Many thanks to everyone who took the time to send in nominations for the British Backgammon Awards. We’re now in a position to announce the shortlists. All the awards are really competitive and just being nominated is something to be proud of.
Update 21st August: voting closes at midnight this Saturday, 24th August!
British Player of the Year:
- Brian Lever
- Gaz Owen
- Kevin Jones
- Tim Cross
International Player of the Year:
- Allen Tish
- Eli Roymi
- Jesper Carlsson
- Kimon Papachristopoulos
- Michy
- Mochy
Club Organiser of the Year:
- Darren Woodcock
- Ian Tarr
- Richard Biddle
- Sean Jones
- Steve Lee
Tournament Director of the Year:
- Chris Purchase (St Albans)
- Julia Hayward and Peter Booth (Cambridge, online)
- Kevin Jones, John Wright & Mark Calderbank (Blackpool)
- Sean Jones (Worcester, UK Clubs)
- Tim Line (Bristol)
Board Designer of the Year:
- Bone Club (Guy Haslam)
- Gammoner (Volker Wenzlaff)
- Geoffrey Parker
Most Significant Contributor to British Backgammon of the Year:
- Keith Gill
- Richard Biddle
- Tim Cross
- Tony Lezard
Most Courteous / Sporting Player:
- Darren Woodcock
- Peter Hodson
- Richard Furborough
- Roland Herrera
- Steve Bibby
- Uli Koch
Voting is about to start on SurveyMonkey, and a link/password to access the voting page will be mailed out to members imminently. If you don’t receive yours or need assistance, drop julia@ukbgf.com a line. Voting will close at midnight on Saturday 24th August and the winners will be revealed at the UK Open! To give you some help, we’ve collated the things said about our nominees; read on… and if you’d like to add your tributes, please let me know!
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