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Red Beaver League: Geert Van der Stricht is 2023 BGFed.be UBC Champion

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Johan

After the first four matches of the Red Beaver League Final, Geert was leading 6-2. This meant he only needed two points out of the remaining three matches to become the first Winner of the RBL. It was therefore imperative … Continue reading →

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WBGF 2023 Team Championship: Players Wanted for Belgium’s Red Beavers

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Johan

The WBGF 2023 Team Championship will take place in Skopje on August, 21-23. Please see the flyer as well as the regulations. The Red Beavers, Belgium’s national backgammon team, plan to participate. Needed are at least 4 and preferably 5 … Continue reading →

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Live backgammon in October

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Johan

Brugge: contact: Line Vandamme, linevandamme@gmail.com Brussels: every Wednesday evening at 19h, at Au Bassin, Baksteenkaai 74 Quai Aux Briques, 1000 Brussels Ghent: every Tuesday evening, at 19h, at Union-Sandeman, Kantienberg 5, 9000 Gent Leuven Monthly, Sunday, October 16, at 12h45, … Continue reading →

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Backgammon Club Leuven is rolling again!

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Johan

After a long break, the monthly Leuven club gatherings will resume again: Mark your calendar on Sunday September 19, October 24, and November 28, 2021, each time in Squash Club de Vaart (Wilsele), from 1pm to 6pm. Format: five 5-point … Continue reading →

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BMS: Red Beavers off to Montenegro with good PR’s under their belt.

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Michel Lamote

In preparation for the WBGF World Team Championship (8-10 April), Belgium’s four highest ranked players sparred in the Montenegro Challenge. Marc Van Damme, Geert Van der Stricht, Johan Huyck and Michel Lamote played six 13-pointers against each other in a round … Continue reading →

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BMS: Robin does well in Master Series.

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Michel Lamote

Over the past weeks, Geert Van der Stricht and Robin Bilderbeek played, recorded and transcribed eight 9-point matches. Here is how they did: A very strong statement by Robin, whose diligent work with XG are bearing fruit. Robin’s sometimes virtuoso … Continue reading →

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BMS : two major changes.

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Michel Lamote

The BMS Committee (Geert Van der Stricht, Johan Huyck, Paulus Van Rooijen) announce that two major changes will be implemented. Johan Huyck, who is responsible for the BMS Grading Table (registering applications, re-analysing XG-files, processing the data, updating the GT, … Continue reading →

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3rd BMS Xmas Trophy won by Ronny Conaert (result) and Michel Lamote (PR). Now with complete PR ranking.

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Michel Lamote

On Saturday 29 December 2018, fourteen players competed in the Sandeman Club in Gent for the 3rd BMS Xmas Trophy. Almost the complete top-12 of the BMS  Grading Table was present to try and play as best they could. After … Continue reading →

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Johan Huyck (Gent BC) wins high-quality BIC Final.

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Michel Lamote

The 2018 BIC Final between Johan Huyck and Paul Van Dijke (Brugge BC) started punctually at 6 PM. Johan won the first 13-pointer quite easily with a 7+ luck rate and an astonishing below-3 PR, but Paul managed to win … Continue reading →

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Johan Huyck and Paul Van Dijke play BIC Final on Friday 21 December in Gent.

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Michel Lamote

For the second time in two years, Johan Huyck (Gent BC) has reached the final of the BIC competition. Last year he lost to current BIC Champion Metin Ates, but he gets a second chance to take the title this year. … Continue reading →

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