The format of the 2010 Backgammon Tournaments


For the 1st time in the history of this event we shall be running 2 Flights:
The Masters Flight and the Championship Flight.
 







The Masters Flight is limited to 16 players.

Entry is £250.

The will be a Main and a Consolation Tournament
with every player guaranteed at least two matches.
(If you receive a bye in Main Round 1 and lose your first match
in Main Round 2 you will still go into the Consolation.)

Match lengths:
Main: 7, 7, 9 and 11
Consolation: 7, 7 and 9.

Clock Play:
At the discretion of the Tournament Director.
If clock play is used the time controls will be
15 seconds per move, 2 minutes per point time bank.

Player Auction:
Will be conducted by the extremely popular
Backgammon Auctioneer Richard Biddle.

Optional Pool:
There will be two Optional Pools.
One of £100 and another of £150.
Players may enter either the £100 pool or both pools.
These will be 95% return to the highest placed player(s) of each Pool.
The remaining 5% will go to Scope.

Prizes:
The winner of the Main will receive a solid silver dice box,
designed by Stephen Webster for 'Scope' and engraved accordingly.
It will also be engraved (eventually) with the winner's name.
Stephen Webster has won both the 'Luxury Jeweller of the Year'
and 'Jewellery Designer of the Year' awards on multiple occasions.

Trophies will be presented to both finalists of the Main,
and to the Consolation winner.

There will be bottles of Champagne for all four finalists.

£50 credit on Casinorip.com to each of the 2 winners
(main and consolation)
and £25 to each of the 2 finalists.

This Flight is designed for
"professional standard" players.

Download a booking form now

T
o book tickets please contact
Sue Dorrington on 020 7619 7271
or email susan.dorrington@scope.org.uk




 



The Championship Flight is limited to 64 players.

Entry is £100.

The will be a Main and a Consolation Tournament
with every player guaranteed at least two matches.
(If you receive a bye in Main Round 1 and lose your first match
in Main Round 2 you will still go into the Consolation.)

Match lengths:
Main: 5 points throughout
Consolation: 3 points throughout

Clock Play:
There will be no clock play.

Group Auction:
This will be a Silent Auction
with bidding forms handed out
during the Champagne Reception
and collected during Brunch.

Prizes:

The winner of the Main will receive a
Geoffrey Parker Backgammon Set.

Trophies will be presented to
the both finalists of the Main,
and to the Consolation winner.

There will be bottles of Champagne
for all four finalists.

£50 credit on Casinorip.com to each of the 2 winners
(main and consolation)
and £25 to each of the 2 finalists.

This Flight is designed for
"non-professional standard" players.

Download a booking form now

T
o book tickets please contact
Sue Dorrington on
020 7619 7271
or email
susan.dorrington@scope.org.uk

 

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