BG Calendar 2014   4th TMG Portuguese Open This tournament will take place in Estoril, near Lisbon, May 14th -17th and is part of the European Backgammon Tour" (EBGT). Format: In each division the players will be grouped and thereafter play a round-robin format. The winners will then advance to a final round. Side events include Doubles and a Super-Jackpot. For more information visit http://www.world-backgammon-association.com/images/stories/events/Portugal2009/webfolderestoril2009.pdf Oslo Open 2009 This tournament takes place May 22nd- 24th at Bridgesenter Vest in Oslo, Norway. There are two flights, Championship and Intermediate, as well as side events. For more information about the tournament visit NBGF’s web site: www.nbgf.no English Open 2009 This tournament takes place June 5th – 7th at Barceló Hotel in Daventry. For more information go to http://www.backgammon-biba.co.uk The World Championship The World Championship takes place July 11th-18th at the Fairmont Hotel, Monte Carlo. There are three flights: Championship, Intermediate and Beginner, as well as side events such as 8-Player jackpots, a Ladies tournament, a Seniors Tournament, a Doubles tournament and a Super Jackpot.  For more information go to http://www.backgammon-tournaments.com/ The "4th Gogi Bukia Memorial Georgian Open" This tournament takes place in Tbilisi, from 1st to 5th of August 2010, and is the second stop of the European Backgammon Tour 2010 (EBGT). Venue: The Radisson Hotel.  For more information, download the brochure at http://www.world-backgammon-association.com/images/stories/events/georgia2010/fo%20bg%20georgien%202010.pdf The 30th Swedish Open This tournament will take place at Quality Hotel Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, September 3rd -5th 2010 and is part of the World Backgammon Tour 2010. For information about WBGT, please visit http://www.world-backgammon-tour.com/index.html. For more information about Swedish Open and to announce your arrival, go to www.sbgf.se/so The 36th Finnish Open This tournament takes place in Helsinki, September 18th -19th 2010. Venue: Restaurant Puotilan Kartano. There will be a Main Flight and an Intermediate flight. Pre-registry is possible.  Download the flyer http://www.saunalahti.fi/jounilai/FO2010.pdf 2nd London Open This tournament is stop 4 of the World Backgammon Tour and takes place 24th to 26th September 2010. Visit the website for more information (to be updated).  http://www.backgammoninlondon.com/bilopen/home/00.html 1st Mallorca Challenge This tournament takes place 7th to 10th of October and is part of the European Backgammon Tour 2010. Venue: The Marriott Son Antem in Llucmajor. To download a brochure, go to http://www.world-backgammon-association.com/images/stories/events/Mallorca2010/bg%20mallorca%202010.pdf 16th Japan Open  The fifth stop of the World Backgammon Tour will take place at Shidax Hall, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, 8th to 11th October 2010. The japans Backgammon League website: http://www.backgammon.gr.jp/EventSchedule/index-e.html The 8th French Open This tournament will take place at Enghien les Bains (Paris), France 26th- 31st October 2010. The tournament is part of the World Backgammon Tour. 3rd Cyprus Open This tournament takes place 2nd - 5th of December. Venue:  The Golden Tulip Hotel and Casino.  This stop of the European Backgammon Tour 2010 is followed by the Grand Finale on 6th and 7th of December. For more information go to http://www.world-backgammon-association.com/images/stories/events/3rdCyprus/folder-3rdcyprus.pdf BIBA World Championship This tournament takes place July 3rd-5th at Barceló Hotel in Daventry. For more information go to http://www.backgammon-biba.co.uk Nice Casino Ruhl Open This tournament takes place July 8th – 12th at Casino Ruhl in Nice, France. For more information go to http://www.wbf.net/ The 34th World Championship The 34th World Championship takes place July 12th-19th at the Fairmont Hotel, Monte Carlo. There are three flights: Championship, Intermediate and Beginner, as well as side events such as jackpots, a Ladies tournament, a Doubles tournament and a Super- Jackpot.  For more information go to http://www.backgammon-tournaments.com/ Cannes Riviera Cup The Cannes Riviera Cup is a WSOB- event and takes place in Cannes July 22nd- 26th. Venue tba. Visit http://www.worldseriesofbackgammon.com/ for more information about the tournament. Offen Deutsche Championship (German Open) This tournament will take place in at Hotel Penta in Wiesbaden, Germany, August 21st-23rd. For more information, go to http://www.backgammon-in-deutschland.de/ (in German). Swiss Championship This tournament will take place at the Casino Barierre in Montreux, Switzerland August 28th- 30th. For more information in French or German go to http://www.swissbackgammon.ch/ 18th Mitteleuropa Championship This tournament will take place at Casino Nova Gorica in Slovenia August 31st- September 6th. For more information go to the World Backgammon Federation at www.wbf.net The 29th Swedish Open This tournament will take place at Elite Palace Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden, September 11th-13th. For more information go to www.sbgf.se/so XII Austrian Backgammon Open & Double Consulting Challenge This tournament takes place September 30th – October 4th at Hotel Veronika in Seefeld, Austria. More information is available at www.wbf.net The 7th French Open This tournament will take place at Enghien les Bains (Paris), France October 28th- November 2nd. The tournament is part of the European Backgammon Tour. There is more information about the tournament at http://www.world-backgammon-association.com/ Stockholm Events This tournament will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, October 29th- November 1st. There will be two flights, Championship and Intermediate, as well as Double Consultation, jackpots and other side events. For more information go to www.piperskagrottan.se