amstergammon

amstergammon 

passionate about backgammon
in Amsterdam

Nederlands

Precious Points

Standings (2012/1)

Previous winners

2009       Misja Alma
2010/1    Rogier van Gemert
2010/2    Marcel Nabarro
2011/1    Hans Willem Capel
2011/2    Paul van Koningshoven

PP Rules

A player can earn PPs (Precious Points) in 2012 in two series of 10 tournaments. The first series of Amstergammon and Rotterdam Superzondag Tournaments runs from January till May.

The PP Tournaments 2011, Series 1 are:

     AG     and     SZ
1. jan 8 and jan 29

2. feb 12 and feb 26
3. mar 11 and mar 25
4. apr 1 and apr 29
5. may 13 and may 27
( reserve: jun 10 )

By entering a tournament, a player is rewarded 2 PPs.
Every match won in a PP tournament adds an extra Precious Point.
The winner and runner-up of a tournament get extra Precious Points. These bonus points are: 4 – 2 – 1. Four points for the winner of the Main Bracket, two for the runner-up. Two points for the winner of the Consolation Bracket, 1 for the runner-up.
By entering a Quarter Entry a player gets ¼ PP. The first win adds ¼ PP, the second win ½ PP. A Half Entry starts with ½ PP and adds ½ PP if won.
A Pool6 starts with ½ PP. Every win counts ¼ PP.

An example:

The last two PP Tournaments will be played with a 1.5 multiplier. This multiplier also includes all Quarter Entries played after the start of the tournament of April 29 but before the start of May 27.

The overall winner of the Series 2 will also be awarded the “SuperSunday Champ 2012” title. There will be a consolation price for places 2 and 3.