Backgammon fans are invited to be part of the opening contest of the European Series of Backgammon on March 28. The jackpot is estimated to ascend to 15,000€. The event is organized by a non-profit organization, supervised by a committee that includes commentator John Clark, backgammon player Eric Guedi, and tournament organizer Mike Main with the support of a great number of gambling firms. The organization aims to carry out four online backgammon tournaments per year, attracting some of the best players in the world, awarding prizes of 100.000€.

The first event of the European Series of Backgammon will have a total of 70 participants, and the entry fee will be 220 Euros. However, players will also be able to classify online for only 2, 20 Euros. This initiative will be related to a great number of backgammon tournaments including the Zakynthos Backgammon Festival in Greece in order to establish an annual backgammon tour.

The first event of this new series will be the eleventh edition in backgammon circuits, where you can also access all the relevant information regarding the Bridge Tournament in London to take place next month, a few weeks after the Scottish Open Tournament in Scotland and the Open Tournament in London at the end of May. There will be information about every episode in the tournament with analysis of the events that take place there including photo galleries.

“We feel that the launching of the European Backgammon Series will open a great number of opportunities for the European backgammon community”, said Clark who is acting as director for the event. “There will be approximately 40,000 backgammon players from all continents that will have the possibility to compete in any of the tournaments, and also the possibility to meet a great number of contestants that will help increase backgammon´s popularity”.