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Choose a Date: Click on Saturday, March 29. Ticket is good for both dates.

Sponsored by ANZBGF

Two days of full-on Backgammon.

March 29th

Standard Swiss Format. Everyone is guaranteed to play 5 – seven-point Matches. The pairings are random in the first Match. Players are not eliminated if they lose the first Match. No Player meets the same opponent twice. Successive rounds match Players with scores as similar to each other as possible. By the 3rd Match Experts are playing Experts, Average are playing Average and Novices are playing Novices.

March 30th

Top sixteen (16) Players from the Swiss Format will play Knockout Matches to determine 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.

Clocks may be used for the final (8) Players in the Knockout Matches.

Baffle Boxes will be PREFERRED.

Silver Plate Tournament will be played on Sunday for all those who did not make it into the finals but still want to roll the dice. Standard Swiss Format to ensure everyone can play multiple times with multiple Players.

Main Event Prizes:

Prize:

Entry Fees will be used to fund Venue, Prizes & Trophy’s

1. $500.00 (estimate)
2. $400.00 (estimate)
3. $200.00 (estimate)

Silver Plate:

1. $150.00 (estimate)
2. $100.00 (estimate)
3. $50.00 (estimate)

Trophy’s will be given to 1st / 2nd / 3rd place.

Plate will be given to the winner of the Silver Plate Tournament.

Student Trophy will be given to the student who finishes 1st Place in the Student Pool.

Doors open at 9:30 AM. Briefing at 9:45 AM. Tournament starts at 10:00 AM.

You do not have to be an Expert to enter the Tournament. You are guaranteed to play at least 5 – seven-point Matches against Players whose skill range is Expert to Novice. It is a lot of fun and a very excellent Backgammon learning experience.

Give it a Go.