Bristol Open 2006 : Official Report
by TD Ian Tarr
(republished with permission from the Bristol Backgammon site)
24/08/06: Let the Games begin!
The Bristol International Festival of Backgammon is now with us.Several overseas visitors are already in Bristol, and proceedings opened with a leisurely pub crawl in Clifton last night, with wine and takeaway food at Goldney Hall afterwards.
Today there is poker at the BCSC, with the regular Thursday evening Bristol Backgammon session being thrown open to all comers, with the hope that there may be a match between the locals and our visitors. Tomorrow is the warm up tournament at the Artillery Grounds, followed in the evening by the Gala Dinner on the SS Great Britain to celebrate Roland and Simonetta's first wedding anniversary.
The main event, the Second Bristol Wide Open, plays out its first two flights on Saturday and Sunday, and then the action moves to Clifton College Pre Hall on Monday, for the Team Event and the Last Chance. There is also poker on Tuesday. See the website link above for more details.
25/08/06: Festival off to a great start with a defeat for Bristol
The first day of real activity at the Bristol International Festival of Backgammon concluded successfully at the BCSC last night.The afternoon poker session, conducted by Martin Hemming, went well, and was followed by a low-key backgammon event in the evening.
The hope had been for a few visitors to come along to spice up the regular Thursday evening Bristol Backgammon night, but expectations were exceeded.
A projected Bristol versus the Rest of the World match came to fruition with no fewer than fifteen players on each team.
There were a few professionals among the Rest team, which included eight Danes, four Norwegians, and three assorted Brits, including lapsed Bristol player Rosey Bensley.
The Bristol team comprised five Premier One players, six from Premier Two, and four from the ranks of the intermediates.
Mark Dixon was the night's first scorer, as Bristol made the early pace, but by the time the first phase of fifteen matches had been completed, the visitors were 9-6 ahead.
A slightly better second phase for Bristol nevertheless saw them slip a further point behind at 13-17, but a disappointingly one sided third phase saw the Rest team pass the 23 wins needed for outright victory, with the final score at 28-16, with one match not played.
Henrik Veje, Ivar Roeynstrand and Torben Hasseriis were the stars for the visitors, with unblemished records, while none of the home side managed a similar feat.
Stuart Mann, Ian Tarr, Cynthia Roberts, Ed Turner and Steffen Nowak did at least have the satisfaction of winning two of their three encounters.
26/08/06: SS Great Britain hosts a Lawrence Powell win!
After the frenetic fun of the international match following Thursday's poker, Friday proved a little more relaxing.Twenty-four players lined up for the Warm-up Tournament at the Artillery Grounds, in Bristol's popular Whiteladies Road, while others chose to use the day for sight-seeing before the start of the second Bristol Wide Open at the weekend.
For most Warm-up entrants, entry was included in the price of their SS Great Britain Gala Dinner tickets, so the prize fund was minuscule. Many, however, availed themselves of the optional side pools at either £10 or £50.
The idea was to whittle the field down to just the finalists before close of play at the venue, with a view to staging the final during the evening festivities.
The field, however, still comprised three hopefuls at that stage, and Steffen Nowak and Lawrence Powell fought out the semi in the bar on the SS Great Britain before dinner, Lawrence prevailing.
After dinner in the award winning ship-cum-museum, the scene was set (see photo, left) for Lawrence (right) to take on Julian Fetterlein.
It is likely that it has been a very long time since anyone had the honour of saying they had clinched a backgammon title on the historic vessel, but after a hard-fought encounter, it was Lawrence who was in a position to make that proud boast.
As for the evening, in sumptuous surroundings and in celebration of the first wedding anniversary of Roland and Simonetta Herrera, this went off without a hitch, and a fine time was had by all, including entertainment provided by Bristol Backgammon's musical fraternity/sorority.
27/08/06: Second Bristol Wide Open well under way
Pictured left is a large section of the field of the 2006 Bristol Wide Open event settling down to play their opening matches at the Artillery Grounds, Whiteladies Road, Bristol.Sixty-seven players turned up for the centrepiece of the Bristol International Festival of Backgammon, more than half lured by the challenge of hefty competition and sizeable prizes.
Thirty-six graced the Championship category, with seventeen in the Advanced, and fourteen in the Intermediate.
By the time the dust had settled on an eventful day's play, the fields in the main flights had been considerably whittled down.
In the semi-finals of the Championship main are Britain's John Clark, who will meet the winner of the outstanding quarter-final between London-based Michael Michael and Norwegian Odin Spillum Svendsen, while Carter Mattig of the U.S.A. is due to play either Lars Trabolt of Denmark or another visiting Brit, Martin Barkwill -- last year's runner-up.
The other categories are down to the semi-final stage.
In the Advanced, Malcolm Robertson (UK) meets Patrick Toxvaerd of Denmark, while Miles Farren is keeping the Bristol flag flying as he awaits his semi, against Norway's Ivar Roeynstrand.
Only one overseas player remains in the Intermediate category -- Denmark's Irene Erbou. She has a semi-final against Mick Vacarey to look forward to, while Fiona Oldham will meet former Bristol Conference player Simon Fahoury.
28/08/06: Home winner in the main event
With Mochy Masayuki not present to defend the title he won at last year's inaugural edition of the Bristol Wide Open, there was certain to be a new champion.And the strong foreign contingent was always likely to play a significant part.
Nevertheless, five of the main quarter-finalists were home based, although both Andy Bell and Bristol's Stuart Mann had been eliminated when they got their quarter-finals out of the way before close of play on Saturday.
Martin Barkwill struck a blow for the UK when he defeated one of the tournament favourites, Lars Trabolt of Denmark.
Norway's Odin Spillum Svendsen, however, defeated Michael Michael to ensure that there would be two home versus abroad semis.
American Carter Mattig was first to reach the final when he eliminated Martin. John Clark, however, always seemed to have his match against Odin firmly in his grip, and clinched an encounter with Carter, which provided a home success. John is pictured, left, receiving his prize, flanked by Roland and Simonetta, with Ian Tarr in the background; photo by Cynthia Roberts, using Simo's camera.
While the Championship unsurprisingly took centre stage, there was some Bristol interest in the Advanced category.
The semis here provided UK versus Scandinavia battles, but Dane Patrick Toxvaerd and Norwegian Ivar Roeynstrand succumbed respectively to home players Malcolm Robertson and Bristol's Miles Farren.
The Ivar versus Miles match was a titanic tussle, twenty games being necessary to settle the first-to-13 match.
Miles then went on to record an emphatic final victory to maintain the Bristol tradition (if you can have a tradition after only two events) of success.
The Intermediate category also had its moments, with an all female final between Denmark's Irene Erbou and Aussie Fiona Oldham, who emerged as intermediate champion.
Progressive consolation flights were, of course, in evidence in all three categories.
Home interest in the Championship version was extinguished with quarter-final exits for Neil Davidson, Rachel Rhodes and Stuart Mann.
The only French visitor, Eric Guedj, found himself in the semis with three Danes, but did make it to the final. Here, however, he succumbed to Bjarke Skovgaard.
The Advanced progressive consolation was another flight which produced two home players and two Danes.
This time the draw ensured an "international" match as Roland Herrera overcame Martin Hemming while Anne Jeppesen went out to Michael Soerensen.
Roland the host failed to extend Michael any further hospitality, and won a flight at his own tournament for the second year running.
Come presentation time, the only issue to be decided was in the final of the Intermediate progressive consolation.
In a field where the only overseas player was Lindsay Mattig of the USA, it wasn't too surprising that the final stages were a domestic affair. Bristol's Cynthia Roberts and Richard Owsley didn't make it past the semis, leaving the happy couple (in more senses than one) Diane Iveson and Paddy Smith.
They were part way through their final when presentation time came, so they were happy enough to be presented jointly with the pair of prizes, sorting out the precise destinations of the hardware at a later stage. It was eventually Diane who took possession of the larger trophy, and the larger cash prize.
A sixteen pair Consulting Doubles event had also been convened on Sunday afternoon, and after a slow start it reached a timely conclusion when Neil Davidson and Malcolm Robertson took the title at the expense of Odin and Denmark's Pia Jeppesen.
There was also a £10 2-point shoot-out with rebuys, and Bristol's Steve Morris gained an appropriate reward for his persistence by hitting a winning streak on his final entry of five, defeating Italian visitor Giuseppe Ricciardi in the final!
On a disappointing playing weekend for the hostess Simonetta Herrera, there was a small silver lining. Mark Dixon and Ed Turner managed to get in a Bristol Premier League Division One match, and Ed's 11-3 win moved him out of the relegation zone. The other side effect it had was to topple Mark from the lead into second place on average points difference, ...... behind Simonetta.
29/08/06: Relaxed finale at Clifton College
On Bank Holiday Monday the action switched from the excellent main venue to the more studious surroundings at Clifton College Prep School Pre Hall.This was the scene for what is probably a unique day in world backgammon, the Bristol Wide Open Team Event and Individual Progressive Last Chance.
The format devised by Bristol Backgammon Director Ian Tarr worked well last year, and so it had been decided to persevere with it again this year.
If anything, it even worked better this time.
This departure from the norm had forty-five players who had stayed on from the weekend's extravaganza forming into teams of three to do battle in a straight knock-out.
With entry already paid for from the original Bristol Wide Open fee, the only provisos were that no more than two players from the Championship category were allowed in the same team, and you had to think of a suitable team name.
In the first round the provocatively named The Best were fortunate enough to receive the only bye, and were able to relax and watch as fourteen other teams fought it out for the remaining quarter-final places.
Three players, sat over three boards opposite three opponents, each pair playing a 5-point match. First team with at least two winners progresses to the next round, while the unlucky losing team feed into the individual progressive last chance.
And so, the teams were eliminated one by one. Out went Erbou's Handymen, One Odd Person, The Worthy Naylors, Three Jokers, The Bride and the Vikings (last year's winners with a slightly changed line-up), The Spurt of Backgammon, and finally 2-6 From The Bar -- twenty-one players destined for either the Round of 64 or the Round of 128 (depending on the luck of the draw) in the individual event.
In the next round came elimination for The Best (who obviously weren't -- see action photo of their demise, with Bell Ends (l to r Andy Bell, Mike Heard and Martin Hemming; Roland Herrera, Lars Trabolt and Torben Hasseriis; photo by Simo), Fab One, It's A Long Way To Tipperary, and Fold The World Famous Jeppesen Sisters.
In the semis the sun set for The Animals and Longbridge, leaving The Bell Ends (a k a Andy Bell, Martin Hemming and Mike Heard) and Cheap And Nasty (more familiarly known as Martin Barkwill, John Sprague and Chris Ternel) as the worthy finalists.
With two of the three matches completed, and honours even, there was a long drawn out deciding match between Mister Barkers and Andy. At DMP Martin prevailed, and Cheap and Nasty had won the prize.
Meanwhile the individual event was progressing well. If ever you find yourself in a round of 128, where the players' names are so small that they are barely legible, and you are wondering whether or not it's really worth it, remember this particular competition because one player proved what can be done.
The twelve losing players from the team quarter-finals slotted into the draw in the round of 32, and the six team semi-final losers went into the last sixteen.
Eight Danes were in the last sixteen, and when six of those progressed to the last eight, the remaining Brit, Mark Dixon, and the sole Italian, Giuseppe Ricciardi, might have felt intimidated.
Torben Hasseriis, Patrick Toxvaerd and Jan Petersen made it to the semis, and only needed Irene Erbou to beat Mark to establish total Danish supremacy.
She was unable to do so, however, and then Mark defied the odds in defeating Torben and Patrick to take another title for Bristol and for all those who keep the faith in the possibility of a run from the round of 128.
A great day, blemished only slightly by a dodgy barbecue.
The Bristol International Festival of Backgammon 2006
Celebrating Roland and Simonetta's Anniversary
Bristol, August 23rd-30th, 2006
Full results of all competitions
BACKGAMMON
Thursday 24th at the Bristol County Sports Club
Bristol versus the Rest of the World
(An impromptu fifteen-a side challenge match, with 5-point matches)
Bristol players appear first
| Roland Herrera | lost to | PIA JEPPESEN (Denmark) |
| RICHARD OWSLEY | beat | Lars Trabolt (Denmark) |
| Simonetta Herrera | lost to | BJARKE SKOVGAARD (Denmark) |
| Tim Line | lost to | JIM-REMY NESDAL (Norway) |
| Stuart Mann | lost to | GAY ROBERTS (Tenerife/Isle of Man) |
| John Sprague | lost to | HENRIK VEJE (Denmark) |
| Steve Morris | lost to | JORN NESDAL (Norway) |
| MARK DIXON | beat | Anne Jeppesen (Denmark) |
| Ian Tarr | lost to | IVAR ROEYNSTRAND (Norway) |
| CYNTHIA ROBERTS | beat | Rosey Bensley (High Wycombe) |
| Tony Walters | lost to | TORBEN HASSERIIS (Denmark) |
| MILES FARREN | beat | Mick Vacarey (another planet) |
| ED TURNER | beat | Martin Foldager (Denmark) |
| Chris Roberts | lost to | LONE FOLDAGER (Denmark) |
| STEFFEN NOWAK | beat | Odin Spillum Svendsen (Norway) |
| ROLAND HERRERA | beat | Jim-Remy Nesdal |
| Richard Owsley | lost to | HENRIK VEJE |
| Simonetta Herrera | lost to | LARS TRABOLT |
| TIM LINE | beat | Jorn Nesdal |
| STUART MANN | beat | Pia Jeppesen |
| John Sprague | lost to | IVAR ROEYNSTRAND |
| STEVE MORRIS | beat | Rosey Bensley |
| Mark Dixon | lost to | GAY ROBERTS |
| IAN TARR | beat | Mick Vacarey |
| CYNTHIA ROBERTS | beat | Lone Foldager |
| Tony Walters | lost to | ANNE JEPPESEN |
| Miles Farren | lost to | ODIN SPILLUM SVENDSEN |
| ED TURNER | beat | Bjarke Skovgaard |
| Chris Roberts | lost to | MARTIN FOLDAGER |
| Steffen Nowak | lost to | TORBEN HASSERIIS |
| Roland Herrera | lost to | LARS TRABOLT |
| Richard Owsley | lost to | JIM-REMY NESDAL |
| Simonetta Herrera | lost to | PIA JEPPESEN |
| Tim Line | lost to | HENRIK VEJE |
| STUART MANN | beat | Jorn Nesdal |
| John Sprague | did not play | Gay Roberts |
| Steve Morris | lost to | IVAR ROEYNSTRAND |
| Mark Dixon | lost to | BJARKE SKOVGAARD |
| IAN TARR | beat | Rosey Bensley |
| Cynthia Roberts | lost to | ANNE JEPPESEN |
| Tony Walters | lost to | MICK VACAREY |
| Miles Farren | lost to | LONE FOLDAGER |
| Ed Turner | lost to | TORBEN HASSERIIS |
| Chris Roberts | lost to | ODIN SPILLUM SVENDSEN |
| STEFFEN NOWAK | beat | Martin Foldager |
| MATCH RESULT: | ---- | BRISTOL 16 REST OF THE WORLD 28 |
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Friday 25th at the Artillery Grounds
(With one semi-final and the final played aboard the SS Great Britain)
Warm-Up Tournament
£5 entry, but free for Gala Dinner ticket holders; 5-point matches
| First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE POWELL beat Henrik Veje | LAWRENCE POWELL beat Giuseppe Ricciardi | LAWRENCE POWELL beat Cynthia Roberts | LAWRENCE POWELL beat Steffen Nowak | LAWRENCE POWELL beat Julian Fetterlein |
| Giuseppe Ricciardi beat Martin Barkwill | ||||
| Cynthia Roberts beat Tom Duggan | Cynthia Roberts beat Miles Farren | |||
| Miles Farren beat Simonetta Herrera | ||||
| Steffen Nowak beat Steve Morris | Steffen Nowak beat Mick Vacarey | Steffen Nowak beat Bjarke Skovgaard | ||
| Mick Vacarey beat Rosey Bensley | ||||
| Bjarke Skovgaard beat Steve Ferrer | Bjarke Skovgaard beat Gabriela Perales | |||
| Gabriela Perales beat Gay Roberts | ||||
| Julian Fetterlein beat Tami Jones | Julian Fetterlein beat Mark Dixon | Julian Fetterlein beat Tim Line | ||
| Mark Dixon beat Juanita Ferrer | ||||
| Tim Line beat Peter Bennet | Tim Line beat Irene Erbou | |||
| Irene Erbou beat Sue Keeble |
Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th at the Artillery Grounds
CHAMPIONSHIP CATEGORY - £180 entry
Main flight
15-point matches
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Walters beat Tim Line | Mark Dixon beat Tony Walters | Michael Michael beat Mark Dixon | Odin Spillum Svendsen beat Michael Michael | JOHN CLARK beat Odin Spillum Svendsen | JOHN CLARK beat Carter Mattig |
| Mark Dixon beat Julian Fetterlein | |||||
| Michael Michael beat Giuseppe Ricciardi | Michael Michael beat Andrew Sarjeant | ||||
| Andrew Sarjeant beat John Broomfield | |||||
| Ed Turner beat David Klein | Odin Spillum Svendsen beat Ed Turner | ||||
| Odin Spillum Svendsen beat Neil Davidson | |||||
| JOHN CLARK beat Bjarke Skovgaard | JOHN CLARK beat Julian Minwalla | JOHN CLARK beat Andy Bell | |||
| Julian Minwalla beat Lawrence Powell | |||||
| Rachel Rhodes beat Sami Akirov | Andy Bell beat Rachel Rhodes | ||||
| Andrew Bell beat Henrik Veje | |||||
| Lars Trabolt beat Chris Ternel | Lars Trabolt beat Johann Huyck | Martin Barkwill beat Lars Trabolt | Carter Mattig beat Martin Barkwill | ||
| Johann Huyck beat Pia Jeppesen | |||||
| Martin Barkwill beat Jan Petersen | Martin Barkwill beat Torben Hasseriis | ||||
| Torben Hasseriis beat Martin Foldager | |||||
| Eric Guedj beat Mike Heard | Stuart Mann beat Eric Guedj | Carter Mattig beat Stuart Mann | |||
| Stuart Mann beat Shino | |||||
| Carter Mattig beat Jim-Remy Nesdal | Carter Mattig beat Dod Davies | ||||
| Dod Davies beat Peter Bennet |
Progressive Consolation flight
11-point matches
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Powell beat Tim Line | Julian Fetterlein beat Lawrence Powell | Neil Davidson beat Julian Fetterlein | Pia Jeppesen beat Neil Davidson | BJARKE SKOVGAARD beat Pia Jeppesen | BJARKE SKOVGAARD beat Eric Guedj |
| Julian Fetterlein beat John Broomfield | |||||
| Sami Akirov beat Giuseppe Ricciardi | Neil Davidson beat Sami Akirov | ||||
| Neil Davidson beat Jan Petersen | |||||
| Pia Jeppesen beat Chris Ternel | Pia Jeppesen beat Martin Foldager | ||||
| Martin Foldager beat Andrew Sarjeant | |||||
| Henrik Veje beat Shino | Henrik Veje beat Tony Walters | BJARKE SKOVGAARD beat Henrik Veje | |||
| Tony Walters beat Jim-Remy Nesdal | |||||
| BJARKE SKOVGAARD beat Mike Heard | BJARKE SKOVGAARD beat Peter Bennet | ||||
| Peter Bennet beat David Klein | |||||
| Eric Guedj beat Dod Davies | Eric Guedj beat Mark Dixon | Eric Guedj beat Rachel Rhodes | Eric Guedj beat Lars Trabolt | ||
| Mark Dixon beat Julian Minwalla | |||||
| Ed Turner beat Torben Hasseriis | Rachel Rhodes beat Ed Turner | ||||
| Rachel Rhodes beat Johann Huyck | |||||
| Lars Trabolt beat Michael Michael | Lars Trabolt beat Stuart Mann | ||||
| Stuart Mann beat Andy Bell |
ADVANCED CATEGORY - £60 entry
Main flight
13-point matches
| First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosey Bensley beat Steffen Nowak | Rosey Bensley beat Simonetta Herrera | Malcolm Robertson beat Rosey Bensley | Malcolm Robertson beat Patrick Toxvaerd | MILES FARREN beat Malcolm Robertson |
| Malcolm Robertson beat Martin Hemming | ||||
| Patrick Toxvaerd beat Steve Morris | Patrick Toxvaerd beat Michael Soerensen | |||
| Michael Soerensen beat Anni Bech Nielsen | ||||
| Michel Lamote beat Jorn Nesdal | Ivar Roeynstrand beat Michel Lamote | MILES FARREN beat Ivar Roeynstrand | ||
| Ivar Roeynstrand beat Richard Edgecliffe-Johnson | ||||
| Anne Jeppesen beat Mike Main | MILES FARREN beat Anne Jeppesen | |||
| MILES FARREN beat Roland Herrera |
Progressive Consolation flight
9-point matches
| First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Hemming beat Simonetta Herrera | Martin Hemming beat Richard Edgecliffe-Johnson | Martin Hemming beat Mike Main | ROLAND HERRERA beat Martin Hemming | ROLAND HERRERA beat Michael Soerensen |
| Mike Main beat Steve Morris | ||||
| ROLAND HERRERA beat Steffen Nowak | ROLAND HERRERA beat Anni Bech Nielsen | |||
| Anni Bech Nielsen beat Jorn Nesdal | ||||
| Anne Jeppesen beat Rosey Bensley | Michael Soerensen beat Anne Jeppesen | |||
| Michael Soerensen beat Michel Lamote |
INTERMEDIATE CATEGORY - £20 entry
Main flight
11-point matches
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIONA OLDHAM beat Gaz Owen | FIONA OLDHAM beat Lindsay Mattig | FIONA OLDHAM beat Simon Fahoury | FIONA OLDHAM beat Irene Erbou |
| Lindsay Mattig beat Chris Roberts | |||
| Simon Fahoury beat Gay Roberts | Simon Fahoury beat Richard Owsley | ||
| Richard Owsley beat Diane Iveson | |||
| Sue Keeble beat Cynthia Roberts | Irene Erbou beat Sue Keeble | Irene Erbou beat Mick Vacarey | |
| Irene Erbou beat John Sprague | |||
| Mick Vacarey beat Paddy Smith |
Progressive Consolation flight
7-point matches
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaz Owen beat Sue Keeble | DIANE IVESON beat Gaz Owen | DIANE IVESON beat Cynthia Roberts | DIANE IVESON beat Paddy Smith |
| DIANE IVESON beat Chris Roberts | |||
| Cynthis Roberts beat Lindsay Mattig | |||
| Richard Owsley beat Gay Roberts | Paddy Smith beat Richard Owsley | ||
| Paddy Smith beat John Sprague |
OTHER COMPETITIONS
Consulting Doubles
£40 entry per pair; 5-point matches
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Powell and Rachel Rhodes beat Andy Bell and Eric Guedj | Miles Farren and Tim Line beat Lawrence Powell and Rachel Rhodes | Pia Jeppesen and Odin Spillum Svendsen beat Miles Farren and Tim Line | NEIL DAVIDSON and MALCOLM ROBERTSON beat Pia Jeppesen and Odin Spillum Svendsen |
| Miles Farren and Tim Line beat Martin Hemming and Rosey Bensley | |||
| Mike Heard and Clive Donoghue beat Simonetta Herrera and Jorn Nesdal | Pia Jeppesen and Odin Spillum Svendsen beat Mike Heard and Clive Donoghue | ||
| Pia Jeppesen and Odin Spillum Svendsen beat Sue Keeble and Tony Walters | |||
| Cynthia Roberts and Ivar Roeynstrand beat Martin Foldager and Henrik Veje | Paddy Smith and Diane Iveson beat Cynthia Roberts and Ivar Roeynstrand | NEIL DAVIDSON and MALCOLM ROBERTSON beat Paddy Smith and Diane Iveson | |
| Paddy Smith and Diane Iveson beat Mark Dixon and Jim-Remy Nesdal | |||
| Steffen Nowak and Simon Fahoury beat Patrick Toxvaerd and Jan Petersen | NEIL DAVIDSON and MALCOLM ROBERTSON beat Steffen Nowak and Simon Fahoury | ||
| NEIL DAVIDSON and MALCOLM ROBERTSON beat Roland Herrera and Dod Davies |
2-point shoot-out
£10 entry with re-buys; 2-point matches
| First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Powell beat Rosey Bensley | Lawrence Powell beat Sue Keeble | Lawrence Powell beat Simonetta Herrera | Giuseppe Ricciardi beat Lawrence Powell | STEVE MORRIS beat Giuseppe Ricciardi |
| Sue Keeble beat Dave Marshall | ||||
| Clive Donoghue beat Steve Morris | Simonetta Herrera beat Clive Donoghue | |||
| Simonetta Herrera beat Dave Marshall (1st re-buy) | ||||
| Peter Bennet beat Anne Jeppesen | Peter Bennet beat Neil Davidson | Giuseppe Ricciardi beat Peter Bennet | ||
| Neil Davidson beat Gay Roberts | ||||
| Tim Line beat Giuseppe Ricciardi | Giuseppe Ricciardi beat Tim Line | |||
| Giuseppe Ricciardi (1st re-buy) beat Steve Morris (1st re-buy) | ||||
| Mike Heard beat Lindsay Mattig | Steffen Nowak beat Mike Heard | Tony Walters beat Steffen Nowak | STEVE MORRIS beat Tony Walters | |
| Steffen Nowak beat Dave Marshall (2nd re-buy) | ||||
| Tony Walters beat Carter Mattig | Tony Walters beat Tim Line | |||
| Tim Line (1st re-buy) beat Steve Morris (2nd re-buy) | ||||
| Peter Bennet (1st re-buy) beat Torben Hasseriis | Mark Dixon beat Peter Bennet | STEVE MORRIS beat Mark Dixon | ||
| Mark Dixon beat Steve Morris (3rd re-buy) | ||||
| Ed Turner beat Jim-Remy Nesdal | STEVE MORRIS beat Ed Turner | |||
| STEVE MORRIS (4th re-buy) beat Jo Davies |
First £20 Jackpot
8 players; 7-point matches
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Edgecliffe-Johnson beat Simonetta Herrera | Jorn Nesdal beat Richard Edgecliffe-Johnson | JORN NESDAL and IVAR ROEYNSTRAND split (or did they?) |
| Jorn Nesdal beat Cynthia Roberts | ||
| Jim-Remy Nesdal beat Tim Line | Ivar Roeynstrand beat Jim-Remy Nesdal | |
| Ivar Roeynstrand beat Simon Fahoury |
First £50 Jackpot
4 players; 7-point matches
| Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|
| Tim Line beat Richard Edgecliffe-Johnson | TIM LINE beat Tony Walters |
| Tony Walters beat Sami Akirov |
Second £50 Jackpot
4 players; 7-point matches
| Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|
| Jan Petersen beat Jorn Nesdal | JAN PETERSEN beat Mike Heard |
| Mike Heard beat Michael Michael |
First £10 Jackpot
8 players; 7-point matches
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Morris beat Mike Main | Cynthia Roberts beat Steve Morris | SIMON FAHOURY beat Cynthia Roberts |
| Cynthia Roberts beat Dave Marshall | ||
| Simon Fahoury beat Sue Keeble | Simon Fahoury beat Drew Caudwell | |
| Drew Caudwell beat Steffen Nowak |
Third £50 Jackpot
4 players; 7-point matches
| Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|
| Tim Line beat Tony Walters | TIM LINE beat Martin Foldager |
| Martin Foldager beat Andy Bell |
Second £20 Jackpot
4 players; 7-point matches
| Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|
| Rosey Bensley beat Dave Marshall | ROSEY BENSLEY beat Anni Bech Nielsen |
| Anni Bech Nielsen beat Simonetta Herrera |
First £100 Jackpot
8 players; 7-point matches
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|---|
| Julian Minwalla beat Peter Bennet | Lawrence Powell beat Julian Minwalla | LAWRENCE POWELL and SAMI AKIROV split |
| Lawrence Powell beat Eric Guedj | ||
| Chris Ternel beat Torben Hasseriis | Sami Akirov beat Chris Ternel | |
| Sami Akirov beat Michael Michael |
Fourth £50 Jackpot
4 players; 7-point matches
| Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|
| Jan Petersen beat Henrik Veje | JAN PETERSEN beat Mike Heard |
| Mike Heard beat Peter Bennet |
Second £10 Jackpot
4 players; 7-point matches
| Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|
| Dave Marshall beat Sue Keeble | PATRICK TOXVAERD beat Dave Marshall |
| Patrick Toxvaerd beat Mick Vacarey |
Monday 28th at Clifton College Prep School Pre Hall
Team Knock-out
Free entry for main tournament entrants; 5-point matches
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEAP AND NASTY (Martin Barkwill, John Sprague and Chris Ternel) beat Erbou's Handymen (Bjarke Skovgaard, Irene Erbou and Henrik Veje) | CHEAP AND NASTY beat Fab One | CHEAP AND NASTY beat The Animals | CHEAP AND NASTY beat The Bell Ends |
| Fab One (Eric Guedj, Fiona Oldham and John Clark) beat Three Jokers (Paddy Smith, Richard Owsley and Diane Iveson) | |||
| The Animals (Michael Soerensen, Giuseppe Ricciardi and Simon Fahoury) beat 2-6 From The Bar (Miles Farren, Carter Mattig and Tim Line) | The Animals beat It's A Long Way To Tipperary | ||
| It's A Long Way To Tipperary (Johann Huyck, Rachel Rhodes and Michel Lamote) beat The Worthy Naylors (Peter Bennet, Lawrence Powell and Sue Keeble) | |||
| Fold The World famous Jeppesen Sisters (Martin Foldager, Pia Jeppesen and Anne Jeppesen) beat The Bride And The Vikings (Simonetta Herrera, Odin Spillum Svendsen and Lone Foldager) | Longbridge beat Fold The World Famous Jeppesen Sisters | The Bell Ends beat Longbridge | |
| Longbridge (Jan Petersen, Patrick Toxvaerd and Anni Bech Nielsen) beat The Spurt Of Backgammon (Mark Dixon, Steve Morris and Steffen Nowak) | |||
| The Bell Ends (Andy Bell, Martin Hemming and Mike Heard) beat One Odd Person (Chris Roberts, Cynthia Roberts and Tony Walters) | The Bell Ends beat The Best (Torben Hasseriis, Roland Hererra and Lars Trabolt) | ||
Individual Last Chance
Free entry for main tournament entrants; buy-ins for non-main tournament entrants dependent on stage of entry; 5-point matches
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Iveson beat Tony Walters | MARK DIXON beat Diane Iveson | MARK DIXON beat Peter Bennet | MARK DIXON beat Miles Farren | MARK DIXON beat Irene Erbou | MARK DIXON beat Torben Hasseriis | MARK DIXON beat Patrick Toxvaerd |
| MARK DIXON beat Cynthia Roberts | ||||||
| Peter Bennet beat Carter Mattig | Peter Bennet beat Henrik Veje | |||||
| Henrik Veje beat Chris Roberts | ||||||
| Odin Spillum Svendsen beat Richard Owsley | Sue Keeble beat Odin Spillum Svendsen | Miles Farren beat Sue Keeble | ||||
| Miles Farren beat Tim Line | ||||||
| Lawrence Powell beat Bjarke Skovgaard | Steve Morris beat Lawrence Powell | Irene Erbou beat Steve Morris | ||||
| Steve Morris beat Steffen Nowak | ||||||
| Simonetta Herrera beat Lone Foldager | Irene Erbou beat Simonetta Herrera | |||||
| Irene Erbou beat Paddy Smith | ||||||
| Torben Hasseriis beat Martin Potter | Torben Hasseriis beat John Clark | Torben Hasseriis beat Pia Jeppesen | ||||
| John Clark beat Johann Huyck | ||||||
| Pia Jeppesen beat Roland Herrera | Pia Jeppesen beat Rachel Rhodes | |||||
| Rachel Rhodes beat Martin Foldager | ||||||
| Lars Trabolt beat Anne Jeppesen | Lars Trabolt beat Michel Lamote | Jan Petersen beat Lars Trabolt | Patrick Toxvaerd beat Jan Petersen | |||
| Michel Lamote beat Fiona Oldham | ||||||
| Jan Petersen beat Michael Soerensen | ||||||
| Patrick Toxvaerd beat Simon Fahoury | Patrick Toxvaerd beat Giuseppe Ricciardi | |||||
| Giuseppe Ricciardi beat Anni Bech Nielsen | ||||||
POKER
Principal Prize Winners
Thursday main event (£50 freezeout): 1st: Andy Hemming; 2nd; Gaz Owen.
Saturday main event (£20 rebuy): 1st: Jorn Nesdal; 2nd; Michael Michael.
Sunday main event (£100 freezeout): 1st: Odin Spillum Svendsen; 2nd; Jo Davies; 3rd: Carter Mattig; 4th: Martin Barkwill.
Monday main event (£20 rebuy): 1st: Fiona Oldham; 2nd; John Clark; 3rd: Simon Fahoury.