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UK Team Captain 2022-3

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Martin Barkwill’s two year stint as UK team captain comes to an end on 31st December 2021. The UKBGF board would like to put on record their thanks for the excellent job that he has done alongside the UK Online captain, Chris Rogers, and the Women’s team captain, Anna Price, whom Martin selected to be part of his team.
Success: Martin and the team that were victorious in Gothenburg
Applications are now invited for the position of UK Captain for the period 2022-2023. Applicants should be of UK team standard, or be extremely experienced players close to UK team standard with a thorough knowledge of the UK Backgammon scene. We are looking for someone respected in the UK Backgammon community who will carry on Martin’s good work in promoting hard but fair play as representatives of UK Backgammon.
Expressions of interest only at this point to contact@ukbgf.com to be received by 15th June 2021.

Farewell to the Gentleman of Backgammon

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I can’t remember when I first met George Sulimirski.  He was certainly on the London backgammon scene before I started playing (from the late 1970s) at several London venues, including the Water Rat pub, the Grosvenor Backgammon and Bridge Club, and later at Stocks Club in the Kings Road, Chelsea.  Back then he was probably the player I feared the most, and I got the impression that he understood the game better than most players of that era….certainly far better than I did.  Even in those days George came across as the ‘elder statesman’ of backgammon, and that impression of him stayed with me though the years.  Sadly this elder statesman left us on Wednesday 28th April, aged 83. Several players who knew George better than I did have submitted tributes and anecdotes….

George (left) with Diana on the Isle of Man ferry in July 1990

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UK v Sweden

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With live play shortly to resume, what better than a hastily arranged online friendly match against Sweden to fill the void?

UK v Sweden, at the WBGF World Team Championship
UK v Sweden, at the WBGF World Team Championship – from that distant age when we were allowed to play live and side bets were settled by barter.

Sweden has many very strong players so a tough match is in the offing however we beat the Swedish team in the WBGF World Team Championship last year just before the lockdown.

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A May Bonanza of Mega Events

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Backgammon London, with the support of the UKBGF and notably renowned Tournament Director Arda Findikoglu are presenting this month:

May 29th-31st: The London Open

A 3-day feast including a Main Double Eliminator, a Consolation Double Eliminator, and a Last Chance. This event offers 3 amazing entry levels to UKBGF members who receive a £5 reduction from the normal entry fee (as with all our events):

  • £10 for all as a Social entry
  • £20 for chance to win one of 6 Erhan Boards – including a bespoke tournament board for the Main Winner, with new metal rimmed checkers.
  • £20 for all the above, plus side-pools on offer with 100% returns.

Note the current prize pool already stands at approximately £3,000!
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Head for the Hub!

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During the pandemic, online play has been the only option for most of us.  The two dominant platforms recently have been Backgammon Galaxy and Backgammon Studio Heroes, but there’s a new kid on the block….

Backgammon Hub (“Hub”) is a new and growing site offering sophisticated tournament functionality as well as one-to-one scheduled matches. It was designed and built for small clubs that have been driven online by the pandemic and for players wanting to arrange that online league match with an opponent, or simply for matches with a friend. The site is hosted on Amazon cloud, so it won’t suffer scalability issues as it grows.

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