual Main, Progressive Consolation, Last Chance and the Bona of Contention. Also, this tournament will feature a 3-point Piphit knockout on the Saturday evening with a 1st Prize of £25! (see here for details).

* This is a Biba Grand Prix event *

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Forthcoming Non-Biba Events

LIVERPOOL BACKGAMMON CLUB

presents

THE 13th LIVERPOOL OPEN

Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th July 2008

(click here for full details)

* This is a Biba Grand Prix Event *

The 16th Irish Open Backgammon Championship 2008
Wynn's Hotel, Dublin - 24/25/26 October

Format: Knockout

(click here for full details)

* This is a Biba Grand Prix and UK Finals Event *