2026 NZ On-Line Backgammon Championship

2026 New Zealand On-Line Backgammon Championship Place: Backgammon Hub https://backgammonhub.com/ Time: Three days to finish each Round. Entry Fee: NO ENTRY FEE Players: Open only to Backgammon Players who are living in or domiciled in New Zealand. Format: Swiss Format, Triple Elimination. You are out of the Tournament if you lose 3 Rounds. Prize: $ 100.00 PRIZE 1st Place $ 75.00 PRIZE 2nd Place $ 50.00 PRIZE 3rd Place Only ANZBGF Members will be eligible for the prizes. Players to register by e-mail to AJM: [email protected] First Name / Family Name / Backgammon Hub Name e-mail address phone number city / town of residence All Players must join Backgammon Hub https://backgammonhub.com/ All Players must register by 17:00 October 08, 2026 with a single email to: [email protected] Matches will be 9 Points. Clocks will be set at Normal Swiss Format: Triple Elimination Pairings in the First Round will be determined by an AI Program as will all subsequent rounds. Winners play winners; losers play losers. A Triple-Elimination Tournament is a competition in which each player gets an allowance of three losses before being eliminated from the competition. Once you have three losses you are out of the Tournament. Tournament starts at 12:00 midday Friday, October 09, 2026. Players will have three days to finish each Round. The next Round cannot begin until completion of all Matches – no results by deadline will be recorded as lose/lose but players may continue to next round if they don’t have three losses. Swiss Format table and Players List will be sent to all registered Players. Players will access the Swiss Format Table to determine who your opponent will be. Players are required to contact their opponent & schedule a time to Play the Match. Backgammon Hub is the default Platform for the 2026 NZ On-Line BG Championship. However, you will also have the option of using BG Galaxy, Heroes or Nextgammon. You can use BG Galaxy, Heroes or Nextgammon if both Players agree to use the same Platform. Therefore, if both Players agree to use Nextgammon you can play the Match on Nextgammon. If both Players cannot agree on an alternative Platform, then the default Platform will be Backgammon Hub. Both Players will be recorded as losing if they are unable to finish the Match within three days. No excuses, no exceptions. Players to report the results of the Match to the Tournament Director. (AJM) [email protected] AJM will update the results and the AI will determine the next pairings. PRIZE: $ 100.00 PRIZE 1st Place $ 75.00 PRIZE 2nd Place $ 50.00 PRIZE 3rd Place Only ANZBGF Members will be eligible for the prizes. To qualify for a prize you must be an ANZBGF Member. If you are not a Member go to: https://anzbgf.org/membership/ Fill out the form and hit submit. Choose Type of Membership. Transfer funds to my bank account: Account: Anthony James Marquette 06-0594-0078912-00 It’s a fantastic deal and really helps support the Australasia BG Community. Good luck to all, Happy Rolling