Backgammon Club Leuven

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).

You are cordially invited to the Leuven Monthly backgammon tournament on Sunday, February 18, 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 second stage in the Club Championship 2024.

Next Leuven Monthly events: March 17, April 21, May 26 (4th Sunday), June 9 (2nd Sunday).

In the final stage of the Leuven Club Championship 2023, four players had qualified for the semi-finals thanks to their performance in the Leuven Monthly tournaments of 2023: Markus Förster (Brussels), winner of the Winter season, Toon Van Herreweghen (Leuven), winner of the Spring season, Daniel Rozenberg (Brussels), winner of the Autumn season, and Henri Pollet (Leuven), the player with the highest ranking overall apart from the three already mentioned players.

On Sunday, December 17, these four gladiators entered the arena in Squash Club De Vaart, Wilsele, for some fierce dice battles. Nine-point matches would decide upon the laureates. In the semi-finals, Toon defeated Markus while Daniel bested Henri. In the final between Toon and Daniel, it was Toon who came out victorious. In parallel, Markus was the winner of the consolation final against Henri and thereby secured the third place.

The list of Leuven club champions now looks as follows:

• 2023 Toon Van Herreweghen
• 2022 Toon Van Herreweghen (report)
• 2019 Johan Segers (report)
• 2018 Johan Segers (report)
• 2017 Henri Pollet (report)
• 2016 Kristoffer De Weert (report)
• 2015 Guy Van Middelem (report)
• 2014 Zsolt Tasnadi (ranking)

In 2023, a total of 37 players participated at the Leuven Monthly tournaments, comprising together the Leuven Club Championship. A big thank you to:

• Toon, for the efficient tournament administration,
• Nader, for hosting the website and for distributing the newsletter,
• Miguer and the friendly staff from Squash Club De Vaart in Wilsele,
• All participants for attending our events.

See you all in 2024, for the next edition of the Leuven Club Championship!