Michel Lamote (left) holding the trophy of the Belgian Individual Championship 2019 Backgammon. He and Paul van Dijke (right) played the final (best-of-three 13-point matches) on Tuesday December 17 and Friday December 20 in the playing room of the Backgammon Club Ghent. Michel won 2-0, admitting generously that the dice had not been against him. Congratulations to both for excellent play and great sportsmanship. It is the second time already that Michel conquers the title, his first victory dating from 2015. For Paul van Dijke, it is the second time already he’s the runner-up: in 2018, he had to concede to title to Johan Huyck. Better luck next year!BGFed.be president Guy Van Middelem (right) handing the BIC 2019 trophy to winner Michel Lamote (left) on Friday, December 20, in Ghent.
The 8th general assembly of the BGFed.be npo took place in tennis club le Roseau, Uccle, on Friday, December 6, 2020, prior to the Brussels Friendly 95 tournament.
The minutes of the meeting are available on the page Federation.
Immediately after the General Assembly of BGFed.be npo, organizer Guy Van Middelem welcomed 22 players at the 95th edition of the Brussels Friendly in tennis club le Roseau, Uccle.
Brussels Friendly 95 backgammon tournament on Friday, December 6, 2020, at le Roseau, Uccle. (picture GVdS)
In a very enjoyable atmosphere everybody played four 5-point-matches. Sassan Kachanian and Alain Chif were the only players who managed to win all their games. Five players (Itzhak Solsky, Kristoffer De Weert, Luc Palmans, Theo Sarmanidis & Mahir Yalçin) finished with 3 wins, and shared the third prize.
The Brussels Backgammon Club welcomed two new members for 2020 : Joya Capelluto and Rik Vos. They started winning some matches already.
Next tournaments: Leuven Monthly, on Sunday, December 15, at 13h45 in Squash club de Vaart, Wilsele; Brussels Friendly 96 on Friday, January 3, 2020 at 19h45 in tennis club le Roseau, Uccle.
Save the date for Brussels Friendly 100 on Friday, May 1, 2020. Celebrating backgammon, a whole day long.
The first set (13 points) will be played on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at 19:00. The second and possibly third sets (also to 13 points) will be played on Friday, December 20, 2019, at 19:00.
Dear backgammon friend, member of a BGFed.be backgammon club,
You’re kindly invited to the General Assembly of BGFed.be – Belgian Backgammon Federation – on Friday the 6th of December 2019 at 18.00 PM in Tennis Club ‘le Roseau’, 60, rue du Roseau – Rietweg at 1180 Brussels.
The Assembly will be followed by the Brussels Friendly 95 tournament at 19.45 PM.
Agenda
Welcome drink & word by the President (Guy Van Middelem).
Financial report of the Treasurer (Alain Chif) : changes in the by-laws (address – reduction of board members) and legal publication, balance 2019, budget 2019, EUBGF fee, membership fees.
Report of the 4-Cubes committee (Luc Palmans, chairman) : report 2019 (format, teams, calendar ) ; project for 2020.
Report of the BIC committee (Kristoffer De Weert) : report 2019 (format, participants, calendar) ; project for 2020 (format, participants).
Report of the Selection committee 2018 (Johan Huyck) : report European / World Championships in Montenegro 2019 ; project for France 2020.
Report of the BMS-committee (Geert Van der Stricht) : report 2019 ; project for 2020.
Report of the Rating committee (Johan Segers) : report 2019 ; project for 2020.
Relation to the EUBGF (Guy Van Middelem) : report of the EUBGF Assembly in Montenegro 2019.
Please note : a) every individual member of a BGFed.be affiliated club is invited to the GA ; b) in the eventual case of voting : voting rights are per member (1 vote per club) and per founding member (1 vote per member).
Keep on rolling, — Guy Van Middelem, President BGFed.be
With 5 victories out of 5 encounters, the team of Gent has convincingly conquered the 4 Cubes 2019. Runner-up was Leuven 2, who held the 4 Cubes for three consecutive years 2016-2018.
In total, six teams participated at the 2019 edition of Belgium’s backgammon inter-club competition in a single round-robin format. Their mutual results are summarized in the table below. Detailed rules and results are to be found in the Tournament book, compiled by tournament director Luc Palmans.
Final cross-table of the 4 Cubes 2019, Belgium’s backgammon inter-club competition
Rounds 4 and 5 took place on Sunday, October 27, in the beautiful surroundings of the Koninklijke Academie Union-Sandeman, home of the club of Gent.
Gent’s performance was a matter of skill, not luck. In the PR competition between Gent, Brugge and Leuven 2, they came out on top with a wide margin:
Final team PR ranking of the 4 Cubes 2019. Results based on 45 matches to 7 points per team
Thank you to all participants for their commitment and sportsmanship. We hope you enjoyed the competition and we look forward to the 2020 edition.
Date: 10th November 2019 Location: Brasserie De Abdijmolen, Abdij van Park 4, 3001 Heverlee Format: 7 rounds of 5-point matches, Swiss format, 10min bank time plus 12sec Registration fee, including breakfast and lunch: €29 (not later than Nov 3rd), or €35 (cash payment at the event).
Looking forward to seeing you in the event!
Regards Backgammon Club Leuven
Leuven Open 2019 trophies designed and produced by Waldo
Please find hereby the BIC 2019 results so far. We are nearly reaching the play-off phase.
Hoeylaerts Steven & Yalçin Mahir play a play-off the 15th of September for 1st place in group B D2. Winner of this play-off is qualified for the BIC 2019 play-off and goes to BIC 2020 D1. Loser of this play-off plays against Pino Maurits (ranked 2nd in D2 group A) to try to qualify for the BIC 2019 play-off and to go to BIC 2020 D1.
Quarter-finals program
Lamote free
Segers against the winner of Pino – (loser of Hoeylaerts / Yalçin M.)
van Dijke against Van Herreweghen (28/09 in Gent)
Van Middelem against the winner of Hoeylaerts – Yalçin M
Play-off of the Belgian Individual Championship 2019
Kind regards and don’t forget to “keep on rolling”,
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