Backgammon Club Leuven

The next Leuven Monthly tournament takes place on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at 12h45 in Sport & Squash Club De Vaart, Kolonel Begaultlaan 15, 3012 Wilsele.

Everybody is welcome, entry is free, and advance registration is not required. We play five 5-point matches, with doubling cube and clock, and aim to finish by 18:30. Match results between BGFed.be members are recorded in the national rating list.

Club Championship 2024

At the same moment, the semi-finals and finals of the Leuven Club Championship 2024 will be played by the winners of the three seasons (Winter: Sonja Custers; Spring: Dan Pascu; Autumn: Guy Van Middelem) together with the highest-ranked player in the championship point list (Toon Van Herreweghen). The format is described on https://backgammon-leuven.be/2021/12/26/leuven-monthly-2022/.

Other live playing opportunities

• BBBB-Sports Monthly, Sunday, December 8, 2024, at B.SPORTS, 14 rue de la Basilique, Sint Agatha Berchem.
• Vlissingen Masters, Saturday and Sunday 11–12 January, 2025, in Fletcher Hotel-Restaurant Arion, Vlissingen.
• Leuven Monthly, January 19, 2025, preceded at 11:00 AM by the General Assembly of BGFed.be.
• Belgian Backgammon Double Consultation Tournament, Sunday, February 9, 2025, at Union-Sandeman, Kantienberg 5, 9000 Gent.

Congratulations to Markus Förster, winner of the 15th Leuven Open, and to Brussels, for winning the tournament’s Fonske Challenge!

The next Leuven Monthly tournament takes place on Sunday, November November 17, 2024, at 12h45 in Sport & Squash Club De Vaart, Kolonel Begaultlaan 15, 3012 Wilsele.

The event is the last of three stages of the Autumn season of the Leuven Club Championship 2024. At stake: a spot in the semi-final in the Leuven Monthly tournament of December 15.

Everybody is welcome, entry is free, and advance registration is not required. We play five 5-point matches, with doubling cube and clock, and aim to finish by 18:30. Match results between BGFed.be members are recorded in the national rating list.

Other live playing opportunities

• BBBB-Sports Monthly, Sunday, December 8, 2024, at B.SPORTS, 14 rue de la Basilique, Sint Agatha Berchem.
• Leuven Monthly, December 15, 2024.
• Vlissingen Masters, Saturday and Sunday 11–12 January, 2025, in Fletcher Hotel-Restaurant Arion, Vlissingen.
• Leuven Monthly, January 19, 2025, preceded at 11:00 AM by the General Assembly of BGFed.be.
• Belgian Backgammon Double Consultation Tournament, Sunday, February 9, 2025, at Union-Sandeman, Kantienberg 5, 9000 Gent.

Third Sunday of the month is Leuven Monthly time! We play on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at 12h45 in Sport & Squash Club De Vaart, Kolonel Begaultlaan 15, 3012 Wilsele.

The event is the second out of three stages of the Autumn season of the Leuven Club Championship 2024. At stake: a spot in the semi-final on December 15.

Everybody is welcome, entry is free, and advance registration is not required. We play five 5-point matches, with doubling cube and clock, and expect to finish by 18:30. Match results between BGFed.be members (10 euro/year) are recorded in the national rating list.

Leuven Open & more

The 15th Leuven Backgammon Open tournament will take place on Sunday, November 10, also in De Vaart. If you plan to come and haven’t registered already, then now is the time do so: just fill out the registration form.

Other live playing opportunities:

• Living in or around Antwerp? Good news: you can now play live on Wednesday evenings.
• Vlissingen Masters, Saturday and Sunday 11–12 January, 2025, in Fletcher Hotel-Restaurant Arion, Vlissingen.

Just two weeks after the Leuven Monthly tournament of May, it’s already time for the one of June: rendez-vous on Sunday, June 9, at 12h45 in Sport & Squash Club De Vaart, Kolonel Begaultlaan 15, 3012 Wilsele.

The edition is the third stage of the Spring season of the Leuven Club Championship 2024. Dan Pascu is leading the ranking with 10 points, followed by Liliane Baptista with 8 points. At stake: the second spot in the semi-finals on December 15.

Everybody is welcome, entry is free, and advance registration is not required. We play five 5-point matches, with doubling cube and clock, and expect to finish by 18:30. Match results between BGFed.be members (10 euro/year) are recorded in the national rating list.

• BGFed.be 2024+ meeting on Friday, June 7, 19h30, at Royal Orée, Sint-Pieters-Woluwe (Brussels).
• Belgian Individual Championship on Sat-Sun June 15–16 at Royal Orée, Sint-Pieters-Woluwe (Brussels).

In May 2024, the Leuven Monthly tournament will take place exceptionally on the 4th Sunday, May 26. In June, we play on the 2nd Sunday, June 9.

As always, you are most welcome in the Squash Club De Vaart, Kolonel Begaultlaan 15, 3012 Wilsele. Please arrive by 12:45 for the checkers to start moving at 13:00.

The April, May and June tournaments comprise the Spring Season of the Club Championship 2024. Who will gather sufficient points to secure the second seat in the semi-finals?

Everybody is welcome, entry is free, and advance registration is not required. We play five 5-point matches, with doubling cube and clock, and expect to finish by 18:30. Match results between BGFed.be members (10 euro/year) are recorded in the national rating list.

The Winter Season of the Club Championship 2024 was won by Sonja Custers. Both she and Toon Van Herreweghen ended with 13 Championship Points after the Leuven Monthly tournaments of January, February, and March. Because Sonja defeated Toon in January, she obtained the first place. Sonja thus becomes the first of the four semi-finalists of the knock-out stage to be played on December 15. Congratulations!

The next three Leuven Monthly tournaments—April 21, May 26, June 9—form the Spring Season of the Club Championship. As always, you are cordially invited in Squash Club De Vaart, Kolonel Begaultlaan 15, 3012 Wilsele. Please arrive by 12:45 for the checkers to start moving at 13:00.

Everybody is welcome, entry is free, and advance registration is not required. We play five 5-point matches, with doubling cube and clock, and expect to finish by 18:30. Match results between BGFed.be members (10 euro/year) are recorded in the national rating list.

You are cordially invited to the Leuven Monthly backgammon tournament on Sunday, March 17, in Squash Club De Vaart, Kolonel Begaultlaan 15, 3012 Wilsele. Please arrive by 12:45 for the checkers to start moving at 13:00.

Everybody is welcome, entry is free, and advance registration is not required. We play five 5-point matches, with doubling cube and clock, and expect to finish by 18:30. Match results between BGFed.be members (10 euro/year) are recorded in the national rating list.

The tournament will also be the third and last stage in the Winter Season in the Club Championship 2024. At stake: a spot in the semi-finals on December 15. With 3 players at 9 points (Sonja Custers, Johan Brisaert, Toon Van Herreweghen) and 2 players at 8 points (Dan Pascu, Daniel Rozenberg), we can look forward to an exciting afternoon up to the last match!

Next Leuven Monthly events: April 21, May 26 (4th Sunday), June 9 (2nd Sunday).