All the events are individual competitions in their own right. However, over the year, points will be accrued by all entrants based on their achievements in whichever of these events they enter.
Entry is £10 for all tournaments.
And, as instigated in 2018, there will be optional side pools at £10 and £20, each with tie-breaks as follows:
(1) furthest progression in the knock-out phase, where ties are separated when byes have been awarded; (2) highest percentage of wins in the group phase; and (3) best average points difference in the group phase.
The side pools will have no bearing on the SGGP table.
From each event approximately 5% will be levied from the entry fees to cover the provision of year end prizes, and a further 5% will be charged by Bristol Backgammon for admin expenses.
The remainder of the entry fee money goes on prizes for the individual tournaments, including £10 for each group winner when there is more than one group.
Each tournament will consist of two phases -- a group phase, followed by a knock-out phase.
N.B: Should there be fewer than eight entrants (and at least four), the tournament will consist of a single round robin.
In both phases all matches are played to five points, and the time allowances are two minutes per player per match, with ten seconds delay for each move or doubling decision before that two minutes time bank is eroded. If you run out of time, you have lost the match.
| Group Splits | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. of players | No. of groups | Composition of groups |
| 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 6* |
| 7 | 1 | 7* |
| 8 | 2 | 4, 4 |
| 9 | 2 | 5, 4 |
| 10 | 2 | 5, 5 |
| 11 | 2 | 6*, 5 |
| 12 | 3 | 4, 4, 4 |
| 13 | 3 | 5, 4, 4 |
| 14 | 3 | 5, 5, 4 |
| 15 | 3 | 5, 5, 5 |
| 16 | 4 | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| 17 | 4 | 5, 4, 4, 4 |
| 18 | 4 | 5, 5, 4, 4 |
| 19 | 4 | 5, 5, 5, 4 |
| 20 | 4 | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
| 21 | 5 | 5, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| 22 | 5 | 5, 5, 4, 4, 4 |
| 23 | 5 | 5, 5, 5, 4, 4 |
| 24 | 5 | 5, 5, 5, 5, 4 |
| 25 | 5 | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
| 26 | 6 | 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| 27 | 6 | 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4 |
| 28 | 6 | 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4 |
| 29 | 6 | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4 |
| 30 | 6 | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
| 31 | 7 | 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| 32 | 8 | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| 33 | 8 | 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| 34 | 8 | 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| 35 | 8 | 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| 36 | 8 | 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| 37 | 8 | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4 |
| 38 | 8 | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4 |
| 39 | 8 | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4 |
| 40 | 8 | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
| * TD ideally to opt out of playing in order to avoid time constraints | ||
| No. of players | Win in all rounds prior to the Semi- final | Semi- final win | Final win |
| 2 | n/a | n/a | 15 |
| 3-4 | n/a | 15 | 25 |
| more than 4 | 15 | 25 | 35 |
Each player's five best tournament points performances will count towards his/her final total, with any others contested discarded.
In the event of a tie on total points, there will be four levels of tie-break: (1) fewest tournaments entered during the SGGP season; (2) highest percentage of matches won over the SGGP season; (3) results (but not scores) of meetings of tied players during the SGGP season; and (4, where there are discards to be compared) the best performance in a discarded event. Should these criteria fail to separate players, they will be deemed to have finished equal.
For prize purposes, if two or more players still need separating, either a single speedgammon match or a series of speedgammon matches will be arranged to determine finishing positions.
For general terms and conditions of entry to Bristol Backgammon round robin tournaments, click here and for Bristol Backgammon knock-out tournaments, click here.