March: points winner Joseph Heled  188     Year to March : points winner Joseph Heled  277     Kakadu: Mar 2024  Winner: Joseph Heled Runner Up: Kevin Jessup   Freycinet: Feb 2024  Winner: James Noble(FW) Runner Up: Hasan Ozseyhan(FW)   Whanganui: Jan 2024  Winner: Joseph Heled   86   Runner Up: Cindy Belonogoff   78   Third: Craig Fairbanks   76   Fourth: Greg Ash   74  

Freycinet Tournament Rules

Format Entry Match Settings
Scheduling your Matches Forfeits Tournament Staff
Guest Players Web-based Rules ANZBGF Points
Format

This is a double elimination tournament. The winner of the 1-Loss will play the winner of the Main bracket in a best-of-3 series with a 1 match advantage for the winner of the Main bracket. All matches are 9 points in length. Assignments are random.

Entry

To register you must have a valid ANZBGF playing name. New players can sign up here. Registration is then via the signup link for Freycinet on MyPage

You are expected to complete all of your matches. If you do not play all your matches, you may be excluded from future web-based ANZBGF Tournaments.

Unless specifically stated otherwise elsewhere in ANZBGF Tournament's rules, you may enter the tournament using only one player name.  If you enter more than once, you may be disqualified from the WarpGammon Tournament.

Late signups will remain open for about a week, but may close earlier if brackets are full.

Players must enter each month. You may put yourself on the automatic signups list to avoid manual entry each month.  Signups will close at midnight Pacific Time on the last day of the month.    It is the player's responsibility to sign up before signups close.

Match Settings
Venue: Backgammon Heroes
Format: BG Studio
Matchtype: Tournament
Length: 7 points
Clock: Standard
Pipcount: Yes
Scheduling
your Matches
Please ensure that your normal scheduling times are in your profile, as well as the servers you play on. This is an invaluable aid to scheduling.

Online link up with players is encouraged but if you have not been able to play a match by the middle of the month then you should start a scheduling correspondence to arrange a time and location.

If you have sent 2 emails to your opponent without response then it is considered that you have done enough. Contact the host if you feel you need extra assistance in arranging a match.

Forfeits Players do not need to apply for forfeits, they will be granted automatically at month's end based upon scheduling emails. Emails sent in the last 2 days will be ignored unless they are part of a continuing communication between players. You cannot expect a forfeit win if your first email is sent less than 2 days from the end of play regardless of whether your opponent has scheduled or not.

Players who have made insufficient effort to play all their matches may be refused entry to the next month's event.

Players are subject to penalties for failing to complete or attempt to complete matches. In general, players who receive forfeit losses on more than half their matches will be prohibited from play in the following month.  Penalty points are cumulative and will be removed at the rate of 25% per month.  For a complete explanation of penalty points follow this link.

Tournament Staff The ANZBGF Freycinet Tournament Host is cindybel (Cynthia Belonogoff) Players can also request online assistance from cindybel(Cynthia Belonogoff)

In the event of situations not specifically covered by the rules, the host may take such steps as are necessary to preserve the competitive integrity of the tournament.

In the event of any ruling involving either the host or co-host as a player, the decision will be referred to an impartial person or committee whose objectivity is agreed to by all concerned parties.

General Web-based
Tournament Rules
All rules pertaining to conduct of web-based tournaments will be as per ANZBGF Online Rules.   Players should pay particular attention to policies regarding scheduling.  Players who do not make a sufficient effort to schedule and play matches risk disqualification and suspension.  Players who do not have enough time and flexibility to schedule and play 11 matches during the month at times convenient to opponents in all time zones are advised not to register.
ANZBGF points
Match win5 points
Bonus Points First - 50 points
Second - 30 points
1-Loss - 20 points