Backgammon Online

10-Mar-2021
08:41 PST

Friends,

The registration for our BBL-5 is now open. If you wish to participate, please go to our website: https://tinyurl.com/ze-bbl and enter your name in the signup form. By signing up, you agree to play fast, follow the rules and code of conduct, and timely report results on the website to avoid any delays.

I would like to welcome all returning and any new players who would like to join our blitz league. The registration will stay open until we get 36 participants and the group seeding is scheduled for March 26, 2021.

All the rules, code of conduct, and format will remain the same from the previous tournament. We will have a maximum of 36 players, divided to two groups with top four in each group moving to the playoffs. The tiebreakers and playoff rules will stay the same as well. Please note that each participant will have their own ZE challenge link listed on the Results page, allowing to automatically send a ZE challenge to this player.

On the Results page you can now see the overall League Leaderboard tab, capturing points for anyone who ever advanced into playoffs in our tournaments. One point is awarded for getting to the quarterfinals, two for semifinals, three for finals, and the champions would get four points.

Good luck to everyone! Please connect if you have any questions or concerns!

Thanks
Leoton
https://tinyurl.com/ze-bbl

11-Mar-2021
04:00 PST

from bobjme - please sign me up  

11-Mar-2021
07:15 PST

I'm up for it if any spaces available

11-Mar-2021
07:33 PST

Just to reiterate: the BBL-5 registration form is available on our website: https://tinyurl.com/ze-bbl - please register on the website and not on the forum.

It is still open until we hit 36 participants or on March 25 whichever comes first.

Best,
Leoton

19-Mar-2021
19:52 PST

Sounds good , I would like to join and play the tournament (s)

19-Mar-2021
20:24 PST

The group seeding will be conducted on March 26. A huge welcome to all returning and new players in our blitz league!

For all newcomers - please familiarize yourselves with the rules and code of conduct prior to the group seeding day. We start games right after the seeding with the goal to at least start ALL games before April 1. For those with the 25 game limit or with any personal challenge filters in place, please make sure you have the capacity to challenge / accept challenges for 17 more games for the group stage.

Let’s have another fast and friendly tournament!

Cheers,
Leoton
https://tinyurl.com/ze-bbl

26-Mar-2021
06:01 PST

I'm on your ignore list  

26-Mar-2021
06:04 PST

Friends,

The group seeding, based on the snapshot of participants’ rating as of March 26, has been completed and the games can now begin! This time we also have 36 players, so each of you will be guaranteed at least 17 games in the group tournament.

I wanted to welcome all returning players and our newcomers to the BBL tournaments!
As always, I would like to reiterate that this is a blitz league and when you signed up, you agreed to play fast, abide by the rules and code of conduct, and timely report individual results on our BBL website!

In order to see who your group opponents are, please go to the home page of the BBL website (https://tinyurl.com/ze-bbl - bookmark this page!) where you will find the link to the Results page. Everything is now set up on that page, including a ZE challenge link for each of your group opponents, created for your convenience. Simply click that link for each of your group opponent and your BBL-5 challenge will automatically open on ZE.

The home page of the BBL website has also the result submission form where the winner of each individual game should fill in upon completion of the game in the following format:
Player A - Player B 1:0, Gammon (if applicable)

As usual, I intend to update the results multiple times a day. In order to speed the pace up, please review the results page often and, if you are not seeing some of your results, please don’t hesitate to submit them even if lost a game. Your assistance here is greatly appreciated.

Please remember that even though the games can already begin, the official start of the tournament is on Apr.1 as we wanted to give enough time for those on the game limit or with challenge criteria to clear it out. Please do your best to begin all your 17 games by Apr.1 to avoid delays.

Please feel free to connect with me directly if you have any issues, questions or concerns

Best,
Leoton
https://tinyurl.com/ze-bbl

12-Apr-2021
06:33 PST

It took a bit longer this time, but we finally have all eight finalists identified:

Quarterfinal 1
Joepesci
Leoton

Quarterfinal 2
Cviatko
Maidann

Quarterfinal 3
Schenevmerla
Canada

Quarterfinal 4
Blokhin2
Steelerhead

Please get the games started! Same rules, best of three format - three games (1BG, 1NG, and 1 AD)

Good luck to all!
Leoton

29-Apr-2021
05:57 PST

Congratulations to Steelerhead, our new BBL-5 champion!
He is now becoming the first player to win the tournament more than once (with one more appearance as a finalist!).

A big round of applause to all playoff participants:
Maidann - Finalist
Schenevmerla and Leoton - Semifinalists
Blokhin2, Cviatko, Joepesci, and Canada - Quarterfinalists

A huge thank you to all players for yet another great tournament!

Hope to see you all next month in BBL-6!

Leoton