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Side Events

All fees are in Canadian Dollars ($ CAD). Only Canadian Dollars ($ CAD) will be accepted at the event.

95% Return in all side pools unless noted.

Any side pools carry over should you re-enter any event.

Women's Canadian Cup (sponsored by WWB)

Entry Fee
Re-Buy
Side Pool
Match Points
Format

Time Control

$100 CAD, 90% Return
$80 CAD, 90% Return
$50 CAD
7-points in the Main bracket and 5-points in the Consolation
* Single Elimination w/ Re-buys and Consolation Players will be allowed a maximum of 1 re-buy after they have lost. New entries and re-buys will be taken until the bracket is complete or at the end of play Saturday; to be determined by the Tournament Director.
(2 min / 12 sec)

**The Winner will receive a Women's World of Backgammon Logo Jacket and $250 bonus cash!

Players Cup (BMAB)

Players Cup (BMAB) events have become a signature side event at many ABT Tournaments. The Boston Open is honored to once again host the Players Cup (BMAB) at this year’s tournament. Jeb Horton will direct. Should you have any questions, please email him directly at jeb.horton@outlook.com.

Fees

Entry Fee is $150 CAD (100% return).
Side Pool A $50 CAD and B $100 CAD (100% return).
PR Side Pools grouped based on BMAB rating, $100 CAD (100% return).

  • GM or better (under 4.0 PR)

  • M1-M3 (4.0-6.5 PR)

  • A1-A3 (6.5-10.0 PR)

  • I1-I3 (10.0-16.0 PR)

Registration/Transcription Fee $100 CAD.

Format

5-rounds of 9-point matches. 3 rounds of random pairings followed by 2 round of Swiss pairings.
All matches will be recorded and transcribed to electronic match files then analyzed by the current version of eXtremeGammon using BMAB settings.

$1600 Super Jackpot

Entry Fee
Match Points
Format
Time Control

$1500 CAD + $100 CAD
All rounds are 15 points
Single Elimination with re-buys, if necessary to fill the bracket.
(2 min / 12 sec)

Masters Jackpot

Entry Fee
Side Pool
Match Points
Format
Time Control

$500 CAD, 90% Return
$250 CAD
All rounds are 11 points
Single Elimination with continuous entries until the bracket is full.
(2 min / 12 sec)

Intermediate Jackpot

Entry Fee
Side Pool
Match Points
Format
Time Control

$250 CAD, 80% Return
$100 CAD
All rounds are 9 points
Single Elimination with continuous entries until the bracket is full. Open Championship level players are not eligible.
(2 min / 12 sec)

Doubles Tournament

Entry Fee
Side Pool
Match Points
Format
Time Control

$400 per Team, 80% Return
$200 CAD per Team
All rounds are 7 points
Single Elimination.
(3 min / 15 sec)

Hector Saxe Board Tournament

Entry Fee
Match Points
Format

Time Control

$150 CAD, 87.5% Return
All rounds are 7 points
Single Elimination with continuous entries until the bracket is full. The 1st place winner will receive a custom Hector Saxe board . The 2nd place finalist will receive $400 CAD (based upon a 16-player field.) Continuous entries all weekend till field of 16 is complete.
(2 min / 12 sec)

Juniors (under 60) & Seniors (60+)

Entry Fee
Side Pool
Match Points
Format
Time Control

$100 CAD, 85% Return
$50 CAD
All rounds are 7 points
Single Elimination with continuous entries until the brackets are full.
(2 min / 12 sec)

SpeedGammon

$50 CAD, 85% Return
All rounds are 5 points
Single Elimination with continuous entries until the bracket is full.
(2 min total / 8 sec)

CancelGammon

CancelGammon is a fun backgammon variant where each player gets one chance per game to make their opponent re-roll the dice. This adds a strategic twist by letting you negate a bad roll (often doubles).
$50 CAD, 85% Return
All rounds are 5 points
Single Elimination with continuous entries until the bracket is full.
(2 min / 12 sec)

Description

Entry Fee
Match Points
Format
Time Control

Entry Fee
Match Points
Format
Time Control

The Blitz (& the Playoffs)

Entry Fee
Match Points
Format
Time Control

$50 CAD, 85% Return
All rounds are 5 points
Single Elimination. The Blitz is a series of 4-player knock-outs. Knock-out winners each win $70 CAD ($100 CAD go to the Playoffs)
(2 min / 12 sec)

Traditional Persian Backgammon Tournament

Description

Entry Fee
Side Pool
Match Points
Format
Time Control

Traditional Persian Backgamman ...

$100 CAD, 80% Return
$50 CAD
All rounds are 5 points
Single Elimination with continuous entries until the bracket is full.
No clock required

The After Tournament

Entry Fee
Side Pool
Match Points
Format
Time Control

$100 CAD, 80% Return
$50 CAD
All rounds are 5 points
Single Elimination. The After Tournament will have a singular start time at 3:00 PM on Sunday.
(2 min / 12 sec)