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EBTC 2016 : 8 candidate players

The 8 candidate players for the European Backgammon Team Championship in Helsingor later this year (20-23 October) are (alphabetically by first name) : Alain Chif, Geert Van der Stricht, Guy Van Middelem, Johan Huyck, Johan Segers, Maurits Pino, Michel Lamote … Continue reading

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Belgian colours fly over Rotterdam.

At the monthly Supersunday in Rotterdam, Michel found a generous streak. By winning 4 matches in a row (3 x 11, 1 x 13) he became the winner. Bert, after suffering elimination in the Main, was able to string 4 … Continue reading

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European Backgammon Team Championship : candidacies (reminder).

I would like to remind all aspiring candidate players that the deadline for candidacies is 30 June 2016. Click on European Team Championship (under Tags (right) to find the Selection Procedure and Selection Criteria in the article Kopenhagen 2016 : BGFed.be plans … Continue reading

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Van Kerckhove/Van Gemert (NL) win 1st Consulting Doubles in Brugge.

In Brugge, 10 of the best players in the Low Countries gathered to compete in a consulting doubles contest.  Each team played 4 matches (9 points) with generous time allotment : 15 seconds/move and 27 minutes in the time bank. … Continue reading

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Nordic Open 2016 – Michel Lamote vs Bjorn Lorentzen (NO) – Shortest 17-point match ever

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Nordic Open 2016 : results and livestream

All results from the Nordic Open 2016: http://www.drawboss.com/Event/Show/87ca27ba-71b8-42f9-82f7-d5b07f1deb6c Michel Lamote participates in the “Championship” division: http://www.drawboss.com/Cup/Show/c7dcd518-f191-4016-9a71-5ccde46ec37d Walter Meuwis and former BGFed.be member Marius Hentea participate in the “Advanced” division: http://www.drawboss.com/Cup/Show/a265c1ce-c43b-4eee-b12b-d3c010c75469 Rain “Robin” Bilderbeek participates in the “Intermediate” division: http://www.drawboss.com/Cup/Show/7d5748ea-be23-4d33-8ddf-799582295a02 Livestream … Continue reading

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2nd Brugge Backgammon Day fully booked.

Brugge BC is happy to announce that the 26-player field for BBD2 is now complete.  The following players registered : Henri Pollet, Geert Van der Stricht, Johan Segers, Bert Van Kerckhove, Johan Huyck, Johan Swyngedouw, Sassan Kachanian, Luc Palmans, Isabelle … Continue reading

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Guy van Middelem wins the Leuven Club Championship

The Leuven Backgammon Club organized its championship for the fifth time. The championship consisted of 12 monthly tournaments, each with 4 rounds of 5-point matches, played in the Swiss system. Overall, 39 players participated in at least one of the … Continue reading

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Benelux Masters Antwerp postponed – New date and venue to be announced

Paulus van Rooijen, tournament director of the Benelux Masters, asked me to announce that the Benelux Masters, which the past years has taken place the second weekend of January in Antwerp, will be rescheduled to a new date and a … Continue reading

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Croatia is European champion, Belgium finishes 6th

In the 7th round: Belgium-Italy 2-2 Belgium was on shared 4th-5th place after 6 rounds but, because of the other results, the team would have needed to win all four matches in order to qualify for the final 4. Semi-finals: Croatia beats … Continue reading

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