ENTRY AND REGISTRATION FEES FOR SIDEEVENTS
Entry € 240 + Registration € 60. Total € 300
Matchlengths: 9-pts. at the Group Stage
11-pts. at the Knockout Stage
13-pts. for the Final
Clock: 2 min. per matchlength point + 12 sec. delay
Four prizes: 45% / 25% / 20% / 10%
- WBGF Tournament Rules applies – You can read the online PDF hereThis is going to be the 3rd edition of the prestigious Clubs World Championship, an
event organized annually by the World Backgammon Federation (WBGF).Each team will consist of three players, with the possibility of up to two reserves. There is a broad definition of the term “Club” in this WBGF event, as “players who usually play together”, in an effort to allow as many people to participate as possible. Consequently, apart from representatives of a specific club, players can
form a team representing their neighborhood, district, town, city or state.
Two players with a common playing area, can also “hire” one of their compatriots for the
sake of the tournament or even a player from Greece, provided that players are “stuck” with their choices of teams for at least two consecutive years. This means
that they will not be able to join another team next year, except if they are officially members of the specific Club participating.
Officially recognized Clubs, can be represented by more than one teams.
All teams will be divided into four groups and will play against all other teams which are on the same group, in matches “three against three”.
There will be specific provisions during the draw, minimizing the possibility of more teams from the same Club / Area / Country (in this grade of importance) ending up in the same group.
Classification in the group stage is according to the number of wins (irrespective of the score, i.e. 2-1 and 3-0 are the same). However, if two or more teams end up with the exact number of team wins, the team with the most individual wins prevails (and in that case, 3-0 is much more preferable to 2-1). If two or more teams share the exact number of both team and individual wins, then the outcome is resolved by the score in the match(es) against each other at the group stage. In the rare occasion that all previous criteria cannot solve the matter, there will be short, full team consultation knock-out matches.
Teams ending up first in their groups, proceed directly into the quarter-finals. Teams ending up second or third, will have to play an extra round against some other 2nd or 3rd team from another group.The bracket of pairings until the final, will be fixed as soon as the group stage is over.
Consequently, there will only be one draw, that is, the initial one determining the
group participants.
The main event sponsored by Amarilia Hotel 4*.
Entry € 240 + Registration € 60. Total € 300
A double elimination tournament with fighters’ bracket.
Match length: 11-pts. In Main, and 7-pts. for the Fighters. / Final 13-pts. (and 9-pts. if a second final match is needed.)
Three prizes (50%/30%/20%)
- WBGF Tournament Rules applies – You can read the online PDF here
The main event sponsored by Amarilia Hotel 4*.
Entry € 120 + Registration € 30. Total € 150
A double elimination tournament with fighters’ bracket.
Match length: 11-pts. In Main, and 7-pts. for the Fighters. / Final 13-pts. (and 9-pts. if a second final match is needed.)
Three prizes (50%/30%/20%)
The WBGF has put forward some requirements for Intermediates participation, which can be found on this link.
- WBGF Tournament Rules applies – You can read the online PDF here
Entry €160 + Registration €40. Total €200 (per team)
A Doubles Consultation single elimination tournament. Matches will be played from Wednesday evening and during the whole period of the games according to the availability of players. (In extreme circumstances, the organization may ask a couple to be represented by a single player, if the other is engaged at some other event which falls behind schedule).
Match length: 9-pts.
Clocks Mandatory and will be set to 22 mins. per team + 15 sec. delay time.
Two prizes (70%/30%) – Trophies for the winners of the tournament.
- WBGF Tournament Rules applies – You can read the online PDF here
Entry € 40 + Registration € 10. Total € 50
A single elimination speed tournament
Match Length: 5-points
Clocks Mandatory and will be set to 2 mins. per player + 10 sec. delay time.
There will be an opportunity for rebuys, depending on the number of participants.
Two or four prices prizes, depending on the amount of participants.
Registration will be open until the completion of a reasonable field of players and matches can be played continuously throughout the days of the Athens
Open.
- WBGF Tournament Rules applies – You can read the online PDF here
Entry € 8 + Registration € 2. Total € 10
A single elimination 1-pointer. Similarly, there will be an opportunity for rebuys, depending on the number of participants. Two or four prizes, depending on the
number of participants. Registration will be open until the completion of a reasonable field of players and matches can be played continuously throughout the
days of the Athens Open.
- WBGF Tournament Rules applies – You can read the online PDF here
Entry €360 + Registration € 40. Total € 400
A single elimination Super Jackpot
Match Length: 9-points
Two prizes (70/30%)
- WBGF Tournament Rules applies – You can read the online PDF here
There will be continuous mini-jackpots running throughout the event (€10 / €20 / €50 / €100), in which there will be an 85% return to the winners.
The Greek Federation would like to subsidize the player who scores best in its jackpots, regardless whether he / she has managed to win any individual mini-jackpots.
Every win gives points which are relative to the level of entry fee – that is, a player who constantly participates in €10 jackpots, needs ten victorious matches to reach a player who has achieved a single win at a €100 jackpot.
A special pot is created, which receives 5% of all entry fees, plus a subsidy by the Greek Federation: €100 if popular interest proves to be low and we finish up to 20 mini-jackpots, or €200 if the total number of mini-jackpots held, exceeds 20 – irrespective of the level of entry fees.
The player who has collected the most points from Wednesday evening to Sunday afternoon (the exact time will be announced on site), wins the total pot – plus the title of the Athens Open Jackpots’ Jackpot Winner, accompanied by a commemorative cup!
Entry €20 + Registration € 5. Total € 25
FreeGammon and RandomGammon are two variances of Backgammon, which are based on the same idea: A different starting position in every game!
Over the years, there have been attempts to create new games by changing the initial position of checkers and some, have attracted public attention (eg. Nackgammon). Our proposal is much more radical: Change everything at any new game! It can be argued that the constant starting position of a traditional backgammon game, is so much thoroughly studied over the decades (especially after the introduction of bots), that players can learn at least the three first moves by heart. Therefore, players with a better memorization ability, have an advantage over others, who may be blessed with other qualities, such as strategic understanding of a position.
These games are especially designed for the latter sort of players.
No more five checkers stacked on the six-point.
No more a 167 – 167 pips race.
Best first rolls become completely different in the context of a completely different position every time. There may be games where an initial 51 will be significantly better than a 31.
All other rules of backgammon apply.
Entry €20 + Registration € 5. Total € 25
The Swing (“Havuz” in Turkish) is a backgammon variance which is particularly popular in Turkey. We would like to thank Arda Findikoğlu, for sharing with us his experience in organizing such events.
All the participants registered for the Swing, are given 10 points for the start. As rounds continue, the players who lose all their points are eliminated and the player who collects all the points of all other players at the end, becomes the winner. Players are paired in the beginning of each round by manual random draw and asked to play a single pointer with the doubling cube included in the game, as if it were a money game. Gammons and backgammons are normally counted. At the end of each game, the game points are multiplied with the doubling cube rate to calculate the points transfered from one player to the other. As rounds go by, the stakes rate is increased. If a player has less points than the stakes level of that round, then she / he plays for all of her / his points. If a player gets a “bye” in the draw, he pairs the first name drawn in the draw of next round.
Stake levels per round: 1/1/2/2/5/5/10/10/20/20/20/40/40/40/80/80/80/All In