Category Archives: BIC

BIC 2015 : Geert Dooms now tied 1-1 with Alain Chif.

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Michel Lamote

With the new format of BIC 2015, competitors in both second divisions also have a chance to become BIC champion.  For that they have to win their division, win a tie against the other winner and then eliminate two players … Continue reading →

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BIC 2015: Geert Dooms is Champion D2; Promotions and demotions

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Johan

Promoting to D1 2016: Geert Dooms, Sassan Kachanian, and Leonidas Sotiriadis. Demoting to D2 2016: Maurits Pino, Paul van Dijke, and Guy Van Middelem. Still in the running to become Champion BIC 2015: Michel Lamote, Luc Palmans, Alain Chif, and … Continue reading →

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BIC 2015: round robin completed, play-off starts

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Johan

Dear backgammon friends, The round-robins of BIC 2015 are finished: please see results. In D2 group A : Peter Allemeersch forfeited 4 matches (out of 7). The BIC committee decided to cancel all his results (3 encounters) only to provide … Continue reading →

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Late night high double actions in decisive BIC game

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Johan

The final, nocturnal game of my second BIC match against Eric Aries was marked by some interesting high cubes. We’re playing at my place on a Friday night (August 14, 2015) and we are keeping ourselves awake with coffee, dark chocolate, and … Continue reading →

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Walter Meuwis wins BIC 2014; runner-up Maurits Pino

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Johan

In an entertaining final on Friday, December 19, Walter won the best-out-of-three-11-pointers confrontation with 2-1. The final two sets were played in the evening in front of a live audience and with commentary by Michel Lamote, assisted by Luc Palmans, … Continue reading →

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BIC 2015: Registration Open

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Johan

BIC 2015 has 2 divisions, with 8 players in the BIC D1 2015: Alain Chif, Michel Lamote, Luc Palmans, Walter Meuwis, Maurits Pino, Zsolt Tasnadi, Paul van Dijke and Guy Van Middelem. To subscribe a player in D2, registration is … Continue reading →

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Final BIC 2014 on Fri Dec 19 in Leuven – with live commentary!

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Johan

Division 1 Final: Walter Meuwis vs Maurits Pino. Will be played on Friday, December 19, 2014, 19:30, in Café Sport 13, Martelarenplein, 3000 Leuven. With live commentary by Michel Lamote. To Division 2 in 2015: Geert Van der Stricht (winner … Continue reading →

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Live Audience Sees Geert Van der Stricht Winning BIC 2013

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Johan

Leading 2-0, Geert needed only to win a single set to 11 points in order to beat Guy Van Middelem and grab the title. The match was played on Friday evening, December 20, in front of a live audience in … Continue reading →

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BIC 2013 Final: Geert Van der Stricht vs. Guy Van Middelem

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Johan

The BIC 2013 final facing Geert Van der Stricht and Guy Van Middelem started on Tuesday, November 26, in Ghent with Geert winning two 11-point matches. The matches have been recorded and you can download the game records. The final will … Continue reading →

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BIC 2013: Play-offs

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Johan

Dear backgammon friends, The round-robin of BIC 2013 has finished in time, at the end of September, as planned. You can find all results in ‘BIC results 2013‘ or on the online spreadsheet. I thank all the participants for their … Continue reading →

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