Congratulations to Karen Slawek who is the new Captain of the Scottish Ladies Backgammon Team. Karen (who runs Edinburgh Backgammon Club) replaces Brenda Rafferty who has worked tirelessly to promote women’s backgammon in Scotland for several years. Scottish Ladies have an exciting invitation to host a team at the 2026 World Backgammon Event in England…
Aberdeen club member Jenny Watson reports on all the action from this year’s Scottish Open on the UKBGF website.
Main Tournament Winner Graeme Leslie Main Tournament Runner Up James Ferguson Consolation Winner Sandy Ferguson Consolation Runner Up Lawrence Powell Last Chance Winner Brian Lawrence Last Chance Runner Up James Newman Doubles Winners James Ferguson & Matthew Hopkins Friday Night Warm Up Winner Sandy Ferguson
New dates for West Glasgow Backgammon Club regular meetings in May and June have been added to the club page and calendar. The new dates are: All meetings are at 7 pm in The Three Craws, 501 Crow Rd, Jordanhill, Glasgow G11 7DN.
Backgammon Ayr‘s regular club meeting on Tuesday 6th May has been cancelled as the normal venue is unavailable. Regular meetings resume on the 13th of May at the Bell Rock.
The u3a Ayr backgammon group has changed venue and now meets at the Bell Rock pub on Tuesday afternoons. More details here.