We are pleased to announce the results from the 7th Mind Sports Olympiad, which took place in the Manchester Conference Centre at UMIST, between Saturday 16th August 2003 and Monday 25th August 2003.
BACKGAMMON
| BACKGAMMON - BEGINNERS' TOURNAMENT |
| First |
Dawn Colley (England) |
4/4 |
| Second |
David Rudolf (England) |
3/4 |
| Third |
Pauline Rudolf (England) |
2/4 |
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| BACKGAMMON - WEEKEND TOURNAMENT |
| Gold |
Martyn Hamer (England) |
5/6 |
| Silver |
John Rudolf (England) |
5/6 |
| Bronze |
Steve Rimmer (England) |
5/6 |
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| BACKGAMMON - WEEKEND TOURNAMENT Junior |
| Gold |
David Rudolf (England) |
5/6 |
| Junior Silver not awarded. |
| Junior Bronze not awarded. |
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- Olympiad Championship - Qualifiers Only
- Thursday 21 - Friday 22, 9:30am-4:30pm
- No extra fee
- Open to qualifiers from Olympiad Championship - Qualifying Days only
- Fuller details available from BIBA's coverage of Backgammon at MSO 6
| BACKGAMMON - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP Gold Section |
| Gold |
Rodney Lighton (England) |
6/8
+ game |
| Silver |
Kevin Stebbing (England) |
6/8
- game |
| Bronze |
John Slattery (Scotland) |
5/8 |
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| BACKGAMMON - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP Silver Section |
| Silver |
John Rudolf (England) |
3/4
+ game |
| Bronze |
Mahmoud Jahanbani (Iran) |
3/4
- game |
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| BACKGAMMON - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP Bronze Section |
| Bronze |
Barry Teece (England) |
3/3 |
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| BACKGAMMON - ENGLISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Bijan Mehdinejad (England) |
5/6 (T/B 24) |
| Silver |
Rodney Lighton (England) |
5/6 (T/B 23) |
| Bronze |
Victoria Chandler (England) |
5/6 (T/B 22) |
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- Olympiad Champions Final
- Monday 25, 10am-5:30pm
- No extra fee
- Open to qualifiers from above backgammon tournaments only
- The Backgammon Amateur Olympiad Champion will be the player who wins the Backgammon Olympiad Champions Final and will be awarded a special trophy.Please note that cash prizes and other prizes are against the law in England for Backgammon and Poker, except in licensed premises. We are not in licensed premises.
- Fuller details available from BIBA's coverage of Backgammon at MSO 6
| BACKGAMMON - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONS' FINAL |
| Gold |
Steve Rimmer (England) |
First |
| Silver |
Victoria Chandler (England) |
Second |
| Bronze |
Dawn Colley (England) |
Third |
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| BACKGAMMON - MANCHESTER BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Irving Czechowicz (England) |
5/6 |
| Silver |
Uldis Lapikens (England) |
4/6, T/B 20 |
| Bronze |
Simonetta Barone (Italy) |
4/6, T/B 19 |
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DOMINOES
(sponsored by Western Union)
(Prize fund £1,500)
- (Caribbean Style) British Open Team Championship
- Saturday 23, 12:00-9pm
- Entry fee: £100 per team
- Prize fund of £650 for this event
- Increased prize fund! Sponsored by Western Union
| DOMINOES - BRITISH OPEN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Clapham |
First |
| Silver |
Barnhill |
Second |
| Bronze |
Luton |
Third |
- (Caribbean Style) British Open Pairs Championship
- Sunday 24, 10am-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7) per player
- Prize fund of £700 for this event
- Increased prize fund! Sponsored by Western Union
| DOMINOES - BRITISH OPEN PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Venrick Wilson (England)
Trevor Rule (England) |
5/6, T/B 32 |
| Silver |
Carlton Barrett (England)
David McKoy (England) |
5/6, T/B 30 |
| Bronze |
Grantley Arthur (England)
Eric Smythe (England) |
5/6, T/B 25 |
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- Olympiad 5s and 3s Pairs Championship
- Monday 25, 11am-6pm
- Cancelled
DRAUGHTS
(Prize fund £750)
- Hexdame Olympiad Championship
- Monday 18, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Each player will have 25 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £100 for this event.
| DRAUGHTS - HEXDAME OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
George Miller (England) |
17/20 |
| Silver |
Fred Kok (Netherlands) |
15/20 |
| Bronze |
David Kotin (Belarus) |
14/20 |
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- Giveaway Olympiad Championship
- Tuesday 19, 9:30am-1:30pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Each player will have 10 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £80 for this event.
| DRAUGHTS - GIVEAWAY OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Fred Kok (Netherlands) |
16/16 |
| Silver |
David Kotin (Belarus) |
13/16 |
| Bronze |
George Miller (England) |
12/16 |
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- Czech Dama Olympiad Championship
- Wednesday 20, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Each player will have 25 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £100 for this event.
| DRAUGHTS - CZECH DAMA OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Mustafa Durdyev (Turkmenistan) |
12/14 |
| Silver |
Bagtiyar Durdyev (Turkmenistan) |
11/14 |
| Bronze |
Bashim Durdyev (Turkmenistan) |
8/14 |
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- International (10x10) Olympiad Championship
- Thursday 21, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Each player will have 40 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £110 for this event.
| DRAUGHTS - INTERNATIONAL 10x10 OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Amangul Durdyev (Turkmenistan) |
4/6 |
| Silver |
Parahat Durdyev (Turkmenistan) |
4/6 |
| Bronze |
Tony Boyle (England) |
2/6 |
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| DRAUGHTS - INTERNATIONAL 10x10 OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Amangul Durdyev (Turkmenistan) |
4/6 |
| Junior Silver not awarded. |
| Junior Bronze not awarded. |
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- Italian Olympiad Championship
- Friday 22, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Each player will have 35 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £110 for this event.
| DRAUGHTS - ITALIAN OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Mustafa Durdyev (Turkmenistan) |
First |
| Silver |
George Miller (England) |
Second |
| Bronze |
Parahat Durdyev (Turkmenistan) |
Third |
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- British and Irish Freestyle Open Championship
- Saturday 23 - Sunday 24, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Each player will have 45 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £150 for this event.
| DRAUGHTS - FREESTYLE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Mustafa Durdyev (Turkmenistan) |
18/20 |
| Silver |
Bagtiyar Durdyev (Turkmenistan) |
15/20 |
| Bronze |
Parahat Durdyev (Turkmenistan) |
15/20 |
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- Frisian Olympiad Championship
- Monday 25, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Each player will have 35 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £100 for this event.
| DRAUGHTS - FRISIAN OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Hein de Vries (Netherlands) |
10/10 |
| Silver |
David A. Kotin (Belarus) |
6/10 |
| Bronze |
Mustafa Durdyev (Turkmenistan) |
6/10 |
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- Amateur Olympiad Champion
- No extra fee
- This title and trophy are awarded to the player with the best aggregateresults taken over four Draughts tournaments
| DRAUGHTS - AMATEUR OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Mustafa Durdyev (Turkmenistan) |
380/400 |
| Silver |
George I. Miller (England) |
345/400 |
| Bronze |
Parahat Durdyev (Turkmenistan) |
300/400 |
| DRAUGHTS - AMATEUR OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Amangul Durdyev (Turkmenistan) |
129/400 |
| Silver |
Bashim Durdyev (Turkmenistan) |
122/400 |
| Bronze |
Jonathan Miller (England) |
67/400 |
LINES OF ACTION
(Prize fund £100)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Thursday 21, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| LINES OF ACTION - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Koichi Nicholas (England) |
5/6 |
| Silver |
Bijan Mehdinejad (England) |
5/6 |
| Bronze |
Jan Stastna (CzechRepublic) |
4/6 |
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| LINES OF ACTION - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Josiah Lutton (England) |
3/6 |
| Junior Silver not awarded. |
| Junior Bronze not awarded. |
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MASTERMIND
(Prize fund £100)
- Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 17, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| MASTERMIND - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
David Pearce (England) |
3/4 |
| Silver |
Jan Stastna (Czech Republic) |
3/4 |
| Bronze |
Tim Hebbes (England) |
2½/4 |
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OTHELLO
(Prize fund £1125)
- 10x10 Quickplay World Championship
- Saturday 16 - Sunday 17, 9:30am-1pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Each player will have 25 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £75 for this event
- Increased prize fund! One third of the prize fund is sponsored by Character Games
| OTHELLO - 10x10 QUICKPLAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Jan Haugland (Norway) |
2/2 |
| Silver |
Jeremy Dyer (England) |
1/2 |
| Bronze |
Ben Pridmore (England) |
0/2 |
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- 8x8 Teaching Session and Beginners Tournament A
- Saturday 16, 2pm-6pm
- No medals, no prizes
- No results recorded
- 8x8 Blitz World Championship
- Sunday 17, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Each player will have 5 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £150 for this event
- Increased prize fund! One third of the prize fund is sponsored by Character Games
| OTHELLO - 8x8 BLITZ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Stephane Nicolet (France) |
9/10 |
| Silver |
Jan K. Haugland (Norway) |
9/10 |
| Bronze |
Jeremy Dyer (England) |
6/10 |
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- 10x10 World Championship
- Monday 18 - Wednesday 20, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Each player will have 50 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £225 for this event
- Increased prize fund! One third of the prize fund is sponsored by Character Games
| OTHELLO - 10x10 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Stephane Nicolet (France) |
7/7 |
| Silver |
Jan K. Haugland (Norway) |
6/7 |
| Bronze |
Solrun Stokke (Norway) |
5/7 |
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- 8x8 Teaching Session and Beginners Tournament B
- Wednesday 20, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- No experience necessary - suitable for complete novices
- No medals, no prizes
| OTHELLO - BEGINNERS' TOURNAMENT B |
| Gold |
Jeff Barber (England) |
3/4 |
| Silver |
Jonathan Miller (England) |
2/4 |
| Bronze |
Judith Miller (England) |
1/4 |
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- 8x8 Olympiad Quickplay Championship
- Thursday 21 - Friday 22, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Each player will have 15 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £75 for this event
- Increased prize fund! One third of the prize fund is sponsored by Character Games
| OTHELLO - 8x8 OLYMPIAD QUICKPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Marc Tastet (France) |
9/10 |
| Silver |
Geoff Hubbard (Australia) |
6/10 |
| Bronze |
Solrun Stokke (Norway) |
6/10 |
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- 8x8 European Championship
- Saturday 23 - Sunday 24, 9:30am-6:30pm
and Monday 25, 9:30am-1:30pm
- Entry fee: £30 (£15)
- Each player will have 30 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £600 for this event
- Increased prize fund! One third of the prize fund is sponsored by Character Games
| OTHELLO - 8x8 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Marc Tastet (France) |
10/10 |
| Silver |
Graham Brightwell (England) |
8/10 |
| Bronze |
Geoff Hubbard (Australia) |
6/10 |
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- 8x8 Teaching Session and Beginners Tournament C
- Saturday 23, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- No experience necessary - suitable for complete novices
- No medals, no prizes
- No results recorded
- 8x8 Teaching Session and Beginners Tournament D
- Monday 25, 9:30am-1:30pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- No experience necessary - suitable for complete novices
- No medals, no prizes
- No results recorded
OWARE
(Prize fund £100)
- Beginners' Workshop and Tournament
- Saturday 16, 9:30am-1pm
- No medals, no prizes
- No results recorded
- Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 16, 2pm-6pm and
Sunday 17, 10am-6pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| OWARE - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Paul Smith (England) |
6/6 |
| Silver |
George Miller (England) |
4/6 |
| Bronze |
David Kotin (Belarus) |
4/6 |
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