UKBGF Clubs Championship 2026
 

This year’s annual UKBGF Clubs Championship will be held in Canterbury on the weekend of 25-26 of July.

The main club championship will be held on Sunday (26th July) and on Saturday there will be an individual event.

Play for both days will start at 10.30 am.

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The weekend’s events will be held at :

The Darwin College,

University of Kent,

Darwin Road,

Canterbury,

Kent

CT2 7NY.

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This year’s event is being run by the East Kent Backgammon Club in conjunction with the UKBGF , with Matthew Guy and Sean Thomas as tournament directors.

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Friday

£5 Warm up single elimination knockout with £100 added prize money for anyone who will be there on Friday.

£100 Super Jackpot single elimination knockout.

Start time 6:30pm - No requirement to sign up before hand.

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Saturday

There will be an individual knockout tournament for both Masters (64 players) & Intermediates (64 players) plus a consolation & last chance for both flights.

Registration Fee: £25 – plus £5 for each player who is not a member of the UKBGF.

Entry Fee: Masters £40, Intermediate £25

We have cancelled the Saturday Super Jackpot knockout.

You do not need to be in the clubs championship event to enter the Saturdays individual event.

Click here for the Saturday details and application form.​​​​

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Sunday

Up to 32 teams will be able to take part in the championship.

It will cost £150 per team – made up of £100 entry fee and £50 registration – plus £10 for each team member who is not a member of the UKBGF.

Each team will comprise of five players.

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Teams must be made up from regular attendees from bona fide clubs, not leagues or “mercenaries”, and the team captain must be a UKBGF member. Priority will be given to the first team from a club that registers for the event, then second and then third teams should clubs wish to enter more than one team.

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The group stage of the club championship will be held on the Sunday morning, with the top two teams going into a main knockout event and the others going into a consolation/shield event. Subject to confirmation, it is planned that the event will consist of 5-point matches.

Clocks are compulsory 2 minutes per point + 12 second delay

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Please complete the application form for each team:

Contact details and club name.

Team names (eg NEBA 1, Bristol 2, Birmingham Bulls etc) and the names of the people for each team.
Players names can be amended at a later date if required by emailing: eastkentbackgammonclub@gmail.com​​

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Payments

Payments should be made to:

Name: Sean Thomas​

Account number : 13616304

Sort code : 20-70-93

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For team payments, please put the name of the team as the reference.

Please make a payment of £50 for the registration fee by the 1st of May 2026 to secure your place.

Don't forget its an extra £10 for each team member who is not a member of the UKBGF.

The entry fee will also need to be paid by the 1st of July 2026.​

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Accommodation and food

For those wishing to stay overnight accommodation is available at the college for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday night.

B&B rates are:

Single Room: £55 with cafeteria breakfast.

Double Room: £80 with cafeteria breakfast.

Food and drink will be available to purchase at the venue.

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Use the below link to arrange your accommodation at the University quoting the below code.

The booking links and code are below.

Code: BGAM

Link: https://kx-web.kent.ac.uk/KxBnB/

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The UKBGF is providing a free meal for the Sunday lunchtime.

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Parking

There is free parking all weekend at the university.