West Yorkshire Open 2025

 
Formats
Masters Flight
Qualifying stage - with top 16 players qualifying for the KO stage.
Main Event - 11 point KO format. Cash prizes for top 8 plus trophies for 1st and 2nd 
Consolation - 7 point KO format. Cash prizes for  top 4 plus trophies for 1st and 2nd 
Last Chance - 3/5 point KO format. Cash prizes and trophies for 1st and 2nd 
0-2 side event for players losing their first 2 matches in the qualifiers - 3/5 point KO format.
Cash prizes for winner and runner up
 
Intermediates Flight
Qualifying stage - with top 16 players qualifying for the KO stage.
Main Event - 9 point KO format. Cash prizes for top 8 + trophies for 1st and 2nd 
Consolation - 7 point KO format. Cash prizes for top 4 plus trophies for 1st and 2nd 
Last Chance - 3/5 point KO format. Cash prizes and trophies for 1st and 2nd 
0-2 side event for players losing their first 2 matches in the qualifiers - 3/5 point KO format.
Cash prizes for winner and runner up
 
Other Events
Friday afternoon (2pm) £50 added warm up - 5 point KO format.
Entry fee £5. 100% return as prize money
Friday night (6pm) £50 warm up - 3/5 point KO format.
Entry fee £5 100% return as prize money 
Speedgammon - 8 player 5 point speedgammon knockouts throughout the weekend
Doubles Events - KO with cash prizes for 1st and 2nd plus trophies for the winning team.
Max entries 16 teams. Reg fee £5 Entry fee £50 (Masters) £20 (Inters) per team.
There will be two doubles events, masters and inters with a maximum of 16 entries in each.
An inters player can partner a masters player in the Masters doubles but not vice versa.
Places will be given on a first registered, first served basis however any players still involved
in other events scheduled for Saturday evening will not be able to play in the doubles.
Super Jackpot (Friday 7.30pm) - 9/11 point KO format with the winner collecting up to £3200

Max entries 32. Reg fee £5 Entry fee £100 with an optional side pool of £100
8 player Camden Auction jackpot subject to demand.  (Saturday 7.30pm)
Jackpots - Subject to demand.
Schedule
Friday 21st March:
13.00 Registration desk open
14.00 £50 added Friday 2pm warm up
15.00 Speedgammon/Jackpots
17.00 Dinner break 
18.00 £50 added Friday 6pm warm up
19.30 Super Jackpot commences
19.30 Continuation of above events 
   
Saturday 22nd March:
09.00 Registration desk open
10.00 Announcements etc
10.30 Masters & Inters Qualifiers commence
18.00 Dinner break 
19.00 Doubles & Camden Auction Jackpots
19.00 Super Jackpot continues
19.00 Speedgammon/Jackpots
   
Sunday 23rd March:
09.00 Registration desk open
09.30 Masters & Inters KO commence
09.30 Consolation events commence
11.00 Last chance events commence
12.00 Lunch Break
13.00 All events resume
18.00 Trophy presentations