The Fox Doubles Tournament
Mike Main brought in two trophies on the 24th February this year and we didn't know what to do with them. Now we do! We held a doubles tournament, details below. We anticipated that the competition would be good fun and good natured, benefitting top players and beginners alike. And were we right! It was terrific.
Maximum 16 teams, select your own partners, 7 point matches throughout.
Entry £10 per player, £20 per team.
100% return fees as prizes. If fully registered winners share £168, runners up £72 and the losing semi-finalists £40.
Further information and final results on www.backpacker-backgammon.com/ko/fox_doubles and the survey and news of the next tournament.
Register now with Mike Main:
MikeMadMonk@backpacker-backgammon.com
Tel: 020 7700 1798
Tournament commenced from the 5th May and the final was played in the Fox, Monday 30th June.
Preferred location is in the Fox Reformed on Saturdays and Sundays between 4.00pm and 6.00pm, however matches may be played wherever and whenever participating players agree.
First round matches were played by 19th May, 2nd round by 2nd June, the semi-final by 16th June.
The competition was so successful, we are doing it again every three months, and are recruiting for the next tournament now.
Do check out Mike's site.www.backpacker-backgammon.com/ko/fox_doubles
MONTE CARLO
Intrepid members went to the World Championships again this year, but not in such numbers as previously.
In what is becoming a tradition, all Fox players were knocked out in the first round, but Dod saved our collective and his personal reputation and bank balance, by getting to the quarter-finals of the consolation. Will Richardson did even better and won his consolation tournament.Still, they all enjoyed themselves. See backgammon page
STOKEFEST
Sunday 15th June in the Park. We did our bit with a World Championship Backgammon Warmup in the Big Tent supervised by Mike Mad Monk. Terrific fun, for all details go to Backpacker-backgammon.
If you didn't make it to Stokefest, you certainly missed out on a great day. The weather was fantastic, the crowds huge and good-natured and our tent was packed. Don't miss next year!
See BIBA site for details of future BIBA tournaments
See the Gammonitis site for Gammonitis tournaments.
FRISC
Losses currently reducing but still ahead of the market! Next meeting is in the The Fox Reformed, October 17th at 11.00am. Check the FRISC page.
We have a few vacancies, so if you're interested and can afford £25 per month to have some financial fun send us an email.
TEST CRICKET
I bought six tickets for Sunday 3rd August 2003 test match at Lords between South Africa and England, but they were all snapped up before I could get them onto the website. I should have bought more. Sorry
.
And what a day it was! Even though it was my birthday, I have to say that it was the correct result for South Africa to win. Made even worse with a mad keen South African in attendance. And there was so nearly a game of it. Butcher and Hussain were well in control until five minutes before lunch when the red mist descended and they collapsed like the Englishmen they are. It was the turn of the clowns next and Flintoff did us and himself proud - huge strokes, a broken bat and the ball pinging to every corner of the ground. Spice was added to the performance for us because Dod had a spread bet on England at 410 runs. £4 a run. Above 410 he wins, below he loses. Per run. He was 70 odd runs short ie £300 down, when Flintoff started to bash it. Our enthusiasm and explanations spread to other seats and when England did indeed get to 410, the cheer that went up bemused other spectators and players alike. It couldn't keep up much longer and England were all out for 417 - so Dod won £28!
I'm trying to get hold of seats for the Oval Test, so watch this space.
OK. Sorry about this spacewatchers, but the eight tickets I reserved for 7th September for the final Test at the Oval, have all gone. For future events, please get in touch with me beforehand. Again, What a day! A real roller-coaster test match with England securing a win that was unexpected after South Africas large first innings total. And Flintoff biffing it about, and Alec Stewarts last test match. And with the mad keen South African there too. It was all nearly too much.
Sorry,
but no cricket for 2004, personal reasons.
Now,
2005. What a series so far! Who said cricket was boring? Catch
the action on the smallest screen on Church Street. Particularly
on the Sunday, which now seems to be the final day. Or pray
for five days of rain.
