Results from the 8th Mind Sports Olympiad

We are pleased to announce the results from the 8^th Mind Sports Olympiad, which took place in the Manchester Conference Centre at UMIST, between Thursday 19^th August 2004 and Monday 30^th August 2004.

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BACKGAMMON

Beginners' Tournament
Saturday 21, 9:30am-5:30pm
Entry fee: £10 (£5)
No medals, no prizes
Five rounds: each round played to 3 points without the doubling cube
More format details available from the British Isles Backgammon Association
Pentamind: no credit

Weekend Tournament
Saturday 21 - Sunday 22, 9:30am-5:30pm
Entry fee: £26 (£13)
Six rounds: each round played to 11 points
More format details available from the British Isles Backgammon Association
Pentamind: 14 hours

1-point Wipeout Olympiad Championship
Monday 23, 9:30am-5:30pm
Entry fee: £18 (£9)
Round-robin format: each round played as a single game
More format details available from the British Isles Backgammon Association
Pentamind: 7 hours

BIBA 1-day Challenge Tournament
Tuesday 24, 9:30am-5:30pm
Entry fee: £18 (£9)
Five rounds: each round played to 5 points
More format details available from the British Isles Backgammon Association
Pentamind: 7 hours

UMIST Challenge Tournament
Wednesday 25, 9:30am-5:30pm
Entry fee: £18 (£9)
Five rounds: each round played to 7 points
More format details available from the British Isles Backgammon Association
Pentamind: 7 hours

Olympiad Championship
Thursday 26 - Friday 27, 9:30am-5:30pm
Entry fee: £26 (£13)
Six rounds: each round played to 11 points
More format details available from the British Isles Backgammon Association
Pentamind: 14 hours

English Open Championship
Saturday 28 - Sunday 29, 9:30am-4:30pm
Entry fee: £26 (£13)
Six rounds: each round played to 11 points
More format details available from the British Isles Backgammon Association
Pentamind: 12 hours

Manchester Blitz Championship
Monday 30, 9:30am-5:30pm
Entry fee: £18 (£9)
Six rounds: each round played to 3 points
More format details available from the British Isles Backgammon Association
Pentamind: 7 hours

Amateur Olympiad Champion
No extra fee
The Amateur Olympiad Backgammon Champion will be the player with the best aggregate result over four Backgammon tournaments (excluding the Beginners tournament).
Aggregate results will be based on the number of Pentamind points scored for each of a player's four best results.
The winner will be awarded a special trophy.
Pentamind: 15 hours

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.

DOMINOES
(Prize fund £1,300)

(Caribbean Style) British Open Team Championship
Saturday 28, 12:00-9pm
Entry fee: £100 per team
Pentamind: 8 hours
Prize fund of £400 for this event

(Caribbean Style) British Open Pairs Championship
Sunday 29, 10am-6pm
Entry fee: £14 (£7) per player
Pentamind: 7 hours
Prizes: 1st pair £400, 2nd pair £300, 3rd pair £200

Olympiad 5s and 3s Pairs Championship
Monday 30, 9:30am-5:30pm
Entry fee: £14 (£7) per player
Pentamind: 7 hours

DRAUGHTS
(Prize fund £600)

Hexdame Olympiad Championship
Saturday 21, 2pm-5:30pm
Entry fee: £14 (£7)
Pentamind: 3.5 hours
Each player will have 20 minutes per game

Frisian Olympiad Championship
Sunday 22, 9:30am-1pm
Entry fee: £14 (£7)
Pentamind: 3.5 hours
Each player will have 25 minutes per game

International (10x10) Olympiad Championship
Sunday 22, 6pm-9:30pm
Entry fee: £14 (£7)
Pentamind: 3.5 hours
Each player will have 25 minutes per game
Prize fund of €150 for this event provided by FMJD, the World Draughts Federation.

British Open Championship (3 move restriction)
Monday 23 - Friday 27, 9:30am-1:30pm and 2:30pm-6:30pm
Entry fee: £30 (£15)
Pentamind: 17.5 hours
2 games per round at 30 moves per hour
Prize fund of £500 for this event provided by the English Draughts Association.

Italian Olympiad Championship
Saturday 28, 9:30am-1pm
Entry fee: £14 (£7)
Pentamind: 3.5 hours
Each player will have 30 minutes per game

Czech Dama Olympiad Championship
Sunday 29, 9:30am-1pm
Entry fee: £14 (£7)
Pentamind: 3.5 hours
Each player will have 15 minutes per game

Losing Checkers Olympiad Championship
Monday 30, 9:30am-1pm
Entry fee: £14 (£7)
Pentamind: 3.5 hours
Each player will have 10 minutes per game

Amateur Olympiad Champion
No extra fee
This title and trophy are awarded to the player with the best aggregate results taken over four Draughts tournaments.
Pentamind: 15 hours

The Annual General Meeting of the English Draughts Association will take place on Sunday 22, 2:30pm-4:30pm.

LINES OF ACTION
(Prize fund TBA)

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
CHANGED! Tuesday 24, 9:30am-1:30pm
Entry fee: £14 (£7)
Pentamind: 3.5 hours

MASTERMIND
(Prize fund TBA)

Olympiad Championship
Friday 27, 9:30am-5:30pm
Entry fee: £18 (£9)
Pentamind: 7 hours

OTHELLO
(Prize fund TBA)

8x8 European Championship
CHANGED! Saturday 21, 9:30am-5:30pm and
Sunday 22 - Monday 23, 9:30am-1:30pm
Entry fee: £26 (£13)
Pentamind: 14 hours
Each player will have 30 minutes per game

8x8 Blitz World Championship
Sunday 22, 2pm-5:30pm
Entry fee: £14 (£7)
Pentamind: 3.5 hours
Each player will have 5 minutes per game

10x10 World Championship
Monday 23 - Wednesday 25, 2pm-5:30pm
Entry fee: £22 (£11)
Pentamind: 10.5 hours
Each player will have 50 minutes per game

8x8 Olympiad Quickplay Championship
Thursday 26 - Friday 27, 2pm-5:30pm
Entry fee: £18 (£9)
Pentamind: 7 hours
Each player will have 15 minutes per game

10x10 Quickplay World Championship
CHANGED! Saturday 28 - Sunday 29, 9:30am-1pm
Entry fee: £18 (£9)
Pentamind: 7 hours
Each player will have 25 minutes per game

OWARE
(Prize fund TBA)

Olympiad Championship
Wednesday 25, 9:30am-5:30pm
Entry fee: £18 (£9)
Pentamind: 7 hours

BACKGAMMON

DOMINOES (Prize fund £1,300)

DRAUGHTS (Prize fund £600)

LINES OF ACTION (Prize fund TBA)

MASTERMIND (Prize fund TBA)

OTHELLO (Prize fund TBA)