Backgammon Club Leuven

Metin Ates (left) and Marc Steyvers (right), winner and finalist, respectively, of the 1st Belgian Championship 1-point Matches, on Sunday, August 20, 2017, in Korbeek-Lo

Thank you for your participation at the 8th Leuven Backgammon BBQ and the 1st Belgian Championship 1-point matches on Sunday, August 20, 2017, at Korbeek-Lo. We had a great day and we hope you did so too!

There were 31 participants from Belgium, France, Iran, the Netherlands, Roumania, and Turkey. The tournament continued until after sunset and ended in a thriller final between Metin Ates (TR) and Marc Steyvers (BE). Congratulations to Metin, the 1st Belgian Champion 1-point matches!

Some of you sended us some fine pictures (thanks!):
Album 8th Leuven BBBQ
Enjoy!

We’re already looking forward to next year’s edition!

Thank you to those who have registered for the 8th BBBQ and the 1st BC 1-point matches. Just a couple of things to make sure we’ll all enjoy a smooth day.

– The large majority of you has already paid the registration fee. Thanks a lot! If you haven’t done so yet, then please do so at your earliest convenience (25€ per person, everything included, to Johan Segers BE19 3300 7079 6112).

– You’re welcome Sunday, August 20, at 12:30 at the Oudebaan 126, 3360 Korbeek-Lo with plenty of appetite for a culinary barbeque prepared by Koen.

– The tournament will start at 14:30 and finish about 19:00.

– Please bring your board if you have one (no problem if you don’t).

– We’ll play in an exciting, new tournament format. There are two parts:

1. The 27 participants are divided into 3 groups of about equal strength. Within each group, everybody plays everybody, 8 matches per player. Everybody thus gets a score between 0 and 8.
2. All players receive as many ‘credits’ (= poker chips) as their score from part 1.
   1. Players are paired randomly. You and your opponent play two 1-point matches. Stake: 1 credit per match. If you have no more credits after the first match, you are eliminated from the tournament but can continue to enjoy free drinks and food. If you have only 1 credit after the second match, you are eliminated too.
   2. The same as the previous step, two 1-poînt matches between randomly drawn pairs of players, but now with a stake of 2 credits per match. You are eliminated as soon as you can no longer afford the stakes of the next match: you need to have at least 2 credits after the first match and at least 3 credits after the second match.
   3. The same, but with 3 credits.
   4. The same, but with 5 credits.
   5. The same, but with 8 credits.
   6. The same, but with 13 credits.
   7. …

The last player to survive wins the tournament and shall receive a unique BGFed.be trophy, eternal fame and glory, and the title of Belgium Champion 1-Point Backgammon Matches 2017.

– We will play without clocks. However, if the tournament is running late or if matches take very long, electronic clocks may be imposed.

– We’ll close the party by a team match on BigGammon (4x3m²) between the ladies and the gentlemen. The two team captains will be the last survivors of their kind in the tournament.

Looking forward to a great day!

Henri
Johan (+32 494 29 44 60, BackgammonClubLeuven@gmail.com)
Nader
Nadia

Final of the 7th BBBQ between Alain Chif and Liévin Vandenplas (winner) on B.C.L.’s Biggammon board

Dear friends,

Hoping for sunny weather on Sunday, August 20, 2017, the Backgammon Club Leuven is happy to invite you and your darling(s) for the 8th Backgammon BBQ and the 1st Belgian Championship 1-Point Matches, under the auspices of BGFed.be, the Belgian Backgammon Federation.

Venue

At Johan and Nadia’s, Oudebaan 126, 3360 Korbeek-Lo.

Schedule

12:30 Welcome
13:00 Barbeque
14:30 Tournament

Format

Tournament format is to be determined. The round robin format (everybody plays everybody), as announced previously, may take too long, given the large number of participants.

We close the event by a group consultation match on the world’s one and only (?) 4×3 m² Biggammon board.

Confirmed participants

(Last update: August 16)

Alain Chif
Alex Schrager
Christof Nuyttens
Dan Pascu
Geert Van der Stricht (BBQ only)
Guy Van Middelem
Henri Pollet
Jalal Pour Mousavi Seyed
Jan Wildiers
Jeroen Nuyts
Johan Brisaert
Johan Huyck
Johan Segers
Kristoffer De Weert
Lieve Stroobants
Liévin Vandenplas
Liliane Baptista
Luc Palmans
Metin Ates
Michel Lamote
Mrs Ates (BBQ only)
Mrs Sarmanidis (BBQ only)
Nader K. Rad
Nadia Falise
Odette Vanhorenbeek
Paul van Dijke
Paulus van Rooijen
Parisa Golshan
Sonja Custers
Théo Sarmanidis

Registration

The capacity of our house has been reached, registration is now closed (August 16). If you have registered but not yet paid, then please do so at your earliest convenience on the bank account number mentioned below.

For 25 euro (<18: 15 euro) only, you’ll enjoy a culinary barbeque by chef cook Koen Moors, an abundance of beverages, and of course some desert. Upon request, veggie meals can be provided too.

Like to join? Great! May we kindly ask you to write an email to BackgammonClubLeuven@gmail.com and to pay in advance, no later than Monday, August 14, by bank transfer to

IBAN : BE19 3300 7079 6112
BIC SWIFT : BBRUBEBB

mentioning ‘BBBQ8’ and the number of people.

See you at the BBBQ!

Johan and Nadia
+32 494 29 44 60