With a mixture of relief and excitement, it was great to welcome 48 players to the 3rd Backgammon at the Grand in Scarborough.
This year saw a 50% increase in the number of players to 48.
In order to accommodate the 48 players, the qualifying format on the Saturday had been altered slightly but with no loss in the number of the much prized lighthouses up for grabs.
Play started sharply at 10.30am on the Saturday with five 9-point qualifying Round Robin matches. Sunday saw the field divided into four groups of 8 for the Main Tournament. Players not qualifying for the Main Tournament formed the new Lifebelt Tournament whilst those knocked out of the Main Tournament after 2 rounds were entered into a Last Chance.
The overall winner, with an outstanding performance of winning nine 9-point matches in a row, was Simon Morecroft.
Full list of results:
| Winner | Runner Up | |
| Gold | Simon Morecroft | Mike Ireland |
| Silver | Rob Perry | Stuart Whittingham |
| Bronze | Richard Biddle | Simon Jones |
| Blue | Kevin Jones | Sarah Joliff |
| Last Chance | John Wright | CJ Uttley |
| Lifebelt | Richard Bassett | Peter Chan |
Many congratulations to all the 2022 Lighthouse Keepers!
A big thank you to everyone who supported the tournament. We hope you enjoyed yourselves and we look forward to seeing you all back at The Grand on the weekend of the 3rd, 4th and 5th February 2023.
Roger and the Tournament Team.
A wonderful tournament in a great location. Everyone was so kind and supportive. A triumph.
Thanks again for the fine weekend Roger, to you and your helpers.
I won’t go on but for one i had a great weekend.
Cheers cheers
Great tournament…..well done to all the TD team.