melBG runs regular tournaments to suit all tastes.
Major Tournament. $500 first prize guaranteed, 8 prizes.
Enter for $50 or qualify for just $10!
This tournament is held every few months, when all places are filled by direct
purchase or qualification through the heats.
Entry is $50, with the deadline being the Monday preceding the event. Entries on
the day may be available, at $60. This tournament is 100% return ie all entry
payments go to prizes.
For $10 you can enter qualifier
tournaments which are always running at the club. Each qualifier is a 10 participant,
round-robin tournament with everyone playing three 5-point matches. The top 2
finishers win a place.
A $20 bonus pool is available for those interested.
Vacant spots are allocated by lot to unsuccessful qualifier entries
of players who are present on the day of the tournament so the field is always
filled.
There is no limit to the number of spots an individual can win through the
qualifiers.
Limit of 2 $50 places per local, or 4 for visitors to Melbourne.
Prize allocation $500 * $180 * $80 * $80 * $40 * $40 * $40 * $40
(based on $1000 in entries). First prize at least $500.
Other tournaments
Run whenever enough players are interested.
Free Tournaments
We organize free knockout or round robin tournaments whenever players are
interested.
Although these tournaments are totally free to enter, the winner gets a prize.
$1 Tournament
Have fun in our lowest stakes tournament. Requires at least 4 players.
Unlimited buybacks until the tournament is filled.
8 players, 3 rounds, matches 3/3/5, 3 prizes, suitable for all levels.
Prizes $4 * $2 * $1 * $1
$5 Tournament (+
$10 bonus pool)
Move up to the next level! Perhaps even risk another $10.
8 players, 3 rounds, matches 5/5/7, 4 prizes.
Prizes $20 * $10 * $5 * $5
$25 Tournament
knockout * rebuys * $50 bonus pool
Needs 5-6 interested players to kick off.
8 (or 16) players, 3 (or 4) rounds, 9 point matches, final 11 points.
Usually completed over two meetings.
Prizes $200 * $100 * $50
* $50 (16 players).
$100 * $50
* $50 (8 players).
Tournament Formats
Knockout
The standard format.
You lose - you're history! Time to enter another one!
Tennis tournaments run this way.
Our regular ongoing tournaments are knockout.
Round-robin
Each player plays a number of opponents.
Like football or soccer leagues.
Opponents may be chosen at random, or by standings in the event
(Swiss).
You're guaranteed several matches, you get to play more opponents.
All matches use the doubling cube.
Standard international rules apply.
Bonus Pools
Tournaments range from free, up to $50.
The following is optional - for money players only.
Some events offer a bonus pool for players who wish to play for higher stakes.
The concept is straight-forward. A player pay elect to play for an extra amount, over and above the normal entry. The amounts
contributed by the players who opt in are pooled - referred to as the 'bonus pool'. The
highest-placed bonus pool participant wins the money. We emphasize that this has absolutely no effect or relevance to the players who
choose not to participate in the bonus pool.
More information in the tournament guidelines.
Backgammon is played around the world for fun and for money.
Play is based on the internationally accepted rules of Backgammon.
Don't worry if you are unfamiliar with the doubling cube - we'll help!
After registering, just put your name down for any of the
tournaments
You can always invite someone for a friendly game.
From time to time we melBG hosts major events and special tournaments.
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