Fees and Pools

Fees

• Registration: £20 registration for UKBGF Members, £25 non-members (fee covers tea and coffee, trophies, etc.)
• Entry: £30 (100% return)
• Payouts: 32% to the main winner; 16% to main runner up and consolation winner; 8% to main semi-finalists, consolation runner-up and last-chance winner; 4% to last-chance finalist.
• With a full 64 players, this means the winner takes home a little over £600.

Beginners

The Beginners tournament on the Saturday is free to enter. There are no cash prizes but there will be a trophy for the winner!

Side pools

All side pools are optional, and are paid out at 70/30 (further split equally should players reach the same stage). You may enter both the £10 and £50, but if you enter the £5 you may not enter the others, and vice versa.

• Main: £5, £10, £50
• Consolation: £5, £10, £50
• Last Chance: £5

Schedule

Round times after the first each day are approximate.

Saturday

• 10.00 - 11.00 Registration
• 11.00 Swiss round 1 begins
• 12.30 Swiss round 2 begins
• 2.00 Swiss round 3 begins
• 3.30 Swiss round 4 begins
• 5.00 Swiss round 5 begins

Sunday

• 9.45 Draws for Main and Consolation
• 10.00 Play begins
• 11.00 Consolation round 2
• 12.00 Main round 2; Consolation round 3.
• 12.15 Last Chance begins
• 13.00 Consolation round 4
• 14.00 Main round 3; Consolation round 5
• 15.00 Consolation FINAL
• 16.00 Main FINAL begins
• 18.00 Prize-giving and close