After a number of years, Steve Lee has decided to step down from running the West Yorkshire Open.
Keith Gill will be the new TD for the event which will take place between Friday 27th to Sunday 29th March of next year. Some things haven’t changed: The venue will be the same – Clayton Village Hall – and Mark Calderbank will be supplying the software as in previous years. The other members of the team from last year will also be helping.
Trophies for the event are being provided by Steve Allott who also provided the trophies for this year’s UK Open.
There will be two categories – advanced and intermediate. The advanced will be limited to 64 players. On the Saturday it will be a five round Swiss with the top 16 progressing to the main knockout on the Sunday. In addition, on the Sunday there will be a consolation and last chance.
The intermediates will be limited to 48 players. On the Saturday it will be a five round Swiss with the top 16 progressing to the main knockout on the Sunday. In addition, on the Sunday there will be a consolation and last chance.
In addition to the main sections there will be a number of side events:
– Two warm-ups on the Friday with £50 added to each.
– Doubles on the Saturday evening – maximum of 16 teams.
– A board competition – £10 to enter and a maximum of 32 entrants. Board is supplied by ArtGammon.
– Super jackpot on Friday evening – £100 entry maximum 8/16 entrants (depending on numbers)
– Super jackpot on Saturday evening – £250 entry maximum 8/16 entrants (depending on numbers)
There is no registration fee for any of the side events.
To register for the main event please email – northeastbackgammon@gmail.com stating which level you would like to enter. Entry fee for the advanced section is £75 and registration is £25. Entry fee for the intermediate section is £50 and registration is £25.
There will be pools available: Pools for advanced main £10, £20, £50, £100 and for the intermediate main £10, £20, £50, with a maximum of two adjacent pools. Side pools for the consolation will be £10 and £20 and £10 for the last chance.
Fees can be paid by BACS to:
Account name: Keith Gill
Sort code: 11-07-56
Account number: 00102458
Please add “WY” and your name to the reference.
All fees to be paid by February 1. Registration is refundable up to 14 days before the start of the event and entry fees are refundable up to 48 hours beforehand.
Further details, including registered players are here: https://northeastbackgammon.com/wyopen/
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