As 2019 draws to a close, it’s time to wrap up the biggest UK Tour so far and announce our winners…
UK Tour 2019: The conclusion
Archives for December 2019
Tour results: Double helpings
December saw the final two events on the 2019 Tour. First of all there was the BMAB Christmas tournament – normally BMAB events are truncated round robins where your opponents are known from the start; because this was a special one for the tour the format changed somewhat to be a five-round Swiss with room for 32 players, matches lengthened to 13 points to give the same amount of play as a normal BMAB weekend, essentially guaranteeing a straight knockout for the top place and a final against one other undefeated player in the fifth round. [Read more…]
Harris + Hoole 2020: A double shot
After two successful years, seeing Alex Polden in 2018 and then Anna Price in 2019 reach the frothy heights of Supreme Champion, the Harris + Hoole Cup returns with a bold new flavour in 2020, overseen once again by Backgammon in Ealing (BGiE).
Ealing: A New UKBGF Intermediate Tour event
‘A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…’, no wait, that is something entirely different. This is backgammon, in a nearby London borough, on the 18th April 2020! However, I have no doubt that similar drama awaits, roll the opening sequence… Episode 1 – Ealing: A New UKBGF Intermediate Tour event.
Announcing the UK Tour 2020
As the 2019 UK Tour heads towards its final stage, it’s time to announce the line-up for next year’s Tour.
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