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3rd November 2009
36 Entries, 5 Tournaments, 32 Players, £1000 Prize Fund,
Edward Leighton wins Jackpot.
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Not a huge
turnout of players this month but there's been quite a few
backgammon events of late and the rain was lashing down during the
day so, if I were a player, I would have been tempted to retreat
home to the fireside. But 32 players is enough to make an evening
of it for those there.
8 players in Tournament 1 at £100 a piece, 8 x £10 Swiss players
and another 8 x £5 in Swiss 2 followed by a further 8 in a £10
Jackpot. We had them all playing by 7.20pm.
I would never describe Edward Leighton as a slow player but at
7.23pm when he came to the T.D. desk to report his first win even
I was staggered. His match couldn't have taken much more than 13
minutes - that's got to be a record Edward! After a wait
Edward beat Nicky Check then Raj Jansari to claim victory in
Tournament 1. Bravo Edward.
I do not like to cause alarm but there is cause for alarm to
players so I shall do so. Annette Sutherland came along to her 3rd
Bg in Camden and has to date only lost 1 in 9 matches, has won a
Jackpot and, this evening, won a Swiss. Her next performance will
be at
Bg Live in London on 13 14 15 November and I fully expect her
to walk away with trophies and medals.
Quiet and unassuming Ray M gathered 3 wins in Swiss 2, Monica held
the flame for the Beckersons by winning the Mini-Jackpot and
Fintan O'Boyle left a happy man after winning Tournament 2 having
been refused a split.
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