Last year over 120 people came to the Ricoh Arena, Coventry to take part in the 2015 UK Open. We’re delighted to announce that pre-registration for the 2016 UK Open is now open – you can sign up now to join in what promises to be another great weekend of backgammon. The Legends Lounge at the Ricoh Arena has a capacity of 150; don’t leave it to the last minute to register, and if you plan to stay at the Ricoh itself book your accommodation as soon as possible as our quota of rooms is strictly limited!
We have a packed programme for you featuring four flights for players at all levels – Masters, Advanced, Social Swiss and Beginners – and a host of side events:
- Friday Night Warm-Up
- Super Jackpot
- Consulting Doubles
- Speedgammon
- Arena Cup
- 1-pointers
- An expert Seminar, and beginners’ workshops
- The British Backgammon Awards
We’re also delighted to announce that Geoffrey Parker will once again be sponsoring the event – those who came in 2015 will remember the fantastic board used for the featured matches; one of these, made to your specification, could be yours…
There’s no commitment if you register now, and entry fees will not be taken until the day – so don’t wait!
The UK Open pages on this website are now complete – see the Overview page for details and links to all the sub-pages: https://ukbgf-com.stackstaging.com/uk-open/
Remember to pre-register to guarantee your place with no prior financial commitment, and to book your hotel accommodation – rooms at the Hilton DoubleTree hotel at the Ricoh are selling fast. Just one week after registration opened forty players have already signed up:
https://ukbgf-com.stackstaging.com/uk-open/attendees/
Finally please remember to join the UKBGF before the UK Open…and before the St Albans Open, in order to qualify for Tour points and to enjoy reduced registration fees at most Tour events:
https://ukbgf-com.stackstaging.com/join/
I’m not sure if i sent the email to the right place but i ‘d like to provisionally put my name down in the masters tier please.
You followed instructions perfectly Richard! I got distracted by your other email and failed to add your name to the Masters attendees. This has now been rectified, and your ‘provisional’ choice of flight is fine. You can change your mind about this nearer the time.
Another reminder to others: to secure your place you need to pre-register by emailing contact@ukbgf.com stating which flight you would like to enter. The numbers are going up every day…
I’m probably being really stupid but is there a date in 2016 for the event?
Hi Andy,
The UK Open this year is over the weekend of 20-22 May. See the UK Open pages for more details: https://ukbgf-com.stackstaging.com/uk-open/
Can we entice you back to backgammon from poker?