Bristol Masters 2026
This event will be held on Thursday February 197th at the Ibis Bristol Centre hotel......
It will be the twenty-sixth annual incarnation of this Bristol Backgammon "Champion of Champions" event.
For the sixteenth time the tournament will consist of first to 9 point matches under clock rules.
Qualification for the 2026 Bristol Masters is complete. The list of qualifiers and qualifying criteria (with definite qualifiers in BOLD BLOCK CAPITALS) reads as follows:
- JIM GREEN, 2025 Bristol Masters champion;
- GAZ OWEN, 2025 Brunel Trophy winner, May 2025 BGP winner (12 entrants), June 2025 BGP winner (7 entrants), July 2025 BGP winner (10 entrants), and August 2025 BGP winner (13 entrants);
- KEV PETERS, 2025 Premier One high finisher;
- PHIL DOUBTFIRE, 2025 Premier One high finisher;
- MICHAEL PETRAKAS, 2025 Premier Two Blue high finisher;
- ALAN JOICEY, 2025 Premier Two Red high finisher;
- CLIFF BLOFIELD, 2025 Premier Three Green high finisher;
- SIMON BLINKHORN, 2025 Premier Three Yellow high finisher;
- CHRIS HUGHES, 2025 Premier Three Purple high finisher;
- Seven 2025 monthly Bristol Grand Prix winners, with preference given to (a) multiple tournament winners and (b) winners of those tournaments with the most entrants (tie-breaker, if required, BGP 2025 finishing position):
- IAN TARR, January 2025 BGP winner (12 entrants) and April 2025 BGP winner (12 entrants);
- STEVE MORRIS, February 2025 BGP winner (14 entrants);
- ALP OZBAS, November 2025 BGP winner (14 entrants);
- STEFFEN NOWAK, October 2025 BGP winner (12 entrants);
- LULZIM ALLA, December 2025 BGP winner (11 entrants);
- HAZEL HARPER, March 2025 BGP winner (8 entrants);
- STEPHEN LITTLE, September 2025 BGP winner (7 entrants).
In the event of qualifiers above being unable to take up their places, the following high finishers in the 2025 Bristol Grand Prix will be invited to replace them:
- Tim Line, 6th in the 2025 Bristol Grand Prix;
- Nick Barham, 7th in the 2025 Bristol Grand Prix;
- Barry Vasili, 9th in the 2025 Bristol Grand Prix;
- Andy Zographou, 10th in the 2025 Bristol Grand Prix;
- Cynthia Roberts, 11th in the 2025 Bristol Grand Prix;
- Rob Clarke, 12th in the 2025 Bristol Grand Prix;
- George Georgiou, 15th in the 2025 Bristol Grand Prix;
- John Rixon, 16th in the 2025 Bristol Grand Prix;
Click on these related links:
Bristol Masters background information
Bristol Masters 2026 qualification
Bristol Masters history
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