Tag Archives: Leuven

Rolling the Dice on a New Role

Posted on February 9, 2025 by Johan

Dear backgammon players, It was during the summer holidays of 1999 in Greece that I first discovered the great game of backgammon. Watching and talking with local players, I became fascinated by the game’s unique blend of skill and chance, … Continue reading →

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Sonja Custers wins Leuven Club Championship 2024

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Johan

After three seasons and nine Leuven Monthly tournaments, four players had qualified for the knock-out stage of the Leuven Club Championship 2024, played on December 15 in Sport & Squash Club De Vaart in Wilsele. Two semi-finals and two finals … Continue reading →

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4 Cubes 2024: Black Beard BG Brussels beats Leuven

Posted on September 22, 2024 by Johan

In 2024, four teams compete for the 4 Cubes 2024 trophy: Brussels (champion 2023, captain Guy Van Middelem), Gent (captain: Bert Van Kerckhove), Leuven (captain: Johan Segers), and Black Beard BG Brussels, aka BBBB (captain: Daniel Rozenberg). On Sunday, September … Continue reading →

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Leuven Monthly, Sun Feb 20

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Johan

This Sunday, February 20, we come together in Squash Club De Vaart (Kolonel Begaultlaan 15, 3012 Wilsele) for the next Leuven Monthly tournament. Please be there at 12:45, so that playing can start at 13:00. We will play 5 rounds … Continue reading →

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Leuven Monthly 2022

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Johan

After a forced two-year interruption, the Backgammon Club Leuven is happy to announce that the Leuven Monthly tournament series will resume in 2022. The series will also be the scene of the annual Club Championship. The tournaments take place monthly … Continue reading →

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Leuven Monthly 2020: Mark Your Calendar

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Johan

The Leuven Monthly tournament series continues in 2020 (of course). Here are the dates: Winter => on Sunday (13:45) : 26/01 – 23/02 – 22/03 Spring  => on Friday (19:45) : 24/04 – 22/05 – 26/06 Autumn => on Sunday … Continue reading →

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4 Cubes : This is Belgium

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Johan

On Friday, June 16, the Brussels team went to Leuven for the annual 4 Cubes encounter. The Bxl team consisted of a Francophone and a Neerlandophone Bruxellois, a Hungarian and a Dutchman (they left the Greek at home). The home … Continue reading →

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Leuven Monthly replaces 4th Friday

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Johan

In December 2016, the Backgammon Club Leuven launched a survey to know more about its players’ preferences. Thirty-eight people responded. Following up, the club decided to change the format of its 4th Friday tournament series: the Leuven Monthly was born. … Continue reading →

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Game of Dice – Season 5 – Episode 2 (trailer)

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Johan

A strong team or army is not judged on its many victories, but on its rare defeats. In rugby union, the New Zealand All Blacks played and won their first encounter in 1903. 113 years later they still cause havoc … Continue reading →

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Guy van Middelem wins the Leuven Club Championship

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Zsolt

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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