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The final matches have been played in the club’s 2023 league competition. Twelve players were divided into three divisions, with two promoted and two relegated after playing three 11-point matches. The results and standings are below. There is one game outstanding: A play-off between John Horton and Keith Gill for the Division one title.  Congratulations…

John Horton was victorious at our November meeting, beating Rikki Blythe in the final of the night’s mini-tournament. They each won their respective groups, with 10 players taking part in a two-group round robin. We welcomed three new members – Eamon Devlin, Angus Frost and Roy Hugill.

Alastair Woods secured a hat-trick of wins as he was crowned Newcastle Open champion for the third time. The Open attracted 73 players and was held at the Gateshead Masonic Hall – a new venue – with the freeroll next door at the Gateshead Bowling Green Club on Friday night. The event was attended by…

It may not have been Flodden or Bannockburn, but Scotland and England went into battle again at the weekend – this time over the backgammon board. A team from the North East Backgammon Association took on a team from Central Scotland in a specially-organised one-day match at the William Edler Building in Berwick. The eight-strong…

New member Mirdanda Moulton walked off with an impressive victory in the latest of our one-off tournaments. Miranda started playing and joined the club recently but beat John Horton in the final in the event which attracted 16 players, including new members Carl Stephens and Richard Kuby. The win completes a good run for the…

And one-day event for September announced: Another good turn out for the July meeting, with a seven-strong round robin event and a league match at the Old George in Newcastle. Alan Hind and Mike Snowdon led the way in the round robin but time ran out before they could play the deciding match. So, to…

One of the biggest and best tournaments of the backgammone season was held at the weekend. A 128-strong field took part in the Blackpool Open, with NEBA well represented at the event at the Imperial Hotel. Keith Gill won the Tower Trophy on the first full day of the event (see photo) and Paul Moulton…

Our latest one-day event was held at another new venue for the club. Twelve members took part in the event at the Gateshead Bowling Club where we will be holding the Friday freeroll on the eve of the Newcastle Open in October. Mike Snowdon won the main event in the final against Paul Moulton. Dave…

We are organising a one day event on Saturday May 13. The event will be open to 32 people and be held at the Gateshead Bowling Green Club at Prince Consort Road, NE8 1LS. It will start at 11am. There will be a main event, consolation and last chance sections. Entry fee is £20 (which…

Last night saw the first meeting at the new venue for our monthly meetings. Ten members attended the event at The Old George pub in Newcastle, including new members Rikki Blythe and Huu-Chi Tran. Our inaugural meeting at the venue saw Graeme Turner win the round robin competition. We meet on the third Tuesday of…