Announcement

DBIM German Backgammon-Internet-Championship

!!! Please notice, that this tournament is a pure national championship.
The english version is for information only !!!

Title
The tournament winner receives the titel "German Backgammon-Internet Champion". Furthermore the 6 best ranked players will be qualified for the international tournaments Champions Cup (1. - 3.) or European Cup (4. - 6.) at WBIF International.

Participation
To participate in the tournament the german citizenship - regardless of location - is provided. Players with other nationalities may participate, if their center of life is Germany and they give up to start in national championships in other countrys participating WBIF. Registration is possible from now until 30.01.2017 via the registration form on this website.

Classes
The tourney is open for participants of all classes.

Where to play
In general the matches have to be played at GridGammon. Participants without an account at GridGammon may ask for registration at support@gridgammon.com. Instructions how to register you will find on our website at Help / FAQ.

Mode
The tournament will be played in the Swiss system with 16 rounds. In case of equal wins will decide: 1. Buchholz rating, 2. Sonneborn-Berger rating. All pairings are played to 11 points.

Shedule
The tournament will start at 01.02. and end at 30.09. At the beginning of each month 2 matches will be drawn. The matches have to be played simultaneous till end of the month. Each participant is allowed to leave the tournament after playing his drawn matches by sending an email to the tournament direction.

Questions
Please send your questions via e-mail to the tournament direction.