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Worcester Intermediates Results

13/11/2022

Worcester Intermediates Open 2022 Results

Main Winner: Aydin Kolcak
Main Runner-up: Gregge Madan
Main Semi-finalists: Fak Laight, Tom Thorpe

Consolation Winner: Sarah Jolliff
Consolation Runner-up: Paul Hunt
Consolation Semi-finalists: Alex Hannam, Charles Pickard

Last Chance Winner: Melek Say
Last Chance Runner-up: Hannah Parente

Full results: worcester-open.weebly.com/brackets.html

Special thanks to Bone Club for sponsoring this event and providing doubling cubes for the winners.

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League Cup Final 2022

1/11/2022

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Jamie and Dave mid-way through their tussle

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Monday night at the club saw the final of the 2022 League Cup being played between Jamie MacPherson and Dave Pritchard. This was another gruelling 21-point match that took nearly 4 hours to complete.

For much of the match Dave Pritchard was in a commanding position with an early lead of up to seven points, but as always with long matches, the pendulum eventually swung and Jamie pulled back the deficit, creating an exciting and close end to the match. At one point in the bear-off in game 27, Jamie was 93% favourite to win the match, but got hit from the bar by Dave to take the match to a deciding game.

The final game went in Dave's favour, giving him a final 21-19 victory.

Congratulations to Dave Pritchard for a hard fought win. Bad luck Jamie MacPherson Incredible match with a thrilling end. Great sportsmanship on show. Thank you to both players.

This match was streamed to our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5WKO3-gQQc), this time with no commentary. We again learned some lessons about streaming technique, particularly with regards to lighting positioning and preventing the camera from flicking between portrait and landscape. Hopefully next time the stream will be better again.

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Summer Challenge Final 2022

23/10/2022

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Richard Carter and victor, Reece Hodges

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In a very exciting final in The Summer Challenge Trophy Reece was the victor in a very sporting match that had many swings of fate in it. Reece and Richard played very well and we look forward to seeing what the XG file says. (added below!)

As was mentioned several time a 21 match is a very tough and requires a lot of concentration. Pizza helps apparently.

The match ended on a score of 21-17. Well done Reece, commiserations Richard. Thank you both for playing so well and allowing us to arrange the stream.

The recording of the match (4 hours long !) can be viewed here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UHJFlnrk_I

Apologies for the poor standard of commentary ;) We will try to do better for the next event.

Great PRs for both in a long 21 point match!

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WHY I NEVER COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DICE by Phil Simborg

22/10/2022

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Reproduced here with kind permission from Phil:

Here is why I NEVER complain about the rolls, or luck:

It's rude. It suggests your opponent is only winning because he is lucky and implies that he is not skillful. It is just very bad form and insulting.
Nobody cares. Everyone is tired of hearing it. Everyone only sees their own bad rolls and forgets their great ones.
It's often NOT TRUE that you are unlucky. Everyone rolls the same. If you think you are rolling more than your share of bad rolls, you're probably playing badly and not realizing it...because the worse you play, the more bad rolls there are and the more good rolls you give your opponent.
If you concentrate on your bad rolls, YOU WILL PLAY WORSE. Complaining focuses your mind and energy on the wrong things. You think about how bad you are rolling, or how good your opponents roll, instead of what you really should be concentrating on: what is the right decision?
Complaining makes the game less enjoyable. For you. The more you make an issue of your bad luck, the more you will remember the bad luck and the less fun you will have playing. Even if you win.

Bottom line, I NEVER complain about a roll, or bad luck. Ever. And I am sure my opponents appreciate it, and I am sure I play better and am happier as a result. And when someone tells me how lucky I was, I give them my standard reply: "Yes, I was lucky I got you for an opponent!"

Note: Phil Simborg first wrote and published this article in 1987 and has not once complained about the dice or luck since. (During that time, however, Phil has had ulcers, a mild heart attack, a slipped disc in his back brought on by tension, high blood pressure, various well-known fits of temper and mild depression, short-term memory loss, divorce, gout, carpal tunnel, hip replacement, excessive weight gain and loss, various obsessive and compulsive habits.)

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Worcester players at Midlands Open

26/9/2022

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Worcester players gave a good performance at the local Midlands Open, held at our sister club, Birmingham Backgammon club in Moseley this past weekend.

Jamie MacPherson (pictured above, 2nd from left) was runner-up in the Consolation final, and Worcester pair John Georgiou and Maz Maszlag (not pictured) once again made a strong showing in the doubles competition, coming in as runners-up. Two Worcester players, Sean Jones and David Sanders, made it to the final 16 of the Main competition but unfortunately couldn't progress further.

Congratulation to the team from Birmingham, Matthew, Alex and Michele for organizing an enjoyable weekend tournament, great prizes and the sweet taste of honey jars for all attendees.

The next local tournament is the Worcester Intermediates on 12th November as part of the UKBGF tour. Make sure you are registered at worcester-open.weebly.com/ as places are filling up fast!

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Intermediates Open filling up

23/9/2022

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After having increased the field size at the upcoming Worcester Intermediates Open to 64 due to demand, there are currently only 10 places left. If you would like to take part in this one-day tournament hosted by Worcester Backgammon Club on Saturday 12th November, make sure to register now!

worcester-open.weebly.com/

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New Venue in Claines

23/9/2022

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Due to our previous venue being unable to offer us consistent week nights to meet, we have recently moved to a new regular venue, the Claines Royal British Legion Club.

Claines Royal British Legion Club
Cornmeadow Lane,
Worcester WR3 7PL

We will meet here each Tuesday of the month starting at 7.00 pm. The first week of the month we will meet on the Wednesday night instead.

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Worcester Intermediates Results

League Cup Final 2022

Summer Challenge Final 2022

WHY I NEVER COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DICE by Phil Simborg

Worcester players at Midlands Open

Intermediates Open filling up

New Venue in Claines

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