This format ensures that everyone will always be playing for something meaningful throughout the evening – championship points and (optionally) pool money. 
In addition players will be able to arrive late and play in at least some of the knock outs. 
Players can also leave early (without disrupting the competition) if they feel that their luck is not too good that evening.

The evening will start at 19.30 with players being drawn at random into 8 player 5 point KO groups.  
If the final group is incomplete it will be filled up by early losers and late arrivals. 

Once the final 5 point KO group is full, losers and latecomers can play in 8 player 3 point KOs up until about 21.10*.

After 21.10*, when the final three point KO group is full, players may enter 8 player 1 point KOs up until about 22.10* when no more KO groups will be started.

In all groups there will be optional prize pools (£3 for 5 point, £2 for 3 point and £1 for 1 point). 
Players who lose early in the 5 point KO and re-enter the 5 point KO will have to pay a further £3 to re-enter the pool if they wish. 
£1 every week will be taken from each 5 point KO pool for annual prizes and the remaining money will be won by the winner of each 5 point group (if they have entered the pool).

The default for the pool money for KOs is winner takes all.  However, the finalists may come to some other arrangement if they wish.

Championship points will be awarded as follows

5 point winner  3 points
5 point second 2 points
3 point winner  2 points
3 point second 1 point
1 point winner  1 point

Championship points will accumulate throughout the year with the player gaining the most being awarded the Club Championship Trophy.  Prize money will also be awarded to at least the top three places.



This format is especially suitable for newcomers to the club who have not played tournament backgammon.

On evenings where a 1 point all play all tournament is run, championship points will be awarded, 6 for the winner down to 3 for fourth place.  2 points will go to the consolation winner (or fifth) and 1 point to the consolation runner up (or sixth).

In a one point tournament a normal win is worth one point, a gammon two points and a backgammon three points.  A normal loss gets half a point.
Ties are broken by 1) Number of backgammons 2) Number of gammons 3) Head to head result
Entrants will be placed into groups of no more than 12 players.  If 12 or fewer players enter there will be a single tournament.
If more than 12 players enter the top two/three from each group will contest a six player all play all final, the rest a consolation (all play all or 1 point KO).



An 11 point KO tournament will be run throughout the year – entry is £5.  The prize money will be split between the winner, runner up and semi-finalists.
Championship points will be awarded as follows:
Winner 8 points
Second 6 points
Losing semi-finalists 4 points
Losing quarter finalists 2 points

* These times may vary as experience of running these evenings is gained.