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Tournament report: BMS(UK) #6

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BMS (UK) Ranking Tournament #6 – Castle Donington, 5-6 December 2015

I have great pleasure in reporting that the sixth Backgammon Masters Series (UK) Ranking Tournament held on the weekend of 5-6 December was a splendid success, and would like to acknowledge my appreciation to Dexter and Paul Gilbertson for their kind sponsorship of the event. 24 players participated in the usual format of a truncated round robin comprising six rounds of 11 point matches. Altogether 72 matches were played under normal clock settings with each match videoed by webcams.

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Opinion: It’s a New Year; Let’s do Something New

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A New Year’s Resolution

I believe that virtually everyone who loves this game and is on this forum can agree with the following two statements:

Tournament backgammon, more than anything else, needs two things:

  1. More new players, and
  2. A way to keep more people coming back once they do play in a tournament.

(We also need sponsorship money, but that is more likely to come if our numbers improve.)

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UKBGF Update and Review: 2015

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Dear Backgammon Players,

I am writing to update you on the progress that the United Kingdom Backgammon Federation has made in its first year of operations.

Twelve months ago my fellow directors and I were voted onto the Board of the UKBGF. Our first priority was to set our two year objectives for the organisation. We published those in January here: http://ukbgf.com/ukbgf-future/

I want to cover each of the objectives in turn.

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The First UKBGF Tour – 2016

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It takes both skill and a bit of good fortune to win a tournament. Next year we will be launching the UKBGF UK Tour to identify the most consistent performers, as well as taking top-flight backgammon right around the UK. Eight tournaments, eight cities, three trophies, but only one ultimate winner. A mixture of one-day and two-day, single-elimination, double-elimination and world-cup-style tournaments, supported by some of our leading clubs.

Destination: backgammon

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European Online Championship: Christmas update

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 Tim ‘Aye, Aye, Captain’ Cross writes:
After 6 rounds the 2015 Online European Championship  is moving towards the final stages and I am pleased to report that the team is in a very strong position.
The format is triple elimination and from a field of 19 starters only 7 remain. Russia lead with a perfect record so far; we are second having lost one match and the rest are fighting for survival having lost two matches. I am absolutely delighted with the determination shown by all the team, and am hoping this could be our breakthrough triumph as a team in European backgammon.
No pressure, comrade.
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