ST ALBANS BACKGAMMON CLUB
  • 2026 OPEN
    • Format, Schedule & Rules
    • Entry Process
    • Prizes & Side-pools
    • Bounty Hunter
    • Route-map
    • Who's coming
    • FAQs
  • PAST OPENS
    • 2025 RESULTS
    • 2024 RESULTS
    • 2023 RESULTS
    • 2022 RESULTS
    • 2019 RESULTS
    • 2018 RESULTS
    • 2017 RESULTS
    • 2016 RESULTS
  • WEEKLY PLAY
  • 2026 OPEN
    • Format, Schedule & Rules
    • Entry Process
    • Prizes & Side-pools
    • Bounty Hunter
    • Route-map
    • Who's coming
    • FAQs
  • PAST OPENS
    • 2025 RESULTS
    • 2024 RESULTS
    • 2023 RESULTS
    • 2022 RESULTS
    • 2019 RESULTS
    • 2018 RESULTS
    • 2017 RESULTS
    • 2016 RESULTS
  • WEEKLY PLAY

St Albans Open Backgammon - the tournament at a glance...

  • When: Saturday/Sunday 25-26 April 2025
  • Where: Marford Memorial Hall, Marford Road, Wheathampstead AL4 8AY
  • Strictly limited to 96 players
  • Two days of non-stop play
  • Group round robin Saturday (16 groups of 6 players) - 5 x 9 point matches
  • 8 x knock-out brackets Sunday - all rounds minimum 9 points
  • ​Guaranteed minimum 3 matches each day
  • Registration £60 (£10 discount for UKBGF members)
  • Tiered entry fees from £35 to £280
  • Side-pools in all brackets from £10 to £50
  • 100% return of entry fees in 34 separate prizes
  • 100% return of optional side-pools
  • Unique "bounty hunter" bonuses
  • "Calcutta" auction of round robin groups
  • Bad luck awards
  • Paper tournament results, giving full up-to-date visibility of all brackets
  • Lunch included both days (baguettes/wraps Saturday and freshly cooked pizza Sunday)
  • UKBGF Tour 'Major' event (winner automatically qualifies for January 2027 Tour Winners Invitational - UKBGF members only)
Queries?  First, please check out the FAQs.  If unresolved, email the Tournament Directors
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