Announcement
BGJ 199 Now Available in Members' Area
Sun, 08/05/2022 - 09:31 — Tony AtkinsThe Spring 2022 edition of the BGJ is now available for members to read in the Members' Area, with printed copies being sent out around the middle of May.
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BGA AGM 2022
Sun, 13/03/2022 - 11:09 — Colin WilliamsThe BGA AGM will be held online by ZOOM at 19:30 on Thursday 26th May 2022. An invite will be created and published a week or so before the meeting.
Any member’s resolutions are to be submitted to the BGA Secretary (secretary @ britgo.org) not later than Thursday 14th April 2022. Each such item will require the support of two BGA members.
The agenda will be published to members via the website no later than Thursday 28th April 2022.
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BGJ 198 Now Available in Members' Area
Thu, 03/02/2022 - 16:38 — Tony AtkinsThe Winter 2021-2022 edition of the BGJ is now available for members to read in the Members' Area, with printed copies being sent out around the middle of February.
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British Championship 2022 - Amended Qualification Rules
Mon, 31/01/2022 - 20:24 — Colin WilliamsSome time ago the traditional Candidates / Challengers structure of the British Championship was changed to reduce it to just one qualifying tournament, the 'Candidates'. Sadly Covid and lockdown has meant we have not managed to use this new approach until this year. In 2021 the qualifying event was the hastily arranged British Congress at Leicester.
Eligibility Changes for British Championships and Representative Teams
Mon, 31/01/2022 - 19:51 — Colin WilliamsThe eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed a recent change made to the eligibility conditions for the British Championships.
The new eligibility criteria are shown in section A5 of the Championship rules, and for the Youth Championship in section F5 on the same Eligibility Rules page.
The intent behind the changes is to:
1. Clarify the rules on eligibility, by defining it in terms of either holding a British passport, or being a resident of the UK. Exactly how we measure those criteria has also been clarified.
Simplification and Reduction of Tournament Levy
Thu, 27/01/2022 - 10:55 — Colin WilliamsIn their January meeting the BGA Council agreed to a significant change to the Levy system.
The new scheme has the benefit of extreme simplicity for TDs to administer, and involves them asking only
• Are you a member (or youth member) of the BGA or any other national association?
• Is this your first tournament?
Online Event in Canada - Jan 16th
Thu, 13/01/2022 - 16:44 — Colin WilliamsWe-Go would like to advertise their open tournament this Sunday January 16th. This is an online tournament (so players from across Canada are welcome!), and with current Covid conditions it's a great time to join an online event. See the full details on the event page at Event Page
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AGM 2022
Thu, 18/11/2021 - 10:25 — Colin WilliamsIn the November Council meeting, the following were agreed:
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Coventry Tournament Entry
Mon, 15/11/2021 - 21:50 — Colin WilliamsAn entry form is now available, linked from the Events Calendar.
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Coventry Tournament now confirmed
Wed, 10/11/2021 - 10:10 — Colin WilliamsWe are pleased to announce that the Coventry tournament on Nov 27th is now a firm event. Further details can be found on the tournament events calendar. An entry form for the event will be added there shortly.
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