Tournament Format
MASTERS: Double Elimination
Main bracket: 9 Point matches
Fighters Bracket: 5 Point matches
INTERMEDIATE: Double Elimination
Main Bracket: 7 Point matches
Fighters Bracket: 5 Point matches
SUPER JACKPOT: 9 Point matches
FRIDAY WARM-UP: 5 Point matches
CONSULTING DOUBLES: 5 Point matches
TOMBSTONE TROPHY: 5 Point matches
SIDE EVENTS: Jackpots, Speedgammon, DMP's
Tournament
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Tournament Fees and Payouts
* You may enter up to 2 side pools in each event.
** £5 if not playing in main event
*** Only UKBGF members are eligible to win the Erhan 869bg board!
There will be a 70:30 split of the prize money for all events and side pools except for double elimination events, where the split will be 40:25:15:10:5:5
To become a UKBGF member please click the logo
The winner of the FREE entry Warm Up tournament will receive an
Erhan 869bg Backgammon board worth £450
www.869bg-backgammon-boards.co.uk
The two Intermediate finalists will each receive a FREE backgammon lesson kindly donated by The Backgammon Workshop.
"The Backgammon Workshop is pleased to support the Bristol Open and would like to take your game to the next level."
www.bgws.co.uk
Schedule of Play
♦ THURSDAY 3rd NOVEMBER ♦
19:00 - Bristol Backgammon Club night
• GP 20 Tournament - £20 entry with additional side pools. Consolation tournament for those losing in the 1st round.
♦ FRIDAY 4th NOVEMBER ♦
14:00-18:30
• Satellites for the masters and intermediates
• Registration opens
• Side events begin
18:30 - Welcome cocktail and buffet
20:00 - Warm-up tournament commences
20:00 - Super Jackpot commences
(You can only enter one or the other)
♦ SATURDAY 5th NOVEMBER ♦
11:00-12:30 - Final Registrations
13:00 - Masters tournament commences
13:00 - Intermediate tournament commences
16:00 onwards - Side events
20:00 - Dinner break
21:00 -
• Consulting doubles commences
• Poker begins
• Play continues where necessary
♦ SUNDAY 6th NOVEMBER ♦
13:30 - Seminar by UK Grandmaster Tim Cross
14:30 -
• All play in main tournament resumes
• Tombstone Trophy commences
15:00 onwards - Side events
Prize giving will be done on a rolling basis
♦ MONDAY 7th NOVEMBER ♦
19:00 - Bristol Backgammon Club night - at The Sportsmans
• 3 Point round robins - Zero entry with £10 side pool.
♦ Seminar ♦
We are very pleased to be able announce that one of the UK's Grandmasters, Tim Cross will be conducting his first ever seminar for you on Sunday morning before play resumes. The subject matter will be "Holding game cubes - A pragmatic approach".
For those that don't know, Tim is not only consistently one of the UK's top players, but he is a fine backgammon teacher in his own right. I know of several players who have seen an immediate improvement in their game following his excellent tutelage.
I strongly recommend that you don't miss this fantastic opportunity to improve your backgammon knowledge.