First Backgammon Tournament with

NO Registration Fee!

Entry fee should be shared in three parts:

30% - for playing in session 1;

30% - for increasing the prize fund in a match by playing in session 2;

40% - for prize fund formation of final session 3.

The tournament consists of three sessions.

Session 1: FPP-Tournament™.

This tournament session is promoting like standard FPP-Tournament™ to range the players and find the best of 16,32,64,128.

Backgammon Fixed Play Parameters Tournament is promoted with fixed time and playing intervals, with known quantity of matches and games in each of matches.

Starting Set of Game Points (chips)                                                - 100

Pairing in the first match                                                                  - casual.

Pairing after the first match                                                              - Swiss.

Time for one match                                                                         - 45 minutes.

Quantity of games in a match                                                           – 8.

Quantity of matches                                                                         - 5.

By results of the first session there are still staying in the tournament best of 16,32,64 or 128 players, who are coming in the second session.

In case of several participants have the equal results in the bottom of the table the decision is taking under following conditions:

1. Match result(s) between given competitors are compared and the decision is determined on this (their) basis.

2. If the players did not play among themselves, then they should play an additional match(es), and the winner takes place in the second session.

Session 2: FPP-BSS-Tournament™ .

Backgammon FPP-BSS-Tournament™ is a new format of Backgammon tournament with Fixed Play Parameters and Balanced Scoring System for a game and a match.

FPP-BSS-Tournament™ is promoted with fixed time and playing intervals, with known quantity of matches and games in each of matches and with using balanced scoring system proposed by Dr. Jakob Garal in his book "Fair Backgammon Tournament Rules” with one extra addition: match result (received in Victory Points) should be recalculated in money.

Formation of playing groups for the second session

The players are seeded according to the sum of Game Points (chips) won in the first session.

The first session results are used for the specific seeding procedures:

-          Equal gap (distance) between the place numbers of players in one group or

-          Equal sum of their place numbers in one group.

Time for one match                                                                         – 60 minutes

Quantity of games in a match                                                           – 10

Quantity of matches                                                                        – 3

Number of groups of 4 players                                                       – 4,8,16,32.

A round robin tournament is played in each group: all participants play against each other three matches.

After that the winners groups are forming:

1. for 4 groups            - semi-final pairs.

2. for 8 groups            - 2 final groups.

3. for 16 groups          - 4 final groups.

4. for 32 groups          - 8 final groups

Session 3: FPP-BSS-Tournament™.

Backgammon FPP-BSS-Tournament™ is promoted for final session.

According to the results of session 2:

1. For 4 groups.

There will be played semi-finals, final and match for the third place. Thus in the first semi-final the best by results player has right to choose his opponent among three others and the second semi-final pair is formed automatically.

2. For 8 groups.

There are 2 final groups. 

Formation of final groups according to the results of the session 2:

average values of the total prize fund in all final groups should be equal or very close between themselves.

Time for one match                                                                         – 60 minutes

Quantity of games in a match                                                           – 10

Quantity of matches                                                                         – 3

Number of groups of 4 players                                                        – 2.

A final round robin tournament is played in each group: all participants play against each other three matches.

The two best players from each of final groups are coming in super semi-final. The super semi-finals are played: first place player from group 1 with the second place player from group 2 and vice versa. After that the matches for the third place and super final are played. 

3. For 16 groups  

There are 4 final groups.

Formation of final groups according to results of the session 2:

average values of the total prize fund in all final groups should be equal or very close between themselves.

Time for one match                                                                          – 60 minutes

Quantity of games in a match                                                            – 10

Quantity of matches                                                                         – 3

Number of groups of 4 players                                                         – 4

A final round robin tournament is played in each group: all participants play against each other three matches.

The winners from each final group are coming in super semi-final. Thus in the first semi-final the best by results player has right to choose his opponent among three others and the second semi-final pair is formed automatically. The super semi-finals are played. After that the matches for the third place and super final are played. 

4. For 32 groups  

There are 8 final groups.

Formation of final groups according to results of the session 2: average values of the total prize fund in all final groups should be equal or very close between themselves.

Time for one match                                                                         – 60 minutes

Quantity of games in a match                                                           – 10

Quantity of matches                                                                         – 3

Number of groups of 4 players                                                         – 8.

A final round robin tournament is played in each group: all participants play against each other three matches.

The winners from each final group are coming in quarter super final. After that the standard double elimination backgammon tournament is promoted. Winners are playing matches till 5 points and losers are playing till 3 points.

Alternative:

The winners from each final group are coming in super final. Two super final groups with 4 players in each group are formed.

Formation of super final groups according to the results of the session 3:

average values of the total prize fund in all final groups should be equal or very close between themselves.

Time for one match                                                                          – 60 minutes

Quantity of games in a match                                                            – 10

Quantity of matches                                                                         – 3

Number of groups of 4 players                                                        – 2.

A super final round robin tournament is played in each group: all participants play against each other three matches.

The winners from each super final group are coming in X-super semi-final. Thus in the first X-super semi-final the best by results player has right to choose his opponent among three others and the second X-super semi-final pair is formed automatically. The X-super semi-finals are played. After that the matches for the third place and X-super final are played.