Main events are eligible for American Backgammon Tour (ABT) master points. The tournament registration fee is $25; covers all events. Membership in the U.S. Backgammon Federation is required. Renew or join at usbgf.org. Schedule and events subject to modification at director's discretion.
ABT Division 1 (Championship)
All players are welcome to play Division 1 or the Social Division. Players with a Performance Rating (PR) under 7 should expect to play Division 1. Players with significant results or other performance metrics may also be asked to play Division 1. Players without established PRs will be asked for skill level references before being admitted to Division 2 or Division 3.
$300 Entry fee, 90% return; $150 Side pool, 100% return; Single elimination, progressive consolation, last chance. 13/7/5 Clocks required 2m/12s.
$300 Entry fee, 90% return; $150 Side pool, 100% return; Single elimination, progressive consolation, last chance. 13/7/5 Clocks required 2m/12s.
ABT Division 2 (Advanced)
$100 Entry fee, 80% return; $50 Side pool, 100% return; Single elimination, progressive consolation, last chance.11/7/5 point Matches; Clocks required, 2m/15s settings. Players with a Performance Rating (PR) 7.0 or higher will be divided into Advanced and Intermediate divisions depending on skill level. Players without an established PR will be asked for skill level references before being admitted to Division 2 or 3.
ABT Division 3 (Intermediate)
$100 Entry fee, 80% return; $50 Side pool, 100% return; Single elimination, progressive consolation, last chance. 11/7/5 point Matches; Clocks required, 2m/15s settings. Players with a Performance Rating (PR) 7.0 or higher will be divided into Advanced and Intermediate divisions depending on skill level. Players without an established PR will be asked for skill level references before being admitted to Division 2 or 3.
ABT Social Division
Social Division sponsored by Gammon Guys
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$25 Registration Fee. Optional $25 Entry Fee, 100% Return. Optional $25 Side Pool, 100% Return. Five 7 Point Matches for all participants. Event will conclude on Saturday. Gammon Guys is donating an Artgammon travel backgammon board to the winner. No clocks required.
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Women's Prizes
$100 prize to women going the furthest in ABT Main Championship, Advanced, Intermediate, and Social Divisions.
FTH BOARD EVENT
FTH Board event at Sunny Florida Backgammon Championship. Single elimination 16-entrant jackpot to win this lovely custom-designed FTH board (value $850). Finalist receives $120. Continuous entries starting Friday October 8 at 3:00 pm until Sunday at Noon or field is filled. Entry fee $60.
JACKPOTS
NEW -- Sunny Florida Classic
$1200 entry, 95% return
Swiss format -- six rounds of 11-point matches
Starts Thursday October 7 at Noon
Sunny Florida Classic Package -- $1500 includes entry fee; recording and transcription of all matches with submission to BMAB; transportation from and to airport
Masters, Open, and Limited Jackpots start at Noon, 12:30 pm, and 1 pm respectively on Friday October 8
Miami Masters Jackpot
$500 entry; 92.5% return; $200 side pool, 100% return; 11 points; single elimination; clocks required, 2m/12s. Maximum of 32 entrants.
Orlando Open Jackpot
$250 entry; 85% return; $100 side pool, 100% return; 9 points; clocks required, 2m/15s. Maximum of 32 entrants.
Lauderdale Limited Jackpot
$100 entry; 80% return; $50 side pool, 100% return; 9 points; clocks preferred, 2m/15s. Maximum of 32 entrants.
DOUBLES
Palm Beach Doubles
$200 entry per team; 80% return; $100 side pool per team; 7 points; clocks required, 3m/15s settings. Open to players who are not active in Jackpots. 7-pt rounds. Single elimination.
BMAB-USA EVENT
BMAB-USA
$100 entry; $50 event fee; five 11-pt rounds; optional side pools; clocks required, 2m/12s. Starts Thursday morning at 11 am, final round Friday at 10 am. Registration is limited to a maximum of 24 players on a first-come, first-serve basis. The registration fee is $50 and the entry fee is $100 (100% return). The top two finishers plus ties will be paid out using the ABT formula for Swiss payouts. If there is sufficient interest, there will also be side pools for PR and placing. The transcription fee is an additional $30; Any player wishing to help with transcriptions, including their own matches, will receive $12 for each match transcribed. Matches to transcribe must be assigned by the Director. The format of the tournament is truncated round-robin where each player plays five rounds of 11-point matches for 55 Experience Points. The first three rounds will be paired in advance by random draw. The final two rounds will use Swiss pairing rules, increasing the chance of having an outright winner. All matches will be played with game clocks, which will be set with 22 minutes of bank time and a 12 second delay for each match. All matches played will be recorded and subsequently transcribed to electronic match files which will then be analyzed by the current version of eXtreme Gammon using BMAB settings (Standard World Class, but with “Gigantic” search interval, 15x8 bear-off database, and resignation errors counting).
SIDE EVENTS
USBGF National Championship Regional Qualifier
Free first entry for ABT entrants; $50 re-entry and entry for non-ABT entrants/non-USBGF members; 80% return; USBGF $500 added money for USBGF members; continuous entry starting Sunday at Noon. Must not be alive in the ABT event to be eligible to play. Winner receives a spot in Round of 16 in 2022 USBGF National Championship with $5,000 added money in prize pool.
FTH Board Event
16-player single elimination board event. $60 entry. Winner receives Sunny Florida FTH board ($850 value), second place receives $120.
Speed Gammon
$200/$100/$50/$20 8-player Speed Gammon Jackpots, return of 95/90/80/80% respectively. Women's Jackpots at $50/$20, 80% return. Super Seniors (70+) $100/$50 90/80% return. Single elimination. Jackpots must finish the same day they start. Winner take all.
TALKS AND NEWCOMER ATTRACTIONS
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