March 2010 , The 11th Annual Scope Backgammon and Bridge Tournament, London UK

RESULTS

Masters flight - Ray Kershaw beat Zoe Cunningham

Masters consolation - Sean Williams beat Miles Farren

Championship flight - Martin King beat William Blunt

Championship consolation - Stephen Morris beat Mo Vafaei

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Tournament Details

Dates:                7th March 2010   (11.00am - 6.00pm)

Venue:               Royal Automobile Club (RAC), Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5HS,

Format:               Knockout

Website:             www.scope.org.uk/backgammon.shtml

The Masters Flight

Entry is £250.
Limited to 16 players of "professional standard"

Match lengths:

Main: 7, 7, 9 and 11
Consolation: 7, 7 and 9.

Clock Play:
At the discretion of the Tournament Director. If clock play is used the time controls will be 15 seconds per move, 2 minutes per point time bank.

Player Auction:
Conducted by Backgammon Auctioneer Richard Biddle.

Optional Pool:
There will be two Optional Pools, one of £100 and another of £150 (players may enter either the £100 pool or both pools).
These will be 95% return to the highest placed player(s) of each Pool with the remaining 5% going to Scope.

Prizes:
The winner of the Main will receive a solid silver dice box designed by Stephen Webster for 'Scope' and engraved accordingly.
It will also be engraved with the winner's name (Stephen Webster has won both the 'Luxury Jeweller of the Year' and 'Jewellery Designer of the Year' awards on multiple occasions).

Trophies will be presented to both finalists of the Main and to the Consolation winner.
There will be bottles of Champagne for all four finalists.
£50 credit on Casinorip.com to each of the 2 winners (main and consolation) and £25 to each of the 2 finalists.



The Championship Flight

Entry is £100.
Limited to 64 players of "non-professional" standard

Match lengths:
Main: 5 points throughout
Consolation: 3 points throughout

No Clock Play

Group Auction:
This will be a Silent Auction with bidding forms handed out during the Champagne Reception and collected during Brunch.

Prizes:
The winner of the Main will receive a Geoffrey Parker Backgammon Set.

Trophies will be presented to the both finalists of the Main and to the Consolation winner.

There will be bottles of Champagne for all four finalists.
£50 credit on Casinorip.com to each of the 2 winners (main and consolation) and £25 to each of the 2 finalists.

This Flight is designed for
"non-professional standard" players.