London Players' Backgammon League

Following a video playback of the 25-24 Final, a one point scoring anomaly was spotted which means a one-point playoff was required between Jonathan Shaul & Dicky Biddle to decide the winner.

Match File

One Point Play Off File

Jonathan Shaul triumphed in the one-pointer.

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Jim Dickson defeats Ken Gibson 25-24 in a match that went to the final bear-off.

Match File

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David Collins defeats Saravanan Sathyanandha 25-23 in the Final of the 2019  London League Cup and qualify for the 2020 UK Champions League.  

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A very happy Dicky Biddle (right) celebrates his 2017 League Cup Final win over a very sporting Eric McAlpine.

Match Files for the Final

Please note that these files need to be unzipped first.  Once unzipped, click on the file called index.  This will allow you to view the match in your browser.  The zip files also include the match files in XG, TXT & MAT format. 

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After a David v Goliath Finale, Losing Finalist Larry Smyth (left) awards the 2016 London Players' League Cup to winner Raj Jansari

Match files for the Final:

XG, TXT, MAT, Snowie, GNU, WORD, PDF, HTML (on request by email)

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Winner Eric Maillebiau (left) receives the London Players' League Cup in 2015 from the shell-shocked losing finalist Chris Purchase after a 25-0 victory.