Liverpool Backgammon Open 2026
Saturday 11th - Sunday 12th July
Christ the King Parish Centre. Liverpool L16 6AW
Full registration is now open
Note: Pre registered players will be given priority until 8th May. After that, any available places will be offered to those on the waiting list.
Please email us on Liverpoolopenbg@yahoo.com if you wish to be added to the waiting list.
Please note: Often several players from the list will secure a place.
Tournament Details
Single flight As with all our previous tournaments, there is only one flight – we are not splitting into Masters and Intermediates.
Registration/entry Total £85
Registration £45 / Entry Fee £40 Registration includes a buffet on both Saturday and Sunday lunchtimes.
There will be free tea, coffee and tap water throughout the tournament.
Juniors Junior competitors (ie under 18s) pay Registration only, and cannot win cash prizes.
Competition
In addition to the main competition there will be the consolation tournament, a 1 point shootout running throughout the weekend, and, on the Sunday, a Last Chance knockout tournament.
Saturday night we will again hold a doubles tournament. Entry will be £20 per pair, with side pools too.
Venue
There is free parking at the Parish Centre and on adjacent roads.
The Centre is 13 Minute walk from Broadgreen Merseyrail Station and there are buses from the centre serving Rocky Lane.
We appreciate everyone’s support for the longest-running annual club tournament in Britain.
Preregistered Players:
Paid *
Steve Allott *
Roland Archer *
Darryl Artt *
Steve Atkinson *
Andrew Bak *
Mark Baker *
Paul Barwick *
Becca Bell *
Fiona Blank *
Paul Board *
Sean Broadie *
Michael Bromfield *
Patrick Brooks *
Tim Brown *
Rob Budworth *
Mark Calderdale *
Paul Campbell *
Krzysztof Cebula *
Sean Chung *
Aniel Ciobanu *
Radu Ciortan *
Cristi Cozos *
Ian Davidson *
Christoph Deiter *
Connor Dickinson *
Fraya Dravern *
Frank Fleming *
Steve Fowles *
Dave Gallagher *
Keith Gill *
Felicity Griffiths *
Matthew Guy *
Bryan Halewood *
Geoff Hall
Warren Hendon *
Ian Hesketh *
Peter Hodson
Michael Ireland
Rosalie Johnson *
Sarah Jolliff *
Adrian Jones *
Brett Jones *
Chris Jones *
Kev Jones *
Gothwin Jr *
Peter Loker *
Mark Manley
Graeme McPhee *
Rich McQuillan *
Tim Mooring *
Paul Moulton *
Gary Orme *
Erne Patch *
Rob Perry *
Denby Pettitt *
Alex Polden *
Dave Pritchard *
Jacqueline Rixon *
Reeve Rixon *
Marcel Rhodes *
George Sadler *
David Sanders *
Catherine Searle *
Ali Shafeeq *
Mark Smyth *
Paul Spencer *
Kevin Stebbing *
Steve Taylor
David Trenner *
Yasmin Trenner *
Ian Turner *
Dave Wallbank *
Thomas Wallbank (J) *
Neil Webb *
Stuart Whittingham *
Martin Wilks *
Art Williams *
Justin Williams *
Pam Wright *
Neil Young *
Many congratulations to the 2025 Champion
Tom Thorpe
2025 Results:
Liverpool Open Champion: Tom Thorpe
Runner-up: Jon Barnes
Losing Semi-finalists: Steve Fowles, Kev Jones
Consolation (Liver Trophy): Andy Bak
Runner-up: Ian Davidson
Last Chance winner: Rachel Rhodes
Runner-up: Frank Fleming
1pt Shootout winner: Neil Young
Runner-up: CJ Uttley
Doubles winners : Radu Ciortan & Cristi Cozos
Runners-up: Peter Hodson & Krzysztof Cebula
Swiss Consolation 1 winner: Grahame Carson
Swiss Consolation 2 winner: Rich McQuillan
Previous Liverpool Open Winners
2024 Dan Rovira
2023 Cristi Cozos
2022 Rich McQuillan
2020 & 2021 (covid)
2019 Kev Jones
2018 Mark Calderbank
2017 Rob Perry
2016 Gary Bratton
2015 Eric McAlpine
2014 Jon Barnes
2013 Jimi Wong
2012 Jon Barnes
2011 Brian Lever
2010 Nicky Check
2009 Rachel Rhodes
2008 Ann Pocknell
2007 Brian Lever
2006 Rachel Rhodes
2005 Brian Lever
2004 John Slattery
2003 Darryl Artt
2002 John Slattery
2001 Darryl Artt
2000 John Slattery
1999 Brian Lever
1998 Simon Jones
1997 Nigel Cohen
1996 Martin Barkwill